This document provides information on 21 runners competing in an upcoming marathon. It lists each runner's name, country, gender, date of birth, age, personal best marathon time, number of prior appearances at the Zurich marathon, and other relevant running times or achievements. The runners are from a variety of countries and have a range of personal best marathon times ranging from 2:08:14 to 2:43:03.

1. Name Country Gender DOB Age on event Info PB Marathon Prior ZM appearances
Yuki Kawauchi Japan M 3/4/1987 28 Probably Japans most famous marathoner 2:08:14 (Seoul, 2013)
Nicola Spirig Switzerland F 2/7/1982 33 Olympic Champion (Triathlon, London 2012) and Double Olympian triathlete 2:37:12 (Zurich Euro Champs 201 1
Yoshiko Sakamoto Japan F In her last three marathons over the last year she has run 2:44 - 2:40 - 2:36 2:36:29 (Osaka, 2015)
Edwin Kiprop Korir Kenya M 10/28/1988 26 Two times 2nd place in Zurich (2013 and 2014). 27:44 10k in Nairobi 2014 2:10:26 (Zürich 2013) 2
Boaz Kipyego Kenya M 11/7/1991 23 PACE 2:13:37 (Bucarest 2014)
Abiyot Guta Duguma Ethiopia M 10/10/1985 29 12th place in Zurich 2014 2:09:03 (Dubai 2010) 1
Emmanuel Sikuku Kenya M 5/12/1993 21 Last years favourite amongst the fellow Kenyan athletes in Zurich 2014, only came 4 2:11:20 (Zürich 2014) 1
Robert Ndiwa Kenya M 4/27/1989 25 1:02:08 HM in Verona in February 2015 2:11:02 (Torino 2011)
Solomon Kiptoo Kenya M 8/27/1987 27 Ran 2:08:34 in Vienna 2013 for 2nd place 2:08:30 (Eindhoven 2012)
Shumet Akalnew Mengistu Ethiopia M 1/29/1988 27 Marathon debut. Ran 1:02:43 HM in København in fall 2014
Fikru Abera Dadi Ethiopia M 4/23/1990 25 1:02:15 at the Pepsi Addis Abeba HM 2014 for 3rd place 2:20:29 (Reims 2010)
Edwin Kemboi Kiyeng Kenya M 4/27/1993 21 2.10.38 at the 2014 Alpes Maritime Marathon for 3rd place 2.10.38 (Nice-Cannes 2014)
Richard Kiprono Bett Kenya M 12/12/1990 24 6th place in Zurich last year 2:12:04 (Zürich 2014) 1
Oleg Kulkov Russian Federatio M 3/6/1978 37 Three times top 4 in Zurich! Winner 2008 (2:11:16), 2nd 2009, 4th 20013 2:10:12 (Zürich 2009) 3
Aleksey A. Sokolov Russian Federatio M 4/15/1983 32 Ran Zurich in 2011, 5th place in 2:11:53 2:10:59 (Nagano 2012) 1
Olena Biloshchuk-Popova Ukraine F 4/24/1987 28 Will run her 6th marathon 2:39:43 (Utrecht 2010)
Andrei Safronov Russian Federatio M 12/16/1985 29 Andrei runs everything from 1500m (3:43.20) up to the marathon 2:17:29 (Zürich 2014) 1
Sergey Petrov Russian Federatio M 6/5/1990 24 Marathon debut. 2014: 10'000m in 29:07.57 and HM in 1:05:53
Benson Olenakeri Oloisung Kenya M 1/1/1982 33 Ran 1:01:16 HM in Krems, Austria (2013) and 1:03:22 in Bouccarest (2014) 2:11:26 (Warszawa 2014)
Martin Fagan Ireland M 6/26/1983 31 Runs for an olympic qualifier. Ran 1:03:58 HM in Charleville (IRL) in fall 2014 2:14:06 (Dubai 2008)
Ketama Tadesse Ethiopia M 4/17/1984 31 Set his HM PB in 2014 (1:05:02 at Adana, Turkey)
Tesfamariam Salomom Eritrea M 9/12/1976 38 Tesfamariam lives and trains in Switzerland 2:21:14 (Zürich 2014) 3
Stephen Kiplagat Busienei Kenya M 11/2/1978 36 2:17 (Kenya)
Catrin Jones Canada F Trail- and ultra marathon runner for team Arc'teryx 2:43:03 (Victoria, CAN, 2013)
Mwangi Wandangi Kenya M 6/11/1989 25 Swiss based runner. Marathon debut. 1:05:22 HM (Arezzo, ITA, 2013 )
Thomas Summer Austria M 5/25/1987 27 Looks to further improve his marathon PB from last year 2:29:12 (Hamburg 2014)
Michael Ott Switzerland M 3/22/1982 33 Former Swiss Champion at Marathon (2013), HM (2012) and 10k (2013), participant 2:16:53 (Zürich 2013) 8
Adrian Lehmann Switzerland M 12/6/1989 25 HM PB 1:05:17 Berlin (2015), participant of the Euro Championships Zurich 2014 2:18:53 (Berlin 2013)