RAK and London, The Best in 2017

RAK Half Marathon and the London Marathon topped the 2017 Road Running Competition Rankings. Istanbul Half Marathon is ranked the best event in Turkey.

Based on the scoring of the performances and the level of participating athletes in the road running events throughout the world in the calendar year, RAK Half Marathon took the first place among the road running competitions except marathons. Women’s world record was broken, and four men dipped under one hour at the event held in Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates in February. RAK Half with 10851 points is followed by Prague (10583) and Valencia (10448) half marathons on the list. Istanbul Half Marathon, which produced the women’s Asian record and five sub-61 male performances, became seventh with 9839 points. Adana Half Marathon tallied 8664 points to rank 110th in the list where 512 competitions could make the minimum score.

In the marathons category, London (10851) beat Berlin (10490) and Tokyo (10222) into second and third respectively. Istanbul Marathon (9332) finished the year 22nd, Mersin Marathon (8840) 56th.

Top ten events in the 2017 Road Running Competition Rankings and their scores are as follows;

Road Running Competitions Except Marathons:
  1.  RAK Half Marathon - 10851
  2.  Prague Half Marathon - 10583
  3.  Valencia Half Marathon - 10448
  4.  Copenhagen Half Marathon - 10200
  5.  New Delhi Half Marathon - 10045
  6.  Usti nad Labem Half Marathon - 9923
  7.  Istanbul Half Marathon - 9839
  8.  Goteborg Half Marathon - 9701
  9.  Lille Half Marathon - 9690
10.  Lisbon Half Marathon - 9687

Marathons:
  1.  London Marathon - 10662
  2.  Berlin Marathon - 10490
  3.  Tokyo Marathon - 10222
  4.  Dubai Marathon - 10001
  5.  Amsterdam Marathon - 9961
  6.  Chicago Marathon - 9948
  7.  Paris Marathon - 9870
  8.  Seoul Marathon - 9806
  9.  Rotterdam Marathon - 9782