Nov 5 - Standings list of world marathon majors following Sunday's New York City Marathon, the last event of 2006. The leaders after the 2007 races in Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York will each collect a $500,000 prize.
Men 1 Robert Cheruiyot (Kenya) 50 points 2 Felix Limo (Kenya) 25 2 Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 25 2 Marilson Gomes dos Santos (Brazil) 25 5 Benjamin Maiyo (Kenya) 15 5 Martin Lel (Kenya) 15 5 Gudisa Shentema (Ethiopia) 15 5 Daniel Njenga (Kenya) 15 5 Stephen Kiogora (Kenya) 15 10 Meb Keflezighi (U.S.) 10 10 Hendrick Ramaala (South Africa) 10 10 Kurao Umeki (Japan) 10 10 Jimmy Muindi (Kenya) 10 10 Paul Tergat (Kenya) 10
Women 1 Jelena Prokopcuka (Latvia) 40 points 2 Berhane Adere (Ethiopia) 30 2 Rita Jeptoo (Kenya) 30 4 Deena Kastor (U.S.) 25 4 Gete Wami (Ethiopia) 25 6 Galina Bogolomova (Russia) 16 7 Ludmila Petrova (Russia) 15 7 Salina Kosgei (Kenya) 15 7 Tatiana Hladyr (Ukraine) 15 10 Reiko Tosa (Japan) 10 10 Susan Chepkemei (Kenya) 10 10 Monica Drybulska (Poland) 10 10 Benita Johnson (Australia) 10 10 Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) 10
(25 points awarded for first place, 15 for second, 10 for third, five for fourth and one point for fifth place)
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