Road Runners and Marathon Runners of the Year 2011

All-Athletics.com announced the Road Runners and Marathon Runners of the Year 2011 in the World, as well as in the different Areas.

All-Athletics.com World Road Runner of the Year in 2011 :

• Male: Leleisa Desisa Benti (Ethiopia)
• Female: Lucy Kabuu Wangui (Kenya)

 All-Athletics.com World Marathon Runner of the Year in 2011:

• Male: Patrick Makau Musyoki (Kenya)
• Female: Liliya Shobukhova (Russia)

All-Athletics.com Road Runner of the Year 2011 in Africa:

• Male: Leleisa Desisa Benti (Ethiopia)
• Female: Lucy Kabuu Wangui (Kenya)

All-Athletics.com Marathon Runner of the Year 2011 in Africa:

• Male: Patrick Makau Musyoki (Kenya)
• Female: Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (Kenya)

All-Athletics.com Road Runner of the Year 2011 in Asia:

• Male: Essa Ismail Rashed (Qatar)
• Female: Yoko Miyauchi (Japan)

All-Athletics.com Marathon Runner of the Year2011 in Asia:

• Male: Hiroyuki Horibata (Japan)
• Female: Yukiko Akaba (Japan)

All-Athletics.com Road Runner of the Year 2011 in Europe:

• Male: Marcin Chabowski (Poland)
• Female: Nadia Ejjafini (Italy)

All-Athletics.com Marathon Runner of the Year 2011 in Europe:

• Male: Ruggero Pertile (Italy)
• Female: Liliya Shobukhova (Russia)

All-Athletics.com Road Runner of the Year 2011 in North and Central America:

• Male: Mohamed Trafeh (USA)
  
• Female: Katie McGregor (USA)

All-Athletics.com Marathon Runner of the Year 2011 in North and Central America:

• Male: Ryan Hall (USA)
  
• Female: Desiree Davila (USA)

All-Athletics.com Road Runner of the Year 2011 in Oceania:

• Male: Shawn Forrest (Australia)
• Female: Kimberley Smith (New Zealand)
  

All-Athletics.com Marathon Runner of the Year 2011 in Oceania:

• Male: Michael Shelley (Australia)
• Female: Kimberley Smith (New Zealand)

All-Athletics.com Road Runner of the Year 2011 in South America:

• Male: Marilson Gomes dos Santos (Brazil)
• Female: Cruz Nonata Da Silva (Brazil)

All-Athletics.com Marathon Runner of the Year 2011 in South America:

• Male: Marilson Gomes dos Santos (Brazil)
• Female: Adriana Aparecida da Silva (Brazil)

Notes:

- The Athletes of the Year are determined based on the All-Athletics.com Overall Rankings dated 3 January 2012.
- The All-Athletics.com Rankings are published weekly and can be viewed here.

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