1. Zersenay Tadese - Tadese joins Lel as only men to beat Wanjiru in a marathon. If he wins, it will be historic, as he's also the won who slayed Kenenisa Bekele in cross-country.
2. Sammy Wanjiru - The guy can't win every marathon and if his back has hampered his training he won't win here.
3. Tsegaye Kebede - Best 3rd-place run of all-time?
4. Abel Kirui - Too solid over past year to ignore.
5. Jaouad Gharib - Another stellar result for aging world champ. We'd be stunned if he won.
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