Table 1. Percentage of male Kenyan-born runners in the top 50 of the 2007 IAAF World list.

Distance

Percentage of Kenyan runners

800 m

30 %

1500 m

42 %

3 km Steeple

64 %

5 km

44 %

10 km track

54 %

10 km road

66 %

Half marathon

58 %

Marathon

58 %

Cross Country*

60%
*Data based on the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championship men’s 12 km top 10 race results.