Profile: Deriba joined the world of running at a rather late age, but despite that established himself as one of the best athletes running has to offer and has made a great impact on our sport, running a 27:02 10,000m on the track, then moving to road races where under his belt he holds many victories including the 113th running of the Boston Marathon, and the New Delhi Half-Marathon where he ran a personal best. In his debut Marathon he ran 2:06.42 in Fukuoka, Japan, a very impressive time for any race, let alone a debut, showing off Deriba's tremendous talent. Recently, in his chase for a World Record Deriba ran another personal best of 27:23 10k, in Ottawa, putting him in the top-10 performances all-time at that distance. Deriba main goal this year is to podium at the World Championships in Berlin. Deriba Merga is a name we will be hearing for many years to come in the world of running. Personal Bests: EVENT TIME RACE / LOCATION DATE 10k 27:23 Ottawa, CAN 2009 Marathon 2:06:38 London, GBR 2008 Half Marathon 59:15 CR Delhi, IND 2008 10,000m 27:02 Hengelo, NED 2007 15k 41:29 WR Ras Al Khaimah 02/20/2009 Career Highlights: 2010 EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION Marathon 2:08:39 3rd 114th B.A.A Boston Marathon, Boston, MA 10k 28:32 4th Sunfeast World 10K, Bangalore, India 10K 28:41 3rd ING Ottawa Marathon/10K, Ontario, CAN Half Marathon 62:31 CR 1st 11th Media Maraton Internacional Bogota, Bogota, Columbia 2009 EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION Marathon 2:08:42 1st 113th Boston Marathon Marathon 1st Houston Marathon, TX. Half Marathon 3rd RAK, UAE 10k 27:23.9 1st MDS Nordion 10k, Ottawa 10k 28:13 1st Sunfeast World 10k, Bangalore, India 15k 41:29 WR 1st Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon 59:54 1st Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2008 EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION Half Marathon 59:15 CR 1st Delhi, IND Marathon 4th Beijing Olympics, Beijing, CHN 10k 1st San Juan, Puerto Rico 2007 EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION Marathon 2:06:50 2nd Fukuoka, JAP Half Marathon 59:29 3rd Rotterdam, NED 2006 EVENT TIME PLACE RACE / LOCATION 10k 28:18a 1st Great Run 10k, Addis Ababa, ETH