Mekonnen's time was 11 seconds off the race record set by Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin in 2008. Kenyan Paul Biwott was second with a time of 2:08:17 while Japan's Yuki Kawaguchi took third in 2:08:37. World marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie withdrew from the race on Thursday after the Ethiopian bruised both knees in training recently. Russia's Tatiana Aryasova won the women's race with a time of 2:27:29, 1 minute, 20 seconds ahead of Japan's Noriko Higuchi. Tatiana Petrova, also of Russia, was third in 2:28:56. The fifth running of the Tokyo Marathon had a total of 33,353 participants. All Results of the Tokyo marathon: Men 1. Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 2hr 07min 35sec 2. Paul Biwott (KEN) 2:08:17 3. Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 2:08:37 4. Yoshinori Oda (JPN) 2:09:03 5. Cyrus Gichobi Njui (KEN) 2:09:10 6. Felix Limo (KEN) 2:10:50 7. Takaaki Koda (JPN) 2:11:08 8. Salim Kipsang (KEN) 2:11:25 9. Yemane Tsegay (ETH) 2:11:49 10. Takashi Horiguchi (JPN) 2:12:05 Women 1. Tatiana Aryasova (RUS) 2:27:29 2. Noriko Higuchi (JPN) 2:28:49 3. Tatiana Petrova (RUS) 2:28:56 4. Yoko Shibui (JPN) 2:29:03 5. Misaki Katsumata (JPN) 2:31:10 6. Sumiko Suzuki (JPN) 2:32:02 7. Rina Yamazaki (JPN) 2:32:51 8. Shoko Miyazaki (JPN) 2:33:10 9. Yumi Hirata (JPN) 2:33:14 10. Olena Burkovska (UKR) 2:33:30