Longest Time Spans Between First and Last Sub-X Marathons
Men
Sub-3:00 43y 45d 05 Dec 1976 => 19 Jan 2020 Antonio Arreola (24 Aug 1959,USA) 42y151d 10 Jul 1977 => 08 Dec 2019 Iain Mickle (05 Dec 1960,USA) 41y102d 07 Dec 1975 => 19 Mar 2017 Blake Wood (16 Aug 1958,USA) 40y328d 25 Feb 1979 => 19 Jan 2020 Steve Schmidt (28 Sep 1960,USA) 40y153d 08 Jul 1979 => 08 Dec 2019 Mark Murray (13 Nov 1962,USA) 40y119d 23 Oct 1976 => 19 Feb 2017 Steve Smythe (18 Mar 1958,ENG) 40y105d 24 Jun 1978 => 07 Oct 2018 James Miller (06 Sep 1958,USA) 40y 96d 04 Nov 1979 => 08 Feb 2020 Peter LaGoy (21 Jul 1959,USA) 40y 85d 22 Jan 1972 => 16 Apr 2012 Kyle Heffner (12 Sep 1954,USA) 39y364d 03 Dec 1977 => 02 Dec 2017 Anthony Uzwiak (05 Apr 1959,USA) 10 39y358d 05 May 1979 => 28 Apr 2019 Chris Finill (31 Dec 1958,ENG) 39y188d 15 Apr 1974 => 20 Oct 2013 Doug Kurtis (12 Mar 1952,USA) 38y271d 02 Jul 1972 => 20 Mar 2011 Dave Elger (29 Aug 1953,USA) 37y122d 17 Jun 1973 => 17 Oct 2010 Mark Lohman (18 Apr 1958,USA) 37y101d 25 Nov 1973 => 06 Mar 2011 Rich Walker (09 Apr 1956,USA) 37y101d 10 Jan 1976 => 21 Apr 2013 Stuart Calderwood (17 Mar 1958,USA) 37y 59d 26 Mar 1978 => 24 May 2015 Tony Bates (16 May 1959,USA) 37y 16d 19 Oct 1980 => 04 Nov 2017 Bob VanLangenhoven (14 Apr 1962,USA) 37y 5d 26 Apr 1980 => 01 May 2017 Stuart Mills (01 Jan 1963,ENG) 37y 3d 19 Jun 1982 => 22 Jun 2019 Alan Evans (05 Jun 1963,USA) 20 37y 1d 06 May 1979 => 07 May 2016 Ron Lund (24 Feb 1957,USA) 36y326d 05 Nov 1978 => 27 Sep 2015 James Garcia (30 Jun 1958,USA) 36y305d 16 Jan 1977 => 17 Nov 2013 Terry Permar (09 Jun 1954,USA) 36y278d 04 Mar 1978 => 07 Dec 2014 Michael Axinn (04 Mar 1960,USA) 36y158d 07 Nov 1976 => 15 Apr 2013 Reno Stirrat (19 Apr 1954,USA) 36y110d 10 Jan 1976 => 29 Apr 2012 Don Demetriades (19 Dec 1960,USA) 36y 48d 26 Feb 1977 => 15 Apr 2013 Doug Jacobson (08 Apr 1956,USA) 36y 25d 03 Feb 1974 => 28 Feb 2010 Hideko Kita (28 Sep 1952,JPN) 35y280d 15 Jul 1978 => 21 Apr 2014 Gary Allen (29 Jan 1957,USA) 35y234d 04 Apr 1981 => 04 Dec 2016 John Loftus (13 Oct 1957,USA) 30 35y175d 26 Oct 1974 => 19 Apr 2010 Kerry Green (05 Apr 1954,USA) 35y 90d 25 Feb 1978 => 26 May 2013 Roger Wyllie (22 Oct 1959,CAN) 34y363d 21 Apr 1975 => 19 Apr 2010 Dennis Kurtis (01 Nov 1953,USA) 34y341d 07 Nov 1982 => 14 Oct 2017 David Haaga (25 Jul 1961,USA) 34y133d 23 Apr 1966 => 03 Sep 2000 Don Ritchie (06 Jul 1944,SCO) 34y 77d 03 Dec 1977 => 18 Feb 2012 Tim Stewart (07 Mar 1961,USA) 34y 14d 07 Nov 1976 => 21 Nov 2010 Joe Muldowney (28 Oct 1953,USA) 33y365d 26 Sep 1982 => 25 Sep 2016 David Lonnen (23 Jul 1964,NIR) 33y364d 08 May 1983 => 07 May 2017 Roger Sayre (22 Feb 1958,USA) 33y232d 20 Apr 1980 => 08 Dec 2013 Kirk Mueller (29 May 1961,USA) 40 33y190d 10 Sep 1977 => 19 Mar 2011 Terrence Stanley (05 Sep 1952,USA) 33y189d 29 Jul 1979 => 03 Feb 2013 Vladimir Kotov (21 Feb 1958,BLR) 33y174d 31 Oct 1983 => 23 Apr 2017 Stuart Kennedy (09 May 1968,IRL) 33y137d 19 Apr 1934 => 03 Sep 1967 Johnny A Kelley (06 Sep 1907,USA) 33y 51d 14 Jan 1979 => 05 Mar 2012 Steven Schuman (18 Jul 1962,USA) 32y364d 19 Apr 1910 => 18 Apr 1943 Clarence DeMar (07 Jun 1888,USA) 32y363d 19 Apr 1967 => 17 Apr 2000 Laurence Olsen (14 Nov 1946,USA) 32y352d 06 May 1984 => 23 Apr 2017 Howard Waller (23 Jul 1964,ENG) 32y325d 15 Jan 1972 => 05 Dec 2004 Reid Harter (26 Sep 1950,USA) 32y234d 25 Mar 1973 => 14 Nov 2010 Heung-Ju Moon (14 Feb 1949,KOR) 32y219d 07 Mar 1982 => 14 Oct 2014 James Nolan (24 Jun 1963,USA) 50 32y198d 20 Aug 1967 => 05 Mar 2000 Brian Chamberlain (23 Apr 1949,RSA) 32y191d 30 Apr 1978 => 07 Nov 2010 Orlando Pizzolato (30 Jul 1958,ITA)
Sub-2:20 22y337d 04 Mar 1973 => 04 Feb 1996 Takeshi So (09 Jan 1953,JPN) 21y 38d 16 Sep 1989 => 24 Oct 2010 Gert Thys (12 Nov 1971,RSA) 20y150d 10 Sep 1983 => 07 Feb 2004 Eddy Hellebuyck (22 Jan 1961,BEL=>USA) 20y144d 14 May 1983 => 05 Oct 2003 Fedor Ryzhov (07 Mar 1960,RUS) 20y 17d 07 Feb 1993 => 24 Feb 2013 Jose Manuel Martinez (22 Oct 1971,ESP) 19y263d 29 Jul 1979 => 18 Apr 1999 Vladimir Kotov (21 Feb 1958,BLR) 19y173d 29 Oct 1995 => 20 Apr 2015 Danilo Goffi (03 Dec 1972,ITA) 19y 24d 23 May 1993 => 16 Jun 2012 James Muindi (14 Aug 1973,KEN) 18y 2d 19 Oct 1990 => 21 Oct 2009 Bong-Ju Lee (11 Oct 1970,KOR) 18y327d 02 Dec 1990 => 25 Oct 2009 Roman Kejzar (11 Feb 1966,SLO) 10 18y187d 05 Dec 1976 => 10 Jun 1995 Yuriy Kuzmin (04 Oct 1960,RUS) 17y111d 25 Apr 1992 => 14 Aug 2010 Luketz Swartbooi (06 Feb 1965,NAM) 18y 27d 26 Aug 1967 => 22 Sep 1985 Donald Macgregor (23 Jul 1939,SCO) 17y247d 01 Aug 1986 => 04 Apr 2004 Stephen Moneghetti (26 Sep 1962,AUS) 17y204d 01 May 1987 => 21 Nov 2004 Diamantino dosSantos (03 Feb 1961,BRA) 17y202d 10 Mar 1991 => 28 Sep 2008 Kenjiro Jitsui (16 Dec 1968,JPN) 17y189d 21 Apr 1991 => 27 Oct 2008 Leonid Shvetsov (28 Mar 1969,RUS) 17y160d 31 Oct 1999 => 09 Apr 2017 Mohamed Hajjy (22 Mar 1983,MAR) 17y139d 04 Aug 1996 => 21 Dec 2013 Andrea Sipe Sambu (30 Dec 1972,TAN) 17y 34d 14 Mar 1999 => 17 Apr 2016 Diego-Alberto Colorado (31 Aug 1973,COL) 20 17y 28d 10 Apr 1994 => 08 May 2011 Fekadu Degefu (1973,ETH) 17y 6d 20 Oct 1991 => 26 Oct 2008 Antonio Salvador (21 Jun 1966,POR) 16y364d 05 Oct 1980 => 04 Oct 1997 Yakov Tolstikov (20 May 1959,RUS) 16y356d 01 May 1980 => 21 Apr 1997 Dominque Chauvelier (03 Aug 1956,FRA) 16y323d 03 Aug 1997 => 22 Jun 2014 Natfali Dakho (TAN) 16y302d 19 Mar 1989 => 15 Jan 2006 Belaye Wolashe (03 May 1969,ETH) 16y301d 24 Oct 1999 => 21 Aug 2016 Ruggero Pertile (08 Aug 1974,ITA) 16y295d 12 Dec 1993 => 03 Oct 2010 Mbarak Hussein (04 Apr 1965,USA) 16y230d 17 Jan 1988 => 03 Oct 2004 Dennis Simonaitis (25 Jun 1962,USA) 16y205d 28 Sep 1997 => 21 Apr 2014 Ulrich Steidl (06 Mar 1972,GER) 30 16y190d 25 Oct 1987 => 02 May 2004 Stephan Freigang (27 Sep 1967,GER) 16y140d 17 Apr 1972 => 04 Sep 1988 Victor Manuel Mora (24 Nov 1944,COL) 16y120d 17 Oct 1982 => 14 Feb 1999 Peter Fleming (05 Jan 1961,SCO) 16y113d 07 Oct 1984 => 28 Jan 2001 Salvatore Bettiol (28 Nov 1961,ITA) 16y 85d 09 Sep 1984 => 03 Dec 2000 Willie Mtolo (05 May 1964,RSA) 16y 22d 20 Mar 1994 => 11 Apr 2010 Yi-Yong Kim (20 Sep 1973,KOR) 16y 1d 02 Dec 1962 => 03 Dec 1978 Kenji Kimihara (20 Mar 1941,JPN) 16y 0d 20 Jun 1971 => 20 Jun 1987 Karel Lismont (08 Mar 1949,BEL) 15y352d 20 Feb 1994 => 07 Feb 2010 Makoto Ogura (18 Dec 1972,JPN) 15y338d 04 Mar 1973 => 05 Feb 1989 Shigero So (09 Jan 1953,JPN) 40 15y325d 01 Dec 1996 => 21 Oct 2012 Sammy Korir (12 Dec 1971,KEN) 15y317d 31 Jan 1982 => 14 Dec 1997 Isamu Sennai (11 Aug 1960,JPN) 15y304d 13 Dec 1997 => 13 Oct 2013 Henry Kipkosgei Cherono (17 Jul 1978,KEN) 15y303d 03 May 1998 => 02 Mar 2014 Wilson Kibet (18 Feb 1972,KEN) 15y291d 11 Aug 1978 => 29 May 1994 Gidamis Shahanga (04 Sep 1957,TAN) 15y282d 15 Jan 1984 => 24 Oct 1999 Ed Eyestone (15 Jun 1961,USA) 15y274d 09 Sep 1979 => 10 Jun 1995 Kjell-Erik Stahl (17 Feb 1946,SWE) 15y248d 15 Jun 1963 => 18 Feb 1979 Ronald Hill (25 Sep 1938,ENG) 15y247d 13 Feb 1994 => 18 Oct 2009 Tesfaye Eticha (27 Jun 1974,ETH) 15y241d 26 Mar 1983 => 22 Nov 1998 Ahmed Saleh (1956,DJI) 15y333d 28 Aug 1994 => 18 Apr 2010 Eric Wainaina (19 Dec 1973,KEN) 50 Sub-2:15 18y168d* 20 Apr 1985 => 05 Oct 2003 Eddy Hellebuyck (22 Jan 1961,USA) 18y117d 29 Jul 1979 => 23 Nov 1997 Vladimir Kotov (21 Feb 1958,BLR) 17y204d 10 Mar 1991 => 28 Sep 2008 Kenjiro Jitsui (16 Dec 1968,JPN) 17y 35d 14 Mar 1993 => 18 Apr 2010 Gert Thys (12 Nov 1971,RSA) 16y190d 25 Oct 1987 => 02 May 2004 Stephan Freigang (27 Sep 1967,GER)
* Hellebuyck ran 2:14:39 at the Belgian Championships in Peer BEL on 01 May 1984 but
this course was short, making times too fast by more than two minutes
Sub-2:12 15y 8d* 20 Apr 1997 => 28 Apr 2012 Sammy Korir (12 Dec 1971,KEN) 14y138d 24 May 1980 => 09 Oct 1994 Vladimir Kotov (21 Feb 1958,BLR) 13y362d 20 Mar 1994 => 16 Mar 2008 Yi-Yong Kim (20 Sep 1973,KOR) 13y251d 18 Aug 1984 => 26 Apr 1998 Abebe Mekonen (09 Jan 1964,ETH) 13y196d 01 Aug 1986 => 13 Feb 2000 Steve Moneghetti (26 Sep 1962,AUS) * Korir ran 2:12:00 on 21 Oct 2012 which might have qualified for sub-2:12 if fractions of seconds had been reported.
Sub-2:10 13y 12d 14 Apr 1985 => 26 Apr 1998 Abebe Mekonen (09 Jan 1964,ETH) 12y334d 18 Apr 1994 => 18 Mar 2007 Bong-Ju Lee (11 Oct 1970,KOR) 12y 62d 05 Dec 1993 => 05 Feb 2006 Gert Thys (12 Nov 1971,RSA) 11y351d 03 Nov 2002 => 19 Oct 2014 Laban Kipkemboi Kipsang (30 Dec 1977,KEN) 11y280d 02 Mar 2003 => 07 Dec 2014 Masakazu Fujiwara (06 Mar 1981,JPN) Sub-2:08 10y 8d 17 Oct 1999 => 25 Oct 2009 William Kiplagat (21 Jun 1972,KEN) 9y205d 30 Sep 2007 => 23 Apr 2017 Abel Kirui (04 Jun 1982,KEN) 9y 10d 13 Apr 1997 => 23 Apr 2006 Stefano Baldini (25 May 1971,ITA) 8y186d 19 Oct 1997 => 23 Apr 2006 Khalid Khannouchi (22 Dec 1971,MAR=>USA) 8y 4d 18 Apr 2004 => 22 Apr 2012 Jaouad Gharib (22 May 1972,MAR)
Women
Sub-3:00 36y 81d 29 Jan 1979 => 20 Apr 2015 Joan Samuelson (16 May 1957,USA) 31y185d 03 Apr 1983 => 05 Oct 2014 Christine Kennedy (29 Dec 1954,IRL) 30y 5d 09 Jan 1982 => 14 Jan 2012 Linda Somers (07 May 1961,USA) 28y203d 12 Oct 1980 => 03 May 2009 Joan McGrath (13 Dec 1961,USA) 28y140d 23 May 1982 => 10 Oct 2010 Birgit Lennartz (22 Nov 1965,GER) 26y143d 15 Mar 1987 => 05 Aug 2012 Kyung-Hee Lim (15 May 1973,KOR) 25y353d 25 Oct 1987 => 13 Oct 2013 Judit Nagy (09 Dec 1965,HUN) 25y 25d 09 Oct 1977 => 03 Nov 2002 Gillian Horovitz (07 Jun 1955,ENG=>USA) 25y 10d 02 Dec 1984 => 12 Dec 2009 Monica Joyce (16 Jul 1958,IRL=>USA) 24y235d 29 Oct 1978 => 21 Jun 2003 Jane Welzel (24 Apr 1955,USA) 10
Sub-2:50 31y177d 16 Apr 1979 => 10 Oct 2010 Joan Samuelson (16 May 1957,USA) 28y174d 24 Jul 1983 => 14 Jan 2012 Linda Somers (07 May 1961,USA) 25y143d 15 Mar 1987 => 05 Aug 2012 Kyung-Hee Lim (15 May 1973,KOR) 23y321d 28 Mar 1992 => 13 Feb 2016 Colleen deReuck (16 Apr 1964,RSA=>USA) 23y313d 25 Apr 1993 => 04 Mar 2017 Lyubov Denisova (06 Oct 1971,RUS) 23y251d 25 Oct 1987 => 03 Jul 2011 Judit Nagy (09 Dec 1965,HUN) 23y212d 30 Sep 1992 => 20 Apr 2015 Dorota Gruca (05 Dec 1970,POL) 23y211d 21 Mar 1993 => 18 Oct 2015 Sun-Suk Yun (28 May 1972,KOR) 22y200d 07 Oct 1986 => 25 Apr 2009 Madina Biktagirova (20 Sep 1964,RUS) 22y176d 07 Oct 1984 => 01 Apr 2007 Alevtina Naumova (16 Jan 1961,RUS) 10 22y162d 27 Nov 1994 => 07 May 2017 Lyumila Korchagina (26 Jul 1971,RUS=>CAN) 22y156d 10 Sep 1988 => 13 Feb 2011 Ramilya Burangulova (11 Jul 1961,RUS) 22y 58d 10 Sep 1988 => 07 Nov 2010 Lyudmila Petrova (07 Oct 1968,RUS) 22y 16d 05 Apr 1992 => 21 Apr 2014 Lidia Simon (04 Sep 1973,ROM) 21y360d 22 Apr 1990 => 16 Apr 2012 Larisa Zyusko (27 Apr 1969,RUS) 21y326d 16 Jun 1990 => 07 May 2012 Wioletta Kryza (10 Aug 1968,POL) 21y291d 07 Oct 1983 => 25 Jul 2005 Irina Bogacheva (30 Apr 1961,KGZ) 21y274d 18 Jul 1993 => 20 Apr 2015 Nita Olaru (28 Aug 1970,ROM) 21y172d 26 Oct 1974 => 15 Apr 1996 Christa Vahlensieck (27 May 1949,GER) 21y141d 17 Jun 1979 => 05 Nov 2000 Gillian Horovitz (07 Jun 1955,USA) 20 21y135d 12 Sep 1982 => 25 Jan 2004 Ellen Hart (19 May 1958,USA) 21y135d 10 Jun 1990 => 23 Oct 2011 Krystyna Kuta (21 Sep 1967,POL) 21y121d 11 Jun 1983 => 10 Oct 2004 Jenni Spangler (20 Jul 1963,USA) 21y121d 13 Jul 1991 => 11 Nov 2012 Tatyana Zolotareva (22 Jul 1970,RUS) 21y100d 07 Nov 1982 => 15 Feb 2004 Beverly Docherty (15 Jun 1958,USA) 20y353d 10 Mar 1996 => 26 Feb 2017 Mitsuko Hirose (19 Aug 1974,JPN) 20y332d 08 Apr 1995 => 06 Mar 2016 Simona Staicu (05 May 1971,HUN) 20y311d 28 Nov 1981 => 05 Oct 2002 Angela French (19 Sep 1958,USA) 20y267d 09 Jun 1974 => 02 Apr 1995 Chantal Langlace (06 Jan 1955,FRA) 20y202d 03 Nov 1991 => 03 Jun 2012 Gabrielle O'Rourke (14 Feb 1967,NZL) 30 20y206d 23 Apr 1989 => 15 Nov 2009 Albina Gallyamova (08 May 1964,RUS) 20y198d 24 Sep 1995 => 10 Apr 2016 Erika-Alejandra Olivera delaFuente (14 Jan 1976,CHI) 20y150d 10 Nov 1991 => 09 Apr 2012 Helena Javornik (26 Mar 1966,SLO) 20y136d 16 Jun 1996 => 30 Oct 2016 Alemitu Bekele (22 Aug 1976,ETH=>BEL) 20y121d 20 Feb 1983 => 21 Jun 2003 Maria Trujillo (19 Oct 1959,USA) 20y100d 06 Oct 1991 => 14 Jan 2012 Lisbet Engberg (01 Feb 1964,USA) 20y 45d 01 Mar 1987 => 15 Apr 2007 Kumiko Fukuzawa (11 Sep 1966,JPN) 20y 24d 12 Nov 1995 => 06 Dec 2015 Liza Hunter-Galvan (25 Jun 1969,NZL) 20y 3d 03 Oct 1987 => 06 Oct 2007 Brenda Graham (24 Jan 1957,USA) 19y362d 06 Mar 1988 => 02 Mar 2008 Maria Elena Reyna (18 Jul 1961,MEX) 40 19y354d 22 Apr 1990 => 11 Apr 2010 Addis Gezahegne (14 Oct 1970,ETH) 19y235d 09 Mar 1997 => 30 Oct 2016 Mina Ogawa (09 Jan 1975,JPN) 19y172d 25 Apr 1993 => 14 Oct 2012 Alena Vinitskaya (23 Aug 1973,BLR) 19y150d 20 Jan 1991 => 19 Jun 2010 Tatyana Titova (06 Aug 1965,RUS) 19y 5d 26 Jan 1997 => 31 Jan 2016 Chihiro Tanaka (13 Nov 1969,JPN) 19y 4d 11 Oct 1981 => 15 Oct 2000 Elena Tsukhlo (13 May 1954,BLR) 18y349d 19 Oct 1980 => 03 Oct 1999 Janis Klecker (18 Jul 1960,USA) 18y349d 17 Apr 1988 => 01 Apr 2007 Elena Yegorova (28 Jan 1966,RUS) 18y348d 09 Oct 1983 => 22 Sep 2002 Cindy Keeler (30 Nov 1957,USA) 18y336d 23 May 1982 => 22 Apr 2001 Birgit Lennartz (22 Nov 1965,GER) 50
Sub-2:40 22y 58d 10 Sep 1988 => 07 Nov 2010 Lyudmila Petrova (07 Oct 1968,RUS) 22y 42d 03 Dec 1989 => 14 Jan 2012 Linda Somers (07 May 1961,USA) 21y219d 28 Mar 1992 => 02 Nov 2013 Colleen De Reuck (16 Apr 1964,RSA=>USA) 21y164d 10 Sep 1988 => 21 Feb 2010 Ramilya Burangulova (11 Jul 1951,RUS) 21y121d 11 Jun 1983 => 10 Oct 2004 Jenni Spangler (20 Jul 1963,USA)
Sub-2:35 21y121d 11 Jun 1983 => 10 Oct 2004 Jenni Spangler (20 Jul 1963,USA) 18y215d 24 Apr 1994 => 25 Nov 2012 Lidia Simon (04 Sep 1973,ROM) 18y196d 28 Mar 1992 => 10 Oct 2010 Colleen De Reuck (16 Apr 1964,RSA=>USA) 17y274d 05 Jul 1986 => 04 Apr 2004 Irina Bogacheva (30 Apr 1961,KGZ) 16y344d 10 Nov 1996 => 20 Oct 2013 Lyumila Korchagina (26 Jul 1971,RUS=>CAN)
Sub-2:30 15y109d 21 Jul 1984 => 07 Nov 1999 Katrin Dörre (06 Oct 1961,GER) 14y249d 01 Mar 1992 => 05 Nov 2006 Madina Biktagirova (20 Sep 1964,RUS) 14y129d 07 Apr 2002 => 14 Aug 2016 Jelena Prokopcuka (21 Sep 1976,LAT) 13y341d 04 Nov 2001 => 11 Oct 2015 Deena Kastor (14 Feb 1973,USA) 13y 5d 26 Jan 1997 => 31 Jan 2010 Lidia Simon (04 Sep 1973,ROM) Sub-2:25 11y287d 13 Apr 2003 => 25 Jan 2015 Jelena Prokopcuka (21 Sep 1976,LAT) 10y 43d 26 Jan 2003 => 10 Mar 2013 Mizuki Noguchi (03 Jul 1978,JPN) 9y290d 20 Oct 2002 => 05 Aug 2012 Xiao-lin Zhu (20 Apr 1984,CHN) 9y164d 14 Apr 2002 => 25 Sep 2011 Paula Radcliffe (17 Dec 1973,ENG) 8y150d 19 Oct 2003 => 17 Mar 2012 Chun-xiu Zhou (08 Mar 1979,CHN)
Note: Some race dates may not be known exactly and are shown in lighter colors.
Last Updated on 17 Feb 2020
Contributors: Bob VanLangenhoven, Stan Rosenfield, Kyle Heffner, Stephen Peckiconis