Does anyone know of a website that keeps track of the fastest marathon times run by US athletes? I'm trying to compare the depth of American distance runners in the 70's and 80's with the depth today.
Does anyone know of a website that keeps track of the fastest marathon times run by US athletes? I'm trying to compare the depth of American distance runners in the 70's and 80's with the depth today.
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Here are your top 50. This list does not include this year.
All-Time Performances- Marathon Road
USA Men
2:05:37.8 ( 1) Khalid Khannouchi (NY) 22 Dec 1971 14 Apr 2002 London ENG
2:05:56 ( 1) Khalid Khannouchi- 2 22 Dec 1971 13 Oct 2002 Chicago IL USA
2:06:17 ( 5) Ryan Hall (CA) 14 Oct 1982 13 Apr 2008 London ENG
2:07:01 ( 1) Khalid Khannouchi- 3 22 Dec 1971 22 Oct 2000 Chicago IL USA
2:07:04 ( 4) Khalid Khannouchi- 4 22 Dec 1971 23 Apr 2006 London ENG
2:08:24 ( 7) Ryan Hall- 2 14 Oct 1982 22 Apr 2007 London ENG
2:08:44 ( 5) Khalid Khannouchi- 5 22 Dec 1971 10 Oct 2004 Chicago IL USA
2:08:47 a ( 7) Robert Kempainen (MN) 18 Jun 1966 18 Apr 1994 Boston MA USA
2:08:52 a ( 1) Alberto Salazar (OR) 07 Aug 1958 19 Apr 1982 Boston MA USA
2:08:54 a ( 2) Dick Beardsley (MN) 21 Mar 1956 19 Apr 1982 Boston MA USA
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2:08:56 ( 4) Abdihakim Abdirahman (AZ) 01 Jan 1977 22 Oct 2006 Chicago IL USA
2:09:01 a ( 1) Greg Meyer (MI) 18 Sep 1955 18 Apr 1983 Boston MA USA
2:09:01.9 ( 1) Ryan Hall- 3 14 Oct 1982 03 Nov 2007 New York NY USA
2:09:15 a ( 1) Mebrahtom Keflezighi (CA) 05 May 1975 01 Nov 2009 New York NY USA
2:09:21 ( 5) Alberto Salazar- 2 07 Aug 1958 04 Dec 1983 Fukuoka JPN
2:09:21 ( 9) Mebrahtom Keflezighi- 2 05 May 1975 26 Apr 2009 London ENG
2:09:28 a ( 1) Bill Rodgers (MA) 23 Dec 1947 16 Apr 1979 Boston MA USA
2:09:29 a ( 1) Alberto Salazar- 3 07 Aug 1958 24 Oct 1982 New York NY USA
2:09:32 a ( 2) Ron Tabb (CA) 07 Aug 1954 18 Apr 1983 Boston MA USA
2:09:32 ( 4) David Morris (IL) 17 May 1970 24 Oct 1999 Chicago IL USA
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2:09:35 ( 7) Jerry Lawson (FL) 02 Jul 1966 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA
2:09:36.2a ( 1) Dick Beardsley- 2 21 Mar 1956 20 Jun 1981 Duluth MN USA
2:09:38 a ( 2) Ken Martin (CO) 10 Sep 1958 05 Nov 1989 New York NY USA
2:09:40 a ( 3) Ryan Hall- 4 14 Oct 1982 20 Apr 2009 Boston MA USA
2:09:41 ( 6) Alan Culpepper (CO) 15 Sep 1972 13 Oct 2002 Chicago IL USA
2:09:53 a ( 2) Mebrahtom Keflezighi- 3 05 May 1975 07 Nov 2004 New York NY USA
2:09:55 ( 3) Mbarak Hussein (NM) 04 Apr 1965 07 Nov 2004 Seoul KOR
2:09:56 a ( 1) Bill Rodgers- 2 23 Dec 1947 21 Apr 1975 Boston MA USA
2:09:56 a ( 3) Mebrahtom Keflezighi- 4 05 May 1975 06 Nov 2005 New York NY USA
2:09:56 a ( 3) Mebrahtom Keflezighi- 5 05 May 1975 17 Apr 2006 Boston MA USA
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2:09:58 a ( 3) Benji Durden (CO) 28 Aug 1951 18 Apr 1983 Boston MA USA
2:10:00 (11) Dathan Ritzenhein (OR) 30 Dec 1982 26 Apr 2009 London ENG
2:10:03 ( 7) Mebrahtom Keflezighi- 6 05 May 1975 12 Oct 2003 Chicago IL USA
2:10:04 ( 7) Pat Petersen (NY) 03 Dec 1959 23 Apr 1989 London ENG
2:10:04 ( 2) Jerry Lawson- 2 02 Jul 1966 20 Oct 1996 Chicago IL USA
2:10:05 ( 1) Phil Coppess (IA) 02 Sep 1954 06 Oct 1985 Saint Paul MN USA
2:10:07 a ( 4) Ed Mendoza (AZ) 04 Dec 1952 18 Apr 1983 Boston MA USA
2:10:08 ( 5) Alberto Salazar- 4 07 Aug 1958 09 Apr 1983 Rotterdam NED
2:10:14 a ( 1) Bill Rodgers- 3 23 Dec 1947 17 Apr 1978 Boston MA USA
2:10:16 a ( 2) Jeff Wells (TX) 25 May 1954 17 Apr 1978 Boston MA USA
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2:10:18.6a ( 1) Tony Sandoval (NM) 19 May 1954 24 May 1980 Buffalo NY USA
2:10:19.9a ( 1) Garry Bjorklund (MN) 22 Apr 1951 21 Jun 1980 Duluth MN USA
2:10:20 ( 1) Tony Sandoval- 2 19 May 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA
2:10:20 ( 1) Jeff Wells- 2 25 May 1954 09 Sep 1979 Eugene OR USA
2:10:27 a ( 2) Craig Virgin (IL) 02 Aug 1955 20 Apr 1981 Boston MA USA
2:10:27 a ( 1) Jerry Lawson- 3 02 Jul 1966 05 Dec 1993 Sacramento CA USA
2:10:29 ( 7) Kirk Pfeffer (CO) 30 Jul 1956 07 Dec 1980 Fukuoka JPN
2:10:30 ( 1) Frank Shorter (CO) 31 Oct 1947 03 Dec 1972 Fukuoka JPN
2:10:35 a ( 3) Bill Rodgers- 4 23 Dec 1947 20 Apr 1981 Boston MA USA
2:10:36 a ( 4) Ryan Hall- 5 14 Oct 1982 01 Nov 2009 New York NY USA
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USA Women
2:19:36 ( 1) Deena Kastor (CA) 14 Feb 1973 23 Apr 2006 London ENG
2:21:15.4 ( 3) Deena Kastor- 2 14 Feb 1973 13 Apr 2003 London ENG
2:21:21 ( 1) Joan Samuelson (ME) 16 May 1957 20 Oct 1985 Chicago IL USA
2:21:25 ( 1) Deena Kastor- 3 14 Feb 1973 09 Oct 2005 Chicago IL USA
2:22:43 a ( 1) Joan Samuelson- 2 16 May 1957 18 Apr 1983 Boston MA USA
2:24:52 a ( 1) Joan Samuelson- 3 16 May 1957 05 Aug 1984 Los Angeles CA USA
2:25:53 a ( 3) Kara Goucher (OR) 09 Jul 1978 02 Nov 2008 New York NY USA
2:26:12 ( 1) Joan Samuelson- 4 16 May 1957 12 Sep 1982 Eugene OR USA
2:26:26 a ( 1) Julie Brown (CA) 04 Feb 1955 05 Jun 1983 Los Angeles CA USA
2:26:40 a ( 2) Kim Jones (CO) 02 May 1958 15 Apr 1991 Boston MA USA
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2:26:53 ( 6) Deena Kastor- 4 14 Feb 1973 13 Oct 2002 Chicago IL USA
2:26:54 a ( 4) Joan Samuelson- 5 16 May 1957 15 Apr 1991 Boston MA USA
2:26:58 a ( 7) Deena Kastor- 5 14 Feb 1973 04 Nov 2001 New York NY USA
2:27:10 a ( 4) Marla Runyan (OR) 04 Jan 1969 03 Nov 2002 New York NY USA
2:27:20 a ( 3) Deena Kastor- 6 14 Feb 1973 22 Aug 2004 Athens GRE
2:27:35 ( 2) Francie Larrieu (TX) 23 Nov 1952 21 Apr 1991 London ENG
2:27:48 (10) Kara Goucher- 2 09 Jul 1978 23 Aug 2009 Berlin GER
2:27:50 ( 2) Kim Jones- 2 02 May 1958 29 Sep 1991 Berlin GER
2:27:52 a ( 2) Patti Catalano (VT) 06 Apr 1953 20 Apr 1981 Boston MA USA
2:27:53 (11) Desiree Davila (MI) 26 Jul 1983 23 Aug 2009 Berlin GER
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2:27:54 a ( 2) Kim Jones- 3 02 May 1958 05 Nov 1989 New York NY USA
2:27:54 a ( 6) Deena Kastor- 7 14 Feb 1973 05 Nov 2006 New York NY USA
2:27:59 ( 1) Olga Appell (UT) 02 Aug 1963 06 Oct 1996 Saint Paul MN USA
2:28:01 ( 2) Francie Larrieu- 2 23 Nov 1952 22 Apr 1990 London ENG
2:28:01 ( 7) Colleen deReuck (CO) 16 Apr 1964 12 Oct 2003 Chicago IL USA
2:28:12 ( 1) Olga Appell- 2 02 Aug 1963 06 Mar 1994 Los Angeles CA USA
2:28:15 ( 1) Lisa Rainsberger (CO) 13 Dec 1961 29 Oct 1989 Chicago IL USA
2:28:15 ( 3) Lisa Rainsberger- 2 13 Dec 1961 22 Apr 1990 London ENG
2:28:18 ( 7) Christine McNamara (OR) 29 Jan 1966 13 Apr 1997 London ENG
2:28:25 ( 1) Colleen deReuck- 2 16 Apr 1964 03 Apr 2004 St Louis MO USA
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2:28:33 a ( 2) Julie Brown- 2 04 Feb 1955 24 Oct 1982 New York NY USA
2:28:33 ( 7) Marla Runyan- 2 04 Jan 1969 10 Oct 2004 Chicago IL USA
2:28:34 ( 6) Libbie Hickman (CO) 17 Feb 1965 24 Oct 1999 Chicago IL USA
2:28:40 ( 4) Colleen deReuck- 3 16 Apr 1964 09 Oct 2005 Chicago IL USA
2:28:50 ( 6) Deena Kastor- 8 14 Feb 1973 11 Oct 2009 Chicago IL USA
2:28:53 a ( 3) Maria Trujillo (CA) 19 Oct 1959 16 Apr 1990 Boston MA USA
2:29:01 (10) Deeja Youngquist (NM) 30 Mar 1977 12 Oct 2003 Chicago IL USA
2:29:05 ( 1) Kristy Johnston (WV) 03 Jun 1965 24 Jan 1993 Houston TX USA
2:29:10 ( 6) Blake Russell (CA) 24 Jul 1975 09 Oct 2005 Chicago IL USA
2:29:16 ( 4) Olga Appell- 3 02 Aug 1963 24 Sep 1995 Berlin GER
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2:29:17 ( 1) Lisa Rainsberger- 3 13 Dec 1961 30 Oct 1988 Chicago IL USA
2:29:32 ( 4) Jennifer Rhines (CA) 01 Jul 1974 26 Mar 2006 Rome ITA
2:29:34 a ( 3) Kim Jones- 4 02 May 1958 17 Apr 1989 Boston MA USA
2:29:35 ( 1) Deena Kastor- 9 14 Feb 1973 20 Apr 2008 Boston MA USA
2:29:38 ( 1) Cathy O'Brien (NH) 19 Jul 1967 03 Mar 1991 Los Angeles CA USA
2:29:38 ( 2) Deena Kastor- 10 14 Feb 1973 03 Apr 2004 St Louis MO USA
2:29:50 ( 1) Margaret Groos (TN) 21 Sep 1959 01 May 1988 Pittsburgh PA USA
2:29:54 ( 1) Jenni Spangler (IL) 20 Jul 1963 10 Feb 1996 Columbia SC USA
2:29:57 ( 3) Jennifer Rhines- 2 01 Jul 1974 03 Apr 2004 St Louis MO USA
2:30:00 a ( 2) Kim Jones- 5 02 May 1958 19 Apr 1993 Boston MA USA
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Last Updated on 11 Jan 2010