Fastest Marathon Courses By
Top 10 Average — Women
Copyright © 2011 Ken Nakamura (updated 02/16/11)
(fastest men’s courses by top 10 average here)
| London Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
Note |
| 1 |
2:15:25 |
1 |
Paula Radcliffe |
GBR |
1 |
13 Apr 03 |
WR |
| 2 |
2:17:42 |
|
Paula Radcliffe |
|
1 |
17 Aprr 05 |
|
| 3 |
2:18:56 |
|
Paula Radcliffe |
|
1 |
14 Apr 02 |
|
| 4 |
2:19:36 |
2 |
Deena Kastor |
USA |
1 |
23 Apr 06 |
|
| 5 |
2:19:55 |
3 |
Catherine Ndereba |
KEN |
2 |
13 Apr 03 |
|
| 6 |
2:20:38 |
4 |
Zhou Chunxiu |
CHN |
1 |
22 Apr 07 |
|
| 7 |
2:21:06 |
5 |
Ingrid Kristiansen |
NOR |
1 |
21 Apr 85 |
WB |
| 8 |
2:21:16 |
|
Deena Drossin |
|
3 |
13 Apr 03 |
|
| 9 |
2:21:29 |
6 |
Lyudmilla Petrova |
RUS |
2 |
23 Apr 06 |
|
| 10 |
2:21:45 |
7 |
Gete Wami |
ETH |
2 |
22 Apr 07 |
|
| Average |
2:19:47 |
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| Chicago Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
Note |
| 1 |
2:17:18 |
1 |
Paula Radcliffe |
GBR |
1 |
13 Oct 02 |
WR |
| 2 |
2:18:47 |
2 |
Catherine Ndereba |
KEN |
1 |
7 Oct 01 |
WB |
| 3 |
2:19:26 |
|
Catherine Ndereba |
|
2 |
13 Oct 02 |
|
| 4 |
2:20:25 |
3 |
Liliya Shobukhova |
RUS |
1 |
10 Oct 10 |
|
| 5 |
2:20:42 |
4 |
Berhane Adere |
ETH |
1 |
22 Oct 06 |
NR |
| 6 |
2:20:47 |
5 |
Galina Bogomolova |
RUS |
2 |
22 Oct 06 |
|
| 7 |
2:21:21 |
6 |
Joan Benoit |
USA |
1 |
20 Oct 85 |
|
| 8 |
2:21:22 |
7 |
Yoko Shibui |
JPN |
3 |
13 Oct 02 |
|
| 9 |
2:21:25 |
8 |
Deena Kastor |
USA |
1 |
9 Oct 05 |
|
| 10 |
2:21:30 |
9 |
Constantina Tomescu-Dita |
ROM |
2 |
9 Oct 05 |
|
| Average |
2:20:18 |
|
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| Berlin Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
Note |
| 1 |
2:19:12 |
1 |
Mizuki Noguchi |
JPN |
1 |
25 Sept 05 |
|
| 2 |
2:19:19 |
2 |
Irina Mikitenko |
GER |
1 |
28 Sept 08 |
|
| 3 |
2:19:41 |
3 |
Yoko Shibui |
JPN |
1 |
26 Sept 04 |
|
| 4 |
2:19:46 |
4 |
Naoko Takahashi |
JPN |
1 |
30 Sept 01 |
WB |
| 5 |
2:20:43 |
5 |
Tegla Loroupe |
KEN |
1 |
26 Sept 99 |
WB |
| 6 |
2:21:31 |
6 |
Askale Margasa Tafa |
ETH |
2 |
28 Sept 08 |
|
| 7 |
2:21:34 |
7 |
Gete Wami |
ETH |
1 |
24 Sept 06 |
|
| 8 |
2:21:49 |
|
Naoko Takahashi |
|
1 |
29 Sept 02 |
|
| 9 |
2:23:17 |
|
Gete Wami |
|
1 |
30 Sept 07 |
|
| 10 |
2:23:22 |
8 |
Salina Kosgei |
KEN |
2 |
24 Sept 06 |
|
| Average |
2:21:01 |
|
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| Beijing Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
Note |
| 1 |
2:19:39 |
1 |
Sun Yingjie |
CHN |
1 |
19 Oct 03 |
Asian R |
| 2 |
2:21:01 |
|
Sun Yingjie |
|
1 |
16 Oct 05 |
|
| 3 |
2:21:11 |
2 |
Zhou Chunxiu |
CHN |
2 |
16 Oct 05 |
|
| 4 |
2:21:21 |
|
Sun Yingjie |
|
2 |
20 Oct 02 |
|
| 5 |
2:23:17 |
3 |
Zhang Shujing |
CHN |
3 |
20 Oct 02 |
|
| 6 |
2:23:37 |
4 |
Liu Min |
CHN |
1 |
14 Oct 01 |
|
| 7 |
2:23:41 |
|
Zhou Chunxiu |
|
2 |
19 Oct 03 |
|
| 8 |
2:23:57 |
5 |
Zhu Xiaolin |
CHN |
4 |
20 Oct 02 |
|
| 9 |
2:24:02 |
6 |
Wei Yanan |
CHN |
2 |
14 Oct 01 |
|
| 10 |
2:24:11 |
|
Sun Yingjie |
|
1 |
17 Oct 04 |
|
| Average |
2:22:36 |
|
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| Osaka Ladies Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
Note |
| 1 |
2:21:18 |
1 |
Mizuki Noguchi |
JPN |
1 |
26 Jan 03 |
|
| 2 |
2:21:45 |
2 |
Masako Chiba |
JPN |
2 |
26 Jan 03 |
|
| 3 |
2:21:51 |
3 |
Naoko Sakamoto |
JPN |
3 |
26 Jan 03 |
|
| 4 |
2:22:22 |
4 |
Lornah Kiplagat |
KEN |
4 |
26 Jan 03 |
|
| 5 |
2:22:54 |
5 |
Lidia Simon |
ROM |
1 |
30 Jan 00 |
|
| 6 |
2:22:56 |
6 |
Harumi Hiroyama |
JPN |
2 |
30 Jan 00 |
|
| 7 |
2:22:56 |
7 |
Jelena Prokopcuka |
LAT |
1 |
30 Jan 05 |
|
| 8 |
2:23:11 |
8 |
Yoko Shibui |
JPN |
1 |
28 Jan 01 |
Debut |
| 9 |
2:23:24 |
|
Lidia Simon |
|
1 |
31 Jan 99 |
|
| 10 |
2:23:30 |
9 |
Mari Ozaki |
JPN |
5 |
26 Jan 03 |
|
| Average |
2:22:37 |
|
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| Boston Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
Note |
| 1 |
2:20:43 |
1 |
Margaret Okayo |
KEN |
1 |
15 Apr 02 |
|
| 2 |
2:21:12 |
2 |
Catherine Ndereba |
KEN |
2 |
15 Apr 02 |
|
| 3 |
2:21:45 |
3 |
Uta Pippig |
GER |
1 |
18 Apr 94 |
|
| 4 |
2:22:43 |
4 |
Joan Benoit |
USA |
1 |
18 Apr 83 |
WB |
| 5 |
2:23:21 |
5 |
Fatuma Roba |
ETH |
1 |
20 Apr 98 |
|
| 6 |
2:23:25 |
|
Fatuma Roba |
|
1 |
19 Apr 99 |
|
| 7 |
2:23:33 |
6 |
Valentina Yegorova |
RUS |
2 |
18 Apr 94 |
|
| 8 |
2:23:38 |
7 |
Rita Jeptoo |
KEN |
1 |
17 Apr 06 |
|
| 9 |
2:23:43 |
8 |
Olga Markova |
RUS |
1 |
20 Apr 92 |
|
| 10 |
2:23:48 |
9 |
Jelena Prokopcuka |
LAT |
2 |
17 Apr 06 |
|
| Average |
2:22:47 |
|
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|
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| New York Marathon |
|
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
Note |
| 1 |
2:22:31 |
1 |
Margaret Okayo |
KEN |
1 |
2 Nov 03 |
|
| 2 |
2:23:03 |
2 |
Catherine Ndereba |
KEN |
2 |
2 Nov 03 |
|
| 3 |
2:23:09 |
3 |
Paula Radcliffe |
GBR |
1 |
5 Nov 07 |
|
| 4 |
2:23:10 |
|
Paula Radcliffe |
|
1 |
7 Nov 04 |
|
| 5 |
2:23:13 |
4 |
Susan Chepkemei |
KEN |
2 |
7 Nov 04 |
|
| 6 |
2:23:32 |
5 |
Gete Wami |
ETH |
2 |
5 Nov 07 |
|
| 7 |
2:23:43 |
6 |
Lornah Kiplagat |
NED |
3 |
2 Nov 03 |
|
| 8 |
2:23:56 |
|
Paula Radcliffe |
|
1 |
2 Nov 08 |
|
| 9 |
2:24:21 |
|
Margaret Okayo |
|
1 |
4 Nov 01 |
|
| 10 |
2:24:40 |
7 |
Lisa Ondieki |
AUS |
1 |
1 Nov 92 |
|
| Average |
2:23:32 |
|
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| Dubai Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
| 1 |
2:22:42 |
1 |
Berhane Adere |
ETH |
1 |
18 Jan 2008 |
| 2 |
2:22:45 |
2 |
Aselefech Mergia |
ETH |
1 |
21 Jan 2011 |
| 3 |
2:23:01 |
3 |
Lydia Cheromie |
KEN |
2 |
21 Jan 2011 |
| 4 |
2:23:09 |
4 |
Bezunesh Bekele |
ETH |
2 |
18 Jan 2008 |
| 5 |
2:23:23 |
5 |
Margarsa Askale Tafa |
ETH |
3 |
18 Jan 2008 |
| 6 |
2:23:41 |
6 |
Isabella Andersson |
SWE |
3 |
21 Jan 2011 |
| 7 |
2:24:02 |
|
Bezunesh Bekele |
|
1 |
16 Jan 2009 |
| 8 |
2:24:19 |
7 |
Mamitu Daska Molisa |
ETH |
1 |
22 Jan 2010 |
| 9 |
2:24:26 |
8 |
Aberu Kebede Shewaye |
ETH |
3 |
22 Jan 2010 |
| 10 |
2:24:26 |
9 |
Atsede Habtamu |
ETH |
4 |
21 Jan 2011 |
| Average |
2:23:35 |
|
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| Tokyo Women’s Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
| 1 |
2:21:37 |
1 |
Mizuki Noguchi |
JPN |
1 |
18 Nov 07 |
| 2 |
2:22:12 |
2 |
Eri Yamaguchi |
JPN |
1 |
21 Nov 99 |
| 3 |
2:23:30 |
3 |
Yoshimi Ozaki |
JPN |
1 |
16 Nov 08 |
| 4 |
2:23:31 |
4 |
Salina Kosgei |
KEN |
2 |
18 Nov 07 |
| 5 |
2:24:02 |
5 |
Joyce Chepchumba |
KEN |
1 |
19 Nov 00 |
| 6 |
2:24:27 |
6 |
Yuri Kano |
JPN |
2 |
16 Nov 08 |
| 7 |
2:24:39 |
7 |
Naoko Takahashi |
JPN |
1 |
20 Nov 05 |
| 8 |
2:24:47 |
8 |
Reiko Tosa |
JPN |
2 |
19 Nov 00 |
| 9 |
2:24:47 |
9 |
Elfenesh Alemu |
ETH |
1 |
16 Nov 03 |
| 10 |
2:24:59 |
10 |
Banuelia Mrashani |
TAN |
1 |
17 Nov 02 |
| Average |
2:23:51 |
|
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| Nagoya Women’s Marathon |
| Performances |
Time |
Performers |
Name |
Nat |
Place |
Date |
| 1 |
2:22:19 |
1 |
Naoko Takahashi |
JPN |
1 |
12 Mar 00 |
| 2 |
2:23:26 |
2 |
Harumi Hiroyama |
JPN |
1 |
12 Mar 06 |
| 3 |
2:23:57 |
3 |
Reiko Tosa |
JPN |
1 |
14 Mar 04 |
| 4 |
2:23:58 |
4 |
Yoko Shibui |
JPN |
2 |
12 Mar 06 |
| 5 |
2:24:19 |
5 |
Yumiko Hara |
JPN |
1 |
13 Mar 05 |
| 6 |
2:24:25 |
6 |
Megumi Oshima |
JPN |
2 |
13 Mar 05 |
| 7 |
2:24:36 |
|
Reiko Tosa |
|
2 |
12 Mar 00 |
| 8 |
2:24:47 |
|
Megumi Tanaka |
|
2 |
14 Mar 04 |
| 9 |
2:24:54 |
7 |
Ryoko Eda |
JPN |
3 |
13 Mar 05 |
| 10 |
2:25:03 |
8 |
Takami Ominami |
JPN |
1 |
9 Mar 03 |
| Average |
2:24:10 |
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