Chicago Marathon U.S. Women All-Time Sub-2:30 List

Deena Kastor’s 2:21:25 Chicago win preceded her still-standing AR by 6 months.
italics = Lifetime PR (all courses)
bold = was first American Finisher
1 1 2:20:57 Jordan Hasay 3rd 2017
2 2 2:21:21 Joan Samuelson 1st 1985
3 3 2:21:25 Deena Kastor 1st 2005
4 4 2:26:20 Desi Linden 2nd 2010
5 2:26:53 Kastor 6th 2002
6 5 2:27:03 Amy Cragg 4th 2014
7 6 2:27:17 Renee Baillie 6th 2012
8 2:27:47 Kastor 7th 2015
9 7 2:28:01 Colleen de Reuck 7th 2003
10 8 2:28:15 Lisa Rainsberger 1st 1989
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11 9 2:28:33 Marla Runyan 7th 2004
12 10 2:28:34 Libbie Hickman 6th 1999
13 2:28:40 de Reuck 4th 2005
14 11 2:28:44 Magdalena Boulet 5th 2010
15 2:28:50 Kastor 4th 2009
16 12 2:29:01 Deeja Youngquist 10th 2003
17 13 2:29:10 Blake Russell 6th 2005
18 2:29:17 Rainsberger 1st 1988
19 14 2:30:40 Serena Burla 7th 2016
20 15 2:30:53 Tera Moody 8th 2010
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21 16 2:31:06 Kristy Johnston 2nd 1996
22 17 2:31:14 Sara Hall 10th 2015
23 18 2:31:19 Cathy O’Brien 3rd 1989
24 19 2:31:24 Kim Jones 2nd 1995
25 20 2:31:28 Deborah Raunig 4th 1986
26 2:31:31 Rainsberger 5th 1984
27 2:31:33 Linden 5th 2008
28 2:31:34 Johnston 1st 1994
29 2:31:38 Boulet 2nd 2003
30 21 2:31:39 Clara Grandt 7th 2013