Marathon World Record - Fastest Marathon Times for Men and Women
Here’s a complete list of the marathon world-record holders and all time top 26.2-mile runners.
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Here’s a complete list of the marathon world-record holders and all time top 26.2-mile runners.
On April 18, 2011, the Boston Marathon produced what were at that time the two fastest marathon performances in history. Winner Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya recorded a time of 2:03:02, [31] followed by countryman Moses Mos...
The current men’s marathon world record is 2:00:35 by Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya). The current women’s marathon world record is 2:09:56 by Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya).
Men’s World Record: 2:00:35 by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. At just 23 years old, Kiptum didn’t just break the record—he bulldozed it. He took 34 seconds off Eliud Kipchoge’s previous mark of 2:01:09 (B...
In this article, we discuss the new men’s marathon world record and give you a detailed analysis of Kelvin Kiptum’s marathon world record performance at the 2023 Chicago Marathon.
The record holder there is Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia, who accomplished a time of 2:15:50 at the 2025 London Marathon. Interesting to note that they did have pacemakers through the 25KM mark.
Kelvin Kiptum has broken the fastest marathon world record after registering a time of 2 hr 35 sec at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. The 23-year-old Kenyan runner shaved 34 seconds off the previous record of 2 hr 1 min 9 ...
I track the fastest marathon time by the official world records. I list the current men’s and women’s marks, with race details and World Athletics ratification.
There’s a huge buzz around the men’s marathon at the moment and it all comes down to the performance of one man: Kelvin Kiptum. The 23-year-old has only run three marathons in his short career however, he now stands a...
Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum became the first athlete to break 2:01 in a record-eligible marathon, clocking a tremendous 2:00:35* to take 34 seconds off the world record at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday (8).