The Top 10 Female Marathon Times of all-time.
Women seem to run fastest at London, Chicago, Berlin, and Dubai.
No one has come close to Paula Radcliffe’s 2:15:25 that she set in London back in 2003..
| Runner (Country) | Time | Date | Location |
| 1. Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) | 2:15:25 | Apr 13, 2003 | London |
| 2. Liliya Shobukhova (Russia) | 2:18:20 | Oct 9, 2011 | Chicago |
| 3. Mary Keitany (Kenya) | 2:18:37 | Apr 22, 2012 | London |
| 4. Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) | 2:18:47 | Oct 7, 2001 | Chicago |
| 5. Tiki Gelana (Ethiopia) | 2:18:58 | Apr 15, 2012 | Rotterdam |
| 6. Mizuki Noguchi (Japan) | 2:19:12 | Sept 25, 2005 | Berlin |
| 7. Irinia Mikitenko (Germany) | 2:19:19 | Sept 28, 2008 | Berlin |
| 8. Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia) | 2:19:31 | Jan 27, 2012 | Dubai |
| 9. Lucy Kabuu (Kenya) | 2:19:34 | Jan 27, 2012 | Dubai |
| 10. Deena Kastor (United States) | 2:19:36 | Apr 23, 2006 | London |
