Posted on 14 October 2010. Tags: abel kirui, berlin, duncan kibet, ethiopia, fastest male marathon, geoffrey mutai, haile gebrselassie, james kwambai, kenya, london, marathon, patrick makau, paul tergat, rotterdam, running, sammy korir, samuel wanjiru, speed, top 10 fastest male marathon, vincent kipruto
Here is a look at the Top 10 Male Marathon Times of all-time.
All ten of the top ten have happened since 2008. Berlin and Rotterdam are for sure the two fastest places to run a marathon according to these elite marathoners.
The top 6 fastest times ever recorded have now taken place in Berlin.
The Top 10 Male Marathon Times of All-Time
| Runner (Country) |
Time |
Date |
Location |
| 1. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) |
2:03:23 |
Sep 29, 2013 |
Berlin |
| 2. Patrick Makau (Kenya) |
2:03:38 |
Sep 25, 2011 |
Berlin |
| 3. Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) |
2:03:59 |
Sep 28, 2008 |
Berlin |
| 4. Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) |
2:04:05 |
Sep 29, 2013 |
Berlin |
| 5. Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) |
2:04:15 |
Sep 9, 2012 |
Berlin |
| 6. Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) |
2:04:16 |
Sep 9, 2012 |
Berlin |
| 7. Ayele Abshero (Ethiopia) |
2:04:23 |
Jan 27, 2012 |
Dubai |
| 8. Duncan Kibet (Kenya) |
2:04:27 |
Apr 5, 2009 |
Rotterdam |
| 9. James Kwambai (Kenya) |
2:04:27 |
Apr 5, 2009 |
Rotterdam |
| 10. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) |
2:04:38 |
Oct 7, 2012 |
Chicago |
UPDATED: October 3, 2013
Related: The Top 10 Fastest Female Marathon Times of All-Time
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Posted on 10 October 2010. Tags: 2010 chicago marathon, astede baysa, chicago marathon, desiree davila, elite, elite men, ethiopian, feyisa lilesa, Jason Hartmann, kenyan, Laban Moiben, lilya shobukhova, luke humphrey, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, mamitu daska, marathon, ridouane harroufi, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, running, sammy wanjiru, tsegaye kebede, vincent kipruto, wesley korir, world marathon championship
Kenyan Sammy Wanjiru won the 2010 Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning (October 10, 2010) over Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede with a time of 2:06:23. Kebede with the win, won the World Marathon Championship and took home an additional $500,000 dollars.
Elite Men’s Results
- Sammy Wanjiru (Kenyan) – 2:06:23
- Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:06:42
- Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) – 2:08:10
- Wesley Korir (Kenya) – 2:08:45
- Vincent Kipruto (Ethiopia) – 2:09:07
- Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 2:09:28
- Laban Moiben (Kenya) – 2:10:47
- Jason Hartmann (USA) – 2:11:06
- Ridouane Harroufi (MAR) – 2:13:01
- Mike Sayenko (USA) – 2:14:27
Elite Women’s Results
- Lilya Shobukhova (Russia) – 2:20:25
- Astede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:23:40
- Maria Konovalova (Russia) – 2:23:49
- Desiree Davila (USA) – 2:26:20
- Irina Mikitenko (Germany) – 2:26:40
- Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) – 2:28:29
- Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (USA) – 2:28:44
- Kaori Yoshida (Japan) – 2:29:45
- Jia Chaofeng (China) – 2:30:34
- Tera Moody (USA) – 2:30:52
Lilya and Sammy both repeated as winners of the Chicago Marathon. Both also won the World Marathon Championship and $500,000 with their wins.
American male Jason Hartmann had a great marathon finishing in 2:11:06.
MORE 2010 CHICAGO MARATHON FULL RESULTS
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