Marathon World Records (men) Only recently has the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) officially ratified a 'world record' in the marathon event. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of bespoke marketing campaigns.

Here’s a complete list of the marathon world-record holders and all time top 26.2-mile runners. Home > Sports > List > Athletics > Records > Marathon.

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge smashed the marathon world record by clocking a time of two hours one minute 39 seconds in Berlin. -His mile pace was 4:42, faster than the fastest speed an average treadmill can reach (five minutes per mile).

Since the start of the 20th century, the record for fastest men’s marathon has slowly fallen: in 1908 it was a shade under three hours (two hours and 55 minutes, set by American Johnny Hayes).

Each year, Guinness World Records collaborates with marathon events all over the world - including the iconic London, Berlin, Toronto Waterfront and Sydney marathons - providing the most creative and determined fun runners with on-the-finish-line world record adjudication. In Vienna, the Kenyan achieved a milestone once believed to be unattainable. Here are a few fun facts in the wake of Kimetto's mark.

His average speed works out to 20.5km/h, a pace sustained over a marathon’s 42.195km length.

Dennis Kimetto’s world record performance at the Berlin Marathon is hard to fully appreciate. Kipchoge won marathon gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Prior to that 'world bests' were listed, and …

Early yesterday morning, in a misty park in Vienna, Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in less than two hours. Initially all went to plan as Kipchoge passed the 10km mark in 29:21 – 22sec inside world-record pace.

Which is epic AF. Marathons. -Kimetto sustained an average pace of just under 13 miles-per-hour for two hours.

Earlier today Dennis Kimetto ran 2:02:57 at the Berlin Marathon to break the world record and become the first person in history to go under 2:03 on any course.

On Sunday, Dennis Kimetto lowered the marathon world record to 2:02:57. Let our team help engage your audience through unforgettable moments of sheer amazement and wonder, whilst delivering bottom-line results. Let’s put it in perspective. Kenya's Brigid Kosgei won the 2019 Chicago Marathon on Sunday with at time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 4 seconds.

But his time, 1:59:40, will not be recognized as a world record. Kosgei's time also marks a new world record marathon time. His time, 1:59:40, is the fastest any runner has ever covered 26.2 miles. Tadese, the winner of four successive world road running and world half marathon titles, eclipsed the mark of 58:33 set by Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru in 2007.

Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea smashed the world record in the half marathon today, clocking 58:23* at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon. Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto set a world record at the Berlin Marathon today, covering a distance of 42.195 km (26.2 miles) a whopping 26 seconds faster than the previous record-holder. While many runners will marvel that they can’t run a 5K at his average pace of 14:34, or even one mile at his 4:41 average, there is one area where we can run like Kimetto: pacing.