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Marathon Rankings

If you're interested in the Marathon you may like to read the report on the 1904 Olympics by Charles J P Lucas - marathon details start on page 45...

"The Marathon race, from a medical standpoint, demonstrated that drugs are of much benefit to athletes along the road, and that warm sponging is much better than cold sponging for an athlete...  ....his color began to become ashen pale, and then another tablet of one-sixtieth grain strychnine was administered him, and two more eggs..."  8-10-11

 

Marathon Rankings are compiled by Chris Haines to whom additions and corrections should be sent.

Rank: All-time Marathon List

Qualification: under 3 hours, first claim members only.

Ranking Time Runner Venue Position Date Notes
1 2:09:17 Mark Steinle London 8 14-Apr-02  
2 2:10:55 Scott Overall Berlin 5 25-Sep-11  
3 2:13:27 David Taylor Frankfurt 6 26-Oct-97  
4 2:15:49 Bill Foster Berlin 11 24-Sep-95  
5 2:17:00 Mike Willis Huddersfield 2 30-Mar-70 1
6 2:17:51 Bob Richardson Manchester 16 04-Jun-72  
7 2:20:28 Richard Coles London 105 17-Apr-83  
8 2:21:30 Jamie Harrison London 33 02-Apr-95  
9 2:21:46 Alan Guilder Nottingham 4 26-Sep-93  
10 2:22:31 Spencer Newport London 45 18-Apr-04  
11 2:23:12 Peter Tucker London 25 13-Apr-08  
12 2:23:28 Graham Martin London 154 08-May-83  
13 2:23:35 Tim Dickinson London 31 14-Apr-02  
14 2:23:39 Joe Clare Windsor-Chiswick 11 13-Jun-70 2
15 2:24:00 Chris Haines Manchester 39 04-Jun-72  
16 2:24:40 Andy Arrand Manchester 2 08-Oct-00  
17 2:24:52 Tim Soutar Hong Kong 10 21-Jan-84  
18 2:24:59 Les Roberts Boston, USA 38 21-Apr-86  
19 2:25:13 Peter Hamilton Harlow 31 27-Oct-73  
20 2:27:29 Steve Rutherford London 239 17-Apr-83  
21 2:27:38 Chris Woodcock Manchester 58 04-Jun-72  
22 2:28:00 Roy Smith Boston, USA   15-Apr-96  
23 2:28:16 Ian Wilson Manchester 56 13-Jun-71  
24 2:28:16 Peter Shepheard London 258 17-Apr-83  
25 2:29:18 Mike Hampton Rugby 8 05-May-73  
26 2:29:49 Rory Byrne London 80 18-Apr-04  
27 2:30:04 Ken Pike London 239 13-May-84  
28 2:30:28 Bill Wade London 314 17-Apr-83  
29 2:31:08 Johnny Withers Watford   10-Aug-57  
30 2:31:23 Tony Weeks-Pearson Windsor-Chiswick 18 10-Jun-67  
31 2:32:19 Lyn Atterbury London 183 29-Mar-81  
32 2:33:01 Roy Morley Windsor-Chiswick 16 28-Jun-58  
33 2:33:01 John Beck London 246 22-Apr-90  
34 2:33:03 Nick Kinsey London 240 23-Apr-89  
35 2:33:23 Jamie Atkinson Amsterdam 45 28-Oct-07  
36 2:33:44 John Baldwin London 320 20-Apr-86  
37 2:34:06 Charlie Busby Peterborough 1 06-Aug-51  
38 2:34:25 Richard Parrott London 130 26-Apr-98  
39 2:34:38 Tony Bounds London 364 13-May-84  
40 2:35:00 S Russell London 443 17-Apr-83  
41 2:35:19 Brian Swift London 250 29-Mar-81  
42 2:35:54 Mike Williams London 474 08-May-83  
43 2:35:55 Derek Reynolds Windsor-Chiswick 12 19-Jun-54  
44 2:36:00 Alex N Gibbins London 110 25-Apr-10  
45 2:36:41 Nick Rust Swinderby 7 27-Apr-77  
46 2:36:44 Jack Braughton Windsor-Chiswick 6 18-Jun-55  
47 2:37:11 Ian Young London 309 29-Mar-81  
48 2:37:22 Humphry Nunns Windsor-Chiswick 29 16-Jun-56  
49 2:37:27 John Nash London 322 29-Mar-81  
50 2:37:27 Keith Whicheloe London 536 17-Apr-83  
51 2:37:37 Dave White London 461 13-May-84  
52 2:37:59 Alan Davis London 393 09-May-82  
53 2:38:03 Richard Coe London 551 17-Apr-83  
54 2:38:23 Nick Mandeville Windsor-Chiswick 11 14-Jun-69  
55 2:38:30 Ted Pepper Windsor-Chiswick 46 10-Jun-67  
56 2:38:45 Bob Cliff London 363 29-Mar-81  
57 2:38:48 Mark Farrell London 452 22-Apr-90  
58 2:38:48 Nick Mayers London 214 18-Apr-99  
59 2:38:49 Peter Varcoe London 579 17-Apr-83  
60 2:39:27 Barry O'Gorman London 767 21-Apr-85  
61 2:39:48 Doug Cocker London 615 17-Apr-83  
62 2:40:02 Gavin Giles Windsor 47 10-Jun-78  
63 2:40:06 Steve Robinson London 553 13-May-84  
64 2:40:14 G Gosling Windsor-Chiswick 48 16-Jun-56  
65 2:40:21 Jackie Mekler Windsor-Chiswick 12 12-Jun-55  
66 2:40:23 Chris Shorter Harlow 61 25-Oct-80  
67 2:40:30 Mike Peel London 417 29-Mar-81 3
68 2:40:34 William Cross London 823 21-Apr-85  
69 2:40:34 Dave Hassall London 592 10-May-87  
70 2:40:38 Rob W Hall London 221 23-Apr-06  
71 2:40:51 Roy Savery London 734 20-Apr-86  
72 2:40:56 Steve Cluney Eugene, Oregon 119 07-Sep-80  
73 2:41:48 Peter Corbett Windsor 58 10-Jun-78  
74 2:42:02 Jim McGee London 626 13-May-84  
75 2:42:28 Giles Clifford London 370 02-Apr-95  
76 2:42:31 Paul Barrington-King London 561 09-May-82  
77 2:42:52 Peter Greenwood London 736 17-Apr-83  
78 2:42:56 Barry Mellish London 654 22-Apr-90  
79 2:43:04 Mike Field London 741 17-Apr-83  
80 2:43:54 Bob Minting London 781 17-Apr-83  
81 2:44:18 Jim Phelan Dublin 180 30-Nov-88  
82 2:44:37 Gordon Hull Jersey 16 01-May-83  
83 2:44:50 R Creffield London 665 09-May-82  
84 2:44:52 BJ Foster Windsor-Chiswick 49 16-Jun-56  
85 2:44:53 Lew Piper Windsor-Chiswick 13 17-Jun-50  
86 2:45:04 P E Baldwin Watford   18-Aug-57  
87 2:45:34 Chris Ware Ryde, I.O.W. 43 16-May-81  
88 2:45:43 Martin Athawes London 877 17-Apr-83  
89 2:46:17 Darren Henry Rotterdam   17-Apr-94  
90 2:46:39 Chris Walker London 820 13-May-84  
91 2:46:59 Peter German London 839 13-May-84  
92 2:47:15 Peter Rissen London 987 21-Apr-91  
93 2:47:21 Mark Watling London 979 10-May-87  
94 2:47:40 Mike Cronin London 1335 21-Apr-85  
95 2:47:48 R Webb Windsor-Chiswick 59 16-Jun-56  
96 2:47:51 John Facer London 862 09-May-82  
97 2:47:56 Don Hopgood Windsor-Chiswick 57 12-Jun-66  
98 2:48:01 Darryl Hilliar London 411 17-Apr-05  
99 2:48:04 Glen Turner Boston, USA 466 17-Apr-11  
100 2:48:24 Con Griffin London   12-Apr-92  
101 2:48:45 Alf Dashwood Windsor-Chiswick 36 13-Jun-53  
102 2:48:53 Brian Pearce Windsor-Chiswick 62 15-Jun-63  
103 2:49:21 John McConville London 540 26-Apr-98  
104 2:49:29 Roger Morriss London 1096 23-Apr-89  
105 2:49:35 Paul Sharpe London 424 26-Apr-09  
106 2:49:36 Graham Meek London 601 18-Apr-99  
107 2:49:42 Chris Lord London 755 29-Mar-81  
108 2:49:52 Mike Wilkinson London 1113 17-Apr-83  
109 2:49:58 David Robjohns London 1011 13-May-84  
110 2:50:13 G Williams London 1137 08-May-83  
111 2:50:26 Dave Amner Harlow 139 27-Oct-79  
112 2:50:51 R King London   12-Apr-92  
113 2:50:52 Graham Canfield London   18-Apr-93  
114 2:50:59 Norman Davidson London 1085 13-May-84  
115 2:51:02 Richard Pitcairn-Knowles London 1089 13-May-84  
116 2:51:22 Neal Humphreys London 398 22-Apr-07  
117 2:51:28 Paul Betts London 1024 17-Apr-88  
118 2:51:55 Dave Allen London 852 29-Mar-81  
119 2:51:58 John R Turner London 1377 10-May-87  
120 2:52:03 John Hoy  London 580 14-Apr-02  
121 2:52:07 Gordon Mexted London 1284 22-Apr-90  
122 2:52:20 Ted Tunley Jersey 26 01-May-83  
123 2:52:28 John E Turner London 1395 21-Apr-91  
124 2:52:33 Kevin May London 572 17-Apr-11  
125 2:52:34 Stan Ridgewell London 1763 21-Apr-85  
126 2:53:04 Duncan Flagg London 1377 23-Apr-89  
127 2:53:05 Mike Lodwig London 1378 23-Apr-89  
128 2:53:17 Ciaran Osborn New York 240 02-Nov-03  
129 2:53:21 Mark Jackson London 1165 17-Apr-88  
130 2:53:29 Mike Harley London 1329 17-Apr-83  
131 2:53:44 Craig Daly London 1883 21-Apr-85  
132 2:53:46 Andrew Grace London 1202 17-Apr-88  
133 2:54:01 Ron Beale London 1927 21-Apr-85  
134 2:54:04 Peter Catley London 1389 17-Apr-83  
135 2:54:05 Fred Johnson London 1390 17-Apr-83  
136 2:54:07 Bernard Leahy London 1458 22-Apr-90  
137 2:54:09 W Holmes Windsor-Chiswick 11 28-May-32  
138 2:54:12 Mike Reynolds London 1263 09-May-82  
139 2:54:23 John Kavanagh London 976 29-Mar-81  
140 2:54:35 Neil Colvin London 1362 13-May-84  
141 2:54:46 Richard Farish London 1449 17-Apr-83  
142 2:55:24 Jim Bailey London 2073 21-Apr-85  
143 2:55:39 C Nash London 1513 17-Apr-83  
144 2:55:44 Len Toms Windsor-Chiswick 32 19-Jun-54  
145 2:55:48 Tony Nana New York 1190 25-Oct-81  
146 2:55:55 Rod Palmer London 1457 13-May-84  
147 2:56:00 Philip Lonergan London   12-Apr-92  
148 2:56:01 Peter Daniel London 2147 21-Apr-85  
149 2:56:19 Alan Davies London 1412 09-May-82  
150 2:56:21 Steve Fitz-Costa London 1496 13-May-84  
151 2:56:31 Gareth Lloyd London   12-Apr-92  
152 2:56:49 Allan Jones London 1762 23-Apr-89  
153 2:56:52 David Beadle London 724 26-Apr-09  
154 2:56:56 Michael Beaton London 927 23-Apr-06  
155 2:57:00 Glen Morgan London   12-Apr-92  
156 2:57:13 John Day London 1506 09-May-82  
157 2:57:20 Peter Crawford London 1890 21-Apr-91  
158 2:57:21 Steve Freemantle London 1503 17-Apr-88  
159 2:57:42 Dick Webber Hayes, Kent 8 25-Jul-64