Paula Radcliffe – #1 All-time Marathon Athlete
Very few athletes in history can lay claim to a World Record; fewer still multiple World Records; and then there’s…
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Catherine Ndereba – #3 All-time Marathon Athlete
Ndereba’s record speaks for itself Ndereba’s record speaks for itself – over a decade of super-fast times and multiple medals…🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈When…
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Grete Waitz – #2 All-time Marathon Athlete
In many ways Waitz changed the perception and the trajectory of female distance running In many ways Waitz changed the…
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Mary Keitany – #5 All-time Marathon Athlete
Until just a few weeks back, Keitany held the Women’s Only Marathon World Record (albeit the new 2024 mark is…
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Joan Benoit – #6 All-time Marathon Athlete
As winner of the first Women’s Marathon at the Olympics, Benoit inspired a generation! As winner of the first Women’s…
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Ingrid Kristiansen – #7 All-time Marathon Athlete
Excelling on both the roads and the track, Kristiansen was World Record Holder at one point for the 5,000m, 10,000m…
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Brigid Kosgei – #8 All-time Marathon Athlete
Still only 30, Kosgei has pretty much done it all Still only 30, Kosgei has pretty much done it all…
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Peres Jepchirchir – #9 All-time Marathon Athlete
At 30, Jepchirchir has a proven pedigree for winning big Marathons At 30, Jepchirchir has a proven pedigree for winning…
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Tigist Assefa – #10 All-time Marathon Athlete
Assefa’s 2:11:53 World Record (MX) from last year is already the stuff of legend Assefa’s 2:11:53 World Record (MX) from…
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Herb Elliott – #6 All-time 1500m Athlete
ELLIOTT was a sensation ELLIOTT was a sensation – he burst onto the elite running scene in 1957 and proceeded…
