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Marathon world best progression

Men
TimeRunnerPlaceDate
2:55:18.4John Hayes (USA)Shepherd's BushJuly 24, 1908
2:52:45.4Robert Fowler (USA)Yonkers, USAJanuary 1, 1909
2:46:52.6James Clark (USA)New York, USAFebruary 12, 1909
2:46:04.6Albert Raines (USA)New York,USAMay 8, 1909
2:42:31Frederick Barrett (Great Britain)Shepherd's BushFebruary 12, 1909
2:38:16.2Harry Green (Great Britain)
2:36:06.6Alexis Ahlgren (Sweden)Shepherd's BushMay 31, 1913
2:32:35:8Johnannes Kolehmainen (Finland)Antwerp, BelgiumAugust 20, 1920
2:29:01.8Albert Michelsen (USA)Port ChesterOctober 13, 1925
2:27:49Fusashige Suzuki (Japan)Tokyo, JapanMarch 31, 1935
2:26:44Yasuo Ikenaka (Japan)Tokyo, JapanApril 3, 1935
2:26:42Kitei Son (Japan)Tokyo, JapanNovember 3, 1935
2:25:39Yon Bok Suh (Korea)Boston, USAApril 19, 1947
2:20:42.2James Peters (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 14, 1952
2:18:40.2James Peters (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 13, 1953
2:18:34.8James Peters (Great Britain)Turku, FinlandOctober 4, 1953
2:17:39.4James Peters (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 26, 1954
2:15:17Sergey Popov (Soviet Union)Stockholm, SwedenAugust 24, 1958
2:15:16.2Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia)Rome, ItalySeptember 10, 1960
2:15:15.8Toru Terasawa (Japan)Beppu, JapanFeburary 17, 1963
2:14:28Leonard Edelen (USA)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 15, 1963
2:13:55.4Basil Heatley (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 13, 1964
2:04:55Paul Tergat (Kenya)Berlin, GermanySeptember 28, 2003

Women
TimeRunnerPlaceDate
3:27:45Dale Greig (GBR)RydeMay 23, 1964
3:19:33Mildred Sampson (NZL)AucklandJuly 21, 1964