Longest Time Spans Between First and Last Sub-X Marathons

Men

Sub-2:20
22y337d  04 Mar 1973 => 04 Feb 1996   Takeshi So (09 Jan 1953,JPN)
20y150d  10 Sep 1983 => 07 Feb 2004   Eddy Hellebuyck (22 Jan 1961,BEL=>USA)
20y144d  14 May 1983 => 05 Oct 2003   Fedor Ryzhov (07 Mar 1960,RUS)
19y263d  29 Jul 1979 => 18 Apr 1999   Vladimir Kotov (21 Feb 1958,BLR)
18y187d  05 Dec 1976 => 10 Jun 1995   Yuriy Kuzmin (04 Oct 1960,RUS)
18y 27d  26 Aug 1967 => 22 Sep 1985   Donald Macgregor (23 Jul 1939,SCO)
17y247d  01 Aug 1986 => 04 Apr 2004   Stephen Moneghetti (26 Sep 1962,AUS)
17y204d  01 May 1987 => 21 Nov 2004   Diamantino dosSantos (03 Feb 1961,BRA)
16y364d  05 Oct 1980 => 04 Oct 1997   Yakov Tolstikov (20 May 1959,RUS)
16y356d  01 May 1980 => 21 Apr 1997   Dominque Chauvelier (03 Aug 1956,FRA)
    10
16y302d  19 Mar 1989 => 15 Jan 2006   Belaye Wolashe (03 May 1969,ETH)
16y302d  02 Dec 1990 => 30 Sep 2007   Roman Kejzar (11 Feb 1966,SLO)
16y230d  17 Jan 1988 => 03 Oct 2004   Dennis Simonaitis (25 Jun 1962,USA)
16y204d  17 Mar 1991 => 07 Oct 2007   Bong-Ju Lee (11 Oct 1970,KOR)
16y190d  25 Oct 1987 => 02 May 2004   Stephan Freigang (27 Sep 1967,GER)
16y183d  21 Apr 1991 => 21 Oct 2007   Leonid Shvetsov (28 Mar 1969,RUS)
16y140d  17 Apr 1972 => 04 Sep 1988   Victor Manuel Mora (24 Nov 1944,COL)
16y120d  17 Oct 1982 => 14 Feb 1999   Peter Fleming (05 Jan 1961,SCO)
16y113d  07 Oct 1984 => 28 Jan 2001   Salvatore Bettiol (28 Nov 1961,ITA)
16y 85d  09 Sep 1984 => 03 Dec 2000   Willie Mtolo (05 May 1964,RSA)
    20
16y  1d  02 Dec 1962 => 03 Dec 1978   Kenji Kimihara (20 Mar 1941,JPN)
16y  0d  20 Jun 1971 => 20 Jun 1987   Karel Lismont (08 Mar 1949,BEL)
15y359d  10 Mar 1991 => 04 Mar 2007   Kenjiro Jitsui (16 Dec 1968,JPN)
15y338d  04 Mar 1973 => 05 Feb 1989   Shigero So (09 Jan 1953,JPN)
15y331d  09 May 1982 => 05 Apr 1998   *Joseph Kipkemboi (KEN)
15y317d  31 Jan 1982 => 14 Dec 1997   Isamu Sennai (11 Aug 1960,JPN)
15y291d  11 Aug 1978 => 29 May 1994   Gidamis Shahanga (04 Sep 1957,TAN)
15y282d  15 Jan 1984 => 24 Oct 1999   Ed Eyestone (15 Jun 1961,USA)
15y274d  09 Sep 1979 => 10 Jun 1995   Kjell-Erik Stahl (17 Feb 1946,SWE)
15y248d  15 Jun 1963 => 18 Feb 1979   Ronald Hill (25 Sep 1938,ENG)
    30
15y241d  26 Mar 1983 => 22 Nov 1998   Ahmed Saleh (1956,DJI)
15y227d  02 Feb 1991 => 17 Sep 2006   Josiah Thugwane (15 Apr 1971,RSA)
15y220d  06 Mar 1988 => 12 Oct 2003   Juan Ramon Torres (15 Mar 1959,ESP)
15y200d  26 Oct 1968 => 13 May 1984   Barry Watson (13 Feb 1944,ENG)
15y193d  03 May 1980 => 12 Nov 1995   Hugh Jones (01 Nov 1955,ENG)
15y157d  06 Oct 1990 => 12 Mar 2006   Gert Thys (12 Nov 1971,RSA)
15y136d  01 Dec 1974 => 16 Apr 1990   Mario Cuevas (22 Jul 1949,MEX)
15y125d  27 May 1976 => 29 Sep 1991   Dereje Nedi (10 Oct 1955,ETH)
15y 94d  04 Dec 1988 => 07 Mar 2004   Andres Espinosa (04 Feb 1963,MEX)
15y 72d  20 Mar 1977 => 31 May 1992   Kebede Balcha (07 Sep 1951,ETH)
    40
15y 65d  17 Apr 1988 => 21 Jun 2003   Mukhamet Nazipov (10 Sep 1964,RUS)
15y 45d  03 Feb 1985 => 19 Mar 2000   Hiromi Taniguchi (05 Apr 1960,JPN)
15y 18d  29 Apr 1972 => 17 May 1987   Günther Mielke (30 Nov 1942,GER)
15y 16d  08 Nov 1987 => 24 Nov 2002   Darrell General (02 Dec 1965,USA)
15y 11d  25 Apr 1992 => 06 May 2007   Nikolay Kerimov (13 Nov 1967,RUS)

NOTE: There may be two different Joseph Kipkemboi's.

Sub-2:15
18y168d* 20 Apr 1985 => 05 Oct 2003   Eddy Hellebuyck (22 Jan 1961,USA)
18y117d  29 Jul 1979 => 23 Nov 1997   Vladimir Kotov (21 Feb 1958,BLR)
16y190d  25 Oct 1987 => 02 May 2004   Stephan Freigang (27 Sep 1967,GER)
16y176d  12 Apr 1987 => 05 Oct 2003   Fedor Ryzhov (07 Mar 1960,RUS)
15y359d  10 Mar 1991 => 04 Mar 2007   Kenjiro Jitsui (16 Dec 1968,JPN)

* Hellebuyck ran 2:14:39 at the Belgian Championships in Peer BEL on 01 May 1984 but
this course was short, making times too fast by more than two minutes

Sub-2:12
14y138d  24 May 1980 => 09 Oct 1994   Vladimir Kotov (21 Feb 1958,BLR)
13y251d  18 Aug 1984 => 26 Apr 1998   Abebe Mekonen (09 Jan 1964,ETH)
13y196d  01 Aug 1986 => 13 Feb 2000   Steve Moneghetti (26 Sep 1962,AUS)
13y153d  16 Oct 1993 => 18 Mar 2007   Bong-Ju Lee (11 Oct 1970,KOR)
13y152d  15 Oct 1989 => 16 Mar 2003   Alberto Juzdado (20 Aug 1966,ESP)

Sub-2:10
13y 12d  14 Apr 1985 => 26 Apr 1998   Abebe Mekonen (09 Jan 1964,ETH)
12y334d  18 Apr 1994 => 18 Mar 2007   Bong-Ju Lee (11 Oct 1970,KOR)
12y 62d  05 Dec 1993 => 05 Feb 2006   Gert Thys (12 Nov 1971,RSA)
 9y178d  17 Apr 1994 => 12 Oct 2003   Grzegorz Gajdus (16 Jan 1967,POL)
 9y163d  18 Apr 1994 => 28 Sep 2003   Andres Espinosa (04 Feb 1963,MEX)

Women

Sub-2:50
26y169d  16 Apr 1979 => 02 Oct 2005   Joan Samuelson (16 May 1957,USA)
22y 56d  07 Oct 1984 => 02 Dec 2006   Alevtina Naumova (16 Jan 1961,RUS)
21y291d  07 Oct 1983 => 25 Jul 2005   Irina Bogacheva (30 Apr 1961,KGZ)
21y172d  26 Oct 1974 => 15 Apr 1996   Christa Vahlensieck (27 May 1949,GER)
21y141d  17 Jun 1979 => 05 Nov 2000   Gillian Horovitz (07 Jun 1955,USA)
21y135d  12 Sep 1982 => 25 Jan 2004   Ellen Hart (19 May 1958,USA)
21y121d  11 Jun 1983 => 10 Oct 2004   Jenni Spangler (20 Jul 1963,USA)
21y100d  07 Nov 1982 => 15 Feb 2004   Beverly Docherty (15 Jun 1958,USA)
21y 56d  07 Oct 1986 => 02 Dec 2007   Madina Biktagirova (20 Sep 1964,RUS)
20y311d  28 Nov 1981 => 05 Oct 2002   Angela French (19 Sep 1958,USA)
    10
20y267d  09 Jun 1974 => 02 Apr 1995   Chantal Langlace (06 Jan 1955,FRA)
20y254d  24 Jul 1983 => 03 Apr 2004   Linda Somers (07 May 1961,USA)
20y121d  20 Feb 1983 => 21 Jun 2003   Maria Trujillo (19 Oct 1959,USA)
20y 45d  01 Mar 1987 => 15 Apr 2007   Kumiko Fukuzawa (11 Sep 1966,JPN)
20y  3d  03 Oct 1987 => 06 Oct 2007   Brenda Graham (24 Jan 1957,USA)
19y340d  25 Oct 1987 => 30 Sep 2007   Judit Nagy (09 Dec 1965,HUN)
19y173d  06 Mar 1988 => 26 Aug 2007   Maria Elena Reyna (18 Jul 1961,MEX)
19y  4d  11 Oct 1981 => 15 Oct 2000   Elena Tsukhlo (13 May 1954,BLR)
18y362d  15 Mar 1987 => 12 Mar 2006   Kyung-Hee Lim (15 May 1973,KOR)
18y349d  19 Oct 1980 => 03 Oct 1999   Janis Klecker (18 Jul 1960,USA)
    20
18y348d  09 Oct 1983 => 22 Sep 2002   Cindy Keeler (30 Nov 1957,USA)
18y336d  23 May 1982 => 22 Apr 2001   Birgit Lennartz (22 Nov 1965,GER)
18y279d  10 Sep 1988 => 16 Jun 2007   Ramilya Burangulova (11 Jul 1961,RUS)
18y216d  22 Sep 1979 => 26 Apr 1998   Odile Leveque (21 Feb 1958,FRA)
18y215d  22 Oct 1978 => 25 May 1997   Sissel Grottenberg (17 Aug 1956,NOR)
18y194d  07 Dec 1980 => 19 Jun 1999   Janice Ettle (03 Dec 1958,USA)
18y186d  16 Apr 1979 => 19 Oct 1997   Karen Cosgrove (24 Jan 1956,USA)
18y175d  23 Oct 1977 => 15 Apr 1996   Ingrid Kristiansen (21 Mar 1956,NOR)
18y133d  08 Dec 1979 => 20 Apr 1998   Jane Welzel (24 Apr 1955,USA)
18y 55d  04 Sep 1988 => 28 Oct 2006   Fabiola Oppliger (26 Mar 1963,SUI)
    30
18y 42d  10 Sep 1988 => 22 Oct 2006   Lyudmila Petrova (07 Oct 1968,RUS)
18y 20d  29 Jan 1989 => 18 Feb 2007   Mari Tanigawa (27 Oct 1962,JPN)
17y358d  15 Apr 1989 => 08 Apr 2007   Myong-Hui Kim (04 Jan 1967,PRK)
17y349d  02 May 1982 => 16 Apr 2000   Katrin Dörre (06 Oct 1961,GER)
17y315d  23 Apr 1989 => 04 Mar 2007   Albina Gallyamova (08 May 1964,RUS)
17y250d  07 Oct 1986 => 13 Jun 2004   Valentina Enaki (15 Feb 1966,MDA)
17y248d  16 Jun 1984 => 17 Feb 2002   Marie Boyd (27 Dec 1959,USA)
17y238d  24 Jul 1988 => 19 Mar 2006   Kerryn McCann (02 May 1967,AUS)
17y216d  20 Nov 1983 => 24 Jun 2001   Eriko Asai (20 Oct 1959,JPN)
17y202d  29 Mar 1987 => 17 Oct 2004   Hong Wang (CHN)
    40
17y190d  22 Apr 1990 => 29 Oct 2007   Larisa Zyusko (27 Apr 1969,RUS)
17y185d  13 Aug 1981 => 14 Feb 1999   Irina Bondarchuk (17 Sep 1952,RUS)
17y169d  16 Jun 1990 => 02 Dec 2007   Wioletta Kryza (10 Aug 1968,POL)
17y168d  24 Oct 1987 => 10 Apr 2005   Anne vanSchuppen (11 Oct 1960,NED)
17y161d  17 Apr 1988 => 25 Sep 2005   Elena Yegorova (28 Jan 1966,RUS)
17y139d  31 May 1987 => 17 Oct 2004   Rumyana Panovska (13 May 1966,BUL)
17y133d  10 Jun 1990 => 21 Oct 2007   Krystyna Kuta (21 Sep 1967,POL)
17y126d  22 Apr 1990 => 26 Aug 2007   Marisol Vargas (1970,MEX)
17y120d  15 Jun 1985 => 13 Oct 2002   Tatyana Semenova (1960,RUS)
17y 63d  20 May 1990 => 22 Jul 2007   Marcia Narloch (28 Mar 1969,BRA)
    50
Sub-2:40
21y121d  11 Jun 1983 => 10 Oct 2004   Jenni Spangler (20 Jul 1963,USA)
20y292d  16 Apr 1979 => 26 Feb 2000   Joan Samuelson (16 May 1957,USA)
19y207d  28 Sep 1985 => 23 Apr 2005   Irina Bogacheva (30 Apr 1961,KGZ)
19y 60d  06 Sep 1987 => 05 Nov 2006   Madina Biktagirova (20 Sep 1964,RUS)
18y279d  10 Sep 1988 => 16 Jun 2007   Ramilya Burangulova (11 Jul 1961,RUS)
Sub-2:35
21y121d  11 Jun 1983 => 10 Oct 2004   Jenni Spangler (20 Jul 1963,USA)
17y274d  05 Jul 1986 => 04 Apr 2004   Irina Bogacheva (30 Apr 1961,KGZ)
16y 78d  29 Jan 1984 => 16 Apr 2000   Katrin Dörre (06 Oct 1961,GER)
15y221d  07 Sep 1980 => 15 Apr 1996   Lorraine Moller (01 Jun 1955,NZL)
15y214d  10 Sep 1988 => 11 Apr 2004   Valentine Yegorova (16 Feb 1964,RUS)
Sub-2:30
15y109d  21 Jul 1984 => 07 Nov 1999   Katrin Dörre (06 Oct 1961,GER)
14y249d  01 Mar 1992 => 05 Nov 2006   Madina Biktagirova (20 Sep 1964,RUS)
11y217d  27 Oct 1991 => 01 Jun 2003   Irina Bogacheva (30 Apr 1961,KGZ)
11y210d  26 Sep 1993 => 24 Apr 2005   Malgorzata Sobanska (25 Apr 1969,POL)
11y 42d  28 Jan 1990 => 11 Mar 2001   Valentina Yegorova (16 Feb 1964,RUS)

Last Updated on 08 Dec 2007