What is the current marathon world record?

With each passing year, athletes are breaking records in all disciplines of the sports world.

In the case of the marathon, whose distance is 42.195 meters, the fastest man to complete this distance has been eluid kipchoge with a time of 1:59:40. and  Kosgei Smashes  at 2:14:04

Eluid Kipchoge first man to drop below 2 o'clock

Furthermore, Kipchoge was the first man to lower than 2 hours in marathon.

He did it in the city of Vienna in 2019, on a totally flat circuit and where he was helped by a group of 41 hares as well as a car opening the circuit. This record is not considered official

Men's official record

The official marathon record is also held eluid kipchoge with a time of 2:01:39 in the 2018 Berlin marathon.

Kipchoge broke the mark of Dennis Kimetto from 2:02:57 also achieved in Berlin in 2014

Women's official record

Regarding the women's competition, Kosgei Smashes is the current recordwoman in the distance with a time of 2:14:04 in the 2019 Chicago Marathon

Smashes beat the previous mark of 2:15:25 achieved by the British Paula Radcliffe at the 2003 London Marathon.

Best marathon brands Men

The top 10 marathon athletes of all time are:

Best Marathon Brands Women

The top 10 athletes of all time on the marathon distance are as follows: