Top 20 World fastest runners in Marathon history (+Records)

Marathon is a long distance road racing competition which usually considers 26 miles or 42.195 km distance. A professional runners have to complete the task to win the title, which is not an easy act at all. Marathons one of the most  exoteric sporting events in the world. Every calendar year about five hundred of Marathon competitions are taken place throughout the world. The event has been undergone among the both professional and non-professional runners. The top finishers who complete the task among the least period he has given a good amount of cash prize as well as some other prospects.

Dennis Kimetto is a professional kenyan runner who existing in the first position in world fastest racing competition by completing 25 km distance of Berlin event in 2014. He became the 4 time finisher of Berlin road racing.

The one more kenyan long distance runner Emmanuel Mutai who also 2nd position holder of Berlin marathon in 2014. This 31 aged became the second fastest runner who cross 42.195 km long-distance.

The bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang who belongs to Kenya is one of the 3rd marathoner in the world. Kipsang became the two-time finisher of Frankfurt competition and also the winner of Berlin & London extent.

There have some other runner who complete the task in minimum time. Here we made their list in below.

Top 20 Fastest runner list in marathon history

Ranking	Name	Time	Marathon	Year
1	Dennis Kimetto (Kenya)	2:02:57	Berlin	2014
2	Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya)	2:03:13	Berlin	2014
3	Wilson Kipsang (Kenya)	2:03:23	Berlin	2013
4	Patrick Makau (Kenya)	2:03:38	Berlin	2011
5	Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)	2:03:59	Berlin	2008
6	Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)	2:04:00	Berlin	2015
7	Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya))	2:04:15	Berlin	2012
8	Ayele Abshero (Ethiopia)	2:04:23	Dubai	2012
9	Duncan Kibet (Kenya)	2:04:27	Rotterdam	2009
10	James Kwambai (Kenya)	2:04:27	Rotterdam	2009
11	Paul Tergat (Kenya)	2:04:55	Berlin	2003
12	Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco)	2:05:42	Chicago	1999
13	Ronaldo da Costa (Brazil)	2:06:03	Berlin	1998
14	Belayneh Densamo Ethiopia	2:06:50	Rotterdam	1988
15	Carlos Lopes (Portugal)	2:07:12	Rotterdam	1985
16	Steve Jones (United Kingdom)	2:08:05	Chicago	1984
17	Robert De Castella  (Australia)	2:08:18	Fukuoka	1981
18	Gerard Nijboer (Netherlands)	2:08:18	Amsterdam	1980
19	Shigeru So (Japan)	2:08:18	Beppu-Oita	1978
20	Ian Thompson (United Kingdom)	2:08:18	Christchurch, New Zealand	1974

Apart of the list there have some other name who finish the distance in shortest time and awarded by numbers of medal and prize purses. To run a the racing competition, the runner need to be in top physical and mental stats. To complete the long-distance and tough race competition they need to be more stronger. Actually it is also a test of their physical and determination power because the competition consists full of risk with injury, sprains, fatigue and dehydration. Despite of all demerits thousands of runner take part in the competition and win the race full of dignity.