Moses Mosop of Kenya ran 2:03:06 at the 2011 Boston Marathon
fastest vet for half marathon
A full marathon is the 26.2 miles that you run for example the London marathon is a full marathon
The IAAF regards Patrick Makau's 2:03:38 (Berlin 2011) to be the official men's World Record. However the fastest marathon ever (2:03:02) was run by Geoffrey Mutai (Boston 2011).
Lornah Kiplagat in 1h06:25 is the fastest recognised record (unassisted course)
The fastest marathon run was done so by Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia at the Berlin Marathon on September 28, 2008. His time was 2:03:59. He also holds the second best marathon time, which he achieved at the same marathon a year earlier (September 30, 2007). His time then was 2:04:26. He also holds the 5th, 14th, 23rd, 39th, 48th, and 80th best times, all of which were 2:06:52 and under.
The fastest half marathon, according to the official IAAF is 58:23. This was set by Zersenay Tadese in London, Portugal.
The 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a memorable event with a full capacity of 45,000 registered participants racing! It is one of the fastest marathon because of its flat terrain and sesonal temperatures; it is also one of the most scenic.
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There is no time limit for completing a marathon. Sometimes people who are physically challenged in some way will take until after sunset to complete the race, just to prove to themselves that they can. The fastest time ever recorded for a marathon was just over 123 minutes at the 2011 Boston Marathon.
no women has run 2 miles in 4 mins. heck no person has run 2 miles in 4 minutes. the fastest mile is 3:43.
Sam Wanjaru