Given that Haile Gebrselassie's world record time is currently 2hrs 3 mins and 59 seconds then his average speed while doing this was
V= D/T
V= 26.2 miles / 2 hrs 3 mins 59 secs
V= 26.2/ 123.9833333333 secs
V= 0.2097056055921... miles per secons
V= 0.2097056055921... x 60
V= 12.582336335528 miles per hour
so in summary, Haile Gebrselassie was running an average of 12.58 miles per hour when he set his world record in 2008
ben lowry is the worlds fastest runner ever
Fastest Time: 2:03:02 Geoffrey Mutai (4/18/11 Boston Marathon)
Moses Mosop of Kenya ran 2:03:06 at the 2011 Boston Marathon
the first fastest is usain bolt and in second is asafa Powell
Fastest Time: 2:03:02 (Geoffrey Mutai, 18APR2011 in the Boston Marathon) *World Record: 2:03:38 (Patrick Makau, 25SEP2011 in the Berlin Marathon)* not recognized by the IAAF as a World Record because it was run on a course with a net elevation loss.
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)
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.
It took Greg Billingham just over 7 days to complete the 2007 London marathon and 8 full days to complete the 2008 London marathon. He is the first person in the World to ever run a marathon in slow motion and really is the slowest runner in the World,
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.
Men: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 2:03:02 Women: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:15:25