Marathon Record Tables

Marathon Best Performances/Records

The marathon has been a part of the modern Olympics since their founding in 1896, although women were only allowed to participate from 1984.

The distance did not become fixed until 1921, when the 42.195km used at the 1908 Olympics was adopted as the official standard. Prior to the this the distance varied from 40km to 42.75km.

Where Centre records are better performances than National or World records, this likely indicates that the athlete either failed to apply for the record within the application window or was unable to meet the stricter paperwork requirements. More recent records could still be in the processing stage at World or National level.

Note: Athletes move. Wellington records applicable to athletes registered to Wellington at time of performance. Island championship records applicable to athletes registered to that island at time of performance. NZ records applicable to athletes registered appropriately to NZMA at time of performance. Oceania championship records applicable to athletes registered to OMA at time of performance. World records quote national affiliation of athlete at time of performance.

Prior to the September 2016 agreement on shared membership between Athletics New Zealand and New Zealand Masters Athletics, only those masters athletes who had joined NZMA were eligible to claim records. Now domestic Masters Records can be claimed by both ANZ and NZMA members.

	Wellington	NZ National	World
M35	2:18:30 Nick Horspool (2018)	2:18:30 Nick Horspool (2018)	2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie ETH (2008)
M40	2:23:47 K Jury	2:11:18 Jack Foster (1974)	2:06:25 Ayad Lamdassem El Mouhchin ESP (2022)
M45	2:27:33 Roger Robinson (1984)	2:27:33 Roger Robinson (1984)	2:14:23 Bernard Lagat USA (2020)
M50	2:28:02 Roger Robinson (1989)	2:28:02 Roger Robinson (1989)	2:19:29 Titus Mamabolo RSA (1991)
M55	2:44:29 Paul Hewitson (2022)	2:42:00 Derek Turnbull (1985)	2:25:56 Piet van Alphen NED (1986)
M60	3:04:44 Ellis Goodyear	2:42:31 Derek Turnbull (1987)	2:36:30 Yoshihisa Hosaka JPN (2009)
M65	3:18:37 Brian Hayes (2012)	2:41:57 Derek Turnbull (1992)	2:41:57 Derek Turnbull NZL (1992)
M70	3:28:32 Ellis Goodyear	3:15:58 Derek Turnbull (1997)	2:54:19 Joseph Schoonbroodt BEL (2022)
M75	no record	3:40:24 Win Nelmes (1989)	3:04:54 Ed Whitlock CAN (2007)
M80	no record	4.43.51 Sid Pavett (2014)	3:15:54 Ed Whitlock CAN (2011)
M85	no record	no record	3:56:38 Ed Whitlock CAN (2016)
M90	no record	no record	6:46:34 Ernest Van Leeuwen USA (2005)
	Wellington	NZ National	World

	Wellington	NZ National	World
W35	2:50:39 Ingrid Cree (2022)	2:34.31 M O'Connor (1991)	2:19:19 Irina Mikitenko GER (2008)
W40	2:34:39 Bernie Portenski (1992)	2:34:39 Bernie Portenski (1992)	2:22:27 Marlya Konovalova RUS (2015)
W45	2:43:38 Bernie Portenski	2:41:15 Sally Gibbs (2012)	2:29:00 Tatyana Pozdnyakova UKR (2002)
W50	3:11:42 Vickie Humphries (2014)	2:42:59 Sally Gibbs (2013)	2:31:05 Tatyana Pozdnyakova UKR (2005)
W55	3:56:19 Betty Harp (2019)	2:53:20 Sally Gibbs(2018)	2:48:06 Krisha Stanton AUS (2022)
W60	3:01:30 Bernie Portenski (2010)	3:01:30 Bernie Portenski (2010)	2:52.13 Mariko Yeugeta JPN (2021)
W65	3:47:05 Michele Allison (2021)	3:47:05 Michele Allison (2021)	3:07:51 Kimi Ushiroda JPN (2019)
W70	no record	4:22:41 Judith Bradshaw (2022)	3:35:29 Helga Miketta GER (2013)
W75	no record	5:41.12 Clasina Van der Veeken (2007)	3:53:42 Yoko Nakano JPN (2012)
W80	no record	no record	4:11:45 Yoko Nakano JPN (2017)
W85	no record	no record	5:14:26 Betty Jean McHugh CAN (2012)
W90	no record	no record	8:53:08 Mavis Lindgren USA (1997)
	Wellington	NZ National	World

World Records from World Masters Athletics as at 3 February 2023.

Oceania Championship Records from Oceania Athletics as at September 2019.

NZ Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

NZMA Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

South Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at February 2023.

North Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at January 2023.

Wellington Records as at 7 May 2023.