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Countries with the Fastest Marathoners

Name the countries with the most runners who have run a marathon in less than 2 hours and 10 minutes.
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Last updated: September 24, 2018
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First submittedAugust 18, 2016
Times taken23,729
Rating4.35
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Best Time
Country
436
2:01:39
Kenya
174
2:03:03
Ethiopia
92
2:06:11
Japan
19
2:05:27
Morocco
17
2:04:58
United States
16
2:06:52
Spain
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Best Time
Country
16
2:06:21
United Kingdom
15
2:07:27
Eritrea
15
2:06:33
South Africa
12
2:07:22
Italy
12
2:08:01
Tanzania
10
2:07:19
Mexico
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 64
Aug 18, 2016
More time, please
Roger77024
+10
Level 59
Sep 22, 2016
Disagree - more time turns it into a speed-typing race. The test is knowing your athletics.
TheCrusher
+8
Level 73
Oct 23, 2017
Yet a marathon is a long-haul race... ;)
plattitude
+2
Level 88
Aug 23, 2016
For some reason this quiz made me feel bad, like I was profiling countries. Ah well.
someone2018
+3
Level 82
Nov 26, 2018
Well, I'll go there: Japan???
twained
+3
Level 59
Sep 22, 2016
Wow, that Kenya number is impressive.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 81
Sep 22, 2016
WOW is right. I knew before coming that Kenya and Ethiopia would dominate, but, by THAT much? Wow. Also, had no idea Japan had so many. I guess sumo wrestlers are faster than they look. They blow away 4th place but I had no idea.
AnkitMohan
+1
Level 30
Feb 17, 2019
lol ha ha
Rangifer
+1
Level 59
Sep 22, 2016
I know it's implied, but you should specify that it's the "men's" marathon times. Hope you can put together a women's quiz too.
wetblanket1
+14
Level 72
Sep 22, 2016
I don't see a reason to rename it as this quiz is inclusive of women who have run sub-2:10 marathon times.
Rangifer
+4
Level 59
Sep 22, 2016
Excellent point, thanks
TheQuizzler
+4
Level 62
Sep 22, 2016
Who would have ever guessed that Japan had that many successful marathoners? That is amazing.
Moosefight
+1
Level 67
Sep 22, 2016
Huh, maybe I should run a marthon.
MayaB
+3
Level 70
Nov 2, 2017
Sure, why not?! It's easy! Step 1: Start running. There's no step 2. ;)
PjotrL
+14
Level 70
Oct 1, 2018
There's step 3 and 4 and 5 and likely about 42.000 more :)
steb26
+1
Level 56
Sep 22, 2016
Ironic to see Greece isn't up there given that it's named after a Greek city.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 81
Sep 22, 2016
yeah and the Greek guy who ran that first marathon died from the exertion.
cornflakesfu
+12
Level 81
Nov 24, 2018
They learned their lesson early on ;)
someone2018
+2
Level 82
Nov 26, 2018
They made it a spectator sport to view other countries' misery after that.
pauleking
+1
Level 46
Jan 2, 2017
Uganda?
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 81
Nov 24, 2018
Kenya has more than the rest of the list combined. Ethiopia and Japan each have more than the next five countries on the list combined.
tshalla
+2
Level 70
Nov 26, 2018
And almost all their great runners are from the Kalenjin (and especially the Nandi) people. From Wikipedia:

"Since the mid-1960s, Kenyan men have earned the largest share of major honours in international athletics (track and field) at distances from 800 meters to the marathon; the vast majority of these Kenyan running stars have been Kalenjin. From 1980 on, about 40% of the top honours available to men in international athletics at these distances (Olympic medals, World Championships medals, and World Cross Country Championships honours) have been earned by Kalenjin."

RealDad12
+1
Level 61
Nov 26, 2018
To me, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania were the obvious ones.
mace0windu
+1
Level 66
Nov 27, 2018
I think you got it wrong with South Africa. 2:06:33 is Stephen Kiprotich's time in London Olympics Marathon. He is Ugandan.
90minutes
+1
Level 54
Nov 27, 2018
Missing France : 2 h 6 min 36 s Benoît Zwierzchiewski 6 avril 2003 Paris
secksmaster
+1
Level 58
Dec 2, 2019
Has there been 10= french runners?
ryunoske
+1
Level 35
Nov 27, 2018
nobody care about their real name...
edgarjx1
+2
Level 21
Jan 3, 2019
All I got was Ethiopia and Kenya, lol.
RedLightning
+1
Level 48
Mar 22, 2020
Same
CardinalSin
+2
Level 71
Feb 17, 2019
Good quiz. But, can somebody explain why USA was guessed more than Kenya? Even though Kenya appears to have more people in this list than the rest of the World put together? Also, I note that some were surprised by the Japanese. Shouldn't be when you consider their "national character". Dogged determination and giving up brings shame.
GeoDude
+1
Level 53
May 9, 2019
Because it's 3 characters (easy to type) and a lot of marathons are held here (big country with lots of cities). If I want to run a marathon I can just go down the street, or drive a little while. Or even just fly to Kenya if there's a marathon there, it's not that expensive. Harder for a Kenyan to get over here, I imagine.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 22, 2020
When people dont know, they type big countries that tend to show up on most quizzes
quizzer12345
+1
Level 24
Aug 6, 2019
Minor correction: At the Chicago Marathon 2018, Mo Farah (UK) ran a time of 2:05:11, so even faster than in London 2018.
cathlete
+2
Level 64
Oct 16, 2019
Can you update this? #sub2
stubart409
+2
Level 62
May 20, 2020
Kipchoge's time of 1:59:40 run in Vienna does not count as a world record. It was not a competitive race, but he was run through the 42km by groups of pace makers who changed every 5kms. He's still the world record holder though, and has currently won 12 of the 13 marathons he has raced in. For anyone wondering, he's the guy in the picture.
sammyasf
+1
Level 53
Mar 22, 2020
I thought of Eritrea, but the fact of how the population is relatively small to the other countries, I didn't think it would actually be an answer.
smartness77
+1
Level 38
Aug 5, 2020
done. 1min and 30 seconds left
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