Posted: January 5, 2006

Running: Marathons By Numbers/Times In 2005

New York Tops Largest Marathon List

From: www.ByJamesRaia.com

TOP 30 LARGEST U.S MARATHONS IN 2005

Race Men Women Total Percentage Change
New York City Marathon 24812 12060 36872 + 1.0
Chicago Marathon 18673 14322 32995 - 0.1
City of L.A. Marathon 12409 7576 19985 + 2.3
Marine Corps Marathon 11292 7805 19097 + 16.6
Boston Marathon 10894 6655 17549 + 4.8
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 8044 9069 17113 + 4.5
Twin Cities Marathon 4685 3068 7753 + 5.0
Walt Disney World Mar. 3880 3846 7726 - 17.6
Las Vegas Marathon 4540 3116 7656 + 333.5
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona 3827 3538 7365 - 22.3
Portland Marathon 3262 3939 7201 + 23.3
Grandma's Marathon 4344 2541 6885 + 2.0
Philadelphia Marathon 3824 2063 5887 - 6.5
Houston Marathon 3706 2021 5727 + 6.4
Freescale Marathon 3034 1930 4967 - 5.2
S.F. Chronicle Marathon 3123 1746 4869 + 82.7
Nike 26.2 & Half Mar. 409 4279 4688 + 97.6
St. George Marathon 2663 1947 4610 - 0.6
Columbus Marathon 2241 1545 3786 - 12.4
Cincy Flying Pig Mar. 2274 1467 3741 - 14.0
Country Music Mar. 2187 1502 3689 - 8.5
Det. Free Press Int. Mar. 2384 1169 3553 + 1.1
Richmond Marathon 2142 1390 3532 + 10.0
Calif. International Mar. 2036 1213 3249 + 9.7
Dallas White Rock Marathon 1969 1107 3076 + 28.1
Salt Lake City Marathon 1658 1247 2905 + 10.8
Big Sur International Mar. 1806 1065 2871 - 0.5
Vermont City Marathon 1424 1036 2460 + 8.5
Baltimore Marathon 1508 889 2397 + 1.9
Seattle Marathon 1407 841 2248 - 0.6

TOP 1O FASTEST WOMEN'S WINNING MARATHON TIMES IN '05

Deena Kastor
Chicago Marathon 2:21:25 5:24/mile 10/9/2005
Jelena Prokopcuka
New York City Marathon 2:24:41 5:31/mile 10/6/2005
Catherine Ndereba
Boston Marathon 2:25:13 5:33/mile 4/18/2005
Lyubov Denisova
City of Los Angeles Mar 2:26:11 5:35/mile 3/6/2005
Halina Karnatsevich
Grandma's Marathon 2:28:43 5:41/mile 6/18/2005
Lyudmyla Pushkina
Columbus Marathon 2:29:56 5:43/mile 10/16/2005
Lioumila Kortuguina
Dallas W. Rock Marathon 2:30:03 5:44/mile 12/11/2005
Dorota Gruca
Salt Lake City Marathon 2:30:07 5:44/mile 4/23/2005
Olesya Nurgalieva
Honolulu Marathon 2:30:24 5:44/mile 12/11/2005
Gete Wami
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2:30:55 5:46/mile 6/5/2005

TOP 10 FASTEST MEN'S WINNING MARATHON TIMES IN '05

Felix Limo
Chicago Marathon 2:07:02 4:51/mile 10/9/2005
Christopher Cheboibich
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2:09:17 4:56/mile 6/5/2005
Paul Tergat
New York City Marathon 2:09:30 4:57/mile 10/6/2005
Mark Saina
City of L.A. Angeles Mar. 2:09:35 4:57/mile 3/6/2005
Hailu Negussie
Boston Marathon 2:11:45 5:02/mile 4/18/2005
Stephen Kiogora
Las Vegas Marathon 2:11:56 5:02/mile 12/4/2005
Jimmy Muindi
Honolulu Marathon 2:12:00 5:02/mile 12/11/2005
Mikhail Khobotov
Freescale Marathon 2:12:38 5:04/mile 2/13/2005
Wesly Ngetich
Grandma's Marathon 2:13:18 5:05/mile 6/18/2005
Terefe Yae
Rock-N-Roll Arizona 2:14:24 5:08/mile 1/9/2005

© Copyright 2005, James Raia

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