Top 10 Women's Marathon Runners of all time as of Dec 2011

1) 2:15:25 (WR) - Paula Radcliffe
2) 2:18:20 - Liliya Shobukhova
3) 2:18:47 - Catherine N'dereba
4) 2:19:12 - Mizuki Noguchi
5) 2:19:19 - Irina Mikitenko
5) 2:19:19 - Mary Keitany
7) 2:19:36 - Deena Kastor
8) 2:19:39 - Sun Ying Jie 孙英杰
9) 2:19:41 - Yoko Shibui
10) 2:19:44 - Florence Kiplagat


Ranking of World's fastest women's marathoners in history as of December 2011:

1) 2:15:25 (WR) - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - London 2003 Apr 13
2) 2:18:20 - Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) - Chicago 2011 Oct 9
3) 2:18:47 - Catherine N'dereba (KEN) - Chicago 2001 Oct 7
4) 2:19:12 - Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) - Berlin 2005 Sept 25
5) 2:19:19 - Irina Mikitenko (GER) - Berlin 2008 Sept 28
5) 2:19:19 - Mary Keitany (KEN) - London 2011 Apr 17
7) 2:19:36 - Deena Kastor (USA) - London 2006 Apr 23
8) 2:19:39 - Sun Ying Jie 孙英杰 (CHN) - Beijing 2003 Oct 19
9) 2:19:41 - Yoko Shibui (JPN) - Berlin 2004 Sept 26
10) 2:19:44 - Florence Kiplagat (KEN) - Berlin 2011 Sept 25