Ranking of Marathon Course Records as of 2014 season closing

Top 10 World's  Marathon Course Records as of close of 2014 season :

Pix source : Berlin Marathon



* World Marathon Majors races

Men
1) Berlin* ------- 2:02:57 (WR) - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 28 September 2014 
2) Boston* (not IAAF-record eligible) - 2:03:02 - Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 18 April 2011
3) Frankfurt --- 2:03:42 - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 30 October 2011 
4) Chicago* ----- 2:03:45 - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 13 October 2013 
5) Dubai -------- 2:04:23 - Ayele Abshero (ETH) 27 January 2012 
6) Rotterdam -- 2:04:27 - Duncan Kibet (KEN) 5 April 2009
7) London* ------ 2:04:29 - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 13 April 2014 
8) Paris --------- 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 6 April 2014
9) New York* --- 2:05:06 - Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 6 November 2011
10) Fukuoka --- 2:05:18 - Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 6 December 2009 


Women
1) London* ------ 2:15:25 (WR) - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 13 April 2003
2) Chicago* ----- 2:17:18 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 13 Oct 2002 
3) Rotterdam -- 2:18:58 - Tiki Gelana (ETH) 15 April 2012 
4) Berlin* ------- 2:19:12 - Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 25 September 2005
5) Dubai ------- 2:19:31 - Aselefech Mergia (ETH) 27 January 2012
6) Beijing ------ 2:19:39 - Sun Yingjie (CHN) 19 October 2003 
7) Seoul -------- 2:19:51 - Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 12 March 2006
8) Boston* (not IAAF-record eligible) - 2:20:43 15 April 2002
9) Helsinki ----- 2:20:57 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 14 August 2005 
10) Frankfurt - 2:21:01 - Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 28 October 2012