| Comparison of 2005 Marathon Performances to 1980 Mean Finishing Times | |||||||||||||
| Sequence | Marathon | State | Total Field | Total Men | Sub-3:32:17 | Percent | Total Women | Sub-4:03:39 | Percent | ||||
| 10,000+ finishers (7 races) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | New York City | NY | 36856 | 24794 | 2727 | 11.0% | 12062 | 1742 | 14.4% | ||||
| 2 | Chicago | IL | 33003 | 18677 | 3334 | 17.9% | 14326 | 2594 | 18.1% | ||||
| 3 | Honolulu | HI | 24271 | 12787 | 576 | 4.5% | 11484 | 501 | 4.4% | ||||
| 4 | Los Angeles | CA | 20424 | 12588 | 603 | 4.8% | 7836 | 367 | 4.7% | ||||
| 5 | Marine Corps | DC | 18848 | 11161 | 879 | 7.9% | 7687 | 925 | 12.0% | ||||
| 6 | Boston | MA | 17549 | 10894 | 3330 | 30.6% | 6655 | 2325 | 34.9% | ||||
| 7 | Rock N' Roll (San Diego) | CA | 17113 | 8044 | 682 | 8.5% | 9069 | 881 | 9.7% | ||||
| Sub-total | 168064 | 98945 | 12131 | 12.3% | 69119 | 9335 | 13.5% | ||||||
| 5000-10,000 finishers (8 races) | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Las Vegas | NV | 8182 | 4826 | 572 | 11.9% | 3356 | 507 | 15.1% | ||||
| 9 | Twin Cities | MN | 7785 | 4701 | 692 | 14.7% | 3084 | 583 | 18.9% | ||||
| 10 | Disney | FL | 7718 | 3876 | 279 | 7.2% | 3842 | 247 | 6.4% | ||||
| 11 | Portland | OR | 7403 | 3291 | 584 | 17.7% | 4112 | 588 | 14.3% | ||||
| 12 | Rock N' Roll Arizona | AZ | 7365 | 3827 | 466 | 12.2% | 3538 | 537 | 15.2% | ||||
| 13 | Grandma's | MN | 6885 | 4344 | 766 | 17.6% | 2541 | 602 | 23.7% | ||||
| 14 | Philadelphia | PA | 5934 | 3847 | 1016 | 26.4% | 2087 | 788 | 37.8% | ||||
| 15 | Houston | TX | 5712 | 3701 | 592 | 16.0% | 2011 | 414 | 20.6% | ||||
| Sub-total | 56984 | 32413 | 4967 | 15.3% | 24571 | 4266 | 17.4% | ||||||
| 3000-5000 finishers (11 races) | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Austin | TX | 4964 | 3034 | 502 | 16.5% | 1930 | 366 | 19.0% | ||||
| 17 | San Francisco | CA | 4873 | 3125 | 379 | 12.1% | 1748 | 268 | 15.3% | ||||
| 18 | Nike 26.2 | CA | 4688 | 409 | 13 | 3.2% | 4279 | 372 | 8.7% | ||||
| 19 | St. George | UT | 4610 | 2663 | 661 | 24.8% | 1947 | 605 | 31.1% | ||||
| 20 | Columbus | OH | 3786 | 2241 | 574 | 25.6% | 1545 | 385 | 24.9% | ||||
| 21 | Cincinnati Flying Pig | OH | 3741 | 2274 | 349 | 15.3% | 1467 | 357 | 24.3% | ||||
| 22 | Country Music | TN | 3689 | 2187 | 295 | 13.5% | 1502 | 307 | 20.4% | ||||
| 23 | Detroit Free Press | MI | 3553 | 2384 | 533 | 22.4% | 1169 | 348 | 29.8% | ||||
| 24 | Richmond | VA | 3532 | 2142 | 431 | 20.1% | 1390 | 387 | 27.8% | ||||
| 25 | California International | CA | 3249 | 2036 | 619 | 30.4% | 1213 | 432 | 35.6% | ||||
| 26 | Dallas White Rock | TX | 3076 | 1969 | 319 | 16.2% | 1107 | 229 | 20.7% | ||||
| Sub-total | 43761 | 24464 | 4675 | 19.1% | 19297 | 4056 | 21.0% | ||||||
| 1000-3000 finishers (31 races) | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Salt Lake City | UT | 2905 | 1658 | 205 | 12.4% | 1247 | 230 | 18.4% | ||||
| 28 | Big Sur | CA | 2871 | 1806 | 209 | 11.6% | 1065 | 174 | 16.3% | ||||
| 29 | Vermont City | VT | 2460 | 1424 | 274 | 19.2% | 1036 | 317 | 30.6% | ||||
| 30 | Baltimore | MD | 2397 | 1508 | 178 | 11.8% | 889 | 161 | 18.1% | ||||
| 31 | Seattle | WA | 2248 | 1407 | 327 | 23.2% | 841 | 198 | 23.5% | ||||
| 32 | Las Vegas International | NV | 2188 | 1443 | 259 | 17.9% | 745 | 212 | 28.5% | ||||
| 33 | Mardi Gras | LA | 1966 | 1023 | 138 | 13.5% | 943 | 106 | 11.2% | ||||
| 34 | Long Beach | CA | 1928 | 1206 | 141 | 11.7% | 722 | 112 | 15.5% | ||||
| 35 | Lakefront | WI | 1876 | 1198 | 250 | 20.9% | 678 | 187 | 27.6% | ||||
| 36 | Oklahoma City | OK | 1800 | 1135 | 143 | 12.6% | 665 | 114 | 17.1% | ||||
| 37 | Miami | FL | 1762 | 1184 | 186 | 15.7% | 578 | 142 | 24.6% | ||||
| 38 | Mayor's Midnight Sun | AK | 1704 | 722 | 84 | 11.6% | 982 | 96 | 9.8% | ||||
| 39 | Bataan Memorial | NM | 1650 | 1183 | 9 | 0.8% | 467 | 3 | 0.6% | ||||
| 40 | Shamrock | VA | 1643 | 1026 | 168 | 16.4% | 617 | 133 | 21.6% | ||||
| 41 | Spirit of St. Louis | MO | 1607 | 1042 | 114 | 10.9% | 565 | 82 | 14.5% | ||||
| 42 | Cleveland | OH | 1600 | 1114 | 252 | 22.6% | 486 | 153 | 31.5% | ||||
| 43 | Napa Valley | CA | 1595 | 903 | 190 | 21.0% | 692 | 185 | 26.7% | ||||
| 44 | Memphis | TN | 1531 | 1010 | 199 | 19.7% | 521 | 118 | 22.6% | ||||
| 45 | Top of Utah | UT | 1512 | 784 | 140 | 17.9% | 728 | 153 | 21.0% | ||||
| 46 | Steamtown | PA | 1426 | 983 | 320 | 32.6% | 443 | 195 | 44.0% | ||||
| 47 | Maui | HI | 1425 | 740 | 48 | 6.5% | 685 | 64 | 9.3% | ||||
| 48 | Carlsbad | CA | 1391 | 796 | 147 | 18.5% | 595 | 93 | 15.6% | ||||
| 49 | New Jersey | NJ | 1360 | 875 | 146 | 16.7% | 485 | 133 | 27.4% | ||||
| 50 | Myrtle Beach | SC | 1346 | 890 | 174 | 19.6% | 456 | 106 | 23.2% | ||||
| 51 | Hartford | CT | 1221 | 772 | 114 | 14.8% | 449 | 105 | 23.4% | ||||
| 52 | Air Force | OH | 1216 | 909 | 134 | 14.7% | 307 | 58 | 18.9% | ||||
| 53 | Bayshore | MI | 1071 | 660 | 170 | 25.8% | 411 | 139 | 33.8% | ||||
| 54 | Bank of America | FL | 1051 | 687 | 144 | 21.0% | 364 | 118 | 32.4% | ||||
| 55 | Tucson | AZ | 1050 | 674 | 212 | 31.5% | 376 | 170 | 45.2% | ||||
| 56 | Kiawah Island | SC | 1021 | 602 | 154 | 25.6% | 419 | 116 | 27.7% | ||||
| 57 | Little Rock | AR | 1020 | 709 | 94 | 13.3% | 311 | 43 | 13.8% | ||||
| Sub-total | 51841 | 32073 | 5323 | 16.6% | 19768 | 4216 | 21.3% | ||||||
| 500-1000 finishers (45 races) | |||||||||||||
| 58 | Mad City | WI | 994 | 609 | 123 | 20.2% | 385 | 117 | 30.4% | ||||
| 59 | Cape Cod | MA | 976 | 618 | 177 | 28.6% | 358 | 132 | 36.9% | ||||
| 60 | Knoxville | TN | 914 | 642 | 95 | 14.8% | 272 | 55 | 20.2% | ||||
| 61 | Lincoln Allsport/National Guard | NE | 905 | 653 | 186 | 28.5% | 252 | 76 | 30.2% | ||||
| 62 | Green Bay | WI | 900 | 615 | 117 | 19.0% | 285 | 75 | 26.3% | ||||
| 63 | Pike's Peak | CO | 887 | 632 | 0 | 0.0% | 255 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||
| 64 | Des Moines | IA | 871 | 546 | 53 | 9.7% | 325 | 56 | 17.2% | ||||
| 65 | Ogden | UT | 862 | 514 | 103 | 20.0% | 348 | 87 | 25.0% | ||||
| 66 | Jacksonville | FL | 827 | 549 | 150 | 27.3% | 278 | 99 | 35.6% | ||||
| 67 | Rocket City | AL | 812 | 594 | 158 | 26.6% | 218 | 81 | 37.2% | ||||
| 68 | Maine | ME | 775 | 434 | 77 | 17.7% | 341 | 79 | 23.2% | ||||
| 69 | Akron | OH | 765 | 565 | 114 | 20.2% | 200 | 61 | 30.5% | ||||
| 70 | Marathon of the Palm Beaches | FL | 737 | 442 | 63 | 14.3% | 295 | 85 | 28.8% | ||||
| 71 | San Antonio | TX | 713 | 494 | 55 | 11.1% | 219 | 34 | 15.5% | ||||
| 72 | Fargo | ND | 707 | 437 | 66 | 15.1% | 270 | 55 | 20.4% | ||||
| 73 | Pacific Shoreline | CA | 705 | 471 | 89 | 18.9% | 234 | 61 | 26.1% | ||||
| 74 | Silicon Valley | CA | 701 | 504 | 93 | 18.5% | 197 | 42 | 21.3% | ||||
| 75 | Boulder Backroads | CO | 697 | 406 | 75 | 18.5% | 291 | 49 | 16.8% | ||||
| 76 | Charlotte's Thunder Road | NC | 686 | 487 | 95 | 19.5% | 199 | 44 | 22.1% | ||||
| 77 | Newport | OR | 676 | 347 | 97 | 28.0% | 329 | 76 | 23.1% | ||||
| 78 | Mercedes | AL | 674 | 466 | 72 | 15.5% | 208 | 43 | 20.7% | ||||
| 79 | Rochester | NY | 658 | 415 | 56 | 13.5% | 243 | 72 | 29.6% | ||||
| 80 | Self-Transcendence | NY | 642 | 343 | 65 | 19.0% | 299 | 33 | 11.0% | ||||
| 81 | Cowtown | TX | 637 | 452 | 63 | 13.9% | 185 | 37 | 20.0% | ||||
| 82 | SEAFAIR | WA | 630 | 398 | 78 | 19.6% | 232 | 64 | 27.6% | ||||
| 83 | Kona | HI | 621 | 202 | 16 | 7.9% | 419 | 12 | 2.9% | ||||
| 84 | Grand Rapids | MI | 615 | 415 | 120 | 28.9% | 200 | 65 | 32.5% | ||||
| 85 | Atlanta | GA | 607 | 465 | 80 | 17.2% | 142 | 43 | 30.3% | ||||
| 86 | Deseret Morning News/KJZZ TV | UT | 594 | 438 | 64 | 14.6% | 156 | 46 | 29.5% | ||||
| 87 | Whistle Stop | WI | 587 | 394 | 104 | 26.4% | 193 | 81 | 42.0% | ||||
| 88 | Sunburst | IN | 584 | 398 | 60 | 15.1% | 186 | 42 | 22.6% | ||||
| 89 | Mystic Places | CT | 577 | 374 | 83 | 22.2% | 203 | 74 | 36.5% | ||||
| 90 | Catalina | CA | 575 | 366 | 15 | 4.1% | 209 | 9 | 4.3% | ||||
| 91 | Fort Collins Old Town | CO | 566 | 331 | 90 | 27.2% | 235 | 72 | 30.6% | ||||
| 92 | Fox Cities | WI | 562 | 363 | 73 | 20.1% | 199 | 55 | 27.6% | ||||
| 93 | Kentucky Derby | KY | 562 | 396 | 67 | 16.9% | 166 | 39 | 23.5% | ||||
| 94 | Buffalo | NY | 547 | 379 | 77 | 20.3% | 168 | 41 | 24.4% | ||||
| 95 | Bay State | MA | 544 | 369 | 130 | 35.2% | 175 | 106 | 60.6% | ||||
| 96 | Avenue of the Giants | CA | 542 | 305 | 49 | 16.1% | 237 | 46 | 19.4% | ||||
| 97 | Wineglass | NY | 536 | 326 | 72 | 22.1% | 210 | 62 | 29.5% | ||||
| 98 | Lakeshore | IL | 529 | 366 | 35 | 9.6% | 163 | 24 | 14.7% | ||||
| 99 | Lake Tahoe | CA | 523 | 318 | 23 | 7.2% | 205 | 15 | 7.3% | ||||
| 100 | Frederick | MD | 521 | 364 | 83 | 22.8% | 157 | 45 | 28.7% | ||||
| 101 | Mount Desert Island | ME | 510 | 264 | 49 | 18.6% | 246 | 25 | 10.2% | ||||
| 102 | Delaware | DE | 507 | 361 | 52 | 14.4% | 146 | 31 | 21.2% | ||||
| Sub-total | 30560 | 19827 | 3662 | 18.5% | 10733 | 2546 | 23.7% | ||||||
| 100-500 finishers (129 races) | |||||||||||||
| 103 | Harrisburg | PA | 496 | 340 | 98 | 28.8% | 156 | 54 | 34.6% | ||||
| 104 | Capital City | WA | 485 | 292 | 68 | 23.3% | 193 | 64 | 33.2% | ||||
| 105 | Bizz Johnson Trail | CA | 471 | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | 197 | 43 | 21.8% | ||||
| 106 | Indianapolis | IN | 459 | 326 | 53 | 16.3% | 133 | 27 | 20.3% | ||||
| 107 | Lewis & Clark | MO | 453 | 274 | 42 | 15.3% | 179 | 39 | 21.8% | ||||
| 108 | Kansas City | MO | 447 | 283 | 30 | 10.6% | 164 | 31 | 18.9% | ||||
| 109 | North Olympic Discovery | WA | 432 | 233 | 28 | 12.0% | 199 | 48 | 24.1% | ||||
| 110 | Deadwood Mickelson Trail | SD | 429 | 269 | 31 | 11.5% | 160 | 26 | 16.3% | ||||
| 111 | Erie | PA | 428 | 302 | 58 | 19.2% | 126 | 39 | 31.0% | ||||
| 112 | Steamboat | CO | 421 | 225 | 25 | 11.1% | 196 | 42 | 21.4% | ||||
| 113 | Big-D Texas | TX | 420 | 275 | 28 | 10.2% | 145 | 22 | 15.2% | ||||
| 114 | Quad Cities | IL | 414 | 283 | 40 | 14.1% | 131 | 30 | 22.9% | ||||
| 115 | Wichita | KS | 400 | 264 | 51 | 19.3% | 136 | 41 | 30.1% | ||||
| 116 | Long Island | NY | 391 | 311 | 47 | 15.1% | 80 | 24 | 30.0% | ||||
| 117 | Towpath | OH | 370 | 259 | 58 | 22.4% | 111 | 29 | 26.1% | ||||
| 118 | Yakima River Canyon | WA | 366 | 244 | 45 | 18.4% | 122 | 28 | 23.0% | ||||
| 119 | Ocean City | MD | 364 | 244 | 25 | 10.2% | 120 | 22 | 18.3% | ||||
| 120 | Marshall University | WV | 361 | 269 | 61 | 22.7% | 92 | 29 | 31.5% | ||||
| 121 | Grandfather Mountain | NC | 359 | 275 | 42 | 15.3% | 84 | 16 | 19.0% | ||||
| 122 | Santa Clarita | CA | 353 | 259 | 38 | 14.7% | 94 | 23 | 24.5% | ||||
| 123 | Mohawk-Hudson River | NY | 352 | 234 | 97 | 41.5% | 118 | 57 | 48.3% | ||||
| 124 | Tecumseh Trail | IN | 349 | 255 | 13 | 5.1% | 94 | 2 | 2.1% | ||||
| 125 | Florida Gulf Beaches | FL | 338 | 231 | 57 | 24.7% | 107 | 28 | 26.2% | ||||
| 126 | Equinox | AK | |||||||||||