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