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This page is a WORK IN PROGRESS to determine what the stats are for the most sub-4 hour marathon (or 50K) finishes run by single individuals in their lifetimes. Ages are listed during the last update for each individual runner. Minimum 50 sub-4 marathons (or 50K's) to qualify. The purpose of this table is to list all marathon runners who have completed at least 100 lifetime sub-4 hour marathons (or ultras).

If you have updated stats on any of these runners, or if there are runners I have missed, please comment on this post. I would like to keep stats that are accurate. Thanks for your help!

Lifetime 100 Sub-4 Marathons
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Runners with a grey background are Retired.
(M) = Marathons | (U) = Ultramarathons | (I) = Ironmans
# Name Gender Age (Year) Country Sub-4's Total Notes Last Updated
1 Horst Preisler M 76 (1935) GER 615 1,761 (M)(U) Per Article 2012/01/14
2 Steve Edwards M 49 (1965) UK 500 587 (M) Per Article 2012/11/15
3 K-G Nyström M 75 (1938) SWE 420 800+ (M)(U) Per FB 2013/10/14
4 Chuck Engle M 43 (1971) USA 338 340 (M) Per Old Blog,
302 sub-3's		 2014/05/25
5 Roger Biggs M 66 (1948) UK 276 785 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/20
6 Gregg Walchli M 52 (1962) USA 275 289 (M)(U) Per FB,
65 sub-3:00's,
1 sub-4 50K,
1 sub-4 28.8M		 2014/08/08
7 Keith Panzer M 52 (1959) USA 230 262 (M)(U) Per MM,
3 sub- 3:00's,
Retired in 2011		 2011/04/18
8 Richard DeCample M 68 (1945) USA 208 300+ (M)(U) Per Conversation 2013/05/19
9 Chris Warren M 46 (1967) USA 208 236 (M)(U) Per MM,
25 sub-3:00s		 2014/06/01
10 Sim Jae-Duk M 44 (1968) KOR 207 240+ (M)(U) Per Article 2013/11/08
11 Gary Krugger M 28 (1985) USA 206+ 228+ (M)(U) Per MM,
122 sub-3:00's (2014/08/05)		 2013/10/06
12 Doug Kurtis M 61 (1952) USA 206 206 (M) Per FB,
201 sub-3's		 2013/10/20
13 Jon Mahoney M 62 (1952) USA 200 469 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/27
14 Mel Preedy M 79 (1933) USA 192 411 (M)(U) Per MM,
9 sub-3:00's		 2012/05/27
15 Tony Phillippi M 52 (1961) USA 186 247 (M)(U)(I) Per MM,
26 sub-3:00's		 2014/06/15
16 David Holmen M 53 (1961) USA 172 225 (M)(U) Per MM,
1 sub-3:00		 2014/07/26
17 Robert Toonkel M 39 (1975) USA 169 228 (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2014/05/04
18 Suzy Moore Seeley F 55 (1959) USA 165 202 (M)(U) Per Email 2015/02/28
19 Bob Dolphin M 84 (1929) USA 160 502 (M)(U) Per MM,
2 sub-4:00 50K's		 2014/04/05
20 Vincent Ma M 44 (1969) USA 158 404 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/08/02
21 Steve Walters M 35 (1980) USA 158 271 (M)(U) Per MM 2015/08/05
22 Robert Bishton M 63 (1950) USA 155 196 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/04/19
23 Robert Lopez M 47 (1966) USA 154 362 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/08/03
24 Keith Straw M 59 (1955) USA 145+ 266+ (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2014/07/26
25 Dane Rauschenberg M 37 (1976) USA 141 147 (M)(U) Per Blog 2014/07/26
26 Roy Pirrung M 65 (1948) USA 134 322 (M)(U) Per Email,
19 sub-4:00 50K's		 2014/05/24
27 Steve Boone M 65 (1949) USA 131 575 (M)(U) Per FB 2014/08/05
28 Nils Hjelle M 46 (1968) NOR 131 144 (M)(U) Per Email
1 sub-4:00 50K		 2014/09/16
29 Jim Boyd M 72 (1942) USA 130 357 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/06/07
30 Terry Sentinella M 49 (1964) USA 129 212 (M)(U) Per MM,
3 sub-3:00's		 2014/06/15
31 Clay Shaw M 61 (1951) USA 127 187 (M) Per FB 2014/08/05
32 Peter Dennett M 47 (1967) ENG 127 164 (M)(U)(I) Per Email 2014/10/22
33 Curtis Lintvedt M 66 (1947) USA 123 258 (M) Per Email 2013/11/17
34 Toby Skinner M ?? (19??) USA 120+ 120+ (M) Per Website,
120+ sub-3's,
Retired		 2009/08/07
35 Amy Yanni F 60 (1954) USA 117 134 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/27
36 Jeff Keady M 48 (1960) USA 115+ 115+ (M) Per Website,
115+ sub-3's,
Retired in 2008		 2008/11/27
37 Charlie Nelson M 62 (1951) USA 114 185 (M)(U) Per Athlinks & MG 2014/07/25
38 Joe Beyer M 51 (1962) USA 110 187 (M)(U) Per Email 2013/11/20
39 John Lent M 60 (1954) USA 109 164 (M)(U) Per FB 2014/08/06
40 Marc Frommer M 61 (1952) USA 109 118 (M)(U) Per FB 2014/05/31
41 Karsten Brown M 40 (1974) USA 108+ 118+ (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2014/05/25
42 Joe Bowman M 48 (1965) USA 107 114 (M)(U) Per Website & Athlinks & UltraSignup,
77 sub-3:00's		 2014/04/21
43 Mark Stodghill M 65 (1948) USA 106 322 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/26
44 Deo Jaravata M 49 (1965) USA 105 349 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/27
45 John Van Steenbergh M 46 (1966) USA 105 109 (M)(U) Per MM,
44 sub-3:00's		 2013/03/10
46 Steve Yee M 52 (1959) USA 104+ 162+ (M)(U) Per MM,
10 sub-3:00's		 2012/03/04
47 Craig Swanson M 59 (1954) USA 104 233 (M)(U) Per FB 2013/10/14
48 Jim Murray M 44 (1970) ENG 104 115 (M)(U)(I) Per Email,
30 sub-3:00's
3:25 PB Ironman		 2014/10/17
49 Bryan Baroffio M 56 (1958) USA 103 106 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/27
50 Benji Durden M 62 (1951) USA 101 104 (M) Per MM,
42 sub-3:00's		 2014/09/01
51 Gary Julin M 60 (1947) USA 100+ 100+ (M) Per Website,
100+ sub-3's,
Retired in 2007		 2007/05/06
52 Cade Remsburg M 41 (1973) USA 100 103 (M) Per MM 2014/10/11
53 Hideki "Kino" Kinoshita M 35 (1979) USA 100 189 (M)(U) Per MM 2015/03/22
Tatsunori Suzuki M 45 (1968) JPN 96 199 (M)(U) Per FB 2013/10/14
Gary Allen M 57 (1957) USA 95 99 (M)(U) Per MM,
68 sub-3:00's,
2 sub- 4:00 50K's		 2014/06/15
Steven "Thunder" Lee M 42 (1972) USA 92 116 (M)(U)(I) Per MM 2015/01/18
Kevin Hanna M 36 (1977) USA 91 148 (M)(U) Per Email 2013/10/20
Jeffrey Hill M 49 (1965) USA 89 110 (M)(U)(I) Per MM 2014/03/09
John Piggott M 48 (1965) USA 88+ 88+ (M) Per Athlinks 2014/02/02
Karl Leitz M 47 (1966) USA 87 99 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/08/05
John Everett M 53 (1960) USA 85 86 (M) Per FB 2014/08/04
Robert Cannava M 60 (1953) USA 85 86 (M) Per FB 2014/08/05
Allison Lassoe F 51 (1962) USA 83 127 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/07
Nadia Ruiz Gonzales F 29 (1984) USA 82 122 (M)(U)(I) Per MM 2014/07/27
Bekkie Wright F 51 (1962) USA 81 148 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/06/15
Mark Ott M 41 (1972) USA 80 100 (M)(U) Per Blog,
Retired in 2014		 2014/05/25
Alena Vinitskaya F 39 (1973) BLR 80 80 (M) Per Website & Athlinks,
80 sub-2:50's,
Retired in 2012		 2012/10/14
Glen Anderson M 47 (1966) USA 79 105 (M) Per MM 2014/07/27
Richard Mangold M 60 (1954) USA 78 81 (M)(U) Per FB 2014/08/06
Alicia Eno Juhl F 37 (1977) USA 75+ 78+ (M)(U) 2014/07/26
Traci Falbo F 42 (1971) USA 75 114 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/06/07
Tony Stafford M 35 (1979) USA 75 86 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/13
Bob Hearn M 48 (1965) USA 75 105 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/26
Robert Bens M 53 (1961) USA 75 76 (M) Per MM 2014/11/01
Jack McDermott M 45 (1969) USA 74+ 106+ (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2014/04/21
Sam Felsenfeld M 35 (1974) USA 73 79 (M)(U) Per MM 2010/10/10
Roni Kauri M 46 (1968) FIN 73 79 (M)(U) Per Email,
3 sub-3:00's		 2014/09/17
Irina Bogacheva F 44 (1961) KGZ 72 72 (M) Per Website & Athlinks,
72 sub-2:50's,
Retired in 2005		 2005/07/25
Kjell-Erik Stahl M ?? (19??) SWE 72 72 (M) Per Website & Athlinks,
71 sub-2:50's,
Retired in 1997		 1997/10/04
Gillian Horovitz F 48 (1955) ENG 70 73 (M) Per Website,
65 sub-2:50's,
Retired in 2003		 2003/11/15
Wioletta Kryza F 43 (1968) POL 70 70 (M) Per Website,
70 sub-2:50's,
Retired in 2012		 2012/05/07
Bruce Gilbert M 64 (1949) USA 70 79 (M)(U) Per MM
8 sub-3:00's		 2014/06/21
Brian Wright M 36 (1977) USA 69 89 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/10/05
Michael Smith M 51 (1963) USA 69 87 (M)(I) Per Email
2 sub-4 Ironmans		 2014/12/05
Tatiana Titova F 45 (1965) RUS 68 70 (M) Per Website,
68 sub-2:50's,
Retired in 2011		 2011/02/20
Mary Akor F 36 (1976) USA 66+ 66+ (M) Per Website,
66 sub-2:50's
Doping Ban 2013-2015		 2013/05/19
Michelle Walker F 45 (1969) USA 65 92 (M) Per MM 2014/07/24
Judit Nagy F ?? (19??) HUN 64+ 64+ (M) Per Website,
64 sub-2:50's,
Retired		 2013/03/16
David Dassey M 63 (1950) USA 63 114 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/05/25
Sung Ho Choi M 38 (1976) USA 62 65 (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2013/11/09
Kenny McCleary M 53 (1961) USA 62 66 (M) Per FB 2014/08/05
Valerie Kilcoin F 55 (1958) USA 62 75 (M)(I) Per MM 2014/07/27
Bekki Manville F 40 (1973) USA 62 73 (M)(U)(I) Per FB 2014/08/06
Jane Lanford F 59 (1955) USA 61 80 (M)(U) Per Email 2014/08/02
Anders Forselius M 46 (1967) SWE 60 129 (M) Per MM 2014/06/29
Debbie Cropper F 52 (1961) USA 60+ 60+ (M) Per Athlinks 2013/10/06
Tom Minichiello M 54 (1959) USA 60 60 (M) Per Email 2014/01/19
Jerry Greenwald M 46 (1967) USA 60 66 (M) Per MM 2014/05/04
Chihiro Tanaka F ?? (19??) JPN 59+ 59+ (M) Per Website,
59 sub-2:50's		 2013/03/16
Zander Ross M 54 (1959) USA 59+ 110+ (M)(U) Per MM 2013/11/03
Paul Grinvalds M 56 (1958) USA 58 69 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/08/04
Joe Legat M 47 (1966) USA 57 57 (M) Per Email 2014/07/01
Richard Ervais M 54 (1959) USA 57 123 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/27
Jerry Rief M 49 (1965) USA 57 58 (M)(U) Per Email,
55 sub-3:00's		 2015/02/21
Yoshiko Jo F 48 (1965) JPN 56 81+ (M)(U) Per FB 2013/10/16
Frank Livaudais M 37 (1974) USA 56+ 138+ (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2012/04/16
Aaron Braunstein M 36 (1977) USA 56 75 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/08/04
Sean Marchal M 47 (1967) USA 56 57 (M)(U) Per FB 2014/08/06
Bob Kennedy M 65 (1948) USA 55 110+ (M)(U)(I) Per Email 2013/11/22
Maria Trujillo F ?? (19??) USA 54+ 54+ (M) Per Website,
54 sub-2:50's		 2013/03/16
Rich Holmes M 64 (1949) USA 54 459 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/05/18
Steve Miller M 36 (1977) USA 54 65 (M) Per MM 2014/05/24
Brian Jones M 49 (1965) USA 54 54 (M) Per FB 2014/08/04
Alevtina Naumova F ?? (19??) RUS 53+ 53+ (M) Per Website,
53 sub-2:50's		 2013/03/16
Krystyna Kuta F ?? (19??) POL 53+ 53+ (M) Per Website,
53 sub-2:50's		 2013/03/16
Firiya Sultanova F ?? (19??) RUS 52+ 52+ (M) Per Website,
52 sub-2:50's		 2013/03/16
Ramilya Burangulova F ?? (19??) RUS 52+ 52+ (M) Per Website,
52 sub-2:50's		 2013/03/16
John Wayne Lui M 24 (1988) USA 52+ 100+ (M)
2013 RnR Marathon was Marathon 100,
He finished 50sub4		 2013/03/16
David Audet M 42 (1965) USA 51+ 51+ (M) Per Website,
51 sub-3:00's		 2007/XX/XX
Parvaneh Moayedi F 50 (1964) IRN 51 284+ (M) Per Athlinks 2014/03/02
Talva Parker F 39 (1974) USA 50+ 51+ (M) Per 50<4 & MG 2013/11/09
Julie Musselman F 47 (1966) USA 50 50 (M) Per Athlinks 2014/03/02
Aurica Buia F ?? (19??) ROM 50+ 50+ (M) Per Website,
50 sub-2:50's		 1990-2005
Albina Gallyamova F ?? (19??) RUS 50+ 50+ (M) Per Website,
50 sub-2:50's		 1989-2009
Gordon Bennett M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Robert Britain (Doug) M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Jim D'Haenens M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Tom Gerstle M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Jack Hauler M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Monica Huff F ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Richard Johnson M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
John Leonhart M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Bill Macy M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Andrea McGehee F ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Dan Shuff M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Mike Stluka M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Steve Supkoff M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Deb Thomford F ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Ben Yoder M ?? (19??) USA 50+ 50+ (M) Per 50sub4
Shannon Hays F 34 (1977) USA 49 52 (M) Per MM 2012/03/18
Benny Tam M 34 (1979) USA 49 59 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/05/04
Brian Hsia M 33 (1981) USA 49+ 63+ (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2014/06/28
Keith Schlottman M 50 (1965) USA 49 51 (M) Per MM 2014/07/27
Eddy Hellebuyck M ?? (19??) USA 47+ 47+ (M) Per Website,
47 sub-2:50's		 1983-2003
Aya Takeichi-Leitz F 47 (1977) JPN 37 55 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/05/25
Sophia Shi F 47 (1966) USA 46 101 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/19
Justin Gillette M 31 (1983) USA 44+ 130+ (M)(U) Per Athlinks 2014/08/01
Kim Gray F 38 (1974) USA 43 78 (M)(U) Per MM 2013/04/15
Heather Zeigler F 34 (1980) USA 39 90 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/07/19
Sue Mantyla F 59 (1955) CAN 36 66 (M) Per MM 2014/06/14
Stephanie Arango F 28 (1985) USA 33 79 (M)(U) Per MM 2013/04/27
Camille Herron M 32 (1981) USA 29 30 (M)(U) Per MM & MG,
29 sub-3:00's		 2014/07/13
Melissa (Missy) Peters F 39 (1975) USA 29 92 (M)(U) Per MM 2014/05/18
Michael Wardian M 38 (1974) USA 27+ 27+,
27 sub-3:00's		 (M)(U) Per Website 2012/11/14
Dave James M 36 (1978) USA ? ? He doesn't count his races 2014/08/05


Sources
Marathon Maniacs
100 Marathon Club North America
50<4 Marathon Club
50 States Marathon Club
Sub-3 Marathoner
Sub-3 Marathoner - Records
ARRS
MarathonGuide
Best Frequent Marathoners
Athlinks

4 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 6, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    Hi Kino, letting you know that I have run 70 sub-4 marathons and they were run between 1969 (Boston) and 2014 (Boston and Grandma's). 57 of the marathons were sub-3:30. I have run 74 total marathons plus 5 additional races of 50K or longer.
    Here is link to my list, sorted by finishing time http://www.marathonmaniacsdb.com/Maniacs/MyMarathons.asp?ManiacId=622&Sort=4
    This is interesting data, thanks for compiling.
    Bruce Gilbert, Olathe KS doublefastbruce@gmail.com

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    1. KinoSeptember 11, 2014 at 4:02 PM

      Hi Bruce,
      I have added you to the list. You have an impressive running resume!
      Cheers,
      Kino

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  2. UnknownMay 23, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    Hey Kino:

    I have 52 sub4s out of 60 marathons.

    Cheers... Jeff

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  3. UnknownApril 30, 2016 at 8:57 PM

    Update: 64 of 121 for David Dassey
    Thanks, Kino

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