Table 4.
Master world records in marathon running following World Master Athletics
| Age group | Time (h:min:s) | Name | Nationality | Age (years) |
Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 35 | 2:03:59 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 35 | 28/09/2008 | Berlin, GER |
| M 40 | 2:08:46 | Andres Espinosa | MEX | 40 | 28/09/2003 | Berlin, GER |
| M 45 | 2:15:51 | Kjell-Erik Stahl | SWE | 45 | 29/09/1991 | Berlin, GER |
| M 50 | 2:19:29 | Titus Mamabolo | RSA | 50 | 20/07/1991 | Durban, RSA |
| M 55 | 2:25:56 | Piet van Alphen | NED | 55 | 19/04/1986 | Rotterdam, NED |
| M 60 | 2:36:30 | Yoshihisa Hosaka | JPN | 60 | 01/02/2009 | Beppu City, JPN |
| M 65 | 2:41:57 | Derek Turnbull | NZL | 65 | 12/04/1992 | London, GBR |
| M 70 | 2:54:48 | Ed Whitlock | CAN | 73 | 26/09/2004 | Toronto, CAN |
| M 75 | 3:04:54 | Ed Whitlock | CAN | 76 | 15/04/2007 | Rotterdam, NED |
| M 80 | 3:15:54 | Ed Whitlock | CAN | 80 | 16/10/2011 | Toronto, CAN |
| M 85 | 3:56.38 | Ed Whitlock | CAN | 85 | 16/10/2016 | Toronto, CAN |
| M 90 | 6:46:34 | Ernest Van Leeuwen | USA | 92 | 06/03/2005 | Los Angeles, USA |
Note: Data are taken from www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/nonstadiamen.pdf.