New! The Sub 2:30 Marathon Poster

by Sally Bergesen

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Last year, in the spirit of celebrating women’s achievement in sport, we published the 4:30 Poster: a list of all the U.S. women who had broken the incredible barrier of a sub 4:30 mile. We plan to update and re-publish that list every year in the fall.

While we love the mile, we also look to the marathon. And with all due respect to Breaking2 and the energy around the possibility of a male runner breaking the 2:00 barrier for 26.2, we asked: what is the benchmark we can call out for women? What is a finish time considered exceptional for women in terms of performance and speed?

We present you with the new 2:30 marathon poster, including all the U.S. women who have broken the mark - including our very own Kara Goucher and Allie Kieffer. To them, and to every woman who takes on the marathon - at any pace or finish time - we salute you. And we salute the tradition of tradition.

Our limited edition 2:30 poster ships free with all web orders starting today! While supplies last.

2006	Deena Kastor	London	2:19:36
2017	Jordan Hasay	Chicago	2:20:57
2014	Shalane Flanagan	Berlin	2:21:14
1985	Joan Benoit	Chicago	2:21:21
2018	Amy Cragg	Tokyo	2:21:36
2011	Desireé Linden	Boston	2:22:38a
2011	Kara Goucher	Boston	2:24:52a
2017	Laura Thweatt	London	2:25:38
2010	Magdalena Lewy Boulet	Rotterdam	2:26:22
1983	Julie Brown	Los Angeles	2:26:26
1991	Kim Jones	Boston	2:26:40a
2017	Serena Burla	Osaka	2:26:53
2002	Marla Runyan	New York City	2:27:10
2012	Renee Baillie	Chicago	2:27:17
2017	Sara Hall	Frankfurt	2:27:21
1991	Francie Larrieu-Smith	London	2:27:35
1981	Patti Catalano	Boston	2:27:51a
1996	Olga Appell	Minneapolis-St. Paul	2:27:59
2003	Colleen de Reuck	Chicago	2:28:01
2016	Molly Huddle	New York City	2:28:13
1989	Lisa Weidenbach	Chicago	2:28:15
1997	Christine McNamara	London	2:28:18
1999	Libbie Hickman	Chicago	2:28:34
2015	Kellyn Taylor	Houston	2:28:40
1990	Maria Trujillo	Boston	2:28:53a
2014	Annie Bersagel	Düsseldorf	2:28:59
2003	Deeja Youngquist	Chicago	2:29:01
1993	Kristy Johnson	Houston	2:29:05
2005	Blake Russell	Chicago	2:29:10
2016	Lindsay Flanagan	Frankfurt	2:29:28
2006	Jennifer Rhines	Roma	2:29:32
2011	Stephanie Bruce	Houston	2:29:35
1991	Cathy O'Brien	Los Angeles	2:29:38
2017	Allie Kieffer	New York City	2:29:39
2012	Janet Bawcom	Houston	2:29:45
1988	Margaret Groos	Pittsburgh	2:29:50
1996	Jenny Spangler	Columbia	2:29:54
2011	Clara Grandt	Boston	2:29:54a

Don't forget to check back! We will continue to update.

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