Permanent Course Records
MEN, 1897–2011 |
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| Time | Course Distance (Years) | Name (Home) |
Date |
| 2:18:10 | 24 1/2 Miles (1897–1923) | Clarence H. DeMar (Melrose, MA) | 19 APR 1922 |
| 2:25:40 | 26 Miles, 209 Yards (1924–1926) | John C. Miles (Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia) | 19 APR 1926 |
Course found to be 176 yards short. |
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| 2:25:39 | 26 Miles, 385 Yards (1927–1950) | Yun Bok Suh (Korea) | 19 APR 1947 |
| 2:14:14 | 25 Miles, 1,232 Yards (1951–1956) | Antti Viskari (Finland) | 19 APR 1956 |
Course remeasured and found to be 1,183 yards short due to road construction since 1951. |
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| 2:18:58 | 26 Miles, 385 Yards (1957–1964) | Aurele Vandendriessche (Belgium) | 19 APR 1963 |
| Last race to finish on Exeter Street. | |||
| 2:08:52 | 26 Miles, 385 Yards (1965–1985) | Alberto Salazar (Wayland, MA) | 19 APR 1982 |
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Race finished in front of the Prudential Building. The starting line was moved back 389 yards to accommodate this finish. |
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| 2:03:02 | 26 Miles, 385 Yards (1986 –Present) | Geoffrey Mutai (Eldoret, Kenya) | 18 APR 2011 |
| Race finishes near the John Hancock Tower in Copley Square. | |||
WOMEN, 1972–2011 |
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| Time | Course Distance (Years) | Name (Home) |
Date |
| 2:22:43 | 26 Miles, 385 Yards (1972–1985) | Joan Benoit (Watertown, MA) | 18 APR 1983 |
| Race finished in front of the Prudential Building. | |||
| 2:20:43 | 26 Miles, 385 Yards (1986–Present) | Margaret Okayo (Kisii, Kenya) | 15 APR 2002 |
| Race finishes near the John Hancock Tower in Copley Square. | |||