Fastest men's marathons in history

Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum ran the second fastest men's marathon in history on Sunday in an astonishing performance in the London Marathon.

Here, AFP Sport lists the 10 fastest marathons:

2hr 01min 09sec: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 25/09/2022 -- Berlin

2hr 01:25: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) 23/04/2023 -- London

2hr 01:39: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 16/09/2018 -- Berlin

2hr 01:41: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 29/09/2019 -- Berlin

2hr 01:53: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) 4/12/2022 -- Valencia

2hr 02:37: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 28/04/2019 -- London

2hr 02:40: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 6/03/2022 -- Tokyo

2hr 02:48: Birhanu Legese (ETH) 29/09/2019 -- Berlin

2hr 02:55: Mosinet Geremew (ETH) 28/04/2019 -- London

2hr02:57: Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 28/09/2014 -- Berlin, Titus Ekiru (KEN) 16/05/2021 -- Milan