Black Male Marathon History

Black male marathoners who have run sub-2:37

1. Nathan Martin – 2:10:45 – Grandma’s Marathon – 4^th place – 2023
2. Herm Atkins – 2:11:52 – Nike OTC Marathon – 5^th place – 1979
3. Odis Sander – 2:14:01 – New York City Marathon – 15^th place – 1981
4. Darrell General – 2:14:42 – New Jersey Waterfront Marathon – 4^th place – 1989
5. Stephen Jones – 2:14:56 – California International Marathon – 14^th place – 2024
6. Eduardo Garcia – 2:17:06 – McKirdy Micro Marathon – 21^st place – 2023
7. Ricky Cox – 2:17:42 – Boston Marathon – 57^th place – 1983
8. Duriel Hardy – 2:17:58 – California International Marathon – 31^st place – 2023
9. Brandon Johnson – 2:18:13 – California International Marathon – 32^nd place – 2017
10. Joseph Gray – 2:18:45 – Boston Marathon – 17^th place – 2013
11. Charles Hillig – 2:19:23 – California International Marathon – 13^th place – 2011
12. Darryl Brown – 2:19:26 – Houston Marathon – 23^rd place – 2020
13. Zacchaeus Widner – 2:19:53 – Grandma’s Marathon – 44^th place – 2022
14. Arthur Hall – 2:22:07 – Boston Marathon – 45^th place – 1978
15. Victor Cary – 2:22:44 – San Francisco Marathon – 3^rd place – 1978
16. Roosevelt Cook – 2:23:36 – Rock ‘n Roll Arizona Marathon – 3^rd place – 2014
17. Moses Mayfield – 2:24:29 – Philadelphia Marathon – 1^st place – 1970
18. Rudy Robinson – 2:24:31 – Marine Corps Marathon – 3^rd place – 1986
19. Will Christian – 2:25:14 – Richmond Marathon – 6^th place – 2018
20. Johnnie Engelhardt – 2:25:19 – Carolina Marathon – 2^nd place – 1983
21. Frederick Gordon Jr. – 2:25:29 – Boston Marathon – 76^th place – 1978
22. Ted Corbitt – 2:26:44 – Shanahan (Philadelphia) Marathon – 1^st place – 1958
23. Coree Woltering – 2:26:44 – Chicago Marathon – 44^th place – 2016
24. Fay Bradley – 2:26:46 – Boston Marathon – 212^th place – 1983
25. Fred Ritcherson – 2:27:01 – Junior National AAU Marathon Championship – 1^st place – 1968
26. Louis Floyd – 2:27:20 – Tallahassee Marathon – 1^st place – 1993
27. Ronald Joseph – 2:28:31 – Big Bear Marathon – 3^rd place – 2019
28. Jessie Close – 2:28:41 – Tallahassee Marathon – 1^st place – 1992
29. Lucius Anderson – 2:29:14 – Marine Corps Marathon – 16^th place – 1985
30. Joseph Tyler – 2:29:17 – Boston Marathon – 8^th place – 1956 (*course was 1100 meters short)
31. John Piggott – 2:30:14 – Shamrock Marathon – 5^th place – 2003
32. Larry Smith – 2:30:33 – Boston Marathon – 16^th place – 1965
33. Ronald Chisholm – 2:30:43 – Heart of America Marathon – 1^st place – 1996
34. Tony Floyd – 2:31:12 – Detroit Free Press Marathon – 17^th place – 2024
35. Darryl Stewart – 2:31:56 – Washington D.C. Marathon – 4^th place – 1984
36. Oscar Moore – 2:32:08 – Pearl Harbor Memorial Marathon – 1^st place – 1964
37. Aaron Truesdale – 2:32:38 – California International Marathon – 220^th place – 2022
38. Benjamin Tucker – 2:32:54 – San Francisco Marathon – place unknown – 1977
39. Marquis Bowden – 2:33:31 – California International Marathon – 154^th place – 2024
40. Alex Grady – 2:33:35 – Berlin Marathon – 360^th place – 2023
41. Knox Robinson – 2:33:39 – Berlin Marathon – 156^th place – 2017
42. Orinthal Striggles – 2:34:04 – Tallahassee Marathon – 2^nd place – 2010
43. Derrick Jones – 2:34:05 – Wineglass Marathon – 1^st place – 2010
44. Trever Reed – 2:34:10 – Boston Marathon – 284^th place – 2023
45. Jon Rankin – 2:34:27 – California International Marathon – 42^nd place – 2010
46. Harry McCalla – 2:34:40 – Los Angeles Marathon – 11^th place – 1968
47. Jonathan Ladson – 2:35:12 – Big Sur Marathon – 3^rd place – 2024
48. Louis White – 2:35:53 – Boston Marathon – 4^th place – 1951
49. Brian Lindsey – 2:36:06 – Indianapolis Monumental Marathon – 52^nd place – 2021
50. James Pryde Jr. – 2:36:41 – Northern Central Trail Marathon – 4^th place – 1995
51. Mark Baugh – 2:36:47 – New York City Marathon – 143^rd place – 1984
52. Winthrope Wellington – 2:36:45 – Boston Marathon – 189^th place – 2021

Honorable Mention (sub-2:48)

53. Robert Jackson – 2:37:12 – Indianapolis Monumental Marathon – 90^th place – 2024
54. Barrett Hopper – 2:37:27 – Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon – 6^th place – 2001
55. Aaron Morris – 2:37:31 – Boston Marathon – 6^th place – 1919
56. Da’Rel Patterson – 2:37:31 – Big Bear Marathon – 6^th place – 2019
57. John Goff – 2:37:35 – Boston Marathon – 9^th place – 1921
58. Warren Elzy – 2:37:37 – Las Vegas Marathon – place unknown – 1989
59. Aaron Anderson – 2:38:13 – Berlin Marathon – 592^nd place – 2023
60. Errol Jones – 2:38:32 – Boston Marathon – 756^th place – 1981
61. Anthony M. Young II – 2:38:48 – California International Marathon – 432^nd place – 2023
62. Valentin Emmanuel – 2:38:51 – Boston Marathon – 380^th place – 2024
63. Al Williams – 2:39:12 – Road Runners Club National Marathon – 9^th place – 1967
64. Harold Harris – 2:39:31 – Windy City Marathon – 4^th place – 1964
65. Clifton Mitchell – 2:40:12 – Boston Marathon – 13^th place – 1921
66. Joel Hackett – 2:41:03 – Tokyo Marathon – 428^th place – 2024
67. Jerry Francois – 2:41:40 – Berlin Marathon – 218^th place – 2023
68. John Flamer – 2:42:16 – Yonkers Marathon – 8^th place – 1963
69. Richard Evans – 2:42:48 – Boston Marathon – place unknown – 1981
70. Steven Barnes – 2:42:54 – California International Marathon – 411^th place – 2019
71. Jared Beads – 2:42:xx – Boston Marathon – place unknown – 1974
72. Augustus “Gus” Johnson – 2:43:13 – Boston Marathon – 11^th place – 1936
73. Jimmy Borden – 2:43:56 – Yonkers Marathon – 6^th place – 1957
74. Lance Woods – 2:44:21 – Berlin Marathon – 1060^th place – 2023
75. Alfred Tucker – 2:44:50 – JFK Marathon – 102^nd place – 1994
76. Shaka Dukes – 2:45:26 – Boston Marathon – 1130^th place – 2023
77. Malcolm Peacock – 2:45:50 – Woodlands Marathon – 26^th place – 2021
78. Carmichael Caldwell III – 2:46:23 – Valencia Marathon – 2191^st place – 2023
79. Sid Howard – 2:46:27 – New York City Marathon – 608^th place – 1982
80. Michael Pulliam – 2:46:28 – America’s (Chicago) Marathon – place unknown – 1986
81. Leon Dreher – 2:46:58 – Shanahan (Philadelphia) Marathon – 3^rd place – 1962
82. Thomas Bailey (aka Tommie Runz) – 2:46:59 – Boston Marathon – 1323^rd place – 2023
83. Malik Jordan – 2:47:12 – Detroit Free Press Marathon – 39^th place – 2024
84. Remus Medley – 2:47:14 – Northern Central Trail Marathon – 4^th place – 2011
85. Phil McNeal – 2:47:14 – Quad Cities Marathon – 9^th place – 2014
86. Reginald Cross – 2:47:40 – Berlin Marathon – 1267^th place – 2023

Sub-3:00

87. Akil Defour – 2:48:19 – Berlin Marathon – 2032^nd place – 2024
88. Sean Hicks – 2:48:51 – Cheap Marathon – 11^th place – 2023
89. Deonta Pittman – 2:48:55 – Chicago Marathon – 1226^th place – 2024
90. Hagos Mesgoun – 2:48:57 – Chicago Marathon – 1231^st place – 2024
91. Philip King – 2:48:58 – Chicago Marathon – 1227^th place – 2023
92. Jason Phillips – 2:49:17 – Steamtown Marathon – 9^th place – 2018
93. Chandler Cole – 2:49:20 – Marine Corps Marathon – 122^nd place – 2024
94. Christopher Chandler – 2:49:33 – Chicago Marathon – 1315^th place – 2024
95. Bernard Lyles – 2:49:36 – Chicago Marathon – 165^th place – 1994
96. Terence Piggins – 2:49:48 – U.S. Air Force Marathon – 17^th place – 1999
97. William Sollers – 2:49:49 – Shamrock Marathon – place unknown – 1975
98. Daryl Murphy – 2:50:24 – Paris Marathon – 789^th place – 2024
99. Chris Dougé – 2:50:49 – Amsterdam Marathon – 441^st place – 2024
100. Julian Curry – 2:50:53 – Boston Marathon – 1357^th place – 2024
101. Omar Moore – 2:51:01 – Houston Marathon – 135^th place – 2016
102. Alphonzo Jackson – 2:51:04 – California International Marathon – 143^rd place – 1984
103. Joseph Shayne – 2:51:53 – Paris Marathon – 713^th place – 2022
104. Robert Denmark – 2:52:00 – SunTrust National Marathon – 33^rd place – 2011
105. Markelle Taylor – 2:52:00 – Boston Marathon – 1664^th place – 2022
106. Jarrhett Butler – 2:52:03 – California International Marathon – 706^th place – 2024
107. Isiah Johnson – 2:52:16 – Columbus Marathon – 107^th place – 2024
108. Corey Joyner – 2:52:54 – Chicago Marathon – 1112^nd place – 2022
109. Jambaar Stills – 2:52:57 – Shamrock Marathon – 29^th place – 2023
110. Christopher Bordenave – 2:52:57 – Tokyo Marathon – 1120^th place – 2024
111. Isaiah Douglas – 2:52:59 – Savannah Marathon – place unknown – 1992
112. Tunde Akinyeke – 2:53:26 – Berlin Marathon – 2810^th place – 2024
113. Mike Moreau – 2:53:39 – California International Marathon – 655^th place – 2018
114. Bjorn Trowery – 2:54:24 – Chicago Marathon – 2007^th place – 2024
115. Nigel McGregor – 2:54:25 – Chicago Marathon – 1971^st place – 2023
116. Richard Scott – 2:54:45 – Chicago Marathon – 1205^th place – 2019
117. Dylan Harwell – 2:55:09 – Revel White Mountains Marathon – 40^th place – 2024
118. Lionel Adams – 2:55:38 – Marine Corps Marathon – 212^th place – 2024
119. Christopher Howard – 2:55:49 – Berlin Marathon – 3297^th place – 2024
120. Samuel Weaver – 2:55:54 – Philadelphia Marathon – 103^rd place – 2024
121. Michael Rodgers – 2:56:02 – Boston Marathon – 882^nd place – 2010
122. Errol Daniels Jr. – 2:56:13 – Jacksonville Marathon – 31^st place – 2020
123. Olajuwon Core – 2:56:14 – Chicago Marathon – 2325^th place – 2024
124. Terry Williams – 2:56:15 – New York City Marathon – 1610^th place – 2024
125. Geraldt Stewart – 2:56:17 – California International Marathon – 924^th place – 2024
126. Justin Gerald – 2:56:25 – Chicago Marathon – 674^th place – 2015
127. David Sanders – 2:56:38 – Mesa Marathon -85^th place – 2023
128. Frank Martin – 2:56:41 – Boston Marathon – 25^th place – 1921
129. Damón Manning – 2:56:43 – Philadelphia Marathon – 285^th place – 2012
130. Joshua Potts – 2:56:45 – New York City Marathon – 1660^th place – 2024
131. Joe Robinson – 2:57:16 – Sri Chinmoy Marathon – 29^th place – 2024
132. Melvin Van Peebles – 2:57:33 – Skylon International Marathon – 165^th place – 1982
133. Michael Grier – 2:57:36 – Newport News One City Marathon – 11^th place – 2019
134. Jesse Determann – 2:58:03 – Berlin Marathon – 2007^th place – 2022
135. Edwin Peets – 2:58:20 – Skylon International Marathon – 180^th place – 1982
136. Aaron Potts – 2:58:22 – New York City Marathon – 1893^rd place – 2024
137. Edwin Caceres – 2:58:25 – Boston Marathon – 2871^st place – 2022
138. Larry Lewis – 2:58:37 – New Jersey Waterfront Marathon – place unknown – 1989
139. Glen Shane – 2:58:41 – New York City Marathon – 1463^rd place – 1981
140. Estus Barron – 2:58:43 – Boston Marathon – 2309^th place – 2015
141. Xavier McFadden – 2:59:25 – Shamrock Marathon – 60^th place – 2023
142. Maurice Pointer – 2:59:27 – Northern Central Trail Marathon – 6^th place – 2015
143. Ralph Cooke – 2:59:33 – Boston Marathon – place unknown – 2000
144. Eric Campbell – 2:59:37 – Pocatello Marathon – 7^th place – 2024