The current (as of 7 January 2010) world record holders are:
Men's
Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) - 2:03:59 (Berlin Marathon, 28 September 2008)
Women's
Pauls Radcliffe (United Kingdom) - 2:15:25 (London Marathon, 13 April 2003)
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The fastest marathon ever was run by Geoffrey Mutai(2:03:02) at the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2011. But because the legendary Boston course does not meet IAAF layout standards, the World Record belongs to Patrick Makau(2:03:38) recorded at the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2011.
The average mile split for the world record holder in the marathon is 4:43 per mile.
Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, while Svetlana Masterkova has the women's record of 4:12.56.
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The fastest recorded time for rowing 1km is around 2 minutes and 54 seconds, achieved by a highly trained and elite rower.
Florence Griffith-Joyner, known as Flo-Jo, holds the world record as the fastest pregnant woman. In 1988, she ran the 200m in 21.34 seconds, which remains the fastest time ever recorded.
Pheidippides is said to have died in 490 BC, shortly after completing his run from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the Greek victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The exact time of his death is not recorded.