The Greats of the Marathon – Women Rankings

The women athletes ranked here will have achieved the following, scored more than 100 points in the Time-to-Run scoring system as well as achieved at least 4 out of the criteria listed at the end of the points scoring system. The criteria consists of the following:...

Grete Waitz

With great pleasure we nominate the legendary Norwegian Grete Waitz, nine time winner of the New York City marathon and previous marathon world record holder to the Time-to-Run Hall of Fame. Grete Waitz will undoubtedly be remembered as the pioneer in women’s...

Lisa Ondieki

With great pleasure Time-to-Run nominates Lisa Ondieki, Australia’s greatest female distance runner to date. Winner of 2 Commonwealth Golds and an Olympic Silver medal. Who would have expected that when a 400m hurdler by the name of Lisa O’Dea, converted...

Rosa Mota

With great pleasure Time-to-Run nominates Portugal’s legendary Rosa Mota, championship runner supreme and a pioneer to women’s marathon running in her country, to the Hall of Fame. Rosa Mota finished her career with a personal best of 2Hr 23min , a great...
Joan Benoit

Joan Benoit

With great pleasure Time-to-Run nominates Joan Benoit of the USA, the winner of the first marathon to be held for women in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. The Maine Marvel, Joan Benoit. When it came to head to head marathon races, Benoit has proven to be the...