Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe tops the list of runners with the fastest time in 2025 after clocking 2:02:16 in Berlin earlier this month, while two other men posted sub-2:03 times to follow the 30-year-old in the rankings.
After clocking 2:02:27 in London in April, Sawe, the 2023 Half Marathon World Champion, returned to the road on September 21 to post his world-leading time and improve his season best.
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Meanwhile, Jacob Kiplimo, a four-time world champion, owns the second-fastest time this year with 2:02:23. The 25-year-old Ugandan runner first posted 2:03:37 in London on April 27 to improve his personal best and national record before clocking his new PB and country’s best in Chicago in September.
Also breaking the 2:03 barrier this year is John Kipkosgei of Kenya, who clocked 2:02:24 in Valencia, while Tadese Takele of Ethiopia with 2:03:23 and Kenya’s Geofry Kipchumba with 2:03:30 rounded out the top five fastest marathon runners in 2025.
Top 20 Fastest Marathon Times in 2025
- Sabastian Sawe, Kenya, 2:02:16 – Berlin
- Jacob Kiplimo, Uganda, 2:02:23 – Chicago
- John Kipkosgei, Kenya, 2:02:24 – Valencia
- Tadese Takele, Ethiopia, 2:03:23 – Tokyo
- Geofry Kipchumba, Kenya, 2:03:30 – Amsterdam
- Amos Kipruto, Kenya, 2:03:46 – Hamburg
- Deresa Geleta, Ethiopia, 2:03:51 – Tokyo
- Vincent Ngetich, Kenya, 2:04:00 – Tokyo
- Philemon Kiplimo, Kenya, 2:04:01 – Hamburg
- Amanal Petros, Germany, 2:04:03 – Valencia
- Tesfaye Deriba, Ethiopia, 2:04:13 – Barcelona
- Tsegaye Getachew, Ethiopia, 2:04:18 – Amsterdam
- Getaneh Tamire, Ethiopia, 2:04:19 – Amsterdam
- Alexander Mutiso, Kenya, 2:04:20 – London
- Abdi Nageeye, Netherlands, 2:04:20 – London
- Awet Nftalem Kibrab, Norway, 2:04:24 – Valencia
- Erick Sang, Kenya, 2:04:30 – Hamburg
- Geoffrey Kamworor, Kenya, 2:04:33 – Rotterdam
- Gabriel Gerald Geay, Tanzania, 2:04:36 – Amsterdam
- Alex Masai, Kenya, 2:04:37 – Chicago
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