Courtesy of statistician K. Ken Nakamura, enjoy this history of the marathon. Nakamura breaks down all of the top performances ever run on a marathon course.

Be sure to watch the 2017 NN Rotterdam Marathon LIVE on FloTrack (United States and Canada)

Some Notes:
- Rotterdam is the 5th fastest marathon in the world based on the average of the ten fastest performances, 11th for women.

- The Rotterdam course record is held by Kenya's Duncan Kibet from 2009 (2:04:27) and Ethiopia's Tiki Gelena from 2012 (2:18:58)

- The fastest ever non-Boston marathon debut is held by Kenya's Dennis Kimetto from 2012 (2:04:16). Steeplechase star Paul Koech will be making his marathon debut in Rotterdam this weekend.

Check out all of the marathon numbers in the document below which includes a breakdown of the 2017 Rotterdam fields:

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