Men’s Marathon Project Preview: With a Fast Course & Perfect Conditions, Sunday Could Be a Historic Day for US Marathoning December 17, 2020 In the annals of US distance running, a total of 21 men have broken 2:10 in the marathon, doing so a combined 56 times. There are only six races in history in which more than one American has broken 2:10. The list: Article continues below player Race 2012 Olympic Trials Meb Keflezighi (2:09:08), Ryan Hall (2:09:30), Abdi Abdirahman (2:09:47), Dathan Ritzenhein (2:09:55) 1983 Boston 1982 Boston 2002 Chicago 2010 Boston 2019 Boston Scott Fauble (2:09:09), Jared Ward (2:09:25) That list could be due for a major revision on Sunday. While the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the traditional marathon schedule — the three US-based World Marathon Majors (Boston, Chicago, New York) were all cancelled — it has also created opportunities that would not otherwise have existed. Like the Marathon Project.