Si vous ne le savez toujours pas, les sports d’endurance ont la fâcheuse tendance a avoir l’incapacité de rassembler les meilleurs coureurs à la même course. Par le fait qu’il faut une longue préparation pour courir un marathon, ils doivent se réserver à 2 courses par an alors qu’il y a plus d’une dizaine d’évènements marquant. Le seule incontournable pour ces coureurs, c’est d’être Olympien. Avec le suprématie de l’Afrique de l’est dans cette distance, le simple d’avoir son billet pour Londres est gage de sécurité pour les américains.
Contrairement aux autres pays qui imposent des temps pour se qualifier comme le Canada où seuls Coolsaet et Gill ont atteint, les États-unis donneront les 3 spots pour les 3 premiers du marathon de samedi qui se tiendra à Houston au Texas.
Chez les hommes, ont devait avoir un choc de 4 titans, Meb Keflezighi, vainqueur du marathon de New York en 2009 et vice champion olympique en 2004, Ryan Hall, Olympien et qui est le seul américain à avoir couru sub 2:05 (Boston 2011), Dathan Ritzenhein (aka Ritz), Olympien en 2008 (9e) et protégé du Oregon Project (Nike) et Gallen Rupp, le phénomène et aussi protégé du Oregon Project, qui a cassé le record américain du 10 000m cette année avec 26:48. Il a surpris tout le monde en souhaitant s’aligner sur le marathon. Il a d’ailleurs affirmé sa volonté de courir les deux distances à Londres.
Et comme tout évènement majeur, il y a des sagas qui se sont joints. Gallen Rupp aurait décidé de ne plus courir le marathon samedi dernier, parce qu’il aurait peur que sa récupération le freine dans sa préparation pour le 10 000m. Cela reste assez étrange comme décision dernière minute lorsqu’on sait toute la préparation que prend un marathon. Et deuxième saga croustillante, Meb aurait avoué avoir souffert d’une infection au pied a cause d’un ouvreur de narines. Pour résumer rapidement, il utilise généralement ce petit autocollant qu’on place sur le nez. Il le met dans ses chaussures avant la course pour ne pas l’oublier (hygiène?), malheureusement, le jour de la course, il a mis ses pieds dans ses chaussures sans le reprendre… après 1 miles dans la course, il s’est rendu compte de la situation et a terminé la course malgré le morceau de plastique dans sa chaussure… Quelques semaines plus tard, infection. Est-ce une excuse face à une contre performance possible sachant que le marathon de New York était il y a seulement 2 mois? Possible.
| Rk | Time | Name | Std | Race | Date | Location |
| 1 | 2:04:58 | Ryan Hall (CA) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/18/11 | Boston MA USA |
| 2:08:04 | Ryan Hall (CA)(2) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/9/11 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 2:08:41 | Ryan Hall (CA)(3) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/19/10 | Boston MA USA | |
| 2 | 2:09:13 | Meb Keflezighi (CA) | A | ING New York City Marathon | 11/6/11 | New York NY USA |
| 2:09:15 | Meb Keflezighi (CA)(2) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA | |
| 2:09:21 | Meb Keflezighi (CA)(3) | A | Flora London Marathon | 4/26/09 | London GBR | |
| 2:09:26 | Meb Keflezighi (CA)(4) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/19/10 | Boston MA USA | |
| 2:09:40 | Ryan Hall (CA)(4) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/20/09 | Boston MA USA | |
| 3 | 2:10:00 | Dathan Ritzenhein (OR) | A | Flora London Marathon | 4/26/09 | London GBR |
| 4 | 2:10:36 | Brett Gotcher (AZ) | A | Chevron Houston Marathon | 1/17/10 | Houston TX USA |
| 2:10:36 | Ryan Hall (CA)(5) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA | |
| 5 | 2:11:06 | Jason Hartmann (OR) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/10/10 | Chicago IL USA |
| 6 | 2:11:30 | Nick Arciniaga (AZ) | A | Chevron Houston Marathon | 1/30/11 | Houston TX USA |
| 2:11:38 | Meb Keflezighi (CA)(5) | A | ING New York City Marathon | 11/7/10 | New York NY USA | |
| 7 | 2:11:46 | Ed Moran (VA) | A | ING New York City Marathon | 11/6/11 | New York NY USA |
| 2:11:48 | Nick Arciniaga (AZ)(2) | A | Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon San Diego | 6/6/10 | San Diego CA USA | |
| 2:12:09 | Jason Hartmann (CO)(2) | A | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | 10/4/09 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 2:12:33 | Dathan Ritzenhein (OR)(2) | A | ING New York City Marathon | 11/7/10 | New York NY USA | |
| 8 | 2:12:34 | Jason Lehmkuhle (MN) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/19/10 | Boston MA USA |
| 9 | 2:13:00 | Jorge Torres (CO) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA |
| 10 | 2:13:12 | Jeffrey Eggleston (AZ) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 11 | 2:13:28 | Matt Gabrielson (MN) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 2:13:40 | Jason Lehmkuhle (MN)(2) | A | Virgin London Marathon | 4/17/11 | London GBR | |
| 2:13:46 | Nick Arciniaga (MI)(3) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA | |
| 12 | 2:13:47 | Antonio Vega (MN) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/19/10 | Boston MA USA |
| 13 | 2:13:51 | Josh Cox (CA) | A | California International Marathon | 12/6/09 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 14 | 2:14:00 | Abdi Abdirahman (AZ) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA |
| 15 | 2:14:02 | Sergio Reyes (CA) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 16 | 2:14:07 | Justin Young (CO) | A | California International Marathon | 12/5/10 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 2:14:09 | Jeffrey Eggleston (NY)(2) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 17 | 2:14:17 | Ryan Bak (OR) | A | California International Marathon | 12/4/11 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 18 | 2:14:23 | Patrick Rizzo (CO) | A | Pan American Games Marathon | 10/30/11 | Guadalajara MX |
| 19 | 2:14:27 | Mike Sayenko (WA) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/10/10 | Chicago IL USA |
| 2:14:32 | Jeffrey Eggleston (AZ)(3) | A | P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon | 1/17/10 | Phoenix AZ USA | |
| 2:14:39 | Jason Lehmkuhle (MN)(3) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA | |
| 20 | 2:14:39 | Luke Humphrey (MI) | A | Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon | 6/5/11 | San Diego CA USA |
| 21 | 2:14:55 | Mike Morgan (MI) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/10/10 | Chicago IL USA |
| 2:14:57 | Jorge Torres (CO)(2) | A | ING New York City Marathon | 11/7/10 | New York NY USA | |
| 22 | 2:15:06 | Tim Nelson (OR) | A | ING New York City Marathon | 11/7/10 | New York NY USA |
| 23 | 2:15:13 | Christopher Raabe (DC) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/20/09 | Duluth MN USA |
| 24 | 2:15:22 | Peter Gilmore (CA) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA |
| 25 | 2:15:25 | Fernando Cabada (CO) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:15:27 | Mike Morgan (MI)(2) | A | California International Marathon | 12/6/09 | Sacramento CA USA | |
| 26 | 2:15:29 | Luke Watson (PA) | A | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | 10/4/09 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:15:30 | Sergio Reyes (CA)(2) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/11/09 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 27 | 2:15:34 | Max King (OR) | A | Under Armour Baltimore Marathon | 10/16/10 | Baltimore MD USA |
| 2:15:45 | Antonio Vega (MN)(2) | A | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | 10/4/09 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 2:15:48 | Patrick Rizzo (MI)(2) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/11/09 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 2:15:49 | Luke Humphrey (MI)(2) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/10/10 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 28 | 2:15:50 | James Carney (CA) | A | Fortis Marathon Rotterdam | 4/11/10 | Rotterdam NED |
| 2:16:12 | Patrick Rizzo (CO)(3) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/10/10 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 29 | 2:16:15 | David Jankowski (NC) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 30 | 2:16:30 | Trent Briney (AZ) | A | California International Marathon | 12/6/09 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 31 | 2:16:31 | Brian Sell (MI) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/20/09 | Boston MA USA |
| 31 | 2:16:31 | Drew Shackleton (CA) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:16:31 | Fernando Cabada (CO)(2) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 33 | 2:16:36 | Drew Polley (MI) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/19/10 | Boston MA USA |
| 2:16:38 | Mike Sayenko (WA)(2) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA | |
| 2:16:40 | Jeffrey Eggleston (AZ)(4) | A | Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon | 5/15/11 | Pittsburgh PA USA | |
| 34 | 2:16:44 | Keith Bechtol (CA) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 34 | 2:16:44 | Bobby Curtis (PA) | A | ING New York City Marathon | 11/6/11 | New York NY USA |
| 36 | 2:16:45 | Michael Reneau (MN) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA |
| 37 | 2:16:46 | John Crews (NC) | A | Under Armour Baltimore Marathon | 10/16/10 | Baltimore MD USA |
| 2:16:47 | Michael Reneau (OR)(2) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 38 | 2:16:49 | Daniel Browne (OR) | A | IAAF World Championships Marathon | 8/22/09 | Berlin GER |
| 39 | 2:16:50 | Daniel Tapia (CA) | A | Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon | 6/5/11 | San Diego CA USA |
| 40 | 2:16:52 | Josh Ordway (OH) | A | Chevron Houston Marathon | 1/17/10 | Houston TX USA |
| 40 | 2:16:52 | Sage Canaday (MI) | A | Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon | 6/5/11 | San Diego CA USA |
| 2:16:54 | Justin Young (CO)(2) | A | Vienna City Marathon | 4/18/10 | Vienna AUT | |
| 42 | 2:16:54 | Zachary Hine (MI) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/18/11 | Boston MA USA |
| 43 | 2:16:58 | Mbarak Hussein (NM) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:17:05 | Patrick Rizzo (MI)(4) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/20/09 | Boston MA USA | |
| 44 | 2:17:09 | Tyler McCandless (CO) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 2:17:15 | John Crews (NC)(2) | A | Philadelphia Marathon | 11/22/09 | Philadelphia PA USA | |
| 45 | 2:17:19 | Jesse Armijo (NM) | A | California International Marathon | 12/4/11 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 46 | 2:17:22 | Jeff Weiss (NM) | A | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | 10/2/11 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:17:22 | Tyler McCandless (CO)(2) | A | California International Marathon | 12/5/10 | Sacramento CA USA | |
| 47 | 2:17:28 | Tyler Sigl (WI) | A | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | 10/4/09 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 48 | 2:17:29 | Malcolm Richards (CA) | A | California International Marathon | 12/4/11 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 2:17:32 | Josh Cox (CA)(2) | A | P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon | 1/16/11 | Phoenix AZ USA | |
| 49 | 2:17:35 | Paul Petersen (UT) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/18/11 | Boston MA USA |
| 2:17:38 | Matt Gabrielson (MN)(2) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 50 | 2:17:41 | Chad Johnson (MI) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/19/10 | Boston MA USA |
| 51 | 2:17:42 | Michael McKeeman (PA) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/11/09 | Chicago IL USA |
| 51 | 2:17:42 | Alex Crabill (CA) | A | BMW Berlin Marathon | 9/25/11 | Berlin GER |
| 2:17:43 | Christopher Raabe (DC)(2) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/19/10 | Duluth MN USA | |
| 2:17:47 | Trent Briney (NY)(2) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 53 | 2:17:49 | Allen Wagner (PA) | A | 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 11/1/09 | New York NY USA |
| 53 | 2:17:49 | Michael Wardian (VA) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 2:17:51 | John Crews (NC)(3) | A | KeyBank Vermont City Marathon | 5/30/10 | Burlington VT USA | |
| 55 | 2:17:54 | Edwardo Torres (CO) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:17:56 | Drew Shackleton (CA)(2) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/11/09 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 2:17:58 | Mike Morgan (MI)(3) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 56 | 2:18:00 | Kyle Shackleton (CA) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/11/09 | Chicago IL USA |
| 57 | 2:18:02 | Jeff Jonaitis (IL) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/11/09 | Chicago IL USA |
| 58 | 2:18:05 | Donovan Fellows (NM) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 58 | 2:18:05 | Christopher Pannone (NJ) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/18/11 | Boston MA USA |
| 2:18:07 | Michael McKeeman (PA)(2) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/9/11 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 60 | 2:18:08 | Jason Ordway (OH) | A | Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon | 10/17/10 | Columbus OH USA |
| 61 | 2:18:12 | Leo Kormanik (OH) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 2:18:12 | Nick Arciniaga (AZ)(4) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/10/10 | Chicago IL USA | |
| 62 | 2:18:21 | Jason Flogel (IA) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 2:18:24 | Christopher Pannone (NJ)(2) | A | California International Marathon | 12/6/09 | Sacramento CA USA | |
| 63 | 2:18:24 | Chris Erichsen (MN) | A | Yuengling Shamrock Marathon | 3/20/11 | Virginia Beach VA USA |
| 64 | 2:18:26 | Tim Tollefson (CA) | A | California International Marathon | 12/4/11 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 65 | 2:18:29 | Craig Leon (OH) | A | 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/3/10 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:18:30 | Mike Morgan ()(4) | A | IAAF World Championships | 9/4/11 | Daegu KOR | |
| 66 | 2:18:31 | Jed Christiansen (PA) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/9/11 | Chicago IL USA |
| 67 | 2:18:33 | Miguel Nuci (CA) | A | Honda LA Marathon | 3/20/11 | Los Angeles CA USA |
| 68 | 2:18:36 | Joseph Chirlee (CO) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/9/11 | Chicago IL USA |
| 68 | 2:18:36 | Eric Loeffler (ND) | A | California International Marathon | 12/4/11 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 70 | 2:18:39 | Brian Baker (CA) | A | Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon | 1/24/10 | Carlsbad CA USA |
| 2:18:41 | Matt Gabrielson (MN)(3) | A | IAAF World Championships Marathon | 8/22/09 | Berlin GER | |
| 71 | 2:18:42 | Matthew Hooley (WI) | A | Eugene Marathon | 5/3/09 | Eugene OR USA |
| 72 | 2:18:45 | Stephen Haas (IN) | A | Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon | 12/6/09 | Las Vegas NV USA |
| 73 | 2:18:47 | Adam MacDowell (MO) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/9/11 | Chicago IL USA |
| 74 | 2:18:47 | Jesse Davis (IN) | A | Chevron Houston Marathon | 1/30/11 | Houston TX USA |
| 75 | 2:18:48 | Chris Siemers (CO) | A | Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon | 10/9/11 | Denver CO USA |
| 2:18:48 | Luke Humphrey (MI)(3) | A | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | 4/20/09 | Boston MA USA | |
| 76 | 2:18:49 | C. Fred Joslyn (NY) | A | Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon | 2/13/11 | New Orleans LA USA |
| 2:18:50 | Justin Young (CO)(3) | A | Tokyo Marathon | 3/22/09 | Tokyo JPN | |
| 2:18:52 | Peter Gilmore (CA)(2) | A | Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Seattle | 6/27/09 | Seattle WA USA | |
| 77 | 2:18:52 | Matthew Fecht (MI) | A | Grandma’s Marathon | 6/18/11 | Duluth MN USA |
| 78 | 2:18:53 | John Lucas (OR) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/11/09 | Chicago IL USA |
| 79 | 2:18:54 | Michael Cassidy (NY) | A | California International Marathon | 12/4/11 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 80 | 2:18:56 | Clint Verran (MI) | A | California International Marathon | 12/4/11 | Sacramento CA USA |
| 81 | 2:18:58 | Matt Levassiur (CO) | A | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 10/9/11 | Chicago IL USA |
| 82 | 2:18:58 | Chris Lundstrom (MN) | A | Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon | 10/4/09 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 2:19:18 | Mike Sayenko (WA)(3) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 2:19:57 | Trent Briney (AZ)(3) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 2:20:47 | Chad Johnson (MI)(2) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA | |
| 83 | 2:20:52 | Fasil Bizuneh (AZ) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 84 | 2:21:40 | Joshua Eberly (CO) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA |
| 85 | 2:21:55 | Celedonio Rodriguez (AZ) | A | 2008 USA Men’s Marathon Championships | 10/5/08 | Minneapolis MN USA |