| AGE | NAME | NAME | TIME | HOMETOWN | STATE | RACE | LOCATION | STATE | DATE | |
| 5 | Jennifer | Amyx | 4:56:36 | Woodsboro | MD | Johnstown | PA | 10/04/75 | ||
| 6 | Jennifer | Amyx | 4:00:36 | Woodsboro | MD | Johnstown | PA | 10/02/76 | ||
| 7 | Jennifer | Amyx | 3:51:54 | Woodsboro | MD | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA | 11/27/77 | |
| 8 | Tabitha | Francks | 3:13:24 | Sewall | NJ | Jersey Shore | Asbury Park | NJ | 11/13/83 | |
| 9 | Jennifer | Amyx | 3:11:10 | Woodsboro | MD | Pennsylvania Blue Shield | Harrisburg | PA | 11/04/79 | |
| 10 | Jennifer | Amyx | 3:07:01 | Woodsboro | MD | Rocket City | Huntsville | AL | 12/13/80 | |
| 11 | Carrie | Garritson | 2:49:19 | Fullerton | CA | City Of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 03/06/88 | |
| 12 | Jennifer | Amyx | 2:58:12 | Woodsboro | MD | Rocket City | Huntsville | AL | 12/11/82 | |
| 13 | Shona | Jones | 2:52:58 | Hastings | NE | Lincoln | Lincoln | NE | 05/10/81 | |
| 14 | Lora | Cartwright | 2:50:48 | Muncie | IN | Three Rivers Festival | IN | 07/18/76 | ||
| 15 | Diane | Barrett | 2:46:23 | Fresno | CA | Western Hemisphere | Culver City | CA | 12/05/76 | |
| record | 16 | Cathy | Schiro | 2:34:24 | Dover | NH | Olympic Trials: Olympia | Olympia | WA | 05/12/84 |
| 17 | Heike | Skaden | 2:46:57 | Sacramento | CA | Bidwell Classic | Chico | CA | 03/01/80 | |
| 18 | Celia | Peterson | 2:41:48 | Bloomington | IN | Three Rivers Festival | IN | 07/16/78 | ||
| 19 | Karen | Dunn | 2:34:41 | Durham | NH | America's | Chicago | IL | 09/26/82 | |
| best | 19 | Jenny | Spangler | 2:33:52a | Rockford | IL | Grandma's | Duluth | MN | 06/11/83 |
| 20 | Cathy Schiro | O'Brien | 2:30:18 | Boston | MA | Olympic Trials:Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | PA | 05/01/88 | |
| 21 | Lisa | Larsen | 2:34:55 | Ann Arbor | MI | America's | Chicago | IL | 10/16/83 | |
| 22 | Cathy | O'Brien | 2:31:19 | Boston | MA | Old Style Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/29/89 | |
| 23 | Cathy | O'Brien | 2:29:38 | Durham | NH | City Of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 03/03/91 | |
| 24 | Cathy | O'Brien | 2:30:26 | Durham | NH | Olympic Trials: Houston | Houston | TX | 01/26/92 | |
| 25 | Joan | Benoit | 2:26:11 | Watertown | MA | Nike/OTC | Eugene | OR | 09/12/82 | |
| 26 | Deeja | Youngquist | 2:29:01 | Albuquerque | NM | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/12/03 | |
| 27 | Amy | Hastings | 2:27:17 | Mammoth Lakes | CA | Olympic Trials: Houston | Houston | TX | 01/14/12 | |
| best | 27 | Joan | Benoit | 2:24:52a | Freeport | ME | Olympics: Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 08/05/84 |
| 28 | Joan | Benoit | 2:21:21 | Freeport | ME | America's | Chicago | IL | 10/20/85 | |
| 29 | Deena | Drossin | 2:26:53 | Mammoth Lakes | CA | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/13/02 | |
| record female race | 30 | Shalane | Flanagan | 2:25:38 | Portland | OR | Olympic Trials: Houston | Houston | TX | 01/14/12 |
| 30 | Deena | Drossin | 2:21:16 | Mammoth Lakes | CA | Flora London | London | 04/13/03 | ||
| 31 | Deena | Kastor | 2:29:38 | Mammoth Lakes | CA | Olympic Trials: St. Louis | St. Louis | MO | 04/03/04 | |
| 32 | Deena | Kastor | 2:21:25 | Mammoth Lakes | CA | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/09/05 | |
| record | 33 | Deena | Kastor | 2:19:36 | Mammoth Lakes | CA | Flora London | London | 04/23/06 | |
| 34 | Libbie | Hickman | 2:28:34 | Ft. Collins | CO | LaSalle Banks Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/24/99 | |
| 35 | Marla | Runyan | 2:28:33 | Eugene | OR | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/10/04 | |
| 36 | Jane | Welzel | 2:35:55 | Ft. Collins | CO | Olympic Trials: Houston | Houston | TX | 01/26/92 | |
| 37 | Francie | Larrieu Smith | 2:28:01 | Dallas | TX | ADT London | London | 04/22/90 | ||
| 38 | Francie | Larrieu Smith | 2:27:35 | Dallas | TX | IAAF World Cup: London | London | 04/21/91 | ||
| 39 | Colleen | De Reuck | 2:28:01 | Boulder | CO | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/12/03 | |
| 40 | Jenny | Spangler | 2:32:39 | Gurnee | IL | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/12/03 | |
| record | 41 | Colleen | De Reuck | 2:28:40 | Boulder | CO | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/09/05 |
| 42 | Linda | Somers Smith | 2:37:14 | San Luis Obispo | CA | World Championships | Paris | 08/31/03 | ||
| pending-s | 42 | Colleen | De Reuck | 2:33:18 | Boulder | CO | LaSalle Bank Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/22/06 |
| 43 | Laurie | Binder | 2:39:52 | Oakland | CA | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/14/90 | |
| pending-s | 44 | Colleen | De Reuck | 2:32:25 | Boulder | CO | Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/12/08 |
| 44 | Laurie | Binder | 2:35:08 | Oakland | CA | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/06/91 | |
| 45 | Colleen | De Reuck | 2:32:37 | Boulder | CO | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/04/09 | |
| record | 46 | Colleen | De Reuck | 2:30:51 | Boulder | CO | Copenhagen Marathon | Copenhagen | 05/23/10 | |
| 47 | Colleen | De Reuck | 2:38:52 | Boulder | CO | Olympic Trials: Houston | Houston | TX | 01/14/12 | |
| 47 | Mary | Wood | 2:51:49 | Montrose | CO | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/04/92 | |
| pending-s | 48 | Joan Benoit | Samuelson | 2:46:27 | Freeport | ME | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/02/05 |
| 49 | Jane | Hutchison | 2:51:19 | Webb City | MO | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/08/95 | |
| record | 50 | Linda | Somers Smith | 2:37:36 | Arroyo Grande | CA | Olympic Trials: Houston | Houston | TX | 01/14/12 |
| 51 | S. Rae | Baymiller | 2:51:44 | New York | NY | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/02/94 | |
| pending-s | 52 | Joan Benoit | Samuelson | 2:49:09 | Freeport | ME | ING New York City | New York | NY | 11/01/09 |
| 53 | Marion | Irvine | 3:00:29 | San Rafael | CA | Oakland | Oakland | CA | 02/06/83 | |
| pending | 53 | Joan Benoit | Samuelson | 2:47:50 | Freeport | CA | Bank of America Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/10/10 |
| 54 | Marion | Irvine | 2:52:02 | San Rafael | CA | Olympic Trials: Olympia | Olympia | WA | 05/12/84 | |
| record | 55 | S. Rae | Baymiller | 2:52:14 | New York | NY | LaSalle Banks Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/11/98 |
| 56 | Margaret | Miller | 3:07:21 | Thousand Oaks | CA | San Francisco | San Francisco | CA | 07/11/82 | |
| 57 | Helen | Dick | 3:12:46 | Los Angeles | CA | America's | Chicago | IL | 09/27/81 | |
| 58 | Sandra | Kiddy | 3:20:43 | Palm Springs | CA | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/08/95 | |
| 59 | Wen-Shi | Yu | 3:24:00 | Kew Gardens | NY | LaSalle Banks Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/30/94 | |
| record | 60 | Kathryn | Martin | 3:10:27 | Northport | NY | BOA Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/09/11 |
| 61 | Melody-Anne | Schultz | 3:15:03 | Ross | CA | Flora London | London | GB | 04/13/03 | |
| 62 | Toshiko | D'Elia | 3:31:22 | Ridgewood | NJ | Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | 10/04/92 | |
| 63 | Whayong | Semer | 3:29:56 | Fremont | OH | Columbus | Columbus | OH | 11/10/91 | |
| pending-s | 64 | Barbara | Miller | 3:37:31 | Modesto | CA | P.F. Chang's RnR Arizona | Phoenix | AZ | 01/11/04 |
| record | 65 | Barbara | Miller | 3:33:08 | Modesto | CA | hp Houston | Houston | TX | 01/16/05 |
| pending-s | 66 | Barbara | Miller | 3:41:15 | Modesto | CA | New Las Vegas Marathon | Las Vegas | NV | 12/04/05 |
| 67 | Whayong | Semer | 3:49:30 | Fremont | OH | LaSalle Banks Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/15/95 | |
| 68 | Loretta | Shehan | 4:01:55 | W Seneca | NY | Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/26/91 | |
| 69 | Whayong | Semer | 4:03:09 | Fremont | OH | Columbus | Columbus | OH | 11/09/97 | |
| 70 | Whayong | Semer | 4:01:52 | Fremont | OH | LaSalle Banks Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/11/98 | |
| 70 | Myra | Rhodes | 3:54:14a | Sacramento | CA | California International | Sacramento | CA | 12/08/02 | |
| 71 | Ginette | Bedard | 3:57:04 | Howard Beach | NY | ING New York City | New York | NY | 11/07/04 | |
| record | 72 | Ginette | Bedard | 3:46:18 | Howard Beach | NY | ING New York City | New York | NY | 11/06/05 |
| 72 | Ginette | Bedard | 3:46:03 | Howard Beach | NY | More | New York | NY | 03/26/06 | |
| 73 | Carolyn | Sankey | 4:49:39 | Bloomington | MN | Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis | MN | 10/03/04 | |
| 74 | Ginette | Bedard | 4:13:33 | Howard Beach | NY | More | New York | NY | 04/06/08 | |
| record | 75 | Ginette | Bedard | 4:08:31 | Howard Beach | NY | ING New York City | New York | NY | 11/02/08 |
| 76 | Anne | Clarke | 4:49:08 | Glen Ellyn | IL | America's | Chicago | IL | 10/20/85 | |
| 76 | Helen | Klein | 4:31:05a | Rancho Cordova | CA | California International | Sacramento | CA | 12/06/98 | |
| 77 | Mavis | Lindgren | 5:13:12 | Orleans | CA | Orange Grove | Loma Linda | CA | 11/04/84 | |
| 78 | Ida | Mintz | 5:00:37 | Glencoe | IL | America's | Chicago | IL | 10/16/83 | |
| 79 | Helen | Klein | 4:38:12 | Rancho Cordova | CA | Oklahoma City Memorial | Oklahoma City | OK | 04/28/02 | |
| 80 | Helen | Klein | 4:53:03 | Rancho Cordova | CA | Cellcom Green Bay | Green Bay | WI | 05/18/03 | |
| record | 80 | Ida | Mintz | 5:10:04 | Glencoe | IL | America's | Chicago | IL | 10/20/85 |
| best | 80 | Helen | Klein | 4:31:33a | Rancho Cordova | CA | California International | Sacramento | CA | 12/08/02 |
| 81 | Helen | Klein | 4:49:50 | Rancho Cordova | CA | More | New York | NY | 03/21/04 | |
| 82 | Margaret | Davis | 5:42:49 | Azusa | CA | City Of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 03/06/05 | |
| 83 | Mavis | Lindgren | 6:33:25 | Orleans | CA | Portland | Portland | OR | 09/30/90 | |
| 84 | Ida | Mintz | 6:02:03 | Glencoe | IL | Old Style Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/29/89 | |
| 85 | Helen | Klein | 5:48:59a | Rancho Cordova | CA | California International | Sacramento | CA | 12/07/07 | |
| record | 85 | Ida | Mintz | 6:53:50 | Glencoe | IL | Old Style Chicago | Chicago | IL | 10/28/90 |
| 86 | Fenya | Crown | 7:17:57 | Bisbee | AZ | City Of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 03/14/99 | |
| 87 | Mavis | Lindgren | 7:06:48 | Orleans | CA | Portland | Portland | OR | 10/02/94 | |
| 88 | Mavis | Lindgren | 8:03:24 | Orleans | CA | Portland | Portland | OR | 10/01/95 | |
| 89 | Mavis | Lindgren | 8:09:23 | Orleans | CA | Portland | Portland | OR | 09/29/96 | |
| record | 90 | Mavis | Lindgren | 8:53:08 | Orleans | CA | Portland | Portland | OR | 09/28/97 |