Berlin Marathon winner (fastest ever debut marathon by a woman)

Carmen DeOliviera of Brazil was third, in 2:31.18, in her debut marathon.

He made the fastest ever debut marathon by winning the 2003 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:05:50.

That race was Martin's debut marathon.

Lemoncello completed his debut marathon in 2010, finishing eighth in the London Marathon.

His time, 2:08:24, was an American record for a debut marathon.

In 1986, Stuart turned his attention to road running and won his debut marathon that year at Glasgow in 2:14:03.

He is too young to remember the 22-year-old Salazar's victory in 1980, when the American ran the fastest debut marathon anywhere in 2:09.41.

That fall, in his debut marathon in Chicago, he ran 2:09:41.

Petersen started racing at the tail end of that spree, in 1983, running an impressive 2:12.06 debut marathon in New York while finishing 12th.