These are the top marathons in Canada according to the porportion of women finissing the 42k race.
| %age femmes (parmi les finissants) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Événement | Dist. | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| 1. | Edge 2 Edge Marathon | 42k | 53.2% | 47.0% | -- | -- |
| 2. | Woody's RV World Marathon | 42k | 47.2% | 44.9% | -- | -- |
| 3. | Niagara Falls International Marathon | 42k | 47.2% | 42.5% | -- | -- |
| 4. | Prince Edward Island Marathon | 42k | 46.5% | 44.9% | 37.3% | 38.3% |
| 5. | Okanagan Marathon | 42k | 45.3% | 43.4% | -- | -- |
| 6. | Run For Water Marathon | 42k | 44.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 7. | Royal Victoria Marathon | 42k | 43.4% | 46.3% | 42.9% | -- |
| 8. | Vancouver International Marathon | 42k | 43.4% | 43.1% | -- | -- |
| 9. | Mississauga Marathon | 42k | 41.4% | 41.9% | -- | -- |
| 10. | Edmonton Marathon | 42k | 39.8% | 38.1% | -- | -- |
| 11. | Fredericton Marathon | 42k | 39.2% | 31.7% | -- | -- |
| 12. | Valley Harvest Marathon | 42k | 37.8% | 42.6% | -- | -- |
| 13. | Calgary Marathon | 42k | 36.8% | 40.2% | -- | -- |
| 14. | Marathon by the Sea | 42k | 36.4% | 25.4% | -- | -- |
| 15. | Toronto Marathon | 42k | 36.1% | 32.7% | 33.2% | 30.8% |
| 16. | Queen City Marathon | 42k | 36.1% | 32.7% | -- | -- |
| 17. | Winterman Marathon | 42k | 35.8% | 11.8% | 23.1% | -- |
| 18. | The County Marathon | 42k | 35.4% | 38.7% | -- | -- |
| 19. | Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon | 42k | 35.4% | 38.2% | 37.3% | 37.7% |
| 20. | Ottawa Race Weekend | 42k | 35.0% | 36.3% | 37.5% | -- |
| 21. | Hamilton Road2Hope Marathon | 42k | 34.3% | 36.7% | -- | -- |
| 22. | Gopher Attack Marathon | 42k | 33.3% | 37.5% | -- | -- |
| 23. | Saskatchewan Marathon | 42k | 32.7% | 33.7% | -- | -- |
| 24. | Whitby International North Marathon | 42k | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- |
| 25. | Blue Nose Marathon | 42k | 31.0% | 36.8% | -- | -- |
| 26. | Waterloo Marathon | 42k | 27.9% | 31.8% | -- | -- |
| 27. | Manitoba Marathon | 42k | 26.8% | 30.2% | -- | -- |
| 28. | Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon | 42k | 25.3% | 30.0% | -- | -- |
| 29. | Marathon OASIS de Montréal | 42k | 24.9% | 21.5% | 22.5% | 20.7% |
| 30. | Friendly Massey Marathon | 42k | 18.5% | 19.2% | -- | -- |
| 36.8% | 37.7% | 35.8% | 31.8% | |||
For those who want to compare, here are similar stats for some of the marathons in the U.S..
| %age femmes (parmi les finissants) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Événement | Dist. | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| 1. | Mount Desert Island Marathon | 42k | 49.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 2. | RnR San Diego Marathon | 42k | 48.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 3. | Smuttynose Hampton Marathon | 42k | 47.8% | -- | -- | -- |
| 4. | Walt Disney World Marathon | 42k | 46.3% | 48.3% | 47.8% | 47.9% |
| 5. | RnR New Orleans Marathon | 42k | 46.1% | 44.2% | -- | -- |
| 6. | Country Music Nashville Marathon | 42k | 44.9% | -- | -- | -- |
| 7. | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 42k | 43.3% | 44.7% | 43.4% | 43.6% |
| 8. | RnR Arizona Marathon | 42k | 43.2% | 44.2% | 46.3% | -- |
| 9. | KeyBank Vermont City Marathon | 42k | 42.9% | 44.6% | -- | -- |
| 10. | Boston Marathon | 42k | 42.2% | 42.1% | 40.7% | 40.7% |
| 11. | Buffalo Marathon | 42k | 41.8% | 37.3% | 36.1% | 32.4% |
| 12. | Sugarloaf Marathon | 42k | 41.6% | -- | -- | -- |
| 13. | Marine Corps Marathon | 42k | 40.9% | 39.6% | 39.4% | 39.1% |
| 14. | Baystate Marathon and Half Marathon | 42k | 40.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 15. | Lake Placid Marathon | 42k | 40.4% | 42.9% | -- | -- |
| 16. | Mad Marathon | 42k | 40.3% | -- | -- | -- |
| 17. | LA Marathon | 42k | 39.4% | -- | -- | -- |
| 18. | New Jersey Marathon | 42k | 38.9% | -- | -- | -- |
| 19. | Detroit Free Press Marathon | 42k | 38.7% | -- | -- | -- |
| 20. | Ocean Drive Marathon | 42k | 38.1% | -- | -- | -- |
| 42.7% | 43.4% | 42.7% | 42.4% | |||