These are the top marathons in Canada according to the porportion of women finissing the 42k race.
| %age femmes (parmi les finissants) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Événement | Dist. | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| 1. | Edge 2 Edge Marathon | 42k | 48.3% | 53.2% | 47.0% | -- | -- |
| 2. | Maritime Race Weekend | 42k | 47.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3. | Okanagan Marathon | 42k | 46.0% | 45.3% | 43.4% | -- | -- |
| 4. | Niagara Falls International Marathon | 42k | 45.6% | 47.0% | 42.5% | -- | -- |
| 5. | Royal Victoria Marathon | 42k | 44.3% | 43.4% | 46.3% | 42.9% | .. |
| 6. | Valley Harvest Marathon | 42k | 44.1% | 37.8% | 42.6% | -- | -- |
| 7. | Mississauga Marathon | 42k | 42.0% | 42.3% | 41.9% | 56.9% | 42.0% |
| 8. | Woody's RV World Marathon | 42k | 40.2% | 47.2% | 44.9% | -- | -- |
| 9. | Prince Edward Island Marathon | 42k | 39.9% | 46.5% | 44.9% | 37.3% | 38.3% |
| 10. | Fredericton Marathon | 42k | 39.6% | 39.2% | 31.7% | -- | -- |
| 11. | Calgary Marathon | 42k | 38.3% | 36.8% | 40.2% | -- | -- |
| 12. | The County Marathon | 42k | 38.0% | 35.8% | 38.9% | -- | -- |
| 13. | Toronto Marathon | 42k | 38.0% | 36.2% | 32.7% | 33.2% | 30.8% |
| 14. | Hamilton Road2Hope Marathon | 42k | 37.7% | 34.3% | 36.7% | -- | -- |
| 15. | Saskatchewan Marathon | 42k | 37.5% | 32.7% | 33.7% | -- | -- |
| 16. | Run for Heroes | 42k | 36.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 17. | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | 42k | 35.6% | 35.5% | 38.2% | 37.3% | 37.7% |
| 18. | Run For Water Marathon | 42k | 35.4% | 44.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 19. | Surrey International World Music Marathon | 42k | 35.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 20. | Whitby International North Marathon | 42k | 34.9% | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- |
| 21. | Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon | 42k | 34.9% | 24.1% | 30.0% | -- | -- |
| 22. | Ottawa Race Weekend | 42k | 34.6% | 35.0% | 36.3% | 37.5% | -- |
| 23. | Marathon by the Sea | 42k | 34.5% | 36.4% | 25.4% | -- | -- |
| 24. | Queen City Marathon | 42k | 34.1% | 36.1% | 43.1% | -- | -- |
| 25. | Blue Nose Marathon | 42k | 32.3% | 31.0% | 36.8% | -- | -- |
| 26. | Manitoba Marathon | 42k | 32.1% | 26.8% | 30.2% | -- | -- |
| 27. | Johnny Miles Marathon | 42k | 31.1% | .. | 33.3% | -- | -- |
| 28. | Marathon OASIS de Montréal | 42k | 27.5% | 24.8% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 20.7% |
| 29. | The Canadian - Evening Marathon and Half-Marathon | 42k | 26.1% | 40.4% | 37.5% | -- | -- |
| 30. | Friendly Massey Marathon | 42k | 25.6% | 21.4% | 19.2% | -- | -- |
| 31. | Sudbury Rocks Marathon | 42k | 25.0% | 38.9% | 14.9% | -- | -- |
| 32. | Winterman Marathon | 42k | 24.6% | 35.8% | 11.8% | 23.1% | -- |
| 33. | Waterloo Marathon | 42k | 23.2% | 27.9% | 31.8% | -- | -- |
| 34. | Marathon des Deux-Rives SSQ | 42k | 22.7% | -- | 21.0% | 20.7% | 22.3% |
| 35. | Marathon Desjardins de la Vallée de la Rouge | 42k | 22.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 36. | Marathon de Magog | 42k | 19.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 37. | Marathons Intérieurs JOGX - Montréal | 42k | 16.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 38. | Marathon Mamu Des Galeries Montagnaises | 42k | 15.8% | 18.2% | -- | -- | -- |
| 39. | Marathon de Rimouski | 42k | 13.6% | 17.3% | 16.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 40. | Le Marathon de la Zone Portuaire de Chicoutimi | 42k | 13.0% | 11.1% | 8.3% | 5.0% | -- |
| 41. | Marathon de Saguenay | 42k | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| 35.0% | 35.3% | 36.1% | 39.8% | 31.8% | |||
Note 2: Nous avons exclu de ce tableau les courses avec un nombre de participant inférieur à 15.-
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. | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| 1. | Nike Women's Marathon | 42k | 90.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2. | Columbus Marathon | 42k | 64.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3. | Smuttynose Hampton Marathon | 42k | 53.2% | 47.8% | -- | -- | -- |
| 4. | RnR Savannah Marathon | 42k | 50.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5. | RnR San Diego Marathon | 42k | 47.6% | 48.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 6. | Walt Disney World Marathon | 42k | 46.9% | 46.3% | 48.3% | 47.8% | -- |
| 7. | RnR St. Louis Marathon | 42k | 46.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 8. | RnR New Orleans Marathon | 42k | 46.6% | 46.1% | 44.2% | -- | -- |
| 9. | RnR Seattle Marathon | 42k | 46.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 10. | Country Music Nashville Marathon | 42k | 45.9% | 44.9% | -- | -- | -- |
| 11. | Sugarloaf Marathon | 42k | 45.4% | 41.6% | -- | -- | -- |
| 12. | RnR USA Nation's Capital Marathon | 42k | 45.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 13. | KeyBank Vermont City Marathon | 42k | 44.9% | 42.9% | 44.6% | -- | -- |
| 14. | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | 42k | 44.8% | 43.3% | 44.7% | 43.4% | 43.6% |
| 15. | Mohawk Hudson River Marathon | 42k | 44.5% | 41.5% | 42.2% | -- | -- |
| 16. | Shires of Vermont Marathon | 42k | 44.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 17. | Little Rock Marathon | 42k | 43.8% | -- | .. | -- | -- |
| 18. | RnR San Antonio Marathon | 42k | 43.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 19. | Green Mountain Marathon | 42k | 42.7% | 36.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 20. | RnR Arizona Marathon | 42k | 42.7% | 43.2% | 44.2% | 46.3% | -- |
| 21. | Empire State Marathon | 42k | 42.1% | 43.5% | -- | -- | -- |
| 22. | Pittsburg Marathon | 42k | 42.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 23. | Boston Marathon | 42k | 41.6% | 42.2% | 42.1% | 40.7% | 40.7% |
| 24. | Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon | 42k | 41.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 25. | Grandma's Marathon | 42k | 40.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 26. | Detroit Free Press Marathon | 42k | 40.6% | 38.7% | -- | -- | -- |
| 27. | Cox Providence Marathon | 42k | 40.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 28. | Hartford Marathon | 42k | 39.9% | 39.1% | 37.5% | -- | -- |
| 29. | LA Marathon | 42k | 39.2% | 39.4% | -- | -- | -- |
| 30. | New Jersey Marathon | 42k | 39.0% | 38.9% | -- | -- | -- |
| 46.0% | 43.0% | 44.5% | 43.7% | 42.4% | |||
Note 2: Nous avons exclu de ce tableau les courses avec un nombre de participant inférieur à 15.-
