Maureen "Moe" Wilton is a former Canadian long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on May 6, 1967, with a time of 3:15:23 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Wilton, who started running when she was nine years old, was 13 when she set the mark; it was her first marathon and run on an unpaved Eastern Canadian Marathon Championships course. Her time broke the previous record, set in 1964, by more than four minutes. Maureen Wilton (Canada) set the women's marathon world record of 3:14:23 in Toronto, Canada on May 6, 1967. It stood 4 months, until Anni Pede-Erdkamp's 3:07:27.2 on September 16, 1967. Wiki link