Albert "Al" Raines (?? – ??) was an American long-distance runner who is recognized as having set a world's best in the marathon on May 8, 1909, with a time of 2:46:04 3-5 at the Bronx Marathon.[1][nb 1][nb 2] Described as a former member of the Xavier Athletic Association, he won the race by over a mile.[1] Raines competed in at least five marathons and a 20 miler in a three-month period from February 8, 1909, to May 31, 1909.[6][7][8] On February 8, 1909, he won an "amateur marathon" in Brooklyn, New York, and on My 8th he won the Bronx Amateur Marathon.[9]
On July 14, 1909, he resigned from the Amateur Athletic Union.[10]