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October 2026

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September 2026

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Road

Assefa wins Berlin in 2:11:04 after her world record attempt breaks down at 40 km

Through 40 km in 2:03:00 and on 2:09:44 pace, the Ethiopian limped the last two kilometres and still took 49 seconds off her own course record.

September 27, 2026
Road

Guye Adola wins Berlin again in 2:02:50, nine years after his debut there behind Kipchoge

Nine men were together at halfway in 1:01:01; Adola went to the front at 30 km and ran alone through the Brandenburg Gate. Gemechu Dida was second in 2:03:19.

September 27, 2026
Road

Agnes Ngetich runs 1:05:15, a women-only world half marathon record, for world gold

Alone from the first kilometre in Copenhagen, the world cross country champion took one second off Peres Jepchirchir's 2020 mark and won by 50 seconds.

September 20, 2026
Road

Almgren outkicks Kipkorir for world half marathon gold in a European record 58:06

The Swede, who began as a 400 m runner, took 35 seconds off his own continental record and moved to ninth all time; Joshua Cheptegei was third in 58:26.

September 20, 2026
Road

Guillemot runs a European record 4:22.74 and Farken 3:51.80 for world road mile gold

On the V-shaped course along Østerbrogade, both champions waited and then went with about 20 seconds to run; Luxembourg's Ruben Querinjean took bronze.

September 19, 2026
Road

Dawit Seare passes Ingebrigtsen in the last 100 m to win the world 5 km title in 12:56

The Eritrean's national record came 30 seconds after Ingebrigtsen took the lead; Likina Amebaw won the women's race in 14:41, six days after Budapest.

September 19, 2026
Road

Talbi becomes the first American winner of the Great North Run; Kosgei wins in 66:15

On the 45th edition, the biggest yet with 63,000 runners, Talbi closed a 4:18 last mile to beat defending champion Alex Mutiso by 14 seconds in 59:47.

September 13, 2026
Road

Jemma Reekie runs 4:13.8 on wet roads, the fastest mile ever on Fifth Avenue

A week after her European road mile record in Düsseldorf, the Scot took a second off Laura Muir's course record; Marco Langon won the men's race in 3:45.0.

September 13, 2026

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