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March 2026

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February 2026

9 stories
Road

Ibrahim Hassan and Mare Dibaba set course records at the Osaka Marathon

Hassan ran a Djibouti record 2:05:20 after reeling in debutant Hibiki Yoshida; Dibaba won in 2:21:44; unsponsored American Ethan Shuley ran 2:07:14.

February 22, 2026
Road

Seville photo finish: Shura Kitata and Asrar Hiyrden both clock 2:03:59 and both fall

Judges gave Kitata the win after the two Ethiopians went down on the line; Finland's Alisa Vainio won the women's race in a national record 2:20:39.

February 15, 2026
Road

Hagos Gebrhiwet runs 58:05 in Barcelona; Weini Kelati sets an American half record

The Ethiopian won by more than a minute from Dominic Lobalu; Loice Chemnung took the women's race in 1:04:01 with Kelati second in 1:06:04.

February 15, 2026
Road

Geoffrey Kamworor wins Ras Al Khaimah in 58:14, five men under 59

Thirteen years after his first RAK win, Kamworor beat Birhanu Balew by nine seconds; Asmarech Anley won the women's race on her half marathon debut in 1:07:22.

February 14, 2026
Road

Joshua Cheptegei wins Dubai's Burj2Burj half in 59:26, four seconds covering the podium

The Ugandan beat Nicholas Kipkorir and Alphonce Simbu by two seconds each in his London Marathon build-up; Irine Cheptai led a Kenyan one-two in 1:06:57.

February 8, 2026
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World Athletics will not ratify Jacob Kiplimo's 56:42 half marathon

A year after Barcelona, the governing body ruled the lead car gave Kiplimo pacing assistance; Yomif Kejelcha's 57:30 from Valencia 2024 stays the record.

February 4, 2026
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Richard Etir breaks the Marugame course record with 59:07 into a headwind

The Kenyan ran alone from 15 km to win the Kagawa Marugame Half by nearly a minute; Dolphine Omare took a third straight title and Eilish McColgan was second.

February 1, 2026
Road

Nibret Melak wins Dubai in 2:04:00 on his marathon debut

The 25th Dubai Marathon went to two Ethiopians, Melak in a world-leading 2:04:00 in his first marathon and Anchinalu Dessie in a 2:18:31 personal best.

February 1, 2026
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Getachew Masresha wins Beppu-Oita in 2:06:49, student Asahi Kuroda third

The Ethiopian broke a 20-man pack inside the last 10 km; Yuya Yoshida and student Asahi Kuroda led six Japanese men into the LA Olympic trials.

February 1, 2026

January 2026

9 stories
Road

Stella Chesang wins Osaka in 2:19:31, the first Ugandan to take a Platinum Label marathon

Chesang pulled away from Bedatu Hirpa and Workenesh Edesa in the last 2 km in Osaka; Mikuni Yada ran 2:19:57, the fastest marathon debut by a Japanese woman.

January 25, 2026
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Moroccans win both Marrakech Marathon titles and Hayat Benhima sets a course record

Abdelhadi Labali won the men's race in 2:07:34 and Benhima led a Moroccan sweep of the women's podium in 2:24:48 at the 36th edition.

January 25, 2026
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Boston names its 2026 fields: Korir and Lokedi defend, 25 men under 2:07

The B.A.A. announced the professional fields for the 130th Boston Marathon on April 20, led by defending champions John Korir and Sharon Lokedi.

January 21, 2026
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Tadu Abate and Yeshi Chekole win an Ethiopian double at the Mumbai Marathon

Abate broke clear in the last kilometre to win the Tata Mumbai Marathon in 2:09:55; Chekole's 2:25:13 was the fifth-fastest winning time in the race's history.

January 18, 2026
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Belachew wins the Hong Kong Marathon as 74,000 runners fill the city

Ethiopia's Bizuneh Melaku Belachew won in 2:09:39 and all three men on the podium broke 2:10; Shitaye Eshete of Bahrain took the women's race in 2:27:03.

January 18, 2026
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Dawit Wolde and Ruti Aga defend their Xiamen Marathon titles

Ethiopia filled both podiums at the C&D Xiamen Marathon, with Wolde winning a four-second finish in 2:09:18 and Aga clear in 2:22:45.

January 11, 2026
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Almgren and McColgan set European 10K records in Valencia, 19 national records fall

Andreas Almgren ran 26:45 and Eilish McColgan 30:08 at the 10K Valencia Ibercaja, where a record 14,134 runners finished and 233 broke 30 minutes.

January 11, 2026
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Zouhair Talbi runs 2:05:45 to win Houston as an American, a course record

Talbi broke his own Houston record and became the first American man to win the race since 2003; Calli Hauger-Thackery won the women's race in 2:24:17.

January 11, 2026
Road

Habtom Samuel runs 59:01 in his half marathon debut as four Americans break 60

A course record for the NCAA cross country champion, 59:23 for Alex Maier, a Canadian record for Rory Linkletter and 66:20 for Taylor Roe in Houston.

January 11, 2026