OPTIMA Dreikönigslauf (40th).
(World Athletics Label Road Race)
Schwäbisch Hall, GER; Tuesday, January 6
Distance: 10 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible
Finishers: 865 men + 289 women = 1154 total (up from 1110 in 2025)
VR Bank Hauptlauf (gun times):
WOMEN –
1. Esther PFEIFFER, 04 SEP 1997, GER, 32:53
2. Kristina HENDEL, 13 MAY 1996, GER, 34:31
3. Lisa FUCHS, 1991, GER, 36:10
MEN –
1. Hersuato MAMIYO, 13 FEB 1982, ETH, 29:44
2. Sebastian HENDEL, 01 DEC 1995, GER, 29:49
3. Jens MERGENTHALER, 13 JUN 1997, GER, 29:51
4. Hendrik PFEIFFER, 18 MAR 1993, GER, 29:55
Corrida Internacional de San Fernando (51st)
Punta del Este (Maldonado), URU; Wednesday, January 7
Distance: 10 km, World Athletics-certified
Finishers: 3752 (up from 3403 in 2025)
Event Records: Women, 32:20, Maria del Darmen Diaz (MEX), 1996; Men, 27:46, Joseph Kimani (KEN), 1997
Prize Money: Not reported
Race History: http://www.arrs.run/HP_SanFern10.htm (through 2019)
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Florencia BORELLI, 30 OCT 1992, ARG, 33:44
2. Mariana BORELLI, 30 OCT 1992, ARG, 35:29
3. Juana ZUBERBUHLER, 20 OCT 2006, ARG, 35:53
4. Flavia LANZA, 10 AUG 1995, URU, 36:02
MEN (gun times) –
1. Manuel CORSICO, 28 OCT 1994, ARG, 30:09
2. Esteban ANGULO, 10 AUG 1999, ARG, 30:30
3. Martin CUESTAS, 08 DEC 1986, URU, 30:32
4. Roberto UMPIERREZ, 05 JAN 1986, URU, 30:57
Clemson Invitational
Clemson, SC, USA; Saturday, January 10
Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex; 200m banked synthetic track
WOMEN –
800m:
1. Silvia JELELGO, SO, Clemson, 2:05.91
2. Michelle SMITH, SO, Georgia, 2:06.72
…
1000m:
1. Brynne SUMNER, Unattached, 2:42.39
…
3000m:
1. Madelyn DINNEEN, SR, Clemson, 9:32.39
2. Keerstin AUGUSTIN, Unattached, 9:34.64
…
C&D Xiamen International Marathon
(World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race)
Xiamen, CHN; Sunday, January 11
Distance: 42.195 km, World-Athletics certified, out-and-back, coastal course (record-eligible)
Course Records: Women, 2:19:52, Mare Dibaba (ETH), 2015; Men, 2:06:19, Moses Mosop (KEN), 2015
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Ruti AGA, 16 January 1994, ETH, 2:22:45
2. Meseret ABEBAYAHAU, 28 June 1998, ETH, 2:25:15
3. Fikrte WERETA, 21 September 2000, ETH, 2:25:31
4. Mercy Jerop KWAMBAI, 05 April 1988, KEN, 2:27:22
5. Meizhen LI, 03 January 1999, CHN, 2:27:24
6. Helah Jelagat KIPROP, 07 April 1985, KEN, 2:28:53
7. Ying LU, 13 October 1997, CHN, 2:29:17
8. Bingjie XU, 30 January 2003, CHN, 2:32:30
9. Cuomu CIREN, 27 August 1997, CHN, 2:34:01
10. Xuemei HUANG, 04 November 1992, CHN, 2:35:24
11. Ting YIN, 01 November 1994, CHN, 2:38:20
12. Laga TONG, 17 August 2001, CHN, 2:39:47
13. Hao ZHOU, 25 December 2000, CHN, 2:41:15
14. Junting YANG, 15 September 1993, CHN, 2:46:12
15. Xinyan ZHANG, 09 February 1994, CHN, 2:47:48
16. Pingping AO, 06 May 1986, CHN, 2:48:35
17. Guangxia FANG, 15 November 1982, CHN, 2:48:53
18. Fei HUANG, 20 Jul 1986, CHN, 2:50:39
MEN (gun times) –
1. Dawit WOLDE, 19 May 1991, ETH, 2:09:18
2. Hailemaryam KIROS, 05 February 1997, ETH, 2:09:20
3. Addisu GOBENA, 20 October 2004, ETH, 2:09:22
4. Ablelom MARYO, 01 January 1997, ERI, 2:09:39
5. Asefa MENGSTU, 12 January 1988, ETH, 2:09:58
6. Shaohui YANG, 09 July 1992, CHN, 2:11:14
7. Boaz KIPKEMEI, 22 March 1993, KEN, 2:11:46
8. Ren QINGDONGZHIBU, 15 October 2000, CHN, 2:12:19
9. Dalin LI, 08 August 2002, CHN, 2:13:24
10. Enock ONCHARI, 16 January 1999, KEN, 2:14:25
11. Yue HONG, 08 April 1997, CHN, 2:15:19
12. Fei SU, 13 May 2001, CHN, 2:15:37
13. Zhengyue LI, 12 February 1994, CHN, 2:16:27
14. Yingcai LIU, 15 September 1995, CHN, 2:18:56
15. Guohu ZHAO, 27 December 1991, CHN, 2:18:57
16. Weikang CUI, 06 May 2003, CHN, 2:19:51
NN Halve-Marathon von Egmond (51st)
Egmond Aan Zee, NED; Sunday, January 11
Distance: 21.1 km with some sections on the beach; course is not listed on World Athletics list of certified road races
Finishers: 543 in the competitive section + 10,633 in the recreational sections = 11,176 total (up from 10,615 in 2025)
Course Records: Women, 1:10:36, Susan Chepkemei, 2001; Men, 1:00:46, Dawit Wolde (ETH), 2012
Race Founded: 1973 (cancelled in 2010 due to bad weather, and 2021/2022 due to the pandemic)
Race History: http://www.arrs.run/HP_EgZHM.htm (through 2019)
NOTE: In the women’s race Florence Niyonkuru came within two seconds of Susan Chepkemei’s 2010 course record –Ed.
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Florence Niyonkuru, RWA, 1:10:38
2. Emeline Imanizabayo, RWA, 1:10:55
3. Nienke Brinkman, NED, 1:11:29
4. Adanech Anbesa, ETH, 1:12:18
5. Adawork Aberta, ETH, 1:13:35
6. Rose Chelimo, BRN, 1:14:13
7. Jill Holterman, NED, 1:15:37
8. Tess Goessens, NED, 1:17:02
9. Britt Ummels, NED, 1:17:14
10. Lisan Duijvestijn, NED, 1:17:35
11. Jana Soethout, NED, 1:17:48
12. Yvonne van Vlerken, NED, 1:18:09
MEN (gun times) –
1. Haymanot Alew, ETH, 1:03:10
2. Suldan Hassan, ETH, 1:03:12
3. Stan Niesten, NED, 1:03:17
4. Filmon Tesfu, NED, 1:04:00
5. Gianluca Assorgia, NED, 1:04:19
6. Edwin Sjerps, NED, 1:04:28
7. Jonatan Venema, NED, 1:05:25
8. Ioann Lobles, NED, 1:05:41
9. Paavo De Leng, NED, 1:05:44
10. Dominic Bersee, NED, 1:05:53
USATF Club Cross Country Championships
Tallahassee, FL, USA; Sunday, January 11
Apalachee Regional Park
Course: Course: 2 km grass loop with moderate hills, but with additional obstacles: The Rollercoaster (a man-made wooden hill covered with artifical turf), mud pit, Alligator Alley (5 horizontal logs with wooden alligators on the tops which had to be hurdled), Sand Castle (a sandy section), and a water hazard.
Distances: See below
NOTE: These championships were held at the same venue and on the same course as the World Athletics Cross Country Championships the day before. The senior team titles went to Minnesota Distance Elite for the women and Georgetown Running Company for the men –Ed.
SR. WOMEN (6 km) –
Teams:
1. Minnesota Distance Elite, 21 (2+3+4+5+7) (8)
2. Peninsula Distance Club, 70 (6+11+12+16+25)
3. Central Park Track Club – Tracksmith, 104 (10+21+23+24+26) (33) (49) (65)
4. GRC Tracksmith, 117
5. Crown Running, 135
6. HOKA Aggie Running Club, 174
7. Garden State Track Club, 175
8. Tracksmith Boston Hares, 201
9. Garden State Track Club, 271
10. GRC Tracksmith (B), 273
…
Individual Finishers:
1. Kassie Parker, Crown Running, 19:59.5
2. Cailie Hughes, Minnesota Distance Elite, 20:07.0
3. Elena Hayday, Minnesota Distance Elite, 20:24.9
4. Rachel Anderson, Minnesota Distance Elite, 20:27.7
5. Cailee Peterson, Minnesota Distance Elite, 20:29.4
6. Claire Green, Peninsula Distance Club, 20:40.6
7. MaKenna Thurston, Minnesota Distance Elite, 20:48.5
8. Kaylee Beyer, Minnesota Distance Elite, 20:54.5
9. Rayna Stanziano, HOKA Aggie Running Club, 20:56.1
10. Kidan Kidane, Central Park Track Club – Tracksmith, 21:05.4
11. Colbi Borland, Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, 21:07.1
12. Erin McDonald, Peninsula Distance Club Open, 21:10.0
13. Alexandra Lucki (CAN), Boston Athletic Association, 21:10.6
14. Sara Van Dyke, Cal Coast Track Club, 21:10.7
15. Brianna Robles, Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, 21:12.6
16. Rachel DaDamio, Peninsula Distance Club, 21:18.0
17. Olivia Pratt, Capybara Athletic Club, 21:20.2
18. Linnaea Kavulich, GRC Tracksmith, 21:24.6
19. Alexandra Ross, Tracksmith Boston Hares, 21:27.0
20. Deyanneira Colon Maldonado, Crown Running, 21:30.2
21. Ayla Granados, Peninsula Distance Club, 21:34.2
22. Annie LeHardy, Power Miler Track Club, 21:35.3
23. Sydney Leiher, GRC Tracksmith, 21:36.6
24. Molly Dreher, HOKA Aggie Running Club, 21:38.3
25. Mary Heinen, Crown Running, 21:39.3
…
[151 finishers]
SR. MEN (10 km) –
Teams:
1. Georgetown Running Company Tracksmith, 74 (1+12+17+18+26) (30) (76) (79)
2. Brooklyn Track Club, 101 (3+5+13+38+42)
3. Wisconsin Runner Racing Team, 108 (7+15+22+28+36) (58) (64) (65)
4. HOKA Aggie Running Club, 121
5. Tracksmith Boston Hares, 130
6. Valor TC Portland, 162
7. Garden State Track Club, 215
8. Shore Athletic Club, 237
9. Driftless Distance Project, 261
10. Peninsula Distance Club, 266
…
Individual Finishers:
1. Wil Smith, Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, 30:38.9
2. Cam Miller, GRC Tracksmith, 31:04.4
3. Colin Cernik, Valor TC Portland, 31:11.0
4. Travis Mahoney, Brooklyn Track Club, 31:12.6
5. Mason Tope, Crown Running, 31:13.6
6. Gable Sieperda, Fitness Sports Distance Project, 31:25.9
7. Aaron Willingham, Valor TC Portland, 31:27.5
8. Ryan Cutter, Brooklyn Track Club, 31:30.3
9. Ben Drezek, Tracksmith Boston Hares, 31:33.3
10. Mason Shea, Wisconsin Runner Racing Team, 31:36.8
11. Yankarlos Diaz, Garden State Track Club, 31:43.1
12. Sam Hubert, Driftless Distance Project, 31:46.4
13. John Lucey, Tracksmith Boston Hares, 31:53.5
14. Sean Davidson, HOKA Aggie Running Club, 31:55.4
15. Keith Carlson, GRC Tracksmith, 31:56.1
16. Brendan Martin, Brooklyn Track Club, 32:03.1
17. Jack Fisher, Valor TC Portland, 32:05.1
18. Joshua Becker, Wisconsin Runner Racing Team, 32:05.1
19. Ben Hardy, RunGR, 32:08.0
20. Jackson Whetstone, GRC Tracksmith, 32:09.1
…
[184 finishers]
MASTERS WOMEN (6 km) –
Teams:
1. Team Red Lizard, 9 (1+2+6) (14) (29)
2. Checkers AC, 24
3. Battle Road Track Club, 36
4. Garden State Track Club, 41
5. Gulf Winds Track Club, 71
…
Individual Finishers:
1. Carrie Dimoff, Bowerman Track Club, 21:37.2
2. Renee Metivier, Team Red Lizard, 22:01.1
3. Alison Crocker, Team Red Lizard, 22:07.2
4. Jessica Minty, Battle Road Track Club, 22:35.4
5. Melanie Nussbaumer, Garden State Track Club, 22:38.4
6. Jennifer Keenan, Checkers AC, 22:39.7
7. Carre Joyce Heineck, Team Red Lizard, 22:41.7
8. Jill Braley, Atlanta Track Club, 22:47.8
9. Maggie Shearer, Cal Coast Track Club, 22:56.5
10. Jennifer Boerner, Checkers AC, 23:23.4
…
[125 finishers]
MASTERS MEN (10 km) –
Teams:
1. West Valley Track Club, 30 (1+3+7+8+11) (16) (19) (20) (21)
2. Tracksmith Boston Hares, 45
3 Indiana Elite Athletic Club, 153
4. Garden State Track Club, 157
5. GRC Tracksmith, 170
…
Individual Finishers:
1. Malcolm Richards, West Valley Track Club, 32:06.2
2. Phillip Reid, HOKA Aggie Running Club, 32:28.1
3. Joseph Reynolds, Tracksmith Boston Hares, 33:08.6
4. Jonathan Charlesworth, West Valley Track Club, 33:12.6
5. Justin Scheid, Shore Athletic Club, 33:27.0
6. Brian Flynn, Garden State Track Club, 33:31.0
7. Edward Baker, Tracksmith Boston Hares, 33:33.9
8. David Cisewski, West Valley Track Club, 33:41.9
9. Kevin Pool, West Valley Track Club, 33:44.8
10. Richard Bouckaert, Power Miler Track Club, 33:52.7
…
[197 finishers]
Cross Della Vallagarina (48th)
(World Athletics Cross Country Tour – Bronze)
Rovereto, ITA; Sunday, January 11
Distances: See below; distances should be considered approximate
Race History: http://www.arrs.run/HP_VallagarinaXC.htm (through 2017)
WOMEN (5.3 km) –
1. Emily COLLINGE, 03 Nov 1987, GBR, 19:02
2. Anna MALKOVA, 17 Apr 2001, CZE, 19:23
3. Licia FERRARI, 22 Feb 2007, ITA, 19:50
4. Linda PALUMBO, 12 Feb 1999, ITA, 19:57
5. Adela STEFANOVA, 29 Jun 1905, CZE, 20:15
6. Clementine MUKANDANGA, 08 Dec 1985, RWA, 20:49
MEN (8.2 km) –
1. Enrico VECCHI, 15 Dec 2000, ITA, 26:07
2. Marco FONTANA GRANOTTO, 13 May 2000, ITA, 26:15
3. Isacco COSTA, 11 Aug 1999, ITA, 26:18
4. Mauro DALLAPICCOLA, 18 Juy 2004, ITA, 26:31
5. Francesco DA VIÀ, 08 Mar 2001, ITA, 26:32
6. Luca MAGRI, 07 Dec 1990, ITA, 27:03
Cross Internacional Ciudad de Valladolid (38th)
Valladolid; ESP; Sunday, January 11
Distance: 8 km
WOMEN –
1. Lidia CAMPO SASTRE, 1991, HOKA, 28:06
2. Queralt CRIADO OCAÑA, 2002, Vicky Foods Athletics, 28:16
3. Jimena BLANCO REPILA, 2004, Diputacion Valencia C.A., 28:19
4. Maria VICIOSA VILLA, 2006, C.A. Nike, 28:39
5. Marina MUÑOZ HERNANDO, 1999, Vicy Foods Athletics, 28:50
MEN –
1. Daniel ARCE IBAÑEZ, 1992, Team New Balance, 23:00
2. Javier GUERRA POLO, 1983, Vicky Foods Athletics, 23:42
3. Younes KNIYA TOUIL, 1995, Unicaja Jaen Paraiso Interior, 24:08
4. Hugo De MIGUEL RAMOS, 2001, Atletismo Albacete, 24:12
5. Vicente VICIOSA VILLA, 2000, 24:23
Jackson Day 9-K (109th)
New Orleans, LA, USA; Sunday, January 11
Distance: 9 km, starting at the Old Spanish Fort and finishing in Jackson Square
Finishers: Not reported
Race Founded: 1907 (not held every year; last cancelled in 2020 due to bad weather)
Race History: https://arrs.run/HP_JkD9.htm (through 2019)
NOTE: This is the sixth-oldest road race in the USA –Ed.
WOMEN –
1. Natasha Zanoya, 31, Verona, WI, 40:01
MEN (gun times) –
1. Justin Fraser, 39, New Orleans, LA, 32:55
Walt Disney World Marathon (31st), Half-Marathon and 10-K
Orlando, FL, USA; January 9 – 11
Distances: 10 km, 21.1 km, 42.195 km
Finishers: 10-K, 4255 men + 7844 women = 12,099 total (2025 finishers not available); Half-Marathon, 5869 men + 10,417 women = 16,286 total (up from 13,099 in 2025); Marathon, 5271 men + 8020 women = 13,291 total (up from 12,486 in 2025); Total Finishers, 15,395 men + 26,281 women = 41,676 total
Prize Money: None
Course Records: Marathon, Men, 2:11:50, Leonid Shvetsov (RUS), 1995; Women, 2:31:54, Judt Nagy (HUN), 1995
Race Founded: 1994; held every year except for 2021 (pandemic)
Race History: http://www.arrs.run/HP_WDWMa.htm (marathon, only, through 2019)
NOTE: Brittany Charboneau won the marathon here for the second time; she also won in 2022. This event had a massive 41,676 finishers across three events –Ed.
Marathon (11/gun times):
WOMEN –
1. Brittany Charboneau, 37, Denver, CO, 2:54:48
MEN –
1. Matt Hensley, 38, Superior, CO, 2:29:37
Half-Marathon (10/gun times):
WOMEN –
1. Nyah Hernandez, 23, Canton, GA, 1:21:19
MEN –
1. Caleb Belmont, 25, Tampa, FL, 1:13:12
Hoka Bandera Endurance Trail Race 100-K (23rd)
Bandera TX, USA; Saturday, January 10
Distance: 100 km, two-loop course. “This is a trail of rugged and brutal beauty where everything cuts, stings, or bites,” organizers said.
Finishers: 223 men + 42 women = 265 total (up from 232 in 2025)
Course Records: Men, 7:45:40, Hans Troyer, 2024; Women, 8:59:37, Courtney Dauwalter, 2023
Race Founded: 2003; held every year including 2020 and 2021
NOTE: In the companion 50-K Tokyo 2020 women’s marathon bronze medalist Molly Seidel ran 4:09:39 to establish a new course record. She also beat all of the men –Ed.
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Anneke Durkan, 39, 11:08:14
2. Elyse Habenicht, 39, 11:38:41
3. Mallory Meredith, 42, 11:48:51
MEN (gun times) –
1. Jared Rothlauf, 39, 8:54:58
2. Meng Zhao, 51, 9:59:57
3. Ethan Schipp, 26, 10:03:02
2026 Penn Select Meeting
Philadelphia, PA, USA; Saturday, January 10
Ott Center; 200m banked synthetic track
WOMEN –
800m Section 1:
1. Jordan Mozie, Unattached, 2:04.17
2. Ajee’ Wilson, Unattached, 2:04.70
…
Mile Section 1:
1. Nia Akins, Hoka, 4:43.32
2. Annasophia Arroyo, Unattached, 4:44.46
…
MEN –
800m Section 1:
1. Dan Watcke, SO, Villanova, 1:50.95
…
3000m Section 1:
1. Cooper Cawthra, Unattached, 7:48.53
2. Damien Dilcher, Under Armour, 7:50.90
3. John Reniewicki, Under Armour, 7:52.00
Navy vs. Princeton
Annapolis, MD, USA; Saturday, January 10
Wesley A. Brown Fieldhouse; 200m banked synthetic track
WOMEN –
1000m:
1. Hannah Riggins, JR, Princeton, 2:47.21
2. Mia-Claire Kezal, SR, Navy, 2:50.61
…
Mile:
1. Anna McNatt, JR, Princeton, 4:40.07
…
Wolverine Invitational
Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Saturday, January 10
Michigan-Indoor Track Center; 200m banked synthetic track
WOMEN –
Mile:
1. Stephanie Bertram, FR, Michigan, 4:47.09
2. Anna Vess, Very Nice Track Club, 4:49.75
3. Hannah Pricco, SO, Michigan, 4:49.96
…
3000m:
1. Rylee Tolson, SR, Michigan, 9:33.33
2. Sophie Cloutier, FR, Michigan, 9:36.13
3. Anjali Hocker Singh, SO, Michigan, 9:36.84
…
MEN –
800m Section 1:
1. Camden Law, SR, Michigan, 1:49.00
2. Henry Dixon, FR, Michigan, 1:49.37
…
Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meeting
Louisville, KY, USA; January 9 – 10
200m banked track
WOMEN –
1000m:
1. Aniya Mosley, SR, Ohio State, 2:42.87
2. Lily Myers, JR, Indiana, 2:43.32
3. Betsy Jepkemei (KEN), FR, Vanderbilt, 2:46.55
4. Kelty Oaster, SR, Vanderbilt, 2:47.50
…
Mile:
1. Lyric Olson, JR, Kentucky, 4:49.40
2. Doricah Minsari Isoe (KEN), FR, Kentucky, 4:49.82
…
3000m:
1. Ally Kruger, SR, Kentucky, 9:29.38
2. Gwen Stare, SR, Cincinnati, 9:40.40
…
MEN –
800m:
1. Nico Colchico, JR, Indiana, 1:49.50
2. Chase Rose, SR, Ole Miss, 1:49.56