New Year Ekiden (70th)
(Japanese Corporate Ekiden Championship for Men)
Maebashi, Gunma, JPN; Thursday, January 1
Format: 7 stages totaling 100.0 km; 40 teams competed
Course Record: New (see below)
NOTE: A big win for GMO internet, their first at this competition, trampling their rivals by 2 minutes and 27 seconds and setting a new championship record of 4:44:00. They took the lead in the second stage after Yuto Imae overcame a formidable challenge from Hibiki Yoshida of Sunbelx (who set a stage record), and never relinquished the lead all the way to the finish. Defending champions and perpetual powerhouse Asahi Kasei only finished ninth. Stage records were set in six of the seven stages (two by GMO athletes) –Ed.
Teams:
1. GMO Internet, 4:44:00 (= 2:50.4 avg. per km)
2. Logisteed, 4:46:27
3. Toyota Motor Chubu, 4:47:12
4. Japan Railways East, 4:47:47
5. Sunbelx, 4:47:51
6. Chugoku Electric Power, 4:48:04
7. Kurosaki Harima, 4:48:37
8. Honda, 4:48:38
9. Asahi Kasei, 4:48:44
10. Fujitsu, 4:49:20
11. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 4:49:21
12. Yasukawa Electric, 4:49:27
13. Subaru, 4:49:30
14. Toyota Boshoku, 4:49:32
15. Sumitomo Electric, 4:50:16
16. Otsuka Pharmaceutical, 4:50:40
17. Nishitetsu, 4:51:44
18. Aichi Steel, 4:51:44
19. Yakult, 4:51:45
20. Mazda, 4:51:46
…
*Course record; previous 4:46:07, Asahi Kasei, 2020
Top Individual Stage Results
First Stage (12.3 km):
[stage record 34:16, Martin Mathathi, KEN/Suzuki)
1. Tomita Shunpei, Logisteed, 34:23
2. Taisei Kiyono, Chugoku Electric Power, 34:24
3. Nagiya Mori, Honda, 34:25
4. Naoki Ota, Yakult, 34:26
5. Taiga Hirayama, Konica Minolta, 34:26
6. Ryuji Miura, Subaru, 34:27
7. Yoshii Yamato, Toyota Motor, 34:28
8. Kiseki Shiozawa, Fujitsu, 34:28
9. Yuya Yoshida, GMO Internet, 34:28
10. Sonata Nagashima, Asahi Kasei, 34:29
Second Stage (21.9 km):
1. Hibiki Yoshida, Sunbelx, 1:01:01 SR*
2. Yuto Imae, GMO Internet, 1:01:11
3. Kiyoto Hirabayashi, Logisteed, 1:01:29
4. Yuma Nishizawa, Toyota Boshoku, 1:01:53
5. Kotaro Kondo, SG Holdings, 1:01:57
6. Mebuki Suzuki, Toyota Motor, 1:02:02
7. Tomoya Ogikubo, Hiramatsu Hospital, 1:02:04
8. Ryota Kondo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 1:02:10
8. Ryuichi Hashimoto, Press Industry, 1:02:10
10. Ren Umezaki, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, 1:02:13
*Stage record; previous 1:01:40, Tomoki Ota, Toyota Motor, 2024
Third Stage (15.3 km):
1. Kotaro Shinohara, Fujitsu, 42:53 SR*
2. Takato Suzuki, GMO Internet, 43:07
3. Rei Matsunaga, JR East, 43:13
4. Yusuke Tamura, Kurosaki Harima, 43:19
5. Daisuke Uekado, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, 43:23
6. Haruki Sato, Sumitomo Electric, 43:26
7. Tamaki Fujimoto, Logisteed, 43:29
8. Kanta Shimizu, Subaru, 43:35
9. Haruka Onodera, Toyota Boshoku, 43:38
10. Ren Tazawa, Toyota Motor, 43:41
*Stage record; previous 42:58, Kazuki Tamura, Sumitomo Electric, 2025
Fourth Stage (7.6 km):
1. Raphael Dapash (KEN), JR East, 20:32 SR*
2. Michael Kiplangat Temoi, GMO Internet, 20:38
3. Samuel Kibathi (KEN), Toyota Motor, 20:43
4. Kiprono Sitonik (KEN), Kurosaki Harima, 20:47
5. Emmanuel Kiplagat (KEN), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 20:48
6. Richard Chepselgon (KEN), Sunbelx, 20:50
7. Emmanuel Maru (KEN), Toyota Boshoku, 20:52
8. Kelvin Kiplagat (KEN), Aisan Industry, 20:55
9. Kazuya Shiojiri, Fujitsu, 20:56
10. Rogers Kibet (KEN), Konica Minolta, 21:03
*Stage record; previous 20:37, Vincent Yegon, KEN/Honda, 2025
Fifth Stage (15.9 km):
1. Aoi Ota, GMO Internet, 46:00 SR*
2. Jin Yuasa, Toyota Motor, 46:01
3. Shunsuke Shikama, Logisteed, 46:04
4. Kanta Ikeda, Chugoku Electric Power, 46:12
5. Haruki Abe, Yaskawa Electric, 46:16
5. Mahiro Yoshimoto, SG Holdings, 46:16
7. Tsubasa Ichiyama, Sunbelx, 46:27
8. Kyohei Hosoya, Kurosaki Harima, 46:52
9. Masaki Tsuda, Nishitetsu, 46:57
10. Kenzo Ijichi, Yakult, 46:58
*Stage record; previous 46:36, Ryoma Aoki, Honda, 2025
Sixth Stage (11.4 km):
1. Yudai Shimazu, GMO Internet, 32:27 SR*
2. Ken Yokote, Fujitsu, 33:11
3. Ryoji Tatezawa, SG Holdings, 33:16
4. Hironori Muramatsu, Logisteed, 33:17
5. Naoki Aiba, Chubu Electric Power, 33:29
6. Hideyuki Tanaka, Toyota Motor, 33:33
6. Kazumoto Iwasa, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, 33:33
8. Keishun Kushima, Yaskawa Electric, 33:38
9. Shogo Hifumi, Osaka Prefectural Police, 33:39
10. Kubode Yuta, Chugoku Electric Power, 33:40
*Stage record; previous 32:50, Yudai Shimazu, GMO Internet Group, 2025
Seventh Stage (15.6 km):
1. Neo Namiki, Subaru, 45:23 SR*
2. Ryuto Igawa, Asahi Kasei, 45:30
2. Taiju Nakashima, Chugoku Electric Power, 45:30
4. Tatsuhiko Ito, Honda, 45:37
5. Hironori Tsuetaki, Fujitsu, 46:05
6. Masaya Tsurukawa, GMO Internet, 46:09
7. Taisei Kobayashi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 46:18
7. Masaki Sakuda, JR East, 46:18
9. Kenshin Ebisuwa, Logisteed, 46:28
10. Yuto Hirosawa, Konica Minolta, 46:30
*Stage record; previous 45:52, Tatsuto Igawa, Asahi Kasei, 2025
Hakone Ekiden (102nd)
Tokyo-Hakone-Tokyo; January 2 (Tokyo to Hakone) and January 3 (Hakone back to Tokyo)
Distances: Ten sections (5 per day) totaling 217.1 km; Day 1, 107.5 km with 722m net elevation GAIN; Day 2, 109.6 km with 700m net elevation LOSS
Format: 21 teams running 10 stages
Event Record: New (see below)
NOTE: With valuable assistance from BRETT LARNER at JAPAN RUNNING NEWS; read his detailed race recaps at https://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com. Two-time defending champions Aoyama Gakuin University had a spectacular race. They got out to the lead in the first stage, but it was the mind-blowing, uphill run in stage five by Asahi Kuroda, who broke the stage record by nearly two minutes. That put AGU in the lead by 18 seconds at the end of the first day, and their lead would mushroom to 2:30 by the end of the second day. They smashed their own year-old course record by a wopping 3:45. Congratulations to head coach Susumu Hara –Ed.
Overall Team Results (top-10 qualified for the 2027 edition):
1. Aoyama Gakuin University – 10:37:34 – CR* (2:56.2/km pace)
2. Koku Gakuin University – 10:40:04 – all-time #2
3. Juntendo University – 10:43:55
4. Waseda University – 10:44:29
5. Chuo University – 10:44:31
6. Komazawa University – 10:44:50
7. Josai University – 10:46:17
8. Soka University – 10:51:40
9. Teikyo University – 10:53:15
10. Nihon University – 10:53:56
— top 10 seeded for 2027 —
11. Chuo Gakuin University – 10:54:51
12. Tokai University – 10:55:01
13. Kanagawa University – 10:55:09
14. Toyo University – 10:56.27
15. Nittai University – 10:56:42
OP – Kanto Student Alliance – 10:57:35
16. Tokyo Kokusai University – 10:58:16
17. Yamanashi Gakuin University – 10:58:20
18. Tokyo Nogyo University – 11:01:12
19. Daito Bunka University – 11:04:57
20. Rikkyo University – 11:05:58
*Course record; previous 10:41:19, Aoyama Gakuin University [Shunya Utagawa, Asahi Kuroda, Masaya Tsurukawa, Aoi Ota, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Akimu Nomura, Kosei Shiraishi, Shota Shiode, Yuto Tanaka, Hikaru Ogawara], 2025
Stage Results:
Day One (02):
First Stage – 21.3 km:
1. Rui Aoki (4th yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:00:28 – SR
2. Daichi Shibata (3rd yr., Chuo Univ.) – 1:00:37 – all-time #2
3. So Kawasaki (3rd yr., Student Alliance) – 1:00:38 – all-time #3
4. Kaito Matsui (2nd yr., Toyo Univ.) – 1:00:43
5. Hiro Konda (4th yr., Chuo Gakuin Univ.) – 1:00:45
6. Shoya Koyama (3rd yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 1:00:48
7. Yu Shibata (3rd yr., Josai Univ.) – 1:00:51
8. Nayabu Naoki Yoshikura (3rd yr., Waseda Univ.)
9. Ryuto Hirashima (4th yr., Nittai Univ.) – 1:01:01
10. Riito Ikema (2nd yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:01:20
Second Stage – 23.1 km:
1. Victor Kimutai (4th yr., KEN/Josai Univ.) – 1:05:09 – SR*
2. Shadrack Kipkemei (3rd yr., KEN/Nihon Univ.) – 1:05:42 – all-time #3
3. Brian Kipyegon (3rd yr., KEN/Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.) – 1:05:43
4. Tomonori Yamaguchi (4th yr., Waseda Univ.) – 1:05:47
5. Stephen Muthini (3rd yr., KEN/Soka Univ.) – 1:06:00
6. Itta Tameike (4th yr., Chuo Univ.) – 1:06:06
7. Richard Etir (3rd yr., KEN/Tokyo Kokusai Univ.) – 1:06:14
8. Shunsuke Kuwata (2nd yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 1:06:19
9. Hiroto Yoshioka (3rd yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:06:28
10. Kaito Iida (2nd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:06:29
*Stage record; prevous 1:05:31, Richard Etir, Tokyo Kokusai Univ./KEN, 2025
Third Stage – 21.4 km:
1. Hayate Honma (3rd yr., Chuo Univ.) – 1:00:08 – all-time #3
2. Yudai Kiyama (4th yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 1:00:51
3. Hiromichi Nonaka (3rd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:01:22
4. Tomoya Inoue (1st yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:01:33
5. Teruki Shimada (4th yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 1:01:44
6. Ryuki Kobayashi (2nd yr., Josai Univ.) – 1:01:49
7. Shunya Udagawa (4th yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:01:51
8. Shunpei Yamaguchi (2nd yr., Waseda Univ.) – 1:01:54
9. Takumi Orihashi (3rd yr., Soka Univ.) – 1:02:04
10. Haruto Mukae (2nd yr., Toyo Univ.) – 1:02:06
Fourth Stage – 20.9 km:
1. Rui Suzuki (1st yr., Waseda Univ.) – 1:00:01 – all-time #2
2. Kaisei Okada (2nd yr., Chuo Univ.) – 1:00:37
3. Kyosuke Hiramatsu (3rd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:00:45
4. Hikaru Tsujihara (3rd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:00:59
5. Yuta Minamisaka (3rd yr., Tokai Univ.) – 1:01:22
6. Kirato Matsuura (2nd yr., Daito Bunka Univ.) – 1:01:48
7. Sota Taniguchi (3rd yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 1:01:51
8. Ryuto Kawahara (2nd yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:01:57
=9. Ryusei Hirakawa (3rd yr., Kanagawa Univ.) – 1:02:04
=9. Renato Ogata (4th yr., Toyo Univ.) – 1:02:04
Fifth Stage – 20.8 km (starts at 37m, climbs to 874m, then descends to 728m at finish):
1. Asahi Kuroda (4th yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:07:16 – SR*
2. Shoya Saito (4th yr., Josai Univ.) – 1:09:28 – all-time #4
3. Shinsaku Kudo (3rd yr., Waseda Univ.) – 1:09:46 – all-time #7
4. Itsuki Takaishi (1st yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:10:05 – all-time #9
5. Yuto Kobayashi (3rd yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:10:31
6. Yuma Nozawa (4th yr., Soka Univ.) – 1:11:31
7. Kaisei Yasuhara (3rd yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 1:11:38
8. Yuta Asakawa (3rd yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 1:11:51
9. Koji Suzuki (4th yr., Nihon Univ.) – 1:11:59
10. Masayoshi Yuge (4th yr., Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.) 1:12:00
*Stage record; previous 1:09:11, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Aoyama Gakuin Univ., 2025
Day One Team Results (essentially the halftime score):
1. Aoyama Gakuin University – 5:18:08 – CR
2. Waseda University – 5:18:26 – all-time #3
3. Chuo University – 5:19:44 – all-time #4
4. Koku Gakuin University – 5:20:02 – all-time #6
5. Josai University – 5:20:20 – all-time #7
6. Juntendo University – 5:21:49
7. Komazawa University – 5:23:00
8. Soka University – 5:24:02
9. Nihon University – 5:25:00
10. Tokai University – 5:26:10
11. Chuo Gakuin University – 5:26:22
12. Yamanashi Gakuin University – 5:27:28
13. Tokyo Nogyo University – 5:28:02
14. Kanagawa University – 5:28:25
15. Toyo University – 5:28:55
16. Nittai University – 5:30:04
17. Teikyo University – 5:30:25
18. Daito Bunka University – 5:30:43
19. Tokyo Kokusai University – 5:30:45
OP – Kanto Student Alliance Team – 5:32:02
20. Rikkyo University – 5:33:05
Day 2 (03):
Sixth Stage – 20.8 km (starts at 728m, climbs to 874m, then descends to 37m at finish):
1. Riki Koike (3rd yr., Soka Univ.) – 56:48 – all-time #2
2. Aoi Ito (4th yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 56:50 – all-time #3
3. Koki Ishikawa (1st yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 57:15 – all-time #4
4. Sota Namikawa (2nd yr., Chuo Univ.) – 57:36
5. Ren Oiwa (3rd yr., Kanagawa Univ.) – 57:44
=6. Ibuki Yamazaki (3rd yr., Waseda Univ.) – 58:31
=6. Riku Hirota (3rd yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 58:31
8. Kosei Atomura (3rd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 58:44
9. Ryotaro Onuma (4th yr., Josai Univ.) – 58:52
10. Takuma Nakayama (4th yr., Tokyo Kokusai Univ.) – 58:53
Seventh Stage – 21.3 km:
1. Goki Takayama (4th yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:00:54 – all-time #2
2. Riku Tamame (2nd yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:02:21
3. Aito Sato (2nd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:02:49
4. Takuma Akiyoshi (4th yr., Student Alliance) – 1:02:53
5. Tatsuki Yamanaka (4th yr., Josai Univ.) – 1:02:58
6. Shotaro Nimura (4th yr., Nittai Univ.) – 1:03:04
7. Ryota Shibako (4th yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 1:03:07
8. Nao Nanatsue (2nd yr., Chuo Univ.) – 1:03:17
9. Mikoto Hironaka (3rd yr., Toyo Univ.) – 1:03:20
=10. Haru Taninaka (2nd yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 1:03:38
=10. Keita Amano (3rd yr., Nihon Univ.) – 1:03:38
Eighth Stage – 21.4 km:
1. Shota Shiode (4th yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:03:45 – SR
2. Arata Iguni (2nd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:04:01
3. Soma Nagahara (2nd yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:04:04
4. Daisuke Sato (2nd yr., Chuo Univ.) – 1:04:34
4. Takuma Yamakawa (4th yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 1:04:34
4. Hajime Matsui (2nd yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 1:04:34
7. Yu Kurotani (4th yr., Chuo Gakuin Univ.) – 1:04:52
8. Hiroaki Maeda (4th yr., Tokyo Kokusai Univ.) – 1:04:55
9. Issei Matsuoka (2nd yr., Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.) – 1:05:01
10. Shumon Rohoman (4th yr., Tokai Univ.) – 1:05:05
Ninth Stage – 23.1 km:
1. Yuichi Sato (4th yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:07:38 – all-time #3
2. Atsuyuki Kodaira (3rd yr., Waseda Univ.) – 1:07:45
3. Kenshin Noda (1st yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:07:53
4. Jinya Ozaki (4th yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 1:07:55
5. Hiroyuki Ishioka (4th yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:08:23
6. Masato Nakashima (3rd yr., Josai Univ.) – 1:08:30
7. So Hanai (3rd yr., Kanagawa Univ.) – 1:08:44
8. Shunsuke Yoshii (4th yr., Chuo Univ.) – 1:08:47
9. Yamato Sato (2nd yr., Nittai Univ.) – 1:09:03
10. Yuki Someya (4th yr., Student Alliance) – 1:09:13
Tenth Stage – 23.0 km:
1. Keita Sato (4th yr., Komazawa Univ.) – 1:07:31 – SR
2. Sota Orita (2nd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) – 1:07:59 – all-time #3
3. Haruka Yamamoto (2nd yr., Juntendo Univ.) – 1:08:20
=4. Hayato Oguma (2nd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) – 1:08:33
=4. Hayato Sano (3rd yr., Student Alliance) – 1:08:33
6. Daiki Yarita (4th yr., Teikyo Univ.) – 1:08:43
7. Taiga Usune (3rd yr., Toyo Univ.) – 1:08:57
8. Nijiro Natsumi (1st yr., Nittai Univ.) – 1:09:07
9. Ryuki Shijiki (4th yr., Kanagawa Univ.) – 1:09:19
10. Mahiro Kubo (1st yr., Tokyo Kokusai Univ.) – 1:09:26
Day Two Team Results:
1. Aoyama Gakuin University – 5:19:26 – CR*
2. Koku Gakuin University – 5:20:05 – all-time #2
3. Komazawa University – 5:21:50
4. Juntendo University – 5:22:06
5. Teikyo University – 5:22:50
6. Chuo University – 5:24:47
OP – Kanto Student Alliance – 5:25:33
7. Josai University – 5:25:57
8. Waseda University – 5:26:03
9. Nittai University – 5:26:38
10. Kanagawa University – 5:26:44
11. Tokyo Kokusai University – 5:27:31
12. Toyo University – 5:27:32
13. Soka University – 5:27:38
14. Chuo Gakuin University – 5:28:29
15. Tokai University – 5:28:51
16. Nihon University – 5:28:56
17. Yamanashi Gakuin University – 5:30:52
18. Rikkyo University – 5:32:53
19. Tokyo Nogyo University – 5:33:10
20. Daito Bunka University – 5:34:14
*Day 2 record; previous 5:20:50, Komazawa University, 2025
Apple Therapy + Derry Sports & Rehab Millennium “Mile” (27th)
Londonderry, NH, USA; Sunday, Thursday 1 (14:00 start time)
Distance: 1 mile, point-to-point course starting at Londonderry High School; course is downhill 77 feet/23.5m, and *not* USATF-certified)
Finishers: 1091 (down from 1169 in 2025)
Course Records: Men, 3:50 (3:49.3), Reid Buchanan, 2019; Women, 4:19, Amy Mortimer, 2004
NOTE: Anna Shields’s winning streak was snapped at three; she was beaten by marathoner Jaime Lord by 9 seconds –Ed.
WOMEN (net times) –
1. Jaime Lord, Arlington, MA, 4:54
2. Anna Shields, Hartford, CT, 5:03
3. Kyla Breslin, Lowell, MA, 5:27
MEN (net times) –
1. Max Aronow, Bloomfield, CT, 4:19
2. Stephen Vercollone, Topsfield, MA, 4:32
3. Josiah Conley, Concord, NH, 4:35
Apple Bank Hispanic Games
(High School)
New York, NY, USA; January 2 – 3
Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory/200m banked Mondo track
NOTE: By winning the invitational miles, both Maggie McCormick (Bay Shore) and Claudel Marc Chery (North Rockland) earned berths for the high school invitational miles at the Millrose Games on February 1 –Ed.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS –
Invitational Mile:
1. Maggie McCormick, SR, Bay Shore-NY, 4:48.00 (4:29.12 1500m en route)
2. Katherine Keating, JR, Ridgewood-NJ, 4:57.02
3. Marella Virmani, SR, River Hill-MD, 4:57.19
4. Sayla Fives, JR, Harborfields-NY, 4:58.63
5. Naomi Douglas, SR, LaGuardia-NY, 5:03.39
…
3000m Invitational:
1. Olivia Digaetano, SR, Connetquot-NY, 9:49.23
2. Sarah Bogdan, SR, Staples-CT, 9:59.51
3. Lauren Virmani, SR, River Hill-MD, 10:09.14
…
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS –
800m Varsity Gold:
1. Ciaran Brosnan, SR, Union Catholic-NJ, 1:52.77
2. Karil Arnold, SR, St Johns College-DC, 1:53.03
..
Invitational Mile:
1. Claudel Marc Chery, SR, North Rockland-NY, 4:12.53
2. Silas Gartner, SR, Falmouth-MA, 4:13.77
3. Colby Flynn, JR, Bishop Hendricken-RI, 4:14.47
4. Kennan Byers, SR, Randolph-NJ, 4:14.72
5. Jayden Lloyd McKenna, SR, Pearl River-NY, 4:15.04
6. Liam Luff, SR, Trinity School-NY, 4:15.39
…
3000m Invitational:
1. Ramsey Hansen, SR, NEST+m-NY, 9:29.86
2. Ethan Gartlan, SR, Irvington-NY, 9:30.94
3. Joseph Price, SR, Clarkstown South-NY, 9:33.28
4. Matthew Maguire, SR, Don Bosco-NJ, 9:33.60
5. Jack Steineman, SO, North Catholic-PA, 9:33.62
…
Prom’Classic de Nice (26th)
Nice, FRA; Sunday, January 4
Distance: 10 km, WA/AIMS-certified and record-eligible loop course starting and finishing on the Promenade des Anglais
Finishers: 12,523 (race record/up 26% from 9935 in 2025)
Event records: Men, 27:44, Azeddine Habz, 2025; Women, 31:15, Sarah Madeleine, 2025
NOTE: A superb –and totally unexpected– European record by Jana Van Lent of Belgium in the women’s race: 30:10. Also, this race grew by a whopping 26% in total finishers from a year ago (up 55% from 2020) –Ed.
NOTE II: Beyond this depth of results, there were discrepencies between the timing company file and World Athletics. So, we limited the results presented here to avoid any confusion later –Ed.
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Jana VAN LENT, 22 Apr 2001, BEL, 30:10 WL/ER*
[14:43 / 15:27]
2. Alessia ZARBO, 11 Sep 2001, FRA, 31:12
[15:29 / 15:43]
3. Anaëlle GUILLONNET, 19 Sep 2000, FRA, 31:39
4. Mathilde SENECHAL, 24 Jan 1998, FRA, 32:19
5. Aude CLAVIER, 10 Jan 1999, FRA, 32:23
6. Ophelie SERRA-BOXBERGER, 18 Oct 1988, FRA, 32:28
7. Melanie ALLIER, 28 Dec 1999, FRA, 32:29
8. Sarah HASNI, 29 Dec 1993, FRA, 32:58
9. Ilona HADHOUM, 2004, FRA, 33:00
10. Laly PORENTRU, 23 Apr 2007, FRA, 33:01
*European record; previous 30:19, Eilish McColgan (GBR), Manchester, 22-May-2022
MEN (gun times) –
1. Gaston ROHMER, 27 Dec 2005, FRA, 28:28
[14:03 / 14:25]
2. Martin HUBNER, 2006, FRA, 28:43
[14:10 / 14:33]
3. Raphaël MONTOYA, 24 Nov 1995, FRA, 28:44
4. Nicolas-Marie DARU, 21 Oct 1988, FRA, 28:47
5. Mathis CHAVAND, 17 May 2002, FRA, 28:48
6. Louis MICHEL, 2004, FRA, 28:53
7. Arthur FAROUX, 2 Sep 2001, FRA, 28:56
8. Sacha LIGUORI, 29 Mar 1996, FRA, 28:55
9. Thomas LAURENT, 21 Aug 1990, FRA, 28:57
10. Simon PRADY, 1993, FRA, 29:00
11. Louis MATTE, 1999, FRA, 28:59
12. Benoit DAVID, 2003, FRA, 29:00
13. Timothee DUPONT, 17 Aug 2004, FRA, 29:01
14. Nathan SIMIONATO, 27 May 2004, FRA, 29:01
15. Adrien PILLEUX, 19 Nov 1997, FRA, 29:02
Trevelyan’s Tauranga Twilight
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, NZL; Saturday, January 3
NOTE: Another incredible performance by 16 year-old Sam Ruthe, clocking 2:17.82 for 1000m. That’s a world youth all-time best (and a very early 2026 world leader) –Ed.
WOMEN –
1000m:
1. Lisa Hellyer, 17-May-2008, Auckland City Athletics, 2:45.19 PB
2. Sarah Hellyer, 17-May-2008, Auckland City Athletics, 2:45.83 PB
3. Taigen Hunter Galvan, 17-Oct-2000, Unattached, 2:47.92 PB
4. Holly Manning, 08-Nov-1996, North Harbour Bays Athletics, 2:48.19 PB
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3000m:
1. Nina Chalmers, 11-Mar-2008, Auckland City Athletics, 9:37.09 PB
2. Bronwen Rees-Jones, 22-May-2007, Cambridge Athletic and Harri, 9:48.42 PB
3. Caitlin Kirk, 21-Feb-2008, Hastings Athletic Club, 9:53.49 PB
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MEN –
Boys 1000m Elite:
1. Sam Ruthe, 12-Apr-2009, Athletics Tauranga, 2:17.82 WL/PB
2. Josue Le Cadre (FRA), 24-Mar-2002, Unattached, 2:20.31 PB
3. Felix Rivet (FRA), 20-Jun-2002, Ouest Vendee Athletisme, 2:22.08 PB
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Christiansen Trail Run
Phoenix, AZ, USA; Saturday, January 3
Mountain View Park
Distance: 13.9 mi. starting at 1301 feet (397m) of elevation, reaching a high point of 1630 feet (497m) twice, then descending back to 1301 feet (397m) for the finish
Finishers: 98
NOTE: Fourteen-time USATF champion Shelby Houlihan made her trail running debut here, winning by about seven minutes. “My goal for 2026 is to figure out and prioritize how to make running fun again,” she wrote on her Instagram page. “It’s doing things that feel exciting (which is why I started it off with my first ever trail race yesterday), and trying to find/build back a training environment that feels fun –Ed.
OVERALL –
1. Shelby Houlihan (F), 32, Phoenix, AZ, 1:34:12
2. Bryce Brooks (M), 30, Phoenix, AZ, 1:41:09
ASBURY PARK, NJ, USA (03-Jan). Asbury Park Polar Bear Races (62nd). NOTE: This race was supposed to be held on 27-Dec, but had to be postponed due to a snow storm –Ed. 297 finishers (down from 356 in 2024 when the race was last held). Gun times. WOMEN – Gypsy Cooper, 28, Beverly, NJ, 18:00. MEN – 1. Michael Bond, 24, Freehold, NJ, 15:14… 177. Harry Nolan, 78, Navesink, NJ, 30:11 (62nd consecutive finish).
EXMOUTH, GBR (01-Jan). Exmouth ParkRun. 5 km (not certified). OVERALL – Innes FitzGerald (F/U20), 15:27.
STATEN ISLAND, NY, USA (03-04-Jan). Ocean Breeze Freedom Games. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS (03): 1000m: 1. Caroline Elliott, South Lakes, 2:51.16; 2. Lilly Ascone, Williamsville, 2:53.07.