Bilbao Night Half Marathon
(World Athletics Label Road Race
Bilbao, ESP; Saturday, October 17
Distance: 21.1 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Diniya ABARAYA, 28 Nov 2005, ETH, 1:09:16
  2. Sharon KIPTUGEN, 17 May 1998, KEN, 1:10:04
  3. Winsam JERONO, 21 Sep 2000, KEN, 1:10:13
  4. Selly CHESARIA, KEN, 1:10:49
  5. Ararsse TOLOSA, KEN, 1:16:51

MEN (gun times) –

  1. Deogracius MUSOBO, 30 Mar 1997, UGA, 1:00:34
  2. Evans KIPKORIR, 9 Dec 2004, KEN, 1:00:45
  3. Alemayehu MULATE, 8 Jun 2007, ETH, 1:00:47
  4. Brian KIPCHUMBA, 1 Dec 1999, KEN, 1:01:47
  5. Simon MEBRAHTU, 30 Dec 2002, ERI, 1:04:05
  6. Matthew NEILL, 10 Oct 2001, IRL, 1:04:22
  7. Aaron HANLON, 10 Aug 1995, IRL, 1:05:50
  8. Feb CHELEGOI, 20 May 2005, UGA, 1:06:15
  9. Oscar TOMBELLE, 20 Apr 2001, ESP, 1:06:30

Baltimore Running Festival (25th)
Baltimore, MD, USA; Saturday, October 17
Distances: 42.195 km, 21.1 km, 10 km, 5 km

10-K (gun times):
WOMEN –

  1. Marissa Dailey, 23, Phoenix, MD, 35:42

MEN –

  1. Cooper Cawthra, 24, Houston, TX, 29:32
  2. Foster Malleck, 25, CAN, 30:47

5-K (gun times):
WOMEN –

  1. Danielle Siebert, 42, College Park, MD, 19:18

MEN –

  1. Damien Dilcher, 27, Baltimore, MD, 14:49
  2. Calvin Kilgallon, 21, College Park, MD, 14:59

Tokyo Legacy Half-Marathon (5th)
(World Athletics Elite Label Road Race)
Tokyo, JPN; Sunday, October 18
Distance: 21.1 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible; finish on the track in National Stadium
Finishers (Open Race): 11,021 men + 6393 women = 17,414 total (up from 14,167 in 2025)
Course Records: NEW for both men Men and Women (see below)
Prize Money: Indicated in millions of Japanese yet (JPY 1,000,000 = USD 6224)
NOTE: Course records were set by both Agnes Ngetich in the women’s race and Alexander Mutiso in the men’s. Also, the number of finishers increased by 23% from last year –Ed.

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Agnes NGETICH, 23 Jan 2001, KEN, 1:04:23 CR^ (JPY 3.3MM* = USD 20,869)
  2. Tabitha Njeri KAMAU, 3 Jul 2000, KEN, 1:08:28 (JPY 1.5MM)
  3. Kazuna KANETOMO, 19 Aug 2001, JPN, 1:10:17 (JPY 750K)
  4. Fridah NDINDA, 14 Jul 2001, KEN, 1:10:29 (JPY 300K)
  5. Kaede HAGITANI, 10 Oct 2000, JPN, 1:10:49 (JPY 200K)
  6. Wakana KABASAWA, 24 Mar 1999, JPN, 1:11:09 (JPY 100K)
  7. Ayaka SHIMOYAMADA, 22 Mar 2000, JPN, 1:12:10 (JPY 70K)
  8. Ai KANEKO, 16 Oct 2002, JPN, 1:13:20 (JPY 50K)
  9. Sora SHINOZAKURA, 9 Aug 2001, JPN, 1:14:37
  10. Rebecca MWANGI, 15 Jun 2001, KEN, 1:14:57
  11. Michiru KATO, 10 Dec 1995, JPN, 1:15:24
  12. Akane HIRAYAMA, 25 Oct 2002, JPN, 1:15:32
  13. Toko OKADA, 16 Jan 2007, JPN, 1:15:45
  14. Yui KAWABE, 10 Oct 1998, JPN, 1:16:16
  15. Hodaka SHIMIZU, 14 Feb 1996, JPN, 1:16:22
  16. Natsumi KAWAI, JPN, 1:16:38
  17. Mahiro TSUTSUI, 20 Aug 2004, JPN, 1:16:59
  18. Natsumi KURODA, 27 Jun 1991, JPN, 1:17:02
  19. Yoshimi TANAKA, 24 Aug 1991, JPN, 1:17:09
  20. Mirei SUGAI, 25 Apr 1999, JPN, 1:17:20
    ^Course record/JPY 300K bonus; previous 1:07:27, Loice Chemnung (KEN), 2024

MEN (gun times) –

  1. Alexander MUTISO, 10 Sep 1996, KEN, 59:51 CR^ (JPY 3.3MM* = USD 20,869)
  2. Kiprono SITONIK, 10 Nov 2001, KEN, 59:56 (JPY 1.5MM)
  3. James Mwanzia MUTUKU, 20 Dec 2002, KEN, 1:00:08 (JPY 750K)
  4. Amos KIPROTICH, 6 Sep 2000, KEN, 1:00:11 (JPY 300K)
  5. Itta TAMEIKE, 23 Sep 2003, JPN, 1:00:13 (JPY 200K)
  6. Akira AIZAWA, 18 Jul 1997, JPN, 1:00:26 (JPY 100K)
  7. Shunya KIKUCHI, 26 Jul 1998, JPN, 1:00:35 (JPY 70K)
  8. David Shungeya NEIYIAI, 17 Dec 2000, KEN, 1:00:40
  9. Shota SHIODE, 11 Sep 2003, JPN, 1:00:55 (JPY 50K)
  10. Edwin KIPSAISAK, 16 Mar 2005, KEN, 1:01:03
  11. Bedan KAROKI, 21 Aug 1990, KEN, 1:01:09
  12. Benard LANGAT, 30 Dec 2004, KEN, 1:01:15
  13. Aron KIPLAGAT, 1 Jul 2006, KEN, 1:01:15
  14. Amos Kipkemoi BETT, 3 Aug 2000, KEN, 1:01:29
  15. Kanta SHIMIZU, 3 May 1996, JPN, 1:01:37
  16. Paul KUIRA, 25 Jan 1990, KEN, 1:01:38
  17. Go KIRIYAMA, 19 Mar 2000, JPN, 1:01:44
  18. Taiju NAKASHIMA, 22 May 1997, JPN, 1:01:45
  19. Yuito YAMAMOTO, 16 May 2001, JPN, 1:01:46
  20. Hideyuki TANAKA, 9 Oct 1990, JPN, 1:01:47
  21. Yuma HATTORI, 13 Nov 1993, JPN, 1:01:49
  22. Ren YONEMITSU, 27 Feb 1998, JPN, 1:01:51
  23. Ryuya KAJITANI, 15 Jul 1996, JPN, 1:01:54
  24. Jinya OZAKI, 8 Jan 2004, JPN, 1:02:03
  25. Kazumoto IWASA, 6 May 2000, JPN, 1:02:08
  26. Genki NAKANISHI, 26 May 1993, JPN, 1:02:10
  27. Dejen TESFALEM, 21 Jun 1999, ERI, 1:02:11
  28. Keita SAKAMOTO, 16 Aug 1995, JPN, 1:02:15
  29. Kiyohito AKIYAMA, 19 Nov 1994, JPN, 1:02:19
  30. Hayato MIYASHITA, 15 Oct 1999, JPN, 1:02:21
  31. Richard YATOR, 4 Jun 1998, KEN, 1:02:22
  32. Ryouta SATOH, 15 Nov 1995, JPN, 1:02:25
  33. Ichizu SAITO, 30 May 2005, JPN, 1:02:30
  34. Ryosuke SASAKI, 12 Jan 2002, JPN, 1:02:31
  35. Mizuki HIGASHI, 30 Aug 1994, JPN, 1:02:35
  36. Jumpei KAKAZU, 8 Jul 2003, JPN, 1:02:39
  37. Kohei FUTAOKA, 5 Feb 1994, JPN, 1:02:43
  38. Hinata SHIRAKAWA, 26 Jan 2004, JPN, 1:02:46
  39. Shinta MIYAZAWA, 25 Jun 1997, JPN, 1:02:49
  40. Kanta ARIMA, 25 Jan 2006, JPN, 1:02:49
  41. Sota SUMIHARA, 24 Jul 2002, JPN, 1:02:50
  42. Simon LESEYIO, 20 Sep 2006, KEN, 1:02:51
  43. Yuki MIYAKE, 23 May 2005, JPN, 1:02:52
  44. Kazusa TAKANUMA, 22 Apr 2002, JPN, 1:02:52
  45. Mahiro SATO, 22 Oct 2001, JPN, 1:02:55
  46. Kousei SUDA, 31 Dec 2004, JPN, 1:02:58
  47. Kazuki NEGAMI, 7 Jun 2004, JPN, 1:03:02
  48. Shintaro MIYAKAWA, 14 Jul 1994, JPN, 1:03:06
  49. Keita ISHII, 22 Dec 2004, JPN, 1:03:08
  50. Minoru KAMEDA, 15 Sep 1998, JPN, 1:03:08
  51. Shunsuke NAGATA, 7 Oct 1999, JPN, 1:03:08
  52. Yuhi YAMASHITA, 1 Oct 1999, JPN, 1:03:13
  53. Akira TOMIYASU, 7 Mar 1996, JPN, 1:03:14
  54. Kyosuke MURAO, 19 Feb 2007, JPN, 1:03:16
  55. Tsubasa MURAMATSU, 31 May 2004, JPN, 1:03:16
  56. Naoki MATSUI, 10 Jan 2000, JPN, 1:03:17
  57. Fuma MURAKI, 21 Oct 2005, JPN, 1:03:19
  58. Yota IFUKU, 23 Dec 2002, JPN, 1:03:23
  59. Takayuki MATSURA, 14 Dec 1997, JPN, 1:03:25
  60. Fumiya OGURA, 6 Sep 2003, JPN, 1:03:32
  61. Ryo TSUJIKAWA, 25 Jul 1997, JPN, 1:03:40
  62. Kosuke YAMASHIRO, 3 Feb 2002, JPN, 1:03:45
  63. Shouta KAWAKAMI, 8 May 2004, JPN, 1:03:50
  64. Hiroto NISHI, 29 Mar 2007, JPN, 1:03:51
  65. Izuki TSURUDOME, 3 Nov 2007, JPN, 1:03:54
  66. Yuichiro KOJIMA, 24 Jul 2004, JPN, 1:04:20
  67. Keigo SATO, 20 Nov 2005, JPN, 1:04:22
  68. Sei KISHIMOTO, 28 May 2007, JPN, 1:04:23
  69. Titus Kipchumba KEMBOI, 1 Nov 1998, KEN, 1:04:23
  70. Felix KOECH, 20 Oct 2001, KEN, 1:04:23
  71. Munetaka SUZUKI, 7 Apr 1999, JPN, 1:04:27
  72. Riku FUJIMOTO, 28 Apr 2006, JPN, 1:04:44
  73. Shunsuke MATSUI, 11 Aug 1991, JPN, 1:04:48
  74. Hiroki HASHIMOTO, 13 Dec 1999, JPN, 1:04:50
    ^Course record/JPY 300K bonus; previous 59:52, Amos Kurgat (KEN/Chudenko), 2024

Vedanta Delhi Half-Marathon (21st)
(World Athletics Gold Label Road Race)
New Delhi, IND; Sunday, October 18
Distance: 21.1 km, (WA/AIMS certified and record-eligible)
Finishers: Not reported
Format: Separate elite races for men and women; women’s race used a male pacemaker
Prize Money: Indicated in USD for top finishers and INR for Indian athletes
Event Records: Women, 1:04:46, Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH), 2020; Men, NEW (see below)
NOTE: Charles Matata was the big winner here. He broke the course record by one second, and by running sub-59:00 also earned a time bonus. That put his total earnings at USD 42,000, the most of any half-marathon winner in the world this year (not including appearance fees or personal sponsor bonuses) –Ed.

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Wudinesh ALEMU, 23 Jan 2007, ETH, 1:06:35 (USD 27,000)
  2. Selah BUSIENEI, 27 Dec 1991, KEN, 1:07:01 (USD 20,000)
  3. Cynthia Chelangat CHEPKWONY, 27 Feb 2004, KEN, 1:07:32 (USD 13,000)
  4. Irine CHEPTAI, 4 Feb 1992, KEN, 1:07:33 (USD 8000)
  5. Christine Njoki NALIMO, 2 Feb 1999, KEN, 1:08:12 (USD 6000)
  6. Meselech ALEMAYEHU, 9 May 2006, ETH, 1:09:04 (USD 5000)
  7. Wubrist ASCHAL, 10 Mar 2005, ETH, 1:09:19 (USD 4000)
  8. Sewareg HAYMANOT, 29 Jan 2006, ETH, 1:09:41 (USD 3000)
  9. ABERA HULAGERESH, , ETH, 1:09:52 (USD 2000)
  10. Asmarech ANLEY, 27 Jun 1905, ETH, 1:10:27 (USD 1000)
  11. Kiros MUAZ, 29 Nov 2005, ETH, 1:11:11
  12. Worknesh AZMERAW, , ETH, 1:12:42
  13. Silenat BITEW, 4 Feb 2007, ETH, 1:12:45
  14. Cynthia Jerotich LIMO, 18 Dec 1989, KEN, 1:12:46
  15. ANKITA, 5 Feb 2002, IND, 1:12:46 (INR 350,000 = USD 3696)
  16. Caren CHEBET, 24 May 2000, KEN, 1:13:13
  17. Lonah Chemtai SALPETER, 12 Dec 1988, ISR, 1:14:14
  18. SONIYA, 25 Jul 2000, IND, 1:14:56 (INR 250,000)
  19. Bisht BHAGIRATHI, 6 Sep 2001, IND, 1:15:51 (INR 150,000)
  20. Lili DAS, 18 Mar 1998, IND, 1:16:20 (INR 75,000)

MEN (gun times) –

  1. Charles Mbatha MATATA, 27 Jul 1997, KEN, 58:52 CR^ (USD 27,000 + 12,000^ + 3000i)
  2. Samwel Nyamai MAILU, 7 Feb 1993, KEN, 59:24 (USD 20,000)
  3. Stanley Waithaka MBURU, 9 Apr 2000, KEN, 59:33 (USD 13,000)
  4. Birhanu LEGESE, 11 Sep 1994, ETH, 1:00:33 (USD 8000)
  5. Samwel Chebolei MASAI, 20 Mar 2001, KEN, 1:00:34 (USD 6000)
  6. Negasa DEKEBA, 5 Jan 2005, ETH, 1:00:36 (USD 5000)
  7. Jamal KIPRONO, 22 Jun 1905, KEN, 1:01:02 (USD 4000)
  8. Tesfaye DERIBA, 11 Sep 1998, ETH, 1:01:25 (USD 3000)
  9. Dennis KIPRUTO, 8 Apr 2005, KEN, 1:02:12 (USD 2000)
  10. Charles ROTICH, 14 May 2005, KEN, 1:02:16 (USD 1000)
  11. Benson KIPLANGAT, 17 Jun 2003, KEN, 1:02:23
  12. Dainiel ZEWUDE, , ETH, 1:03:40
  13. Sinda Daniel SINDA, 30 Sep 1999, TAN, 1:04:29
  14. Shailesh KUSHWAHA, 5 Feb 2006, IND, 1:05:05 INR 350,000 = USD 3696)
  15. Bereket ZELEKE, 7 Nov 2004, ETH, 1:05:05
  16. Gaurav MATHUR, 19 Sep 1999, IND, 1:05:11 (INR 250,000)
  17. Hemant SINGH, 4 Dec 2001, IND, 1:05:37 (INR 150,000)
  18. Kasu TSEGAYE, 2006, ETH, 1:06:39
  19. Lovepreet SINGH, 13 JAN 1999, IND, 1:06:43 (INR 75,000)
  20. Melaku BELACHEW, 19 MAY 1990, ETH, 1:06:51
    ^Course record/USD 12,000 bonus; previous 58:53, Amdework Walelegn (ETH), 2020
    i = Earned time incentive bonus for sub-59:00

Wizz Air Rome Half-Marathon by Brooks (3rd)
(World Athletics Elite Label Road Race)
Roma, ITA; Sunday, October 18
Distance: 21.1 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible
Finishers: 15,484 men + 15,322 women = 30,806 total (up from 18,561 in 2025)
Course Records: Men, NEW (see below); Women, 1:06:52, Nancy Sang (KEN), 2024
Prize Money: Indicated in euros

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Netsanet DESTA, 26 Oct 2000, ETH, 1:07:26 (EUR 5000)
  2. Regina Wambui NDUNGU, 12 Nov 2001, KEN, 1:07:48 (EUR 2500)
  3. Yalemget YAREGAL, 23 Oct 2003, ETH, 1:08:22 (EUR 1800)
  4. Betelihem AFENIGUS, 29 Apr 2001, ETH, 1:10:05 (EUR 1350)
  5. Oria LIACI, 6 Oct 2001, SUI, 1:11:32 (EUR 950)
  6. Giovanna EPIS, 11 Oct 1988, ITA, 1:11:43 (EUR 1000#)
  7. Sylwia INDEKA, 19 Jun 1997, POL, 1:12:28
  8. Melissa FRACASSINI, 20 Oct 2003, ITA, 1:13:41 (EUR 600#)
  9. Carolien MILLENAAR, 26 Mar 1997, DEN, 1:16:03
  10. Giulia GIORGI, 6 Jan 1999, ITA, 1:16:12 (EUR 400#)
  11. Isabella CAPOSIENO, 8 Aug 2002, ITA, 1:16:59 (EUR 300#)
  12. Sara CARNICELLI, 31 Oct 1994, ITA, 1:17:59 (EUR 200#)

#Earned Italian citizen prize money

MEN (gun times) –

  1. Filex Kibet MASAI, 5 Feb 2002, KEN, 59:22 CR^ (EUR 5000)
  2. Ataklti KIDANU, 8 Dec 2006, ETH, 59:38 (EUR 2500)
  3. Elisha KIPROP, 2 May 2004, KEN, 1:00:13 (EUR 1800)
  4. Robert KETER, 26 Dec 1989, KEN, 1:00:37 (EUR 1350)
  5. Kelvin KIPRUTO, 2000, KEN, 1:00:45 (EUR 950)
  6. Zeleke YAYEWSEW, 2006, ETH, 1:01:02
  7. Halefom TESFAY, 11 Sep 2004, ETH, 1:01:20
  8. Maxon KIPNGETICH, 28 Oct 2000, KEN, 1:01:51
  9. Edward Konana KOONYO, 7 Jan 1997, KEN, 1:02:00
  10. Sezgin ATAC, 21 Mar 1998, TUR, 1:02:17
  11. Ahmed OUHDA, 10 Mar 1997, ITA, 1:02:31 (EUR 1000#)
  12. Nicolo’ BEDINI, 4 Dec 2002, ITA, 1:03:10 (EUR 600#)
  13. Lewis HANNIGAN, 29 Aug 2003, GBR, 1:03:27
  14. Francesco CARRERA, 26 Jun 1990, ITA, 1:03:28 (EUR 400#)
  15. Giuseppe GRAVANTE, 7 Aug 2001, ITA, 1:03:36 (EUR 300#)
  16. Timothy Kibet KOSGEI, 1 Jan 1997, KEN, 1:03:55
  17. Martin DESMIDT, 18 Apr 2001, FRA, 1:04:25
  18. Thomas D’ESTE, 14 Dec 2003, ITA, 1:04:31 (EUR 200#)
  19. Ademe CUNEO, 24 May 1998, ITA, 1:05:42
  20. Jonathan CORNISH, 10 Jul 1993, GBR, 1:05:43
    ^Course record; previous 59:44, Simon Maiywa (KEN), 2025

#Earned Italian citizen prize money

Youngstown Peace Race (50th)
Youngstown, OH, USA; Sunday, October 18
Distance: 11 km (the race is traditionally 10-K; see below)
Finishers: 430 (down from 548 in 2025); there were also 306 in the companion 2-mile
Race Founded: 1979; Not held in 1984, 1992, or 2020
NOTE: The distance was changed to an 11 km due to construction in Mill Creek Park –Ed.

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Elaine Reedy, 39, Youngstown, OH, 43:59

MEN (gun times) –

  1. Eric Rupe, 34, Cortland, OH, 35:37

Antwerp Marathon
Antwerp, BEL; Sunday, October 18
Distance: 42.195 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible
Finishers: 3843

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Saskia KERSBERGEN, NED, 2:37:24
  2. Amber TEUGELS, BEL, 2:41:20
  3. Lotte VONCK, BEL, 2:41:46

MEN (gunn times) –

  1. Belayneh SOLOMON, ETH, 2:20:19
  2. Wijnand MEEUS, BEL, 2:21:58
  3. Nicolai SAKE, BEL, 2:23:27

Maraton Internacional de Juarez 2026
Juarez, MEX; Sunday, October 18
Distance: 42.195 km
Finishers: 406 (out of 536 starters)

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Leah Jebiwot KIGEN, KEN, 2:45:31
  2. Micala RAYO REYES, MEX, 2:46:06
  3. Kathya Mirell GARCIA BARRIOS, MEX, 2:46:40

MEN (gun times) –

  1. Luis Angeo PEREZ GRANADOS, MEX, 2:18:53
  2. Luis Fernando VAZQUEZ VEGA, MEX, 2:19:20
  3. Stephen NDEGE, KEN, 2:20:19

Palermo International Half-Marathon (12th)
Palermo, ITA; Sunday, October 18
Distance: 21.1 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible
Finishers: 617

WOMEN (gun times) –

  1. Alessia TUCCITTO, 1997, ASD Imperiali Atletica, 1:18:32
  2. Dominika STELMACH (POL), 1982, ASD Running Sicily, 1:21:08

MEN (gun times) –

  1. Charlie BRISLEY, 2001, GBR, 1:05:48
  2. Daniele MEUCCI, 1985, C.S. Esercito, 1:05:49