NOTE: Official gun time reports for the CNO Financial Group Indianapolis Monumental Marathon & Half-Marathon are not yet available (only net times) –Ed.
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Cross Country Championships
(NCAA Division II)
Westville, IN, USA; Friday, November 6
PNW Cross Country Course
NOTE: Like last year, Grand Valley State totally dominated these championships, winning their 16th men’s and women’s conference titles –Ed.
WOMEN (6 km) –
Teams: 1. Grand Valley St., 19; 2. Michigan Tech, 78; 3. Saginaw Valley, 84; 4. Northern Michigan, 104; 5. Wayne State (Mich.), 125; 6. Ferris State, 206…
Individual Finishers:
1. Allie Arnsman, SR, Grand Valley St., 20:35.6
2. Karen Kiratu, SR, Grand Valley St., 21:01.2
3. Annie Alkema, FR, Grand Valley St., 21:12.5
4. Abagail Baumann, FR, Michigan Tech, 21:15.1
5. Sophia Rhein, SR, Michigan Tech, 21:19.7
6. Annika Sandman, JR, Grand Valley St., 21:32.4
7. Ava Crews, FR, Grand Valley St., 21:34.4
8. Ella DeBruyn, JR, Northern Michigan, 21:34.8
9. Cara Newman, JR, Grand Valley St., 21:37.4
10. Natalie Mello, SO, Grand Valley St., 21:39.3
MEN (8 km) –
Teams: 1. Grand Valley St., 19; 2. Saginaw Valley, 77; 3. Michigan Tech, 101; 4. Davenport, 115; 5. Wayne State (Mich.), 132; 6. Purdue Northwest, 170; 7. Ferris State, 176…
Individual Finishers:
1. Flynn Pumpa (AUS), SO, Grand Valley St., 24:15.1
2. Jacob Walker, SR, Saginaw Valley, 24:16.9
3. Noah Selvaraj, SO, Grand Valley St., 24:20.9
4. Will Engbers, FR, Grand Valley St., 24:22.3
5. Kilian Whalen, FR, Grand Valley St., 24:23.3
6. Owen Westerkamp, JR, Grand Valley St., 24:26.1
7. Conor Somers, SR, Grand Valley St., 24:26.2
8. Sebastian Ramirez, SO, Grand Valley St., 24:40.5
9. Seth Conner, FR, Grand Valley St., 24:46.7
10. Connor Nolan, FR, Grand Valley St., 24:47.2
Gulf South Conference Cross Country Championships
(NCAA D-II)
Nashville, TN, USA; Friday, November 6
The Hermitage
NOTE: Ninth title for the Lee University women (they moved up from second last year), while the Lee men also bagged their ninth title (fifth consecutive) –Ed.
WOMEN (6 km) –
Teams: 1. Lee (Tenn.), 26; 2. Mississippi College, 75; 3. Alabama-Huntsville, 101; 4. Auburn Montgomery, 103; 5. Union (Tenn.), 104; 6. Christian Bros., 151…
Individual Finishers:
1. Ava Sparks, SO, Lee (Tenn.), 20:41.6
2. Addi Aguayo, SR, Union (Tenn.), 20:48.6
3. Capucine Cureau (FRA), SO, Lee (Tenn.), 20:56.0
4. Eleni Stemmildt (GER), FR, Christian Bros., 20:59.3
5. Sadie Wielfart, SO, Lee (Tenn.), 21:17.0
6. Victoria Markham, SR, Union (Tenn.), 21:37.7
7. Chloe Helms, JR, Auburn Montgomery, 21:43.8
8. Abi Moore, SO, Lee (Tenn.), 21:47.4
9. Michela Papalia (ITA), JR, Lee (Tenn.), 21:50.3
10. Lucy Hearn, FR, Lee (Tenn.), 21:52.5
MEN (8 km) –
Teams: 1. Lee (Tenn.), 16; 2. Mississippi College, 71; 3. Auburn Montgomery, 82; 4. Alabama-Huntsville, 88; 5. Union (Tenn.), 137; 6. West Alabama, 177…
Individual Finishers:
1. Kylian Boulanger (FRA), FR, Lee (Tenn.), 23:30.2
2. Pierre Chauveau (FRA), SO, Lee (Tenn.), 23:30.2
3. Tucker Wright, JR, Lee (Tenn.), 23:33.1
4. Stephen Clark, SR, Lee (Tenn.), 23:52.1
5. Aaron Fynaardt, SR, Union (Tenn.), 23:59.4
6. Ryan Lovelace, SR, Lee (Tenn.), 24:16.2
7. Matthew Singletary, SR, Mississippi College, 24:20.1
8. Tyler Anthony, JR, Auburn Montgomery, 24:20.7
9. Parker Campbell, SO, Lee (Tenn.), 24:22.3
10. Chris Ross, SO, Lee (Tenn.), 24:24.8
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships
(NCAA D-II)
Rapid City, SD, USA; Saturday, November 7
Monument Valley Park (altitude 5200ft/1585m)
WOMEN (6 km) –
Teams: 1. Western Colorado, 40; 2. Adams State, 55; 3. UC-Colorado Springs, 64; 4. Colo. School of Mines, 69; 5. Colorado Mesa, 138…
Individual Finishers:
1. Emily LaMena, JR, Colo. School of Mines, 20:38.2
2. Peyton Weiss, SR, Western Colorado, 20:51.5
3. Brighton Mooney, JR, Western Colorado, 20:59.1
4. Lauren Willson, SR, Western Colorado, 21:06.8
5. Kseniya Nikanorov, SR, UC-Colorado Springs, 21:08.3
6. Sierra Wall, SO, Colo. School of Mines, 21:12.7
7. Claragh Keane, SR, Adams State, 21:14.9
8. Elizabeth McQuitty, SO, UC-Colorado Springs, 21:18.6
9. Keira Damron, SR, Adams State, 21:25.7
10. Mary Ngige, FR, Adams State, 21:26.1
11. Jordan Staniszewski, JR, Colorado Mesa, 21:26.4
12. Aspen Fulbright, SO, Adams State, 21:28.8
MEN (8 km) –
Teams: 1. Adams State, 33; 2. Colo. School of Mines, 48; 3. Western Colorado, 79; 4. UC-Colorado Springs, 107; 5. CSU Pueblo, 116…
Individual Finishers:
1. Dawson Gunn, SR, Colo. School of Mines, 23:17.3
2. Brett Davis, SR, UC-Colorado Springs, 23:26.7
3. Chakib Cherkaoui Rhazouani, SO, Adams State, 23:31.0
4. Thibault Tauziede, SO, Adams State, 23:34.3
5. Cody Wyman, SO, Colo. School of Mines, 23:35.4
6. Jack Gumm, SR, Adams State, 23:38.8
7. Daniel Appleford, SR, Colo. School of Mines, 23:46.5
8. Jon Sweepe, JR, CSU Pueblo, 23:46.8
9. Jessiel Paez, FR, Adams State, 23:47.6
10. Tyler Nord, SR, Western Colorado, 23:48.6
11. Kamohelo Ramatsebe, JR, Adams State, 23:51.8
12. Weldon Chebon, JR, New Mexico Highlands, 23:53.7
Vulcan Run 10-K (52nd)
Birmingham, AL, USA; Saturday, November 7
Distance: 10 km, USATF-certified (AL21026JE) and record-eligible
Finishers: 410 (down from 489 in 2025)
Course Records: Men, 28:18, Marcos Barreto (MEX), 1984; Women, 32:33, Christine Pfitzinger (NZL), 1990
Prize Money: See primary details, below
Race Founded: 1975; held every year (including 2020)
Race History: http://www.arrs.run/HP_Vul10.htm (through 2017)
NOTE: Both winners moved up from second place last year. Sarah Crouch is a “retired” elite athlete who became a best-selling novelist –Ed.
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Sarah CROUCH, 37, Madison, AL, 36:49 ($500)
MEN (gun times) –
1. Gregoire SAURY (FRA), Birmingham, AL, 31:47 ($500)
York White Rose Run 5 Mile (49th)
York, PA, USA; Saturday, November 7
Distance: 5 mi., near-loop course (course NOT USATF-certified)
Finishers: 176 (down from 186 in 2025)
Race Records: Men, 23:17, Joe LeMay, 1990; Women, 26:40, Elaine Van Blunk, 1990
Prize Money: See primary details below
WOMEN –
1. Kalyn Coffey, 34, Mifflinburg, PA, 29:24 ($250)
MEN (gun times) –
1. Aidan Gonder, 24, Enola, PA, 25:18 ($250)
Athens Marathon The Authentic (43rd)
(World Athletics Elite Label Road Race)
Athens, GRE; Sunday, November 9
Distance: 42.195 km, hilly, point-to-point, WA/AIMS-certified course from Marathon to Athens (not record-eligible), finishing in the ancient Panethenaiko Stadium (same course as the 2004 Olympic Games marathon; certified, but not record-eligible)
Finishers: 15,444 men + 4756 women = 20,200 total (up from 19,104 in 2025)
Course Records: Women, 2:26:20, Mizuki Noguchi (JPN), Olympic Games, 2004; Men, NEW (see below)
Event Records: Women, NEW (see below); Men, NEW (see below)
Prize Money: Not reported
Race History: http://www.arrs.run/HP_AtPMa.htm (through 2017)
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Yatane DUSHA, 2006, ETH, 2:30:04 ER^
2. Tsiyon ABEBE, 17 Aug 2006, ETH, 2:30:29
3. Jane BAREIKIS, 22 Jul 1994, USA, 2:32:59
4. Atsede BAYISA, 16 Apr 1987, ETH, 2:33:10
5. Millicent KIBET, 10 Jul 1995, KEN, 2:35:10
6. Stamatia NOULA, 02 Jul 1998, GRE, 2:35:13
7. Athanasia KOKKOROU, 08 May 2002, GRE, 2:36:31
8. Dafni-Eftychia-Tereza LAVASA, 12 Jul 2001, GRE, 2:45:06
9. Georgia KANOUTA, 01 Apr 1985, GRE, 2:45:40
10. Xenia KATSIMANTOU, 29 Dec 1984, GRE, 2:46:02
^Event record; previous 2:31:06, Rasa Drazdauskaite (LTU), 2010
MEN (gun times) –
1. Manazot SIYUM, NA, ETH, 2:10:03 CR/ER^
2. Asefa MENGISA, 14 May 1997, ETH, 2:10:18
3. Patrick KETER, NA, KEN, 2:11:22
4. Vincent Kipsang RONO, 10 Nov 1990, KEN, 2:12:06
5. Nguse AMLOSOM, 10 Nov 1986, ERI, 2:12:20
6. Victor BIWOTT, 2001, KEN, 2:14:10
7. Mawcha ADANE, NA, ETH, 2:17:30
8. Konstantinos STAMOULIS, 13 Nov 1997, GRE, 2:17:37
9. Charalampos PITSOLIS, 21 Jul 1993, GRE, 2:18:58
10. Nikolaos STAMOULIS, 01 Jul 2002, GRE, 2:19:05
11. Georgios STAMOULIS, 26 Sep 1998, GRE, 2:19:31
12. Panagiotis KARAISKOS, 16 Dec 1988, GRE, 2:20:43
^Course and event record; previous 2:10:34, Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo (KEN), 2023
Boston Half-Marathon (24th)
(World Athletics Label Road Race)
Boston, MA, USA; Sunday, November 8
Distance: 21.1 km, USATF-certified (MA25022JK) and record-eligible; hilly with some rough surfaces and many turns, no start/finish separation;
Finishers: 3519 men + 3818 women + 26 non-binary = 7363 total (up from 7073 in 2025)
Format: Separate elite races for men and women (elite men went first, followed by the elite women two minutes later, then the mass race after that)
Prize Money: See primary details below including event record bonus
Event Records (different courses): Men, NEW (see below); Women, 1:07:40, Brillian Kipkoech (KEN), 2019
Weather: Sunny, breezy and comfortably cold, about 47F/8C
Presented by: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund
NOTE: Story by your editor in Boston –Ed.
BOSTON (08-Nov) — On a crisp and breezy fall morning at Franklin Park, Habtom Samuel of Eritrea and Fantaye Belayneh of Ethiopia enjoyed successful outings at the 24th edition of the Boston Half, America’s most competitive fall half-marathon. Samuel, who only last month signed a pro contract with Hoka Northern Arizona Elite, scooted away from the field in the race’s final six kilometers and ran a race record 59:49. Belayneh ran a more tactical race, and came away with her third consecutive win in 1:09:14. Both athletes won $15,000 in prize money, and Samuel earned an extra $10,000 for taking down Lelisa Desisa’s 2013 event record of 60:34.
BELAYNEH STAYS PATIENT
The women’s race had a surprise leader right from the gun. Kassie Parker, fourth at the USATF Half-Marathon Championships in Atlanta last March, immediately stepped to the lead as the elite women headed out from the start area adjacent to White Stadium. Showing a strong ability to run down hill, she split the first mile in 5:21, then 5:23 for the second. She quickly built up an eight-second lead.
“I was trying to run a PR,” said Parker, who came into today’s race with a 1:10:17 personal best. “Eventually they caught me.”
But not for quite a while. Parker grew her lead to 15 seconds by the 5-mile mark (26:28), and every time the chase pack –which included Belayneh– tried to catch up, she pushed ahead again. Through 10-K (32:50), Parker still had an 11-second gap. It wasn’t until the seventh mile (37:12) that Parker was reeled in.
“That’s kind of when my legs started feeling fatigued,” Parker lamented.
Belayneh, Ethiopian compatriot Sentayehu Lewetegn, Germany’s Melat Kejeta, and Kenya’s Winfred Mbithe ran behind Parker at first, but the American eventually drifted back. She would fade in the final miles to finish ninth in 1:11:10.
Another American, Sydney Vaught, running in her first half-marathon, instead gained strength in the second half. She was well behind the leaders through halfway, but chipped away to join the lead pack by the 10-mile mark (52:55). An excellent cross country runner, she was comfortable with the course’s many hills.
“I think going in I was like, this race is longer than I’ve ever raced,” Vaught said of her strategy today. “Being conservative on the first few miles was definitely what I wanted to do. I just felt really good, and I figured the lead group is right up there and I might as well use the downhill if I can. I know I can do really well on the hills on the way back.”
Belayneh had the advantage of knowing the course better than any of her competitors. She still had four rivals at the 11-mile mark, and saved her best running for the race’s final 800 meters which are all uphill. In a one-on-one sprint against Mbithe, she showed the track speed that allowed her to take third place in the World Athletics Ultimate Championships 5000m in Budapest last September. She easily pulled away from the Kenyan who finished second in 1:09:16. Lewetegn got third in 1:09:26, and Kejeta took fourth in 1:09:29.
“I come here because I know the event is great,” Belayneh said through her manager, Matt Turnbull, who was pressed into service as an interpreter. “The atmosphere is great and I’ve won twice (before). I’m happy to win three times.”
Vaught took fifth in 1:09:44 and, considering the difficulty of the course, was very happy with her debut at the distance.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” said a smiling Vaught, who was wrapped in a Mylar blanket to ward off the morning chill. “It was a great learning experience. I’ll be ready to practice for those kind of surges (in the future).” She added: “I love hills.”
SAMUEL RUNS AWAY
Samuel, who won the NCAA titles at 5000m and 10,000m for the University of New Mexico last June, was part of a four-man group which got away early. Samuel, Andrea Kiptoo and Abel Kipchumba of Kenya, and Mohammed El Youssfi of Morocco passed the 5-K mark in 14:19. El Youssfi fell back a few seconds by the 10-K point (28:32), and Kipchumba –who won this race in 2023– had lost contact with Samuel and Kiptoo by the 10-mile mark (45:42). From that point Samuel quickly increased his lead. By the time he reached the finish in the park he was over a minute clear of Kiptoo.
“I ran the last 6-K by myself,” Samuel told Race Results Weekly. “We were three of us and Abel got dropped first. From 15-K I just went by myself.”
Kiptoo finished second in 1:01:03, Kipchumba took third in 1:01:16, and El Youssfi got fourth in 1:01:29. Amon Kemboi, who recently obtained American citizenship, was fifth in 1:01:46.
Samuel has had an excellent road racing season. He won the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10-K on August 1, in 27:40, then the Asics Falmouth Road Race two weeks later in a course record 30:53 (for 7 miles). He resumed racing last weekend in New York City winning the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5-K in 13:31. He wasn’t sure when his next race would be, but said he felt tired.
“It’s been a long year,” he said.
ONE CLOSE WHEELCHAIR FINISH
In the professional women’s wheelchair race, Yen Hoang beat Jenna Ayers by just a fraction of a second in the women’s division. Both athletes were timed in 1:02:54. Daniel Romanchuk dominated the men’s pro wheelchair division, clocking 45:53 and beating runner-up Evan Correll by more than five minutes
BIG FIELD OF FINISHERS
Behind the pros 7363 citizen runner crossed the finish line, up 4% from last year. Boston Athletic Association officials narrowly avoided a washout after yesterday’s heavy rains tapered off at the end of the day. Nonetheless, the grass staging area in the park’s interior was very muddy.
ALL-WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL RACE (gun times) –
1. Fentaye Belayneh, 26, ETH, 1:09:14 ($15,000)
[16:39 / 33:03 / 52:56 10 miles / 1:05:46]
2. Winfred Mbithe, 29, KEN, 1:09:16 ($7000)
3. Sintayehu Lewetegn, 30, ETH, 1:09:26 ($5000)
4. Melat Kejeta, 34, GER, 1:09:29 ($3500)
5. Sydney Vaught, 23, Cassville, MO, 1:09:44 DB ($2000)
[16:51 / 33:04 / 52:58 / 1:06:07 20-K]
6. Vibian Chepkirui, 32, KEN, 1:09:49 ($1500)
7. Megan Hasz-Sailor, 29, Dorchester, MA, 1:09:53 ($1000)
8. Mercy Cherono, 35, KEN, 1:10:04 PB ($750)
9. Kassie Parker, 27, Waverly, IA, 1:11:10 ($600)
[16:31 / 32:51 / 53:07 / 1:07:09]
10. Zaida Ramos, 30, PER, 1:13:01 ($500)
11. Erin McDonald, 30, San Francisco, CA, 1:13:37 PB=
12. Madey Dickson, 30, Herriman, UT, 1:14:05
13. Anne-Marie Comeau, 30, CAN, 1:14:18
14. Thalia Valdivia, 30, PER, 1:14:22
15. Ruby Krasnow, 23, Newburyport, MA, 1:14:25 DB
16. Chloe Whiting, 23, Boston, MA, 1:15:30 DB
17. Megan Connolly, 32, Fairfield, CT, 1:17:42
18. Jasmine Trott (GBR), 22, New Rochelle, NY, 1:19:00 DB
19. Nina Usubyan, 39, Cupertino, CA, 1:19:24
MEN’S PROFESSIONAL RACE (gun times) –
1. Habtom Samuel (ERI), 22, Flagstaff, AZ, 59:49 ER^ ($15,000 + 10,000^)
[14:19 / 28:32 / 45:42 10 miles / 56:46 20-K]
2. Andrea Kiptoo, 24, KEN, 1:01:03 ($7000)
3. Abel Kipchumba, 32, KEN, 1:01:16 ($5000)
4. Mohammed El Youssfi, 29, MAR, 1:01:29 ($3500)
5. Amon Kemboi, 30, Raleigh, NC, 1:01:46 PB ($2000)
6. Jack Aho, 27, Charlotte, NC, 1:01:53 ($1500)
7. Ethan Shuley, 28, USA, 1:02:14 ($1000)
8. Wesley Kiptoo, 27, Flagstaff, AZ, 1:03:03 ($750)
9. James Mwaura, 28, Waltham, MA 1:03:10 ($600)
10. Assaf Harari, 25, ISR, 1:03:21 ($500)
11. James Quattlebaum, 31, Greenville, SC, 1:03:30
12. Peter Walsdorf, 23, Syracuse, NY, 1:03:37
13. Sam Lawler, 24, Pittsford, NY, 1:03:46
14. William Amponsah, 26, GHA, 1:04:03
15. Frank Lujan, 26, PER, 1:05:02
16. Nicholas Bendtsen, 23, Reston, VA, 1:06:07 DB
17. Paul Arredondo, 28, Boston, MA, 1:06:39
18. Noah Stevenson, 28, Mission, KS, 1:06:45
19. Matt Lenehan, 35, San Francisco, CA, 1:06:47
20. Adam Quinn, 37, Stowe, VT, 1:07:18
21. Segundo Jami, 40, ECU, 1:07:52
22. Ben Burgess, 26, Framingham, MA, 1:09:13
23. Coen Roberts, 24, San Luis Obispo, CA, 1:09:52
24. Brian Harvey, 29, Belmont, MA, 1:09:55
^Event record/$10,000 bonus; previous 1:00:34, Lelisa Desisa, ETH, 2013
Cariff Cross Challenge
(World Athletics Cross Country Tour – Silver)
Cardiff, GBR; Sunday, November 8
Llandaff Fields
SR. WOMEN (6.4 km):
1. Kate AXFORD, 31 Mar 1999, GBR, 20:37
2. Amelia QUIRK, 18 Dec 1999, GBR, 20:37
3. Rebecca FLAHERTY, 28 Dec 2005, GBR, 20:40
4. Poppy TANK, 5 Dec 1997, GBR, 20:49
5. Laura MUIR, 9 May 1993, GBR, 20:50
6. Almi NERURKAR, 09 Jan 2001, GBR, 20:57
7. Lizzie WELLSTED, 31 May 2006, GBR, 21:00
8. Mia WALDMANN, 22 Oct 2003, GBR, 21:08
9. Niamh BROWN, 16 Apr 1999, GBR, 21:08
10. Sarah BOURNE, 22 Sep 2005, GBR, 21:16
11. Amy GRIFFITHS, 22 Mar 1996, GBR, 21:22
12. Inge LUGTENBERG, 03 Aug 2006, NED, 21:25
13. Charlotte BUCKLEY, 2 January 2002, GBR, 21:27
14. Megan GADSBY, 29 Jun 2003, GBR, 21:27
15. Abbey BROOKE, 1 Nov 2001, GBR, 21:31
SR. MEN (9.6 km):
1. Matthew RAMSDEN, 07 Jul 2003, GBR, 27:26
2. James KINGSTON, 22 Jan 2002, GBR, 27:28
3. Kadar Omar ABDULLAHI, 1 Jan 1996, GBR, 27:39
4. Jacob CANN, 22 Dec 2000, GBR, 27:44
5. Callum ELSON, 31 Dec 1998, GBR, 27:46
6. Jenson CONNELL, 10 Jul 2003, GBR, 27:46
7. Angus MCMILLAN, 15 Mar 2000, GBR, 28:11
8. Peter MOLLOY, 07 Jun 2002, GBR, 28:12
9. Mark RUBY, GBR, 28:14
10. Mick WOLVEKAMP, 02 Feb 2005, NED, 28:20
11. Mahamed MAHAMED, 18 Sep 1997, GBR, 28:24
12. William Sean RABJOHNS, 11 Feb 2006, GBR, 28:27
13. Oliver SMART, 20 Feb 2003, GBR, 28:28
14. Jamie MACDONALD, GBR, 28:31
15. Christopher PARKER, GBR, 28:32
Carrera Pedestre Behobia – San Sebastián (61st)
From Behovia to San Sebastián, ESP; Sunday, November 8
Distance: 20 km; hilly, point-to-point course (not certified)
Finishers: 26,092 (down from 26,299 in 2025)
WOMEN –
1. Katherine Ruth TISALEMA PURUNCAJA, 1:08:58
2. Devora KRASIMIROVA AVRAMOVA, 1:09:52
3. Celia ANTON ALONSO, 1:10:20
4. Monica SILVA MAGHALLANES, 1:10:52
MEN –
1. Javier GUERRA POLO, 1:01:13
2. Rauel CELADA ALVAREZ, 1:01:45
3. Iraitz ARROSPIDE GARRO, 1:02:27
4. Ahmedait HEMMOU AIT, 1:02:33
Cross Internacional de Itálica (44th)
(World Athletics Cross Country Tour – Gold)
Conjunto Arqueol gico de It lica, Santiponce, ESP; Sunday, November 8
Distance: 9.55 km
Race History: http://www.arrs.run/HP_ItalicaXC.htm (through 2019)
NOTE: Rodrigue Kwizera successfully defended his title in the men’s race –Ed.
WOMEN –
1. Likina AMEBAW, 30 Nov 1997, ETH, 30:41
2. Charity CHEROP, 4 Jul 2007, UGA, 30:49
3. Cynthia CHEPKIRUI, 4 Sep 2008, KEN, 30:57
4. Yenenesh SHIMKET, 9 Feb 2007, ETH, 31:24
5. Maurine Jepkoech CHEBOR, 28 May 2004, KEN, 32:02
6. Francine NIYOMUKUNZI, 01 Aug 1999, BDI, 32:06
7. Amina MAATOUG, 17 Nov 2002, NED, 32:18
8. Carolina ROBLES, 4 Dec 1991, ESP, 32:51
9. Maria FORERO, 24 Mar 2003, ESP, 33:16
10. Elena BURKARD, 10 Feb 1992, GER, 33:21
11. Marta SERRANO, 5 Apr 2003, ESP, 33:26
12. Lotte MEYBERG, 01 Aug 1997, GER, 33:30
13. Alice FINOT, 9 Feb 1991, FRA, 33:36
14. Angela VICIOSA, 29 May 2002, ESP, 33:37
15. Carla GALLARDO, 9 Feb 1999, ESP, 34:01
MEN –
1. Rodrigue KWIZERA, 10 Oct 1999, BDI, 27:37
2. Charles KIBOINO, 21 Dec 2006, KEN, 27:38
3. Frankline KIBET, 28 Jul 2007, KEN, 27:39
4. Denis Kipkoech Kemboi KIPKEMOI, 5 Jun 2006, KEN, 27:52
5. Thierry NDIKUMWENAYO, 26 Mar 1997, ESP, 27:59
6. Miguel Angel MARTINEZ, 22 May 2002, ESP, 28
7. Andrew Kiptoo ALAMISI, 28 Aug 2007, KEN, 28:17
8. Dismas YEKO, 09 Oct 2004, UGA, 28:24
9. Berihu AREGAWI, 28 Feb 2001, ETH, 28:24
10. Samuel Simba CHEROP, 03 Jul 2006, UGA, 28:42
11. Ibrahim BURAS, 21 Aug 2001, NOR, 28:42
12. Simon SUNDSTRÖM, 4 Feb 1998, SWE, 28:47
13. Luca ALFIERI, 31 Oct 2000, ITA, 28:48
14. Juan Antonio PEREZ, 06 Nov 1988, ESP, 28:52
15. Duarte SANTOS, 24 Jul 2003, POR, 28:53
EDP Maratona do Porto (22nd)
(World Athletics Label Road Race)
Porto, POR; Sunday, November 8
Distance: 42.195 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible
Finishers: 6213
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Heshe ERGAT, 22 Nov 2006, ETH, 2:28:07
2. Nelly TIROP, 1998, KEN, 2:32:07
3. Netsanet TAFERE, 10 Mar 2002, ETH, 2:35:20
4. Meskerem ASSEFA, 3 Oct 1991, ETH, 2:36:13
5. Miriam MARTINS, 1992, POR, 2:52:36
MEN (gun times) –
1. Vincent KIGEN, 1993, KEN, 2:11:00
2. Tissa DIBISA, NA, ETH, 2:11:17
3. Vincent KIPRONO, 01 Sep 2004, KEN, 2:11:40
4. Lecho KEBEDE, NA, ETH, 2:11:56
5. Kelvin KIMUTAI, 2002, KEN, 2:12:30
6. Gidion KIBOR, NA, KEN, 2:13:39
7. Naman SIMOTWO KIPYEKO, 1998, UGA, 2:15:14
8. Debela FEYSA, NA, ETH, 2:15:18
9. Fernando SERRÃO, 3 Apr 1993, POR, 2:22:58
YMCA Harrisburg Marathon (54th)
Harrisburg, PA, USA; Sunday, November 9
Distance: 42.195 km; USATF-certified (PA20011NP), two-loop course; (record-eligible)
Finishers: 580 (down from 631 in 2025)
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Christina THOMPSON, 36, Pittsburgh, PA, 2:51:16
MEN (gun times) –
1. Lance HAINS, 24, Lancaster, PA, 2:31:37
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler (13th)
Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Sunday, November 8
Distance: 10 mi., certified (PA15052WB) near-loop course with negligible start/finish separation
Finishers: 3819 (up from 3325 in 2025)
Prize Money: See primary details below
Course Records: Men, 46:49, Martin Hehir, 2018; Women, Buze Diriba (ETH) 51:38
WOMEN (net times) –
1. Molly Grabill, 21, USA, 55:40 ($2500)
2. Claire Anderson, 28, USA, 56:55 ($1250)
3. Chloe Bonson, 30, USA, 57:16 ($750)
4. Elle Orie, 22, USA, 57:59 ($500)
MEN (net times) –
1. Victor Shitsama, 28, KEN, 48:16 ($2500)
2. Zach Leachman, 25, USA, 49:29 ($1250)
3. Quintin Gatons, 23, USA, 50:50 ($750)
4. Ryan Podnar, 22, USA, 51:10 ($500)
Marathon de Bordeaux AG2R La Mondiale
(Also Semi-Marathon and 10 km)
Bordeaux, FRA; Sunday, November 8
Distances: Marathon, 42.195 km, World Athletics-certified, near-loop course with start at the Jardin Public and finish at the Miroir D’Eau; Half-Marathon, 21.1 km, World Athletics-certified, near-loop course with start at the Jardin Public and finish at the Miroir D’Eau
Finishers: Marathon, 6959; Half-Marathon, 13,471; 10-K, 8157; Three-Event Total, 28,587
NOTE: Amazing. This event, which your editor was not familiar with until recently, got close to 29,000 finishers across three events! The best running was in the 10-K where winners Celia Tabet (31:37) and Etienne Daguinos (27:32) posted fast times –Ed.
Marathon (gun times):
WOMEN –
1. Solvegue FEUILLADE, FRA, 2:49:42
2. Lea DOUHERET, FRA, 2:50:13
3. Ludivine BALLUAIS-DELAUNAY, FRA, 2:51:11
MEN –
1. Jason POINTEAU, FRA, 2:18:32
2. Teo DUBUC, FRA, 2:18:37
3. Florian LAPLANCHE, FRA, 2:19:42
Half-Marathon (gun times):
WOMEN –
1. Marie PERRIER, 30 Mar 1995, MRI, 1:11:55
2. Jeanne GARREAU, 1993, FRA, 1:13:30
3. Anouk HELIOT, 2001, FRA, 1:14:22
4. Anais CHEVRIER, 2000, FRA, 1:15:01
5. Camille MASSOL, 1994, FRA, 1:15:11
6. Charlotte LANOIX, 2002, FRA, 1:15:33
7. Anais MICLO, 2002, FRA, 1:15:37
8. Justine CHAGNAUD, 07 Dec 2000, FRA, 1:16:30
9. Louison CUREAU, 1998, FRA, 1:16:58
10. Emmanuelle HUBERT, 14 Jul 1994, FRA, 1:18:18
MEN –
1. Yoann KOWAL, 28 May 1987, FRA, 1:02:55
2. Jeff LASTENNET, 26 Aug 1987, FRA, 1:04:21
3. Maxime TESCH, 1999, FRA, 1:04:23
4. Benoit FANOUILLERE, 14 Aug 1994, FRA, 1:04:25
5. Theo MOUSSU, 17 Mar 1999, FRA, 1:04:26
6. Emrik SIZAROLS, 2005, FRA, 1:05:12
7. Joseba DIAZ, 09 Mar 1995, ESP, 1:05:45
8. Damien ANDRADA, 2002, FRA, 1:06:23
9. Killian ALLAIRE, FRA, 1:06:25
10. Julien LEVIEUX, 1996, FRA, 1:06:28
10-K (gun times):
WOMEN –
1. Celia TABET, 29 Aug 1999, FRA, 31:37 PB
2. Meline ROLLIN, 17 Jun 1998, FRA, 31:47 PB
3. Mathilde SENECHAL, 24 Jan 1998, FRA, 32:32
4. Aurelie CANU, 25 Nov 1995, FRA, 32:36
5. Elise VANDERELST, 27 Jan 1998, BEL, 32:48
6. Heloise LAIGLE, 16 Mar 2002, FRA, 33:04
7. Danielle DONEGAN, 05 Apr 2001, IRL, 33:23
8. Camille DANIEL, 12 Sep 1998, FRA, 33:40
9. Noemie ZAMIA, 1999, FRA, 33:48
10. Charlotte PENNEMAN, 30 May 2005, BEL, 33:54
11. Laetitia BLEUNVEN, 13 Feb 1992, FRA, 34:08
12. Eva COUTANT, 2002, FRA, 34:08
13. Coraline MAAMOURI, 13 Mar 1996, FRA, 34:18
14. Marie BOUCHARD, 07 Dec 1993, FRA, 34:27
15. Camille PLOTEAU, 7 Oct 1994, FRA, 34:30
16. Laurina ARCHE, 14 Nov 1993, FRA, 34:30
17. Cecile ROSPARS, 06 Sep 2003, FRA, 34:36
18. Elodie SMETZ, 4 Aug 2008, BEL, 34:36
19. Jeanne TOULLIER, 26 Jul 2006, FRA, 34:46
20. Cecile WANDERS, 1992, SUI, 34:51
MEN –
1. Etienne DAGUINOS, 15 Feb 2000, FRA, 27:32
2. Mehdi FRERE, 27 Jul 1996, FRA, 27:59
3. Alex Franck Cliford NGOUARI-MOUISSI, 16 Sep 1991, CGO, 28:00
4. Victor BOUDIN, 28 Jun 1997, FRA, 28:19
5. Pierrik JOCTEUR-MONROZIER, 23 Mar 1998, FRA, 28:22
6. Simon BEDARD, 3 Jan 1997, FRA, 28:29
7. Antoine PUYDEBOIS, 28 Jan 2006, FRA, 28:30
8. Daniel GHEBRU, 2002, ERI, 28:30
9. Sem SERRANO, 03 Feb 2006, BEL, 28:33
10. Soheil BOUFRIZI, 3 Oct 2001, FRA, 28:36
11. Nicolas VITRE, 06 Nov 1999, FRA, 28:37
12. Valentin ANDRE, 25 Nov 1989, FRA, 28:41
13. Pierre BOUDY, 09 Aug 2004, FRA, 28:43
14. Tristan GEVAERT, 16 Jan 2004, BEL, 28:44
15. Gael LEPROHON, 03 Jul 2004, FRA, 28:45
16. Fabien BOQUIEN, 24 May 1995, FRA, 28:53
17. Lounes BENAMARA, 16 Jun 1998, ALG, 28:59
18. Romain MAINGUY, 27 Sep 2000, FRA, 29:00
19. Louis MICHEL, 2004, FRA, 29:02
20. James MCMURRAY, 18 Jan 1995, GBR, 29:02
21. Clement TOUATI, 02 Oct 2000, FRA, 29:02
22. Benoit DAVID, 2003, FRA, 29:04
23. Julien PALLIERNE, 1998, FRA, 29:05
24. Antoine VILLECHENAUD, 26 Jan 1995, FRA, 29:08
25. Berenger CHAUVIN, 1997, FRA, 29:09
26. Arthur FAROUX, 02 Sep 2001, FRA, 29:11
27. Pierre XOLIN, 14 Apr 1997, FRA, 29:14
28. Pierre BERRI, 24 Jan 2000, FRA, 29:14
29. Jacques MAURICE, 1997, FRA, 29:15
30. Alexis GODEFROY, 29 Jul 1994, FRA, 29:16
Fukuoka Marathon (11th)
Fukuoka, JPN; Sunday, November 8
Distance: 42.195 km, World Athletics-certified and record-eligible
Finishers: 13,091 (up from 12,724 in 2025)
NOTE: This is not the famous elite marathon for men which will take place on 06-Dec –Ed.
WOMEN (gun times) –
1. Natsuki Yokoo, Okinawa Prefecture, 2:49:38
2. Yuki Miyasaka, Nagasaki Prefecture, 2:50:51
3. Shiori Terai, Nagasaki Prefecture, 2:52:03
MEN (gun times) –
1. Kotaro Ito, Aichi Prefecture, 2:19:24
2. Kita Daiki, Kanagawa Prefecture, 2:21:09
3. Yutaka Fukuda, Fukuoka Prefecture, 2:21:42