TCS London Marathon (April 26, 2026) - a brief results overview
London Marathon 2026 became the race that combined an incredible amount of achievements in a single day.
News from the running world
London Marathon 2026 became the race that combined an incredible amount of achievements in a single day.
March 2026 was tightly packed with awesome races. Here's a short hand-picked list of half-marathon and marathon events in Europe.
British runner Esme Davies produced a stunning performance at the 2026 HOKA Semi de Paris on 8 March, crossing the finish line in 1:11:32. With that impressive time, Esme claimed fifth place among the women's elite field at one of the world's largest half marathons (the race featured nearly 50000 participants this year).
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo reclaimed the half marathon world record title with amazing time of 57:20 in Lisbon. Thanks to Kiplimo's incredible performance, the previous men's half marathon world record, set by Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha in 2024 in Valencia, was improved by 10 seconds.
Firefighter Lars Kegler from Speyer set a new world record over the half marathon distance while wearing breathing apparatus on 08 March 2026 in Kandel (Germany), where nearly 2200 runners participated in the 51st International Bienwald Marathon and the 48th National Half Marathon.