Eliud Kipchoge wins the Melbourne Marathon in a course record
Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in 2:09:10, setting a course record by two seconds. It is the 41-year-old's first marathon victory since Berlin in 2023.
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Running Daily Briefing · 2026-10-12
Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in 2:09:10, setting a course record by two seconds. It is the 41-year-old's first marathon victory since Berlin in 2023. In Chicago, Amos Kipruto and Hawi Feysa won second Major titles, while Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won the wheelchair races.
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Kipruto and Feysa win second Major titles in Chicago
Amos Kipruto won his second Abbott World Marathon Majors title in Chicago, running 2:01:09 to take 30 seconds off his personal best. Hawi Feysa defended her Chicago title in 2:13:33, while Catherine Debrunner set a wheelchair world record of 1:33:16.
Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner win 2026 Chicago Marathon wheelchair races
The 2026 Chicago Marathon took place on Sunday, October 11, with organizers calling it the largest field ever for the World Marathon Major at more than 55,000 entrants. Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race in 1:21:34, and Catherine Debrunner won the women's wheelchair race in 1:33:16. Warm, humid conditions greeted the elite fields.
Marathons & Racing
Eliud Kipchoge wins the Melbourne Marathon in a course record
Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in 2:09:10, setting a course record by two seconds. It is the 41-year-old's first marathon victory since Berlin in 2023.
Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner win 2026 Chicago Marathon wheelchair races
The 2026 Chicago Marathon took place on Sunday, October 11, with organizers calling it the largest field ever for the World Marathon Major at more than 55,000 entrants. Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race in 1:21:34, and Catherine Debrunner won the women's wheelchair race in 1:33:16. Warm, humid conditions greeted the elite fields.
Kipruto and Feysa win second Major titles in Chicago
Amos Kipruto won his second Abbott World Marathon Majors title in Chicago, running 2:01:09 to take 30 seconds off his personal best. Hawi Feysa defended her Chicago title in 2:13:33, while Catherine Debrunner set a wheelchair world record of 1:33:16.