The 2026 Tokyo Marathon is underway on Sunday, March 1 (local time). The conditions for the race are sunny, with temperatures in the low 50s at the start.
Tadese Takele of Ethiopia repeated as the men’s champion, winning a sprint finish in 2:03:36, and Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei set a course record in the women’s race, crossing the line in 2:14:28. In the wheelchair races, Marcel Hug won the men’s division while Catherine Debrunner won the women’s.
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Here are the results from the 2026 Tokyo Marathon.
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Brigid Kosgei (KEN) — 2:14:28
Bertukan Welde (ETH) — 2:16:35
Hawi Feysa (ETH) — 2:17:38
Sutume Asefa Kebede (ETH) — 2:17:38
Megertu Alemu (ETH) — 2:18:49
Viola Cheptoo (KEN) — 2:19:03
Mestawut Fikir (ETH) — 2:19:59
Aberu Ayana (ETH) — 2:20:29
Pascalia Jepkogei (KEN) — 2:21:37
Ai Hosoda (JPN) — 2:23:38
Men’s Top 10
Tadese Takele (ETH) — 2:03:36
Geoffrey Toroitich (KEN) — 2:03:36
Alexander Mutiso (KEN) — 2:03:36
Daniel Mateiko (KEN) — 2:03:43
Muktar Edris (ETH) — 2:04:06
Iliass Aouani (ITA) — 2:04:25
Selemon Barega (ETH) — 2:04:59
Seifu Tura (ETH) — 2:05:01
Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich (KEN) — 2:05:20
Shifera Tamru (ETH) — 2:05:55
Women’s Wheelchair Top 5
Catherine Debrunner (SUI) — 1:37:14
Eden Rainbow Cooper (GBR) — 1:41:12
Zhou Zhaoqian (CHN) — 1:41:11
Tatyana McFadden (USA) — 1:41:14
Vanessa de Souza (BRA) — 1:41:17
Men’s Wheelchair Top 5Marcel Hug (SUI) — 1:21:08Luo Xingchuan (CHN) — 1:28:07Sho Watanabe (JPN) — 1:33:08Samuel Rizzo (AUS) — 1:33:10Geert Schipper (NED) — 1:33:09Become A Stronger Runner With These Exclusive Training Programs
Theo Kahler is the news editor at Runner’s World. He’s a former all-conference collegiate runner at Winthrop University, and he received his master’s degree in liberal arts studies from Wake Forest University, where he was a member of one of the top distance-running teams in the NCAA. Kahler has reported on the ground at major events such as the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials, New York City Marathon, and Boston Marathon. He’s run 14:20 in the 5K, 1:05:36 in the half marathon, and enjoys spotting tracks from the sky on airplanes. (Look for colorful ovals around football fields.)
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