Kenya's Korir and Kipkech on the podium as Musau wins the Lisbon Marathon
Uganda's Martin Naibei Musau ran a personal best of 2:08:07, and Ethiopia's Meskerem Mamo Hayile won the women's race.
In short: Uganda's Martin Naibei Musau won the EDP Lisbon Marathon on Saturday 10 October 2026 in 2:08:07. Kenya's Gilbert Kipkurui Korir (2:08:33) and Stephen Chebon Kipkech (2:08:35) were second and third. Ethiopia's Meskerem Mamo Hayile won the women's race in 2:28:04.
Martin Naibei Musau of Uganda won the EDP Lisbon Marathon on Saturday 10 October in 2:08:07, taking 35 seconds off the 2:08:42 personal best he set in 2024. The race ran from Cascais through Oeiras to Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon.
Kenya's Gilbert Kipkurui Korir was second in 2:08:33 in his first international race, and Stephen Chebon Kipkech was third in 2:08:35, a personal best that improved on the 2:09:01 he ran in Barcelona in March. Elkana Langat (2:09:20) and Victor Kiplimo Sawe (2:10:34) were fifth and sixth, and defending champion Zablon Chumba, who won in 2:07:11 last year, was ninth in 2:12:23. That gave Kenya five men in the top 10.
Women's race
The women's race was decided in the closing stretch. Ethiopia's Meskerem Mamo Hayile won in 2:28:04, seven seconds ahead of Tejitu Siyum Alamayehu (2:28:11), with Bashanke Imoshe Bilo third in 2:28:15. Kenya's Ruth Chebitok was sixth in 2:29:18 and Ruth Chepkoech seventh in 2:32:41.
| Men | Time |
|---|---|
| 1. Martin Naibei Musau (UGA) | 2:08:07 |
| 2. Gilbert Kipkurui Korir (KEN) | 2:08:33 |
| 3. Stephen Chebon Kipkech (KEN) | 2:08:35 |
| 5. Elkana Langat (KEN) | 2:09:20 |
| 6. Victor Kiplimo Sawe (KEN) | 2:10:34 |
| 9. Zablon Chumba (KEN) | 2:12:23 |