Hosea Tuwei second at the Munich Marathon as Terefa wins
Alazar Terefa ran a personal best of 2:10:51, and Germany's Nina Reuter kept her women's title in a record weekend for the race.
In short: Alazar Terefa won the Munich Marathon on Sunday 11 October 2026 in 2:10:51, with Kenya's Hosea Tuwei second in 2:15:03. Germany's Nina Reuter won the women's race in 2:32:01.
Alazar Terefa won the Munich Marathon on Sunday 11 October in a personal best of 2:10:51. Kenya's Hosea Tuwei was second in 2:15:03 and Gebre Melsea Mulu third in 2:24:46, according to Ganz München.
Nina Reuter of Germany defended her 2025 title in 2:32:01, ahead of compatriots Katharina Saathoff (2:37:17) and Kirsten De Baey-Ruzin (2:39:18).
The race weekend drew a record 40,930 entries from 130 nations, the first time it passed 40,000. The marathon alone had 12,300 entries, nearly double 2025. The top ten of both races are on our results page.