Nairobi Marathon

Nairobi Marathon
DateOctober
LocationNairobi, Kenya
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon
Primary sponsorStandard Chartered
Established2003 (21 years ago) (2003)
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:12 (2009)
Kenya Moses Kigen
Women's: 2:28:04 (2012)
Kenya Alice Chelangat
Official siteNairobi Marathon
Participants544 (2019)
499 (2018)

The Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance usually held in October in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race.[2]

It was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth", fully sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. The other three legs of this four-marathon race were the Hong Kong Marathon, the Mumbai Marathon and the Singapore Marathon.

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3][4]

  1. ^ "ARRS - Race series: Standard Chartered Nairobi".
  2. ^ Kibet breaks Nairobi Marathon record
  3. ^ "Stanchart marathon cancelled due to Covid-19". 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Stanchart Marathon cancelled due to COVID-19 uncertainties". 31 August 2020.