Nairobi City Marathon postponed

The second edition of the Nairobi City Marathon that was slated to be held on May 21 has been postponed to July 2.

Race director Ibrahim Hussein told a press briefing on Thursday that the event has been moved due to a congestion of races happening elsewhere during the period.

Organisers are targeting to attract top athletes and as such must find a date that accommodates their schedules.

"The reason we are moving this event is because when we analysed the races that are taking place all over the globe, we found out that many of our athletes ran in April while others are competing in May. We have therefore agreed to move the event to July to accommodate top athletes," said Hussein.

Last year’s inaugural race presented logistical nightmares for technical officials as the event was held just the day after the 2022 Kip Keino Classic.

At the same time, Hussein said they are targeting over 15,000 participants in this year’s race.

"We will be having full marathon, half marathon, 10km and 5km races. So far we have registered some 2,500 athletes and our target is to have 15,000- 20,000 runners on that day, " he said.

Hussein, who is also a World Athletics certified measurer explained that a few tweaks will be made on the course of the race

"The course remains the same apart from the start and the finishing points to avoid lapses witnessed in last year's race."

Local athletes will register with Ksh1,500 for 42km race, Ksh1,200 for half marathon, Ksh1,000 for 10km and Ksh500 for 5km.

Their international counterparts will pay $90 for 42km race, $60 for 21km race, $40 for 10km and $20 for 5km race.