01 November 2022 | Athletics

The coveted MTN Marathon is back!

This year's edition will take place on Sunday, November 20, and run under the theme “Run for Babies”. Today we focus on the race categories that will be available for participants at the Kololo Independence Grounds.

• Wheelchair Race (10Km)

The Wheelchair race will be held on Sunday 13th November 2022. This will be exactly a week before the rest of the categories will be competed for on Sunday 20th November. Wheelchair racing is for anyone who has a qualifying disability.

In the 2019 edition, Kevin Mubiru won the men's wheelchair race category while Polline Acayo claimed the female's category.

• Full marathon (42Km)

The world record of Marathon is currently held by Kenyan long distance runner Eliud Kipchoge who ran 2:01:09 this year.

In the 2019 edition, Phillip Kiplimo covered the 42km race in 2 hours, thirteen minutes and 56 seconds while Nyakisi Adero won the women's category in 2 hours, 41 minutes and 11 seconds.

• Half Marathon (21Km)

The world record of the 21Km is currently held by Ugandan long distance runner Jacob Kiplimo who posted 57:31 on 21 November 2021 in Lisbon to break Kibiwott Kandie's record of 57:32.

In the 2019 edition, still, Jacob Kiplimo won shs4.5 million having covered the distance in 1 hour 1 minute and 53 seconds.

• 10Km Race

As one of the shortest common road distances, many 10K races attract high levels of public participation. This year's category will also attract quite a number. In the previous 2019 edition, Ugandan Denis Cherotich won the race in 35 minutes and 29 minutes.

Female counterpart, Sauline Chelangat, won the women's category over the same distance in 35 minutes and 29 seconds.

• 5Km Fun Run

Lastly, the shortest and easiest race will also have a fun element to it. The official world records in the 5000 metres are held by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei with 12:35.36 for men and Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey with 14:06.62 for women.

This year's edition has already confirmed the presence of Cindy Sanyu - a music artist who will perform for the runners alongside others.

To take part in the Marathon, register by dialing *165*77# or use your MTN MoMo App.

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