WORLD-CLASS FIELDS CONFIRMED FOR 2026 CONDOR EXECUTIVE ANTRIM COAST HALF MARATHON AS GLOBAL BROADCAST REACH EXPANDS

World Athletics Elite Label event to be broadcast live worldwide with over three hours of coverage.

The Condor Executive Antrim Coast Half Marathon has today unveiled an outstanding international elite field for its 2026 edition, with some of the world's finest distance runners set to race along Northern Ireland’s spectacular Antrim Coast on Sunday, 23 August.

Further underlining the event’s growing global status, World Athletics will provide more than three hours of live coverage across its worldwide digital platforms, bringing the race to an international audience. In North America, FloSports will broadcast the event live, ensuring extensive coverage across the United States and Canada.

The world-class broadcast team will once again be led by renowned World Athletics commentator Tim Hutchings, joined by respected Irish endurance coach Kevin English, former British Olympian Scott Overall, and Wendy Sly, the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic 3000m silver medallist who featured in one of athletics’ most iconic races alongside Mary Decker and Zola Budd. Sly will also serve as one of the event’s official starters.

Adding further star quality, five-time Olympian Jo Pavey returns to the Antrim Coast as one of the event’s popular Sub-2 Hour Team Leaders, inspiring thousands of participants aiming to break the two-hour barrier.

Men’s Elite Race

Leading the men's field is former Antrim Coast champion Daniel Mateiko (Kenya), the UK and Ireland all-comers record holder and one of the world's premier road racers. Mateiko returns to the Antrim Coast having won the event in 2023 and following a superb runner-up finish at the Valencia Half Marathon.

He will face strong competition from fellow Kenyan Isaia Lasoi, whose recent performances include podium finishes at the Ras Al Khaimah, Prague and Copenhagen Half Marathons, while rising star Samwel Chebolei arrives after an impressive second-place finish at the 2026 Prague Half Marathon. Former Copenhagen Half Marathon champion Edward Cheserek, one of the most decorated athletes ever to emerge from the US collegiate system, adds further quality, alongside Ethiopia's exciting young talent Yismaw Dillu, winner of both the Cardiff Half Marathon and Great Ethiopian Run in 2025.

The British challenge will be spearheaded by Olympians Marc Scott and Ben Connor. Scott, a World Indoor Championship medallist and one of Britain's most accomplished distance runners, owns a half marathon best of 60:39, while Connor brings extensive championship experience and a marathon best of 2:10:49.

Women’s Elite Race

The women’s race promises to be equally compelling. Ethiopian star Girmawit Gebrzihair heads the field following victories and podium finishes at some of the world's fastest road races, while compatriot Degitu Azimeraw arrives as a proven global marathon performer, boasting victories and podium finishes in Barcelona and London. Uganda’s Sarah Chelangat, runner-up at the 2026 Paris Half Marathon, is expected to be among the leading contenders, while Ethiopia’s Wede Kefale continues her rise after strong performances in Valencia and Copenhagen.

Kenya’s Mercy Chebwogen, a former World Junior Champion, brings championship pedigree, while fellow Kenyan Winnie Kimutai arrives in excellent form following podium finishes in Seville and Malaga earlier this year. The international depth is further strengthened by leading American marathoners Dakotah Popehn and Annie Frisbie, alongside Britain's Jess Warner-Judd, whose recent performances in London, New York and Barcelona underline her status among Europe's leading endurance athletes.

With a world-class elite field, global live television coverage, and thousands of participants expected to line up on one of the fastest and most scenic courses in the world, the 2026 Condor Executive Antrim Coast Half Marathon is set to deliver another unforgettable chapter in its remarkable rise on the international athletics stage.

Find the Elite Start List Below:

MEN ELITE START LIST

No.	Gender	Name	Age	Country	10k	Half	Mar
1	PACE 1	FELIX KIPTARUS	23	KEN	27:28:00	01:01:19
2	M	ISAIA LASOI	26	KEN	27:43:00	58:10:00
3	M	DANIEL MATEIKO	27	KEN	26:50:00	58:17:00	02:03:44
4	M	SAMWEL CHEBOLEI	25	KEN	27:18:00	58:48:00
5	M	EDWARD CHESEREK	32	KEN		59:11:00	02:05:24
6	M	YISMAW DILLU	20	ETH		59:23:00
7	M	VINCENT KIPKORIR	24	KEN	27:08:00	59:30:00
8	M	MARC SCOTT	32	GBR	27:10:00	01:00:39	02:11:19
9	M	BEN CONNOR	33	GBR	28:10:00	01:00:55	02:10:49
10	M	LITTLE NICK KITUNDU	20	KEN			02:05:32
11	M	AMOS LANGAT	21	KEN	27:25:00
12	M	BENJAMIN EIDENSCHINK		USA	27:51:00	01:02:09
13	M	JOHAN ZARADZKI		BEL		01:02:31	02:12:28
14	M	SAM GABRIELS		BEL		01:04:36	02:19
15	M	ROBERT WARNER- JUDD		ENG	29:16:00	01:04:37
16	M	KURT TAYLOR		ENG		01:05:01	02:15:00
17	M	LAWRENCE MCCOURT		ENG	29:34:00	01:05:14
18	M	IAN GUIDEN		IRL		01:05:50
19	M	JOSHUA HOBBS		ENG	29:11:00	01:05:52
20	M	DAVID LONG		WAL		01:06:12	02:20:46
21	M	DAVID TROY		IRL		01:06:13
22	M	NICK DAWSON		ENG		01:06:42
23	M	SEAN DOYLE		IRL		01:06:50
24	M	CAMERON HANNON		ENG		01:07:20
25	M	AARON WILSON		ENG		01:07:25
26	M	TOMOS ROBERTS		WAL		01:07:49
27	M	LUKE SPEIRS		ENG		01:08:00	02:24:00
28	M	CHRISTOPHER NEWNHAM		ENG		01:08:00	02:22:00
29	M	JOSHUA ROWE		ENG		01:08:41
30	M	HANHSUAN LI		TW		01:08:55
31	M	WAYNE WALDRON		IRL		01:09:00
32	M	STEPHEN MCAULEY		NIR		01:09:24	02:15:26
33	M	BRIAN MCELVANNA		IRL			02:29:00
34	M	JACK PARSLOW		ENG	31:20:00
35	M	STEPHEN LENNON		USA			02:23
36	M	BRENDAN HEANEY		IRL			02:28:13
37	M	CRAIG MCMEEHAN		NIR	29:50:00
38	M	CONOR MAGUIRE		IRL	32:20:00
39	M	TIM MURPHY		IRL			02:27:34
40	M	VINNY CONNOLLY		IRL	30:40:00
41	M	RICCARDO STERNI		ITA	29:40:00
42	M	SAM EGLEN		ENG			02:16:27
43	M	JIMMY SLOAN		NIR	31:17:00
44	M	MATHIAS BRAUNER		DEN
45	M	JAAKKO JARVI		FIN			02:21:38
46	M	MO'ATH ALKHAWALDEH		JOR	31:10:00
47	M	ENGLAND 1		ENG
48	M	ENGLAND 2		ENG
49	M	ENGLAND 3		ENG
50	M	ENGLAND 4		ENG
51	M	IRELAND 1		IRL
52	M	IRELAND 2		IRL
53	M	IRELAND 3		IRL
54	M	IRELAND 4		IRL
55	M	SCOTLAND 1		SCO
56	M	SCOTLAND 2		SCO
57	M	SCOTLAND 3		SCO
58	M	SCOTLAND 4		SCO
59	M	WALES 1		WAL
60	M	WALES 2		WAL
61	M	WALES 3		WAL
62	M	WALES 4		WAL

WOMEN ELITE START LIST

No.	Gender	Name	Age	Country	10k	Half	Mar
1	PACE 1	LUKE MAAS		NED	28:53:00	01:03:20	02:11:47
2	W	GIRMAWIT GEBRZIHAIR	24	ETH	29:34:00	01:04:14	02:24:20
3	W	WEDE KEFALE	26	ETH	29:55:00	01:05:21
4	W	DEGITU AZIMERAW	27	ETH	30:26:00	01:06:07	02:17:58
5	W	SARAH CHELANGAT	25	UGA	30:24:00	01:06:31
6	W	MERCY CHEBWOGEN	30	KEN		01:06:32	02:22:08
7	W	JESS WARNER JUDD	31	GBR		01:07:07	02:24:45
8	W	ANNIE FRISBIE	29	USA	31:55:00	01:07:34	02:24:12
9	W	DAKATOH POPEHN	31	USA	31:58:00	01:07:42	02:24:20
10	W	WINNIE KIMUTAI	24	KEN	31:05:00	01:07:45
11	W	MEKIDES SHIMELES	20	ETH	33:00:00	01:08:18	02:18:56
12	W	LAUREN MCNEIL	26	GBR		01:09:38
13	W	LILY PARTRIDGE	35	GBR	32:13:00	01:09:52	02:25:12
14	W	LUCY REID	33	GBR	32:56:00	01:10:29	02:26:37
15	W	CHARLOTTE TAYLOR	32	ENG		01:10:38
16	W	POPPY TANK	28	GBR	32:10:00	01:11:18
17	W	JENNY NESBITT LONG	24	GBR	32:31:00	01:11:27	02:32:48
18	W	ALICE WRIGHT	31	GBR		01:11:38	02:28:48
19	W	ANNA DOMVILLE	29	ENG		01:14:16
20	W	LEILA ARMOUSH		ENG	34:02:00	01:14:30
21	W	LAURA SANDGAARD	26	DEN		01:16:39
22	W	VICTORIA ATKINSON		NIR		01:18:28
23	W	STELLA WERNICKE	25	GER	36:16:00		02:51:58
24	W	JENNIFER ELVIN	40	NED			02:46
25	W	ANNABELLE WALLACE		ENG	35:20:00
26	W	ENGLAND 1		ENG
27	W	ENGLAND 2		ENG
28	W	ENGLAND 3		ENG
29	W	ENGLAND 4		ENG
30	W	IRELAND 1		IRL
31	W	IRELAND 2		IRL
32	W	IRELAND 3		IRL
33	W	IRELAND 4		IRL
34	W	SCOTLAND 1		SCO
35	W	SCOTLAND 2		SCO
36	W	SCOTLAND 3		SCO
37	W	SCOTLAND 4		SCO
38	W	WALES 1		WAL
39	W	WALES 2		WAL
40	W	WALES 3		WAL
41	W	WALES 4		WAL