Elite fields 2026

Pro Races

Two professional races, one weekend: the JAL Honolulu Marathon on Sunday Dec 13 and the Kalakaua Merrie Mile on Saturday Dec 12.

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Official broadcast & livestream partners

Watch live

Official broadcast partner · Hawaii News NowJAL Honolulu MarathonSun Dec 13 · 6:00–9:00am HSTWatch →

Official livestream partner · CitiusMag on YouTubeKalakaua Merrie MileSat Dec 12 · from 6:15am HSTWatch →

Sunday · Dec 13 · $129,000 purse

JAL Honolulu Marathon

Prize money · paid equally to men and women

1st

$25,000

2nd

$15,000

3rd

$12,000

4th

$7,500

5th

$5,000

$15,000 course record bonus for bettering 2:07:59 (men) or 2:22:15 (women). Solid gold medals for first man and woman in running and wheelchair races.

Time incentive bonuses

Men	Women	Bonus
Sub 2:14:00	Sub 2:31:00	$1,500
Sub 2:13:00	Sub 2:30:00	$2,500
Sub 2:12:00	Sub 2:29:00	$3,500
Sub 2:11:00	Sub 2:28:00	$4,500
Sub 2:10:00	Sub 2:27:00	$5,500
Sub 2:09:00	Sub 2:26:00	$6,500
Sub 2:08:00	Sub 2:25:00	$7,500
Sub 2:07:00	Sub 2:24:00	$8,500
Sub 2:06:00	Sub 2:23:00	$9,500

Elite men (7)

Defending champion

Eritrea

Tsegay Weldibanos

PB 2:07:35

Olympian

Lesotho

Tebello Ramakongoana

PB 2:04:18

Sub-2:05

Kenya

Jonathan Kipleting Korir

PB 2:04:32

Sub-2:05

Kenya

Barselus Kipyego

PB 2:04:48

USA

Daniel Mesfun

PB 2:08:24

Kenya

Athanas Kioko

PB 2:10:56

USA

Patrick Cullen

PB 2:12:15

Elite women (8)

Defending champion

Great Britain

Calli Thackery

PB 2:21:24

Olympic medallist

USA

Molly Seidel

PB 2:23:07

Two-time champion

Kenya

Cynthia Limo

PB 2:25:10

World medallist

Uruguay

Julia Paternain

PB 2:25:47

USA

Madey Dickson

PB 2:28:12

Olympian

Japan

Eriko Asai

PB 2:28:22

USA

Tessa Barrett

PB 2:30:10

USA

Jessa Hanson

PB 2:31:02

Wheelchair (6)

Japan

Kota Hokinoue

PB 1:22:01

Great Britain

Johnboy Smith

PB 1:25:45

Great Britain

Eden Rainbow Cooper

PB 1:30:51

Course record holder

USA

Susanna Scaroni

PB 1:35:20

Japan

Masazumi Soejima

PB —

Nine-time winner

USA

Krige Schabort

PB —

Pacers (5)

Men's pace

Lesotho

Kamohelo Mofolo

PB 2:08:50

Men's pace

USA

Reed Fischer

PB 2:09:47

Men's pace

Eritrea

Tesfu Weldegebreal

PB 2:10:21

Women's pace

USA

John Raneri

PB 2:12:33

Women's pace

USA

Matt McClintock

PB 2:14:00

Saturday · Dec 12 · $39,000 purse

Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Prize money · overall finish, men and women combined

1st

$15,000

2nd

$8,000

3rd

$5,000

4th

$3,000

5th

$2,000

6th

$1,000

Chase format: women get a head start, first across the line wins. Plus a $5,000 bonus for the highest finisher of the other sex to the winner, and a $20,000 world record bonus.