Edwin Koech, a Kenyan athlete, won the men’s category of the 2025 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday.
He ran for a record time of 2 hours and 14 minutes and received a $50,000 first-place prize.
Around 37,000 runners participated in the 10 km and 42 km races.
No fewer than 37,000 runners competed in the 10 km and 42 km races of the 2025 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
Yusuf Ali, the race’s general manager and retired Nigerian long jumper, stated that the figure was based on the number of running kits distributed among over 60,000 registered runners.
The 42 km race began at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, at 6:30 am, while the 10 km marathon began at the Grace Garden Event Centre in Lekki at 9:30 am, both ending at Eko Atlantic City.
The Lagos State Government had on Friday announced a planned eight-hour road shutdown and traffic diversion for the driving public along some identified routes for the event between 5am and 1pm.
