Nairobi Marathon: what runners need to know before 25 October
Kits to be collected before Sunday, start on the Southern Bypass and finish at Uhuru Gardens: the confirmed details for Nairobi.
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Preparations for the Nairobi Marathon are under way ahead of Sunday. Participants entered for the 25 October edition must collect their kits at Uhuru Gardens between Wednesday 21 and Saturday 24 October, from 8:00 to 18:00 local time. There will be no kit collection on race day, so runners need to organise this before heading to the start line.
Collecting your kit before the race
Someone else can collect a kit on a runner's behalf, provided they present the registration confirmation, printed or on a phone, along with a form of ID.
The programme includes a marathon, a half-marathon, a 21-kilometre wheelchair race, a 10-kilometre race and a 5-kilometre family run. Not everyone will be lining up for the same event, so the distance shown on their registration is the first thing to check when planning their arrival.
Knowing where the race starts and finishes
The start is on the Southern Bypass, near Carnivore. Uhuru Gardens hosts the finish of the marathon, the half-marathon, the 10-kilometre race and the wheelchair race. The 5-kilometre run finishes on the Southern Bypass. For anyone accompanying a runner, that difference will help in choosing the right meeting point after the race.
Traffic restrictions are planned on the Southern Bypass between the Ole Sereni interchange and Kikuyu. The announced alternative route runs via Mombasa Road (A8) and Uhuru Highway, in both directions.
Preparations are also under way on the Kenyan coast. On 11 October, the Mombasa satellite race drew about 1,000 participants, up from 800 the previous year. Brian Kurgat and Eusilah Jemeli won the 21-kilometre races there.