Event Detail
The Alliance Bank Borneo International Marathon 2026 took place on Sunday 10 May 2026 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, with runners starting and finishing around Likas Stadium. This long-running destination race, organised with the Kinabalu Running Club, combines a full marathon, half marathon and shorter distances with the atmosphere of a major Sabah running event.
The 2026 edition attracted international competition, particularly from the Philippines. Filipino runners won both open full-marathon titles and both open half-marathon titles. This historical report records the main results and provides links to the original timing data. All winning times below are net times, unless specified otherwise.
2026 marathon results (42.195 km)
Men's marathon winner: Edsel Moral — 2:38:02
Women's marathon winner: Lizane Abella — 3:16:25
The men's marathon podium was completed by Dickyias Mendioro (2:39:41) and Shinji Watanabe (2:41:03 net). In the women's marathon, Jennylyn Nobleza finished second (3:16:32), narrowly behind Abella, while Maricar Camacho was third (3:17:23). The top three women were all from the Philippines, according to the organiser's event recap.
2026 half-marathon results (21.1 km)
Men's half-marathon winner: Eduard Flores — 1:11:03
Women's half-marathon winner: Asia Paraase — 1:28:35
Rogen Aguirre (1:12:50) and James Kevin Cruz (1:13:03) were the next men across the line. Jamine Cruz (1:29:33) and Jia Qi Chew (1:32:29) completed the women's top three.
2026 10K results
Men's 10K winner: Nikos Tai Lee Onn Tai — 33:48
Women's 10K winner: Cloey Wong — 39:17
The SportSplits results also list Najib Mooiz (35:02) and Azlan Kuste (35:04) among the fastest men; Alya Marissa Maizul Anuar (41:45) and Bernice Tan (42:21) were second and third among the women.
Race-day highlights and course
The men's and women's marathon titles both went to Filipino athletes, with Edsel Moral securing a narrow victory over Dickyias Mendioro. The women's podium was especially close: just seven seconds separated Lizane Abella and Jennylyn Nobleza on net time. These results were covered in a post-race report by Sabah's Daily Express.
The full marathon followed a 42.195 km course through Kota Kinabalu, with coastal scenery and the hot, humid conditions characteristic of racing in Sabah. The published programme listed starts at 2:00 am for the full marathon, 4:00 am for the half marathon, 5:30 am for 10K, and 5:50 am for the 3K. The full marathon had a seven-hour cut-off.
The Borneo International Marathon began in 2008 and has become a fixture of the Kota Kinabalu running calendar. Its organisers describe a strong community and charitable focus involving volunteers, runners and local partners.
Participation note: A reliable 2026-specific total of starters or finishers was not confirmed from the sources reviewed. General participation figures quoted on the organiser website refer to the event's wider history and should not be presented as a verified 2026 attendance total.
Official results and further reading
- Complete 2026 results — SportSplits — Full rankings, net and gun times, gender divisions and individual result lookups.
- Official organiser's 2026 winners recap — Highlights and winners in the full marathon, half marathon and 10K.
- Daily Express: Filipino runners dominate Borneo International Marathon — Local post-event news coverage, published 12 May 2026.
- Borneo International Marathon official website — Race history, course information and organiser updates.
- AIMS event archive — International race listing confirming the 10 May 2026 edition.
This is a historical event record. The 2026 race has finished, and the information above describes that edition rather than registration for a future race.
2026 Borneo Marathon: quick facts and FAQs
When was it held? Sunday 10 May 2026 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The 42K flag-off was listed for 2:00 am Malaysia time.
Where was the race venue? Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu; the race followed urban and coastal roads.
Who won the 2026 Borneo Marathon? Edsel Moral won the men's full marathon in 2:38:02 and Lizane Abella won the women's race in 3:16:25. Eduard Flores (1:11:03) and Asia Paraase (1:28:35) won the half-marathon open races.
Where are the complete results? See the SportSplits link above to search individual names, bib numbers and rankings. These figures describe the 2026 completed event, not any subsequent edition.
Research and verification: The organisers' winners recap and SportSplits are the principal result sources. No unverified 2026 total participation figure is claimed.