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Richmond Marathon 2026 results: Wilson-Cook wins by nearly two minutes and Langan holds on

By AthRecs Editorial · 2 min read

Oliver Wilson-Cook and Michelle Langan won the Richmond Marathon on Saturday 14 November. Their reported chip times were 2 hours 17 minutes 48 seconds and 2 hours 47 minutes 18 seconds.

An historic postcard of the James River and the Richmond, Virginia skyline.
Archive postcard. An historic postcard of the James River and the Richmond, Virginia skyline. Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Collection / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0.

Wilson-Cook wins with room to spare

Oliver Wilson-Cook won by nearly two minutes from Darren Harman, while Jerry Greenlaw completed the men's podium. Wilson-Cook reached halfway in 1:08:23 according to the published race report. His second half was a little over 69 minutes.

Michelle Langan had a closer race. Laura Huning was 37 seconds behind her on chip time, with Kayla Atkinson in third and Bowman Shaughnessy only two seconds behind Atkinson. The race doubled as a home win of sorts for Langan, who told local broadcaster 12 On Your Side that she had recently moved to Richmond.

Marathon podiums, published chip times
ClassPlaceAthlete or teamChip time
Women1Michelle Langan2:47:18
Women2Laura Huning2:47:55
Women3Kayla Atkinson2:48:19
Men1Oliver Wilson-Cook2:17:48
Men2Darren Harman2:19:42
Men3Jerry Greenlaw2:21:03

Ryan Luczak and Jordan Bendura share a displayed time

The half marathon put Ryan Luczak first and Jordan Bendura second despite the same displayed chip time of 1:04:43 in the published results report. Keith Carlson was third. Sophia King won the women's half ahead of Carter Norbo and Lily Feingold. King told the local broadcaster that she wanted to win for her dad, who was watching from home.

Frantz and Tuck win the Richmond 8K

Silas Frantz finished ahead of Chasen Hunt and Tyler French in the men's 8K. Lilly Tuck took the women's race in 27:01, followed by Emily Frantz and Sarahbeth Chargois. Sports Backers' charity bibs supported its local youth activity programmes across the sold-out race weekend.

Results sources and photo credits

Sources: Sports Backers official results hub · RaceRecord tracker information · World-Track race report and timing breakdown · 12 On Your Side interviews and race-day reporting · Photo credit and original · CC BY 2.0 image licence

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Who won at Richmond Marathon in 2026?

Oliver Wilson-Cook and Michelle Langan won the Richmond Marathon on Saturday 14 November. Their reported chip times were 2 hours 17 minutes 48 seconds and 2 hours 47 minutes 18 seconds.