Race results
Monumental Marathon 2026: Johnnie Guy and Lindsey Bradley break the Indianapolis course records
Johnnie Guy of Leopold, Indiana won the 2026 Monumental Marathon in 2:11:48 and Lindsey Bradley won the women's race by one second in 2:29:48, both under the course records. Owen Smith and Mikayla Reed won the half.
Both marathon course records fell in Indianapolis on Saturday. Johnnie Guy of Leopold, Indiana won the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in 2:11:48, 41 seconds under the 2:12:29 Joseph Whelan ran last year. Lindsey Bradley of Heath, Texas took 2:01 off her own 2024 record, winning in 2:29:48.
Bradley's win came down to one second. Isabel Hebner of Austin, Texas finished in 2:29:49 on gun time, and the two share a chip time of 2:29:45. The race awards places on gun time, and the official award standings list Bradley first. Melissa Berry of Flagstaff, Arizona was third in 2:31:41, also under the old record.
Times below are gun times from the official results on ChronoTrack, which marks them preliminary.
Marathon
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| Place | Men | Time | Women | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnnie Guy (Leopold, Ind.) | 2:11:48 | Lindsey Bradley (Heath, Texas) | 2:29:48 |
| 2 | Cameron Dickson (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) | 2:13:16 | Isabel Hebner (Austin, Texas) | 2:29:49 |
| 3 | Kobe Blanco (Spring Arbor, Mich.) | 2:14:13 | Melissa Berry (Flagstaff, Ariz.) | 2:31:41 |
Guy won by 1:28.
Half marathon
Owen Smith of Bozeman, Montana won the half in 1:01:42, six seconds ahead of Matt Richtman, also of Bozeman. Noah Fisher of Greenville, South Carolina was third in 1:02:05. All three ran under the 1:02:25 course record the organizer lists from 2024.
Mikayla Reed of Indianapolis won the women's half in 1:08:51, 36 seconds clear of Marisa Howard of Boise, Idaho. Emma Grace Hurley's 1:08:26 course record from 2024 held.
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| Place | Men | Time | Women | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Smith (Bozeman, Mont.) | 1:01:42 | Mikayla Reed (Indianapolis) | 1:08:51 |
| 2 | Matt Richtman (Bozeman, Mont.) | 1:01:48 | Marisa Howard (Boise, Idaho) | 1:09:27 |
| 3 | Noah Fisher (Greenville, S.C.) | 1:02:05 | Jessica Gockley-Day (Richfield, Minn.) | 1:09:51 |
The half has its own results page. The organizer's half results link currently opens the marathon list, so use that one to look up a half finisher.
Race day
This was the 19th Monumental, and every distance sold out, the earliest sellout in the event's history, the organizer said. The marathon field was expanded this year to the largest it has had. The marathon and half started together at 8 a.m. on West Street and shared the course to about mile 7. Prize money is equal for men and women, from $1,200 for the marathon winners and $800 for the half winners, per the elite athlete page.
The 2027 race is Saturday, November 6, 2027. Entry for it is open through 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 8, then reopens at midnight ET on January 1, according to the 2027 FAQ.