Overview
- More than 35,000 runners took part in the XIX Medio Maratón BBVA Ciudad de México on July 12, 2026, filling a redesigned course that started at the Hemiciclo a Juárez and finished at the Ángel de la Independencia.
- Kenyan athletes won both elite races with Simon Maywa clocking 1:04:36 for the men and Gladys Cherop Longari posting 1:12:19 for the women.
- Adapted-sport categories were included and produced named winners such as Alejandro Pacheco Castillo in visually impaired competition and Gonzalo Valdovinos González in the men’s wheelchair race.
- City agencies and race operators say coordinated security, medical and transport services managed the large field without major incidents while organizers used seven staggered start blocks to ease crowding.
- Organizers and former directors recommended concrete fixes after the race, including verified qualifying times at sign-up, block-based bag drop, expanded transport hours and more volunteers to prevent registration overload and start-area congestion in future editions.