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Lewa Marathon: Lemayan to defend title as Kwambai out for three-peat

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Huawei Technologies Kenya CEO Gao Fei, Chantal Migongo-Bake (Chief Conservation Officer Tusk), James Maitai (Chief Technical Officer, Safaricom), John Kinoti (Lewa Chief Programs and Partnerships Officer) and Zizwe Awuor (Director, Brand Strategy and Marketing, Safaricom) during the launch of the 26th edition of Lewa Safari Marathon in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Samuel Lemayan is among the over 1400 runners gearing up for this year's Lewa Safari Marathon set for Meru County on June 27, 2026.

Lemayan, who is upping his training at his Iten training base, is hopeful to defend the men's title at the event, whose main mission is to support wildlife conservation across the country.

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