Bowling Green native, Madisyn Dominy, becomes first female to win the Southampton Marathon 2026

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Madisyn Peeples Dominy – a Bowling Green native and University of Kentucky graduate – is the first woman to finish this year’s Southampton marathon with a time of 2:56:42.4.

Traveling all the way from the United States, Sunday’s event was the first marathon she has ever run.

“We came to England to visit my husband’s college roommate who lives in Salisbury, and I was looking for a marathon to run and found this one. It’s the furthest I’ve ever run,” Dominy said. “It’s crazy that I won, I wasn’t expecting it at all. I was told I was in second when I reached the bridge and managed to catch up. It was really hilly and tough the second time over the bridge, but I really enjoyed it. The city is beautiful and the crowd was amazing.”

Madisyn returns to Bowling Green on May 9th.