Record number expected for this year’s El Paso Marathon

A record number of runners are expected to participate in this weekend’s El Paso Marathon. A new 26.2-mile course will be ...

Costly course error proves critical in Joseph Whelan's win in 2026 Austin Marathon

Former two-time Austin Marathon champion Joseph Whelan is now a three-time winner; he and Kelly Taylor won Sunday's marathon ...
World Athletics

Chemnung and Gebrhiwet run half marathon world leads in Barcelona

Loice Chemnung set a women’s course record of 1:04:01 while Hagos Gebrhiwet also claimed a commanding men’s race win in 58:05 at the Hyundai Mitja Marató de Barcelona by Brooks ...
Rolling Out

Marathon running unleashes your hidden athletic potential

The marathon represents the pinnacle of endurance running, covering an impressive 26.2 miles (42 kilometers). This historic distance traces back to ancient Greece, where legend tells of Phidippides’ ...
The New York Times

2014 Boston Marathon winner finally receives prize money, from a stranger: ‘We cried’

Ten years and one month after Buzunesh Deba finished as the rightful winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon, she was finally given the prize money she never received — but it didn’t come from the Boston ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Record number of applications received for 2025 Boston Marathon; Not all qualifiers will be accepted

AT THE FINISH LINE TO EXPLAIN. WE ARE 217 DAYS AWAY FROM THE BOSTON MARATHON AND MORE QUALIFIERS THAN EVER HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS YEAR’S RACE, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE ABLE TO RUN. WE WERE 110% ...