Race Favorite Ruth Croft Drops Out Of UTMB
The defending champion said Wednesday that her fitness had never been better and that she is withdrawing anyway. Her decision leaves UTMB without either of the champions it crowned in 2025.
Trail and Ultras
Zurich Is the Last Stop Before the Diamond League Final. Here’s the Full Track Schedule.
Weltklasse Zürich runs Thursday at Letzigrund with 14 track races, and only nine of them count toward the standings that decide who gets to Brussels.
Track and Field
London Is Getting a Marathon for Teams of Four, With All Four Running at Once
Team Marathon opens in East London on May 22, 2027, with four runners covering 6.55 miles (10.55K) each at the same time and their four times added into a single team result. Founding tickets go on sale Wednesday at £26.20 (about $36) a person.
Race Coverage
Keely Hodgkinson and Lilian Odira Withdraw From the Diamond League’s Final 800m Race
Weltklasse Zurich announced five women for Thursday’s 800m and will start three. No other meeting on the Diamond League’s regular season calendar had the event.
Track and Field
We Play “Kiss, Marry, Kill” (Long Runs vs Workouts vs Easy Runs)
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For Better Or For Worse
Yomif Kejelcha Breaks the Half-Marathon World Record He Used to Hold
The 29-year-old Ethiopian ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires on Sunday, 29 seconds inside Jacob Kiplimo’s mark from March, which World Athletics has still not ratified.
Jessy Carveth
Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen Granted Invitations For The Ultimate 1,500m Showdown
World Athletics granted two exceptional invitations in one event against a stated cap of one, and grew the men’s 1,500m field to 13 to fit both. The final is Sunday, Sept. 13.
Track and Field
Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Sydney Marathon
Sydney’s second year as a World Marathon Major drew 123,000 ballot applications for about 40,000 places. Here is the schedule, the fields, the road closures and why viewers in the United States will watch it on Saturday.
Race Coverage
What Yomif Kejelcha Wore On His Wrists As He Set A New World Record
The Ethiopian ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires with a titanium Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro on his left wrist and a screenless Whoop MG on his right, a pairing he had never raced before.
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