Marathon Monday is grueling enough on its own. For seven runners this April, that’s exactly the point. A group of athletes from the Trail Animals Running Club in Massachusetts will begin their Boston Marathon weekend not at the starting line in Hopkinton — but at the finish line on Boylston Street, at three in the … Read more
The New York City Marathon, the largest marathon in the world, is heading back to its roots. New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced Wednesday that the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon will abandon its iconic five-borough course and return to the race’s original format: four-plus loops inside Central Park. The race is scheduled for … Read more
Most runners book the Monday after a marathon as a write-off. Cynthia Erivo has a show. The British actor—known best for Wicked and The Color Purple—is running the 2026 London Marathon on April 26, then returning to the Noël Coward Theatre the following evening to perform in Dracula. Not as a supporting character. As all … Read more
At this point, Harry Styles being a serious runner shouldn’t surprise anyone. He made his marathon debut in Tokyo before going on to run 2:59:13 at Berlin — a sub-3 finish that puts him in the top 5% of all marathon finishers worldwide. He’s been on the cover of Runner’s World. He’s spoken at length … Read more
Conner Mantz, the fastest American marathoner on the planet, announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing from the April 20 race after his fitness failed to recover in time. “Unfortunately, my fitness has not progressed well enough for me to be able to race the upcoming Boston Marathon at my best. I am very disappointed but … Read more
For years, Chris Nikic finished Ironman triathlons on feet that were screaming at him. There was no running shoe designed for the anatomy of someone with Down syndrome — so he made do, training through blisters and pain that he says registered at an 8 out of 10 while most runners barely felt a 2. … Read more
Femke Bol stared herself down on Monday afternoon and felt her stomach flip. “It was like I was standing at the start of a race, it was that exciting,” the Dutch track star said after the unveiling of her wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam. “Actually, it’s just scary to see yourself like that.” … Read more
Most races have a simple deal: cross the finish line, collect your medal, eat your banana. 99 Laps has a different arrangement entirely. The new elimination-style endurance event, set for July 25–26, 2026, works like this: athletes run a 1.2-kilometer loop. Every 15 minutes, a new lap starts. Whoever crosses the line last gets cut. … Read more
Albert Korir, the Kenyan runner who won the 2021 New York City Marathon, has been banned from competition for five years after admitting to doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Monday. Korir, 32, tested positive for CERA — Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator — across three separate out-of-competition tests taken in Kenya in October 2025. … Read more
Matt Choi crossed the finish line at Ironman 70.3 Texas on March 30 feeling good. Time: 5:01:52. First triathlon at this distance. Content incoming. Then came the official result. Disqualified. Reason: Failure to stop. For those who have followed Choi’s turbulent relationship with race rules over the past three years, the reaction was less shock … Read more
Fifty-five runners lined up for a marathon last October with no crowds, no daylight, and no real sense of direction beyond the beam of a headlamp. Instead of city streets or scenic countryside, they got rock walls, heavy machinery, and a steady hum echoing through the tunnels of Sweden’s Garpenberg mine. The catch: the entire … Read more
Andrea Kiptoo crossed the finish line first at the Generali Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday in 59:11. It should have been a straightforward win. It wasn’t. His fellow Kenyan Dennis Kipkemoi — hired to set the pace and step aside — ran shoulder to shoulder with Kiptoo all the way to the final kilometer, showing … Read more
As reported in an exclusive story by PEOPLE Magazine, Texas runner Carrie Bradshaw spent sleepless nights in 2021 searching Google for one question: “Can I run marathons after hip replacements?” Most surgeons weren’t giving her the answer she needed. Most told her to forget racing entirely. Three years later, she has a Guinness World Record … Read more
Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in Oxford in 1954 and collapsed into the arms of the crowd. Josh Kerr has watched that footage more times than he can count. Every time, the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. “That’s what I live for,” the 28-year-old Scot said. On July 18, Kerr … Read more
When Eliud Kipchoge crossed the finish line at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, setting what was then a new world record of 2:01:09, he didn’t just make history. He walked away with an estimated $113,000 in race prize money and time bonuses alone — before his shoe contract and appearance fee were even factored in. That single afternoon … Read more
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