LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
December 11, 2025
Grand Slam Track Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Grand Slam Track has officially run out of road (or track). After two chaotic weeks spent trying, and failing, to convince creditors to accept half-pay on millions owed, Michael Johnson’s league filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware on Thursday morning. The move shuts the door on GST’s proposed 50 percent settlement plan and...
December 10, 2025
Reebok Parent Authentic Brands Group Accelerates TikTok Shop Selling With New Partner
Authentic Brands Group is set to fast-track its marketplace growth across TikTok Shop via a new partnership with Pattern Group. According to the global brand development and licensing platform, Pattern will manage and optimize e-commerce operations for Authentic’s portfolio of brands, to expand their reach, and performance across TikTok Shop and other major online...
December 10, 2025
Norda Secures Second Investment From Ermenegildo Zegna Group
Ermenegildo Zegna Group has executed a second round of investment in Norda, the Montreal-based technical trail-running shoe brand. The Italian luxury group initially acquired a minority stake in Norda in January 2023. Terms of the new funding weren’t disclosed. Norda said it was Ermenegildo Zegna Group, the parent of Zegna,...
December 8, 2025
Three-time Olympic sprinter joins pro-doping Enhanced Games
The men’s 100m field at the inaugural Enhanced Games is continuing to grow. On Monday, Liberian sprinter Emmanuel Matadi, a three-time Olympian, was announced as one of the seven additional athletes joining the controversial league, which allows athletes to compete using performance-enhancing drugs. Matadi is the third sprinter to sign on, behind the...
December 3, 2025
Idaho man wears 137 T-shirts for half-marathon world record
If you’ve ever wondered how to layer while running, Idaho’s David Rush is your guy. On May 17 in Boise, Idaho, Rush bundled up into 137 T-shirts and completed the Famous Idaho Potato Marathon half-marathon in 2:51:44, which, as of last week, became a new Guinness World Record for the most T-shirts worn...
November 30, 2025
Your marathon brain could be making you sick
Maybe you’ve experienced it: you cross the finish line of your marathon feeling strong, only to wake up a day later with a sore throat and a headache. It turns out the problem might not be the race itself, but everything swirling in your head beforehand. In a study published in the European...
November 24, 2025
Ontario man behind alleged holiday race fraud scheme
As our sport continues to grow, more and more races and events are popping up across Canada. But do runners really know what they are signing up for? A Canadian Running investigation found a Mississauga, Ont. man has capitalized on the surge by allegedly creating a network of fake road races estimated...
November 19, 2025
EXEC: Running Category Continues Robust Momentum in Third Quarter
Driven by high interest in running-influenced lifestyle offerings and solid demand for performance running models, the running category delivered another banner third quarter, with On, Saucony, Altra, and Nike among those posting healthy double-digit gains. Hoka’s growth slowed sequentially, but it remained up by double-digits and sell-ins and sell-throughs reportedly...
November 17, 2025
WATCH: Chinese marathon uses unusual street-crossing system
The 2025 Nanjing Marathon took place on Sunday in Nanjing, China–and with 24,000 runners flooding the streets, you can imagine how tough it was for pedestrians to cross the course. While the event is known for its top-tier organization, race officials adopted an unusual pedestrian-shuffling system to get spectators across....
November 13, 2025
I Used ChatGPT as My Running & Nutrition Coach for My First Half-Marathon: Here’s How It Went
Alex Tzelnic used ChatGPT as HIS running coach and nutrition expert while training for his first half-marathon, and found it to be a very useful and supportive tool — though not a very effective motivator. Gear Junkie
