LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
July 29, 2025
The Inaugural ‘$1 Backyard Ultra’ Marathon In NYC Made History. It Is Also A Challenge Only For Sickos
The first-ever ‘last man standing’ $1 Backyard Ultra in NYC was held last weekend in Manhattan and it made history along the way. The concept is: run a lap within an hour and then do it again the next hour, and so on until there is only one person left...
July 28, 2025
HOKA Outperforms Q1 Expectations
Deckers Brands delivered a strong start to fiscal 2026, with first-quarter revenue climbing 17% to $965 million as both HOKA and UGG exceeded expectations. The footwear giant’s earnings per share got a 24% boost to $0.93, demonstrating the ongoing strength of its premium brand portfolio despite an uncertain retail landscape. HOKA...
July 28, 2025
Runner killed at ultra-trail race in Romania
The Romanian ultra-trail community is shaken after a runner died during Saturday’s Bucovina Ultra Rocks race in Suceava county. A violent, unexpected thunderstorm struck the region, and a 50-year-old male from Bucharest who was participating in the 88K event was killed by a falling tree. Canadian Trail Running
July 25, 2025
Grand Slam Track Took Pride In Being Transparent. But Was It?
Grand Slam Track, commissioned by multi-time Olympic gold medalist Johnson, marketed itself on head-to-head competitions divided into event groups and boasted unprecedented prize pots for athletes. Each “Slam” event group winner was set to receive $100,000 at each meet, with competitors behind them also receiving significant earnings. Johnson first announced...
July 22, 2025
On’s campaign, Soft Wins, spotlights softness as a strategy for runners
Fronted by On athlete and four-time world champion Hellen Obiri, the latest chapter of On’s campaign, Soft Wins, spotlights softness as a strategy for resilience, recovery, and going the distance – alongside the launch of the new Cloudsurfer Max shoe. ENDURANCE.BIZ
July 17, 2025
Boliden mine to host world’s deepest marathon at 1,120m
The world’s deepest marathon will take part this October in an unprecedentedly challenging environment: 1,120 metres below sea level in one of Europe’s deepest mines. The event, set inside Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, will see 60 amateur runners from around the world gather underground with the aim of...
July 15, 2025
New Lazarus Lake book goes deep on the Barkley Marathons and Big’s Backyard Ultra
In the early 2000s, when writer Jared Beasley of New York City discovered his neighbour in apartment 244B was a grizzled veteran ultrarunner with a mysterious past, he had no idea it would change his life. The Pirate (as he refers to him, since he wouldn’t divulge his full name) didn’t just...
July 15, 2025
An 80-year-old man ran a 135-mile ultramarathon through Death Valley. Here’s what it took.
When 80-year-old Bob Becker crossed the finish line 135 miles from his starting point in the scorching Death Valley, he made history as the oldest runner to complete the Badwater 135. The ultramarathon, nicknamed the "world's toughest race," takes runners through a desert in southwestern California in the middle of...
July 15, 2025
World’s oldest marathoner, Fauja Singh, struck and killed by vehicle–at age 114
Fauja Singh, the legendary Sikh marathoner, who ran his fastest marathon at age 92 in Toronto, was killed on Monday after being struck by a vehicle in Punjab, India. CANADIAN Running Magazine
July 11, 2025
Michigan ultrarunner found dead at Hardrock 100
The Hardrock 100 ultramarathon is mourning the tragic loss of one of its participants. Elaine Stypula, a 60-year-old ultrarunner from Detroit, was found dead on the course Friday morning, approximately 10 kilometres from the start. CANADIAN Trail Running Magazine
