LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
November 11, 2025
Donald Trump pardons U.S. trail runner for cutting national park switchback
Two months after being found guilty by a federal court for cutting a switchback in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, U.S. trail runner Michelino Sunseri received a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump, clearing him of the charges. CANADIAN Trail Running Magazine
November 9, 2025
Two runners die after suffering ‘medical emergencies’ during Indianapolis marathon
Two runners died after suffering “medical emergencies” during the Indianapolis marathon over the weekend. The two runners suffered “separate, unrelated medical emergencies during the 26.2-mile (42 km) race, the marathon’s organizer, Beyond Monumental, said in a statement. yahoo! news
November 7, 2025
Hollywood Is Making a Movie About the Badwater 135 Ultra—and of Course It’s a Horror Film
Actor Shailene Woodley will break out her running shoes for the thriller, Ultra, directed by Victoria Negri and inspired by true events from Negri’s life. Woodley, known for her roles in the Divergent series and Big Little Lies, is no stranger to the outdoors, thanks to her conservationist work and...
November 6, 2025
The Running Industry Diversity Coalition Has Released Its Trail Running Toolkit
Recently, the Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC) released a guide, “Opening the Path to Trail Running: A Toolkit for Runners, Retailers, and Communities,” designed to provide discrete and actionable steps that the running community can take to improve diversity in the sport. RIDC aims to make the running space more...
November 5, 2025
Strava Has Quickly Become the Most Popular Social Network for Music Fans
As more people shift their focus to health and wellness, music artists are using Strava as a new way to connect with fans. Between sharing their own fitness journeys and creating in-person experiences, the app is helping bring fans closer to artists. Strava reports that the number of new run clubs has...
November 1, 2025
How the CEO of Brooks Running went from teaching high school to leading a billion-dollar fitness brand
Brooks Running CEO Dan Sheridan sits at the helm of a billion-dollar global fitness brand that has over 1,400 employees. His path to the C-suite wasn't conventional, however. Sheridan told Business Insider that he grew up in a household of teachers, and when it came time to choose a career, he decided...
October 29, 2025
New York City Marathon 2025: A Guide to Brand Events for the Week
The 53rd edition of the 42-kilometer New York Marathon starts from the Island and ends in Central Park, Manhattan after passing through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. The 2025 New York City Marathon is almost upon us, but the brand activations have already begun. Many of the major players will go all-out...
October 29, 2025
Digging deep: Marathoners go over a kilometre underground to set world records
A field of 55 runners from 18 countries have just ventured where no marathoners have gone before – 1,120 metres below the Earth’s surface – to complete the World’s Deepest Marathon inside Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden. And they set two new Guinness World Records in the process in an event...
October 28, 2025
Niagara Falls Marathon disqualifies winners after leading them the wrong way
The 2025 Niagara Falls International Marathon race weekend turned into what one participant called “an absolute nightmare”–and judging by reactions from other runners, they’re not alone in that assessment. On Sunday, the top three runners in both the 10K and half-marathon races unknowingly followed the lead cyclist in the wrong...
October 28, 2025
Running out of ‘cool days’ — how climate change is affecting marathons
Apart from causing wide-ranging adverse repercussions, climate change is also affecting sports by rapidly shrinking the window of "cool days" that allow marathon runners to achieve their best performances, posing an increasing challenge for athletes and organisers of the world's premier long-distance races. THEW NEWS
