LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
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
July 5, 2025
$40K Up for Grabs as The Marathon Project Reboots in 2025
The Marathon Project is making its return this December, and organizers are backing it up with a sizable investment: a $40,000 prize purse, the largest in Arizona road racing history. The 2025 edition of the race, scheduled for Sunday, December 21 at Wild Horse Pass outside Chandler, will offer equal prize money in...
July 4, 2025
The New York City Marathon’s real heroes finish after dark
A new short film turns the focus on the everyday runners at the back of the New York City Marathon pack – the underdogs who finish in darkness but still change their lives. Many hours after the winners cross the line each year, the sun goes down over Central Park,...
July 2, 2025
Are “runfluencers” ruining running?
Influencers are taking over the world. Social media users are leaning more and more heavily on these content creators for advice on fashion, travel, food and fitness. And with running growing more popular by the day, running influencers–or “runfluencers”–are hitting their stride. They’re promoting races, run clubs and giving running...
June 27, 2025
Olympic Runner Faith Kipyegon Misses 4-Minute Mile Record by Mere Seconds
Faith Kipyegon nearly ran a mile in less than four minutes — coming oh-so-close to breaking the threshold which no female athlete has ever achieved on Thursday, June 26. People
June 26, 2025
Teen sprinter faces life in prison after fatal track meet stabbing
The track and field world was rocked by the tragic death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who was fatally stabbed during high school meet in Frisco, Texas. On Tuesday, according to CBS News, Karmelo Anthony–17 at the time of the attack–was indicted for first-degree murder. Anthony, now 18, is set to be tried as...