LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
April 30, 2025
From Shakeout to Shakeup: Artificial Intelligence and Trail Running
As the sport and industry of trail running grow, so do the opportunities for disruption by artificial intelligence (AI). The current benefits of AI are mainly seen in automating basic tasks — making experts’ workflows more efficient. Most of our use cases emphasize ways AI tools can enhance the efficiency...
April 23, 2025
Robots Competed Against Humans in the First Humanoid Half-Marathon
In a surreal blend of endurance race and sci-fi slapstick, 21 humanoid robots jogged, limped, and faceplanted their way through a half-marathon in Beijing. Vice
April 23, 2025
Nike announces first women’s sub-4 mile attempt in June
Nike Breaking4 is set to take place at Paris’s Stade Sébastien Charléty–site of the Paris Diamond League, where Kipyegon ran both her 1,500m world record and her fastest-ever 5,000m race (also a world record at the time) in 2023–a little over nine weeks from now. Running Magazine
April 21, 2025
Boston Marathon 2025 results: John Korir follows in brother’s footsteps, Sharon Lokedi breaks record to win event
John Korir, a runner from Kenya, hung with the pack throughout most of the race, but a late surge pushed him way ahead of the other runners down the stretch at Boston Marathon 2025. Yahoo Sports
April 21, 2025
‘Just do it for the ‘gram’: Influencer films himself ‘winning the start’ of Boston Marathon
A German runner competing in the open race of the Boston Marathon this year knew he wasn’t going for a personal best. But, when he found himself at the front row of his wave while waiting on the starting line, he had a better idea. Boston.com
April 17, 2025
Strava to Acquire Runna Running Training App
Strava, the app for active consumers, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Runna, a UK-based tech company developing personalized running training plans and coaching. SGB Media
April 8, 2025
Brooks and Disney Team Up on Colorful Running Collection Featuring Ghost Max 2 and Adrenaline GTS 24 Sneakers
Brooks and Disney have joined forces add a bit of magic to the runningexperience with the limited-edition Brooks x runDisney collection.
April 7, 2025
At Boston Marathon, authorities will be watching ‘broad set’ of potential targets
At this year’s Boston Marathon, 12 years after the deadly marathon bombing, law enforcement will be watching “a broad set of potential soft targets for an attack,” according to a bulletin obtained by ABC News. Daily Dodge
March 30, 2025
Preventable cardiac deaths during marathons are down, study finds
While more people than ever are running marathons in the U.S., the risk of dying from a heart attack during a run has fallen dramatically in recent years. Medical Press
March 27, 2025
Are Trail Runners Getting Faster?
The increase in speed at the top of the field has been seen in trail runners, and course records across the ultra-distance spectrum are being broken left and right. I Run Far