EVENT NEWS
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May 7, 2024
Will Paris Be Ready for the Olympics?
The 2024 Olympic Games are little more than two months away. Hosted in Paris for the first time in a hundred years, it’s also a showcase for the so-called “new” Olympic model — requiring as little construction of new infrastructure as possible to reduce the bloat and expense of hosting...
May 7, 2024
The Toronto Marathon: a series of unfortunate events
This year’s Toronto Marathon reached unprecedented levels of disorganization. There were overcrowded buses to the starting line, too few meals and fluids available to runners and plenty of other chaotic obstacles for participants to endure. Here’s how thousands survived. Running Magazine
May 6, 2024
Runner Disqualified As Winner From OC Marathon Due To Cheating
An Orange County man was disqualified Sunday as winner of the OC marathon, event officials said in a statement Monday. The Fountain Valley runner was disqualified for receiving unauthorized assistance from someone on a bike. According to City News Service, the runner received fluids from a spectator in violation of...
May 3, 2024
‘A Swoosh Affair’: Nike Accused of Undue Influence on Picking Olympics’ Toughest Marathon Team
The Kenyan Olympic marathon team is maybe the hardest to crack in sports, with dozens of the world’s best long-distance runners clawing for only three spots every four years. And every four years, it seems, there’s a furor about Nike jamming an unqualified athlete onto the team. Nike sponsors Athletics...
April 29, 2024
2025 London Marathon receives nearly 850,000 applicants
The marathon running boom has reached a record high. As the public ballot for the 2025 TCS London Marathon closed on Friday, organizers reported they received a record 840,318 applications, smashing last year’s mark of 578,374. The 2024 London Marathon saw just over 50,000 finishers, a record for the event,...
April 25, 2024
Cancellation of 2024 Zuma Beach Triathlon in Malibu
Early this year, Malibu City Council awarded a race permit and contract to the Zuma Foundation – with a new event, the Zuma Beach Triathlon, replacing the Malibu Triathlon and scheduled for September 14-15, 2024. However, the Zuma Foundation has requested that the City of Malibu postpone The Zuma Beach Triathlon...
April 23, 2024
British man runs 4-hour marathon while drinking 25 glasses of wine
A British man and TikToker combined two of his favourite things–running and wine–at this year’s London Marathon to complete an epic challenge for charity. Instead of opting for a flashy costume or a Guinness World Record, Tom Gilbey of London, an Internet wine connoisseur, took on the challenge of blind tasting a...
April 23, 2024
These Were the Guinness World Records Broken at the 2024 London Marathon
The 2024 London Marathon saw 44 Guinness World Records broken, including for the fastest marathon dressed in an inflatable costume. Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir may have stolen the headlines by setting a new women’s-only world record on Sunday, but she was not the only record breaker in the race. Amateur runners...
April 21, 2024
Famed “Ride the Rockies” Race Canceled Due to Low Registration
Ride The Rockies, a Colorado cycle-touring institution that dates back decades, is on hold for 2024. Run each summer since 1986, more than 2,000 cyclists pedaled the roads of Colorado’s high country for one week in a route that changed from year to year. Organizers announced this summer’s edition—set to...
April 19, 2024
Beijing half marathon winners stripped of medals after African trio let Chinese runner win
The top four finishers of the Beijing Half Marathon have been stripped of their medals after an investigation found three African runners deliberately slowed down near the finish line to let a Chinese competitor win, according to organizers. All four runners’ results have been revoked and their trophies, medals and bonuses will be...