EVENT NEWS
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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
October 28, 2025
You’ve heard of the Backyard Ultra – now meet the Hourglass
Mad Hatters’ John Yelland, who came up with the concept, basically put a Backyard Ultra in a blender with a beep test and produced something he describes as ‘the world’s first Frontyard Marathon’. Although the thought of running faster as the race progresses is perturbing, there’s a significant positive. RUNNER'S WORLD
October 23, 2025
Banned French sprint champion joins Enhanced Games
After serving two doping bans for as many years, former French sprinter Mouhamadou Fallhas found an event that welcomes him back to the track with open arms. On Thursday, the doping-encouraged Enhanced Games announced that Fall is officially the first French athlete to join the start-up, and will compete in the...
October 23, 2025
Australian ultrarunner wins Big’s Backyard Ultra after 114 hours of running
After more than 750 kilometres and 114 hours of running, the world record holder in the backyard ultrarunning format, Australia’s Phil Gore, was crowned the winner of the Big’s Backyard Ultra World Championship on Thursday morning. Canadian Running Magazine
October 23, 2025
2026 Tour de France Routes Confirmed: What You Need to Know About the Men’s and Women’s Courses
As previously confirmed, the 2026 Tour de France blasts off with a 19.7km team time trial that will throw the GC bigs into action from day 1.Finishing times will be awarded individually rather than on a team-wide basis, meaning the hilly final of this TTT will be a full-gas leadout...
October 22, 2025
2025 TCS London Marathon sets new £87.3 million fundraising record
The final total of funds raised for charity from the 2025 TCS London Marathon (held on Sunday, April 27) is a world record £87.3 million, increasing London’s position as the world’s largest annual one-day fundraising event. The previous record of £73.5 million was set by the TCS London Marathon in...
October 14, 2025
Minister ‘appalled’ women banned from Muslim run
The communities secretary has said he was "horrified and appalled" a fundraising run in an east London park barred women from participating. Hundreds took part in the 5 km (3.1 mile) race in Victoria Park on Sunday, according to East London Mosque (ELM), which organised the event. It was advertised...
October 14, 2025
The DNF Files: 2025 Ironman World Championship Kona
10 of the 54 pro women who started did not finish at last weekend’s 2025 Ironman World Championship in Kona. From headaches to stomach issues to sheer suffering in the heat, find out what happened to athletes like Chelsea Sodaro, Taylor Knibb, Lucy Charles-Barclay, and more. Triathlete
October 14, 2025
Kenyan runner disqualified from marathon for wearing unapproved shoes
Kenyan marathoner Paul Matheka broke one of running’s golden rules: “nothing new on race day,” and it ended up costing him. Before the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon on Oct. 5, Matheka did not have a pair of shoes for the race, so he purchased an off-brand pair at the event’s...
October 9, 2025
New feature added to New York City Marathon finisher medal
With less than four weeks to go until race day in the Big Apple, the TCS New York City Marathon has unveiled this year’s finisher medal. If you’re a traditionalist who doesn’t like too much change, good news: the design stays true to last year’s look, but with one notable new...
