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March 5, 2025
Apology after water cups reused at half-marathon
The rinsing and reusing of paper cups at one of the Brighton Half-Marathon's water stations has led to an apology being issued by the organisers. BBC
March 5, 2025
NYC Marathon draws record applications of more than 200,000
More than 200,000 people applied for a place in the NYC Marathon lottery this year, organizers said on Wednesday, up 22% from 2024 amid a boom in popularity for distance running in the United States. Reuters
March 3, 2025
71 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Are Marathoners
If you run a marathon in a major city, like Boston, Los Angeles, New York, or Chicago, there’s a solid chance that you might be rubbing elbows with some famous faces. Runner's World
March 2, 2025
Harry Styles Ran the Tokyo Marathon—with Nearly Perfect Even Splits
On March 2, pop star and icon Harry Styles ran the 2025 Tokyo Marathon in 3:24:07, averaging 7:47-per-mile pace. The 31-year-old finished in 6,010th place out of more than 37,000 runners. Runner's World
February 27, 2025
What Are the Long-Term Financial Effects of Doping Marathoners?
The Boston Marathon is rewriting the results of the 2016 race after a top-10 runner is found guilty of doping—but for affected runners like Sarah Crouch, some losses can’t be repaid. On February 13, 2025, marathoner Sarah Crouch got an early valentine from the Boston Athletic Association: an email telling...
February 25, 2025
Organizers Canceled the Hilton Head Marathon Just 2 Weeks Before the Race. They Never Had a Permit
Earlier this month, hundreds of runners who had planned on making two loops through the picturesque parks of Hilton Head Island in South Carolina—did not. They didn’t receive their finisher medals, and they weren’t offered much information either, about why the race they’d registered and spent months training for was...
February 25, 2025
62-year-old Olympian breaks American record in first race in 25 years
Four-time Olympian Joetta Clark Diggs, mother of professional Adidas sprinter and world champion Talitha Diggs, made a remarkable comeback at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Fla., over the weekend, racing for the first time in a quarter of a century. The 62-year-old clocked 28.62s over 200m, smashing the American record...
February 19, 2025
American ultrarunning champion disqualified for competition-illegal shoes
The results of the 2025 USATF 100-mile Road Championships in Henderson, Nev., came down to the wire, but the ultrarunner who broke the tape ended up disqualified after nearly 12 hours of running, for wearing illegal shoes. Running Magazine
February 18, 2025
Prankster sends Glasgow runners on lengthy detour
Runners at a 10k trail race in Glasgow were sent in the wrong direction by a prankster who impersonated a marshal and buried signs marking the course. BBC
February 16, 2025
More than 3,000 students set their sight on LA Marathon
More than 3,000 student runners got up bright and early Sunday to run nearly 19 miles at Hansen Dam in Pacoima with one goal in mind: qualify for the Los Angeles Marathon. NBC Los Angeles