Eliud Kipchoge has spent a career shrinking the marathon’s unknowns, but one still remains: New York City. The 40-year-old two-time Olympic champion, and the only human to cover 26.2 miles in under two hours under controlled conditions, said he would start in Staten Island next month to “complete” his...
World Athletics formally ratified Yomif Kejelcha’s 57:30 from Valencia (Oct. 27, 2024), restoring order to the record books after a year of swift times and faster rumors. The Ethiopian, a world indoor champion who took silver over 10,000m in Tokyo this September, clipped one second from Jacob Kiplimo’s 2021...
Conner Mantz’s 2:04:43 in Chicago erased a 23-year-old American record, vaulting the 28-year-old into a new tier of global relevance and closing the gap between U.S. bests and East African norms. Mantz finished fourth in a race won by Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo (2:02:23), and his mark reshapes expectations for...
Written by Brett Davies - (C) Runner's Tribe October the 9th this year marked the 70th birthday of British superstar, Steve Ovett, one of the greatest middle distance runners in history. From an ordinary working class upbringing in the coastal East Sussex town of Brighton, Ovett went on to success...
December’s Valencia Marathon will stage a world-class women’s showdown: Olympic champion and reigning world champion Peres Jepchirchir against course-record holder Amane Beriso. On the men’s side, former winner Sisay Lemma headlines. As one of the sport’s fastest courses—and now a December anchor—Valencia’s field announcement is the clearest early signal...
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon returned to its fastest self, with Jacob Kiplimo surging for the men’s title in 2:02:23—one of the quickest performances in event history—and Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa winning the women’s race in 2:14:56, a personal-best breakthrough. Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and the United States’ Susannah Scaroni...
In New York, the Athlos meet engineered a different kind of track night: women-only, star-dense, and staged for television pace. Brittany Brown delivered the headline, doubling 100/200 in 10.99 and 21.89—a personal best in the latter—months after surgery. Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson, who nursed injuries through the summer,...
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While the sport’s oxygen went to big-city marathons and late-season track galas, World Athletics spent the week tending to scaffolding. Tickets opened for the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee; the council finalized qualification systems for three 2026 series events (indoor worlds, relays, U20); and the federation confirmed...
This weeks episode is sponsored by The Running Warehouse Ballarat Marathon The Running Warehouse Ballarat Marathon is back in April next year with flat and fast courses … an amazing atmosphere and heaps of fun. Sign up today at ballaratmarathon.com.au before this very popular event sells out. Brad keeps his rebuild indoors. Julian pitches a new type of running club. Brady takes his first week off in a stint on the sidelines. This week's running news is presented by Axil Coffee. London 10k World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Enjoy 20% off your first Axil Coffee order!...
