Athens—Ploutarchos Pourliakas, at 88, made history at the Athens Marathon by becoming the oldest finisher in the race’s 41st edition. Finishing in six hours and 31 minutes, he surpassed his 2023 time by 20 minutes, marking his 12th consecutive successful completion of this celebrated course.
Canada's middle-distance champion Marco Arop will join 96 top athletes at the inaugural Grand Slam Track (GST) event in Kingston, Jamaica, set for April 4–6, 2025, at the National Stadium. This groundbreaking event kicks off GST, a new track and field league founded by four-time U.S. Olympic champion Michael Johnson.
In Belfast’s Victoria Park, 19-year-old Irish athlete Nick Griggs set a new parkrun best, running 13:44 and breaking Andy Butchart’s record by one second.
Griggs’ remarkable run falls just short of his personal 5km record of 13:39, set earlier this year. His achievement further underscores Ireland’s prominence in parkrun rankings, with Ciara Mageean also holding the fastest women’s time of 15:13, set last December in the same park.
Written by Tess Long
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On Sunday in Soria, Spain, Rodrigue Kwizera from Burundi and Kenya’s Mercy Chepkemoi emerged victorious in the 30th Cross Internacional de Soria, the fourth Gold-level competition in this season’s World Athletics Cross Country Tour.
In a groundbreaking move for the track and field industry, Grand Slam Track (GST), founded by former world record-holder Michael Johnson, has appointed billionaire philanthropist Robert F. Smith to its board of directors.
Uganda’s Keneth Kiprop retained his title at the Cardiff Cross Challenge on Saturday, while fellow Ugandan Charity Cherop emerged victorious in a hard-fought women’s race, narrowly beating Kenya’s Sheila Jebet. This race served as the third event in the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold series for the season.
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At 82 years old, Judith Som proves that age is no barrier to running, finishing the TCS New York City Marathon last weekend. Clocking in at eight hours, 39 minutes, and 39 seconds, Som earned the distinction of being the oldest woman to cross the finish line in this year’s event. This accomplishment adds another chapter to her long-running passion, as she has now completed the iconic marathon 21 times.
Abdi Nageeye, the celebrated 2024 New York City Marathon champion, reveals that moving to Kenya at age 21 was the transformative decision that shaped his marathon career. This bold relocation allowed him to adopt the training and lifestyle of elite Kenyan runners, setting him on the path to international success.
Rising Dutch star Niels Laros, fresh from a sixth-place finish in the Olympic 1500m, will lead an impressive field at the Cardiff Cross Challenge on Saturday, November 9. The 19-year-old’s winter test on the Llandaff Fields course will see him compete against last year’s top finishers: Keneth Kiprop of Uganda and Vincent Mutai of Kenya. Joining Laros is his Olympic compatriot and training partner, Stefan Nillessen, who recently finished ninth in Paris with a 1500m personal best of 3:30.75.
