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America's most decorated Olympic cross-country skier is trading snow for mountains. After retiring with four Olympic medals, Jessie Diggins is channeling her legendary endurance into ultramarathon running while championing mental health awareness.
Gwen Jorgensen, who won Olympic gold in 2016 before leaving triathlon for marathon running, is making her comeback at Austin's Supertri on May 25. The 40-year-old mother of two will compete alongside other Olympic champions in a race that lets everyday athletes compete on the same course as the pros.
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is calling for Africa-France collaboration to unlock the continent's massive sports potential through better infrastructure and sports science. The marathon legend believes Africa's exceptional talent combined with European expertise could transform the global sporting landscape.
After flu, falls, and freezing weather ruined her marathon prep, one runner shocked herself with a personal record. Turns out, chaotic training might be the secret weapon endurance athletes need.
A 28-year-old soldier from Himachal Pradesh shattered a 48-year-old marathon record in his very first competitive marathon, nearly blacking out at the finish line. Despite this historic achievement, Sawan Barwal received barely any mainstream attention back home.
The London Marathon now offers equal prize money for runners and wheelchair athletes across men's and women's races. Over 50,000 runners will compete this Sunday in one of the world's most prestigious marathons.
Jacob Kiplimo, who placed second in his 2025 London Marathon debut, returns this weekend as a serious contender after winning Chicago and breaking the half-marathon world record. The 25-year-old Ugandan now has his sights set on victory and the 2028 Olympics marathon.
British Olympian Calli Hauger-Thackery finished the Boston Marathon in 2:43 while five months pregnant, calling it more meaningful than her European medal wins. Despite medical tent stops and physical challenges, she's proving elite athletes can compete and prepare for motherhood.
British runner Calli Hauger-Thackery finished the Boston Marathon in under three hours while five months pregnant. The European bronze medallist is proving that pregnancy doesn't have to mean pressing pause on athletic dreams.
A Norfolk marathon runner who faced a facial tumor and thyroid disease as a teenager says the ordeal taught her to grab every opportunity. Anya Culling, 27, now competes with elite runners worldwide after cutting two hours off her marathon time.
After losing his wife and father to cancer, James is running 26 marathons to raise funds for The Christie charity that cared for them both. The Manchester Marathon marks one of 26 races he's tackling to honor their memory.
James Mason hadn't raced competitively in over a decade when he decided to run a marathon in a Swedish zinc mine, becoming a Guinness World Record holder. He not only completed the grueling 26.2 miles in total darkness and stifling heat, he crossed the finish line first.
A 29-year-old runner from rural Kenya is reigniting hopes of breaking the two-hour marathon barrier after a devastating loss threatened to dim that dream. Sebastian Sawe's remarkable rise from a village without electricity to marathon stardom shows the torch has been passed.
Yeman Crippa became the first Italian man to win the Paris Marathon in a blistering 2:05:18, ending a 24-year European drought. After years of dominating Italian track records, the 28-year-old finally found his stride in the marathon distance.
Two-time Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik says his lowest moment wasn't losing a match, but fighting back from surgery that nearly ended his judo career. Ahead of his first Jerusalem Marathon, the retired Israeli athlete shares how mental strength and family support turned disappointment into Olympic bronze.
Olympic medalist Josh Kerr just announced he wants to conquer marathons after chasing the mile world record this summer. The 28-year-old's bold vision shows how elite runners are redefining what's possible across distances.
Tamara Scott went from marathon training to battling triple-negative breast cancer, and now she's crossing finish lines again. This May, she'll run Philadelphia's Broad Street Run as a powerful symbol of recovery.
Matthew Akpan, a 37-year-old from Leeds with autism, is attempting his sixth Guinness World Record at this month's London Marathon while honoring his late father and raising thousands for charity. He's already broken records running dressed as a WWE wrestler and wants to prove his autism diagnosis won't limit his dreams.
Ethiopian athlete Fotyen Tesfay just ran 2:10:51 in her first-ever marathon, missing the world record by less than a minute and posting the fastest marathon debut in history. Despite strong winds in Barcelona, the 28-year-old finished nearly eight minutes ahead of her closest competitor.
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Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will run the 2026 Cape Town Marathon as the first stop on his mission to unite the world through running. The 41-year-old Kenyan legend aims to inspire healthier lives while racing on all seven continents.
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