“Birkie Fever” is a phrase describing the passion many competitors have for the annual American Birkebeiner, a marathon cross-country ski race from Cable to Hayward that started in 1973. It’s also ...
At the start line of the Chicago Marathon, the race’s fabled history hung over the heads of the athletes preparing to take on the 26.2-mile course. For a select few, the flat landscape through the ...
Conveyed as an epic poem, this new account of the origin of the marathon consigns other versions to history’s landfill The story of the Athenian messenger Pheidippides, whose remarkable running ...
On Monday, professional and amateur athletes will race from Hopkinton to Boylston Street for the 129th edition of the historic Boston Marathon. Approximately 30,000 people will cover the 26.2 miles, ...
SEVEN DAYS AWAY. THIS TIME A WEEK FROM NOW, THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS WILL HAVE CHECKED OFF A BUCKET LIST ITEM RUNNING BOSTON. AND WHETHER IT’S THE MARATHON OR A5K, IF YOU’RE A RUNNER, YOU’RE PROBABLY A ...
What to know about the 2025 Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon was run on Patriots' Day, a holiday in Massachusetts. More ...
Runners pass under a large American flag last year near the start of The News and Sentinel Half Marathon. (File Photo) Hundreds of people will take to the streets of Parkersburg on Aug. 16 to take ...