“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 ...

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 ...

What to know about the 2025 Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon was run on Patriots' Day, a holiday in Massachusetts. More ...

Conner Mantz, the former BYU collegiate cross-country champion, placed fourth in the legendary Boston Marathon on Monday morning — the highest finish by an American since 2017. In the process, he ...

Reigning U.S. Open champions are always busy in the lead up to returning to the national championship. But when you’re YouTube content king Bryson DeChambeau, the hustle seems to reach a new level.

Matt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years. He set a personal-best time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds over the ...

Will records be broken? That is the big question before this year's London Marathon. Race director Hugh Brasher declared the event's 45th edition had "the greatest elite fields in the history of the ...