A wrong turn on Mile 25 of the 1994 New York City Marathon — and subsequent comeback win — turned German Silva into a running cult hero instantly. And he followed up the theatrics the following year by becoming one of handful of runners to win the race back-to-back. Silva is still an active fixture …
Records are meant to be broken and Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich set her sights on etching a new mark in the books on Sunday. Her 2:09:56 performance in the women’s race blew past the old standard by nearly two minutes and she was in control well before the halfway point. Just a year removed from Kelvin …
Crafting a showcase of 50 years of design in a single space was the sole task for the curation team at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, just outside of Basel, Switzerland. But this mission also involved a deep dive into Nike’s vast archive of over 200,000 artifacts in order to display …
The Berlin Marathon is not the oldest marathon but on Septebmer 29, the race marked its 50th edition and made sure to to it in style. Organizers confirmed that 54,280 runners completed the race, setting a new record for the most finishers and making it the largest marathon ever. The Paris Marathon, in April, held …
The 5th Avenue Mile is the yearly test of speed in New York City and Sunday’s race did not disappoint, as Josh Kerr (3:44.3) broke the 43-year pro men’s course record and Karissa Schweizer (4:14.8) tied the pro women’s event record. They were joined by over 8,800 adult runners and 1,000 youth runners who took …
With over 10,000 athletes competing at the Paris Games, not everyone believed a medal was in their sights. Nearly all returned home with dashed dreams from uncertain outcomes — while others reached personal milestones just by qualifying. Even those expected to triumph found themselves falling short, victims of unexpected blunders.
Victory isn’t always everything — or guaranteed — but it still counts for plenty. Making the team is the first goal, but the podium is the ultimate destination. From Noah Lyles’ photo finish in the 100m final to Mondo Duplantis soaring to record heights and Sifan Hassan’s shocker in the marathon — greatness has been …