Abbott announced on Tuesday that every finisher of the 2026 Cape Town Marathon will receive a provisional star towards its major marathon star program because the 2025 race was cancelled during the evaluation to elevate it to possibly become the eighth major. Just hours before it was scheduled to start on October 19, the Cape …
The 2025 Cape Town Marathon was canceled on Sunday due to severe high winds that caused damage to parts of the start area, organizers announced on Sunday. "Due to severe winds overnight that carried on into the early hours of the morning, the 2025 edition of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon unfortunately had to be …
The New York City Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that it is prohibiting unsanctioned cyclists from entering the New York City Marathon course at any point on November 2. The notice was widely circulated in an email to run club leaders and specifically outlined that street closures in the hours before the race are …
Jacob Kiplimo teased a world record performance after being on pace for just over 22 miles, while Hawi Feysa dominated in the women's race and Conner Mantz shattered the American record at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Kiplimo was determined to take command of the sixth major of the year — just his second marathon …
Conner Mantz battled from tenth place and worked his way back to obliterate the American record in 2:04:43 at the 2025 Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Mantz finished in fourth and took down a mark that has stood for 23 years. But in a performance that has solidified him as the defining face of American distance …
The next marathon major arrives on Sunday with the Chicago Marathon setting the stage for both the world record and American record possibly falling in the same day. John Korir knows that plenty is at stake including defending his title, a stunning 2:02:44 win last year as a sub-2:01 could be within reach. After a …
The Boston Athletic Association announced on Tuesday that it had started to notify 24,362 time qualifier applicants that they will be running the 2026 Boston Marathon on April 20. According to the BAA, applicants needed to be 4:34 or faster than the qualifying time to gain entry, which leaves out thousands who posted times that …
Pop singer Harry Styles was among the 55,146 competitors who participated in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday as he ran the course under a fake name — but crossed the finish line in just under three hours. The former One Direction wasn't announced by organizers prior to the race and clocked a 2:59:13, nearly 25 minutes …
Sabastian Sawe was on pace to post a record time and slowed past the halfway point but still won the Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a world lead 2:02:16 while Rosemary Wanjiru took the women's race in 2:21:05. Sawe, 30, in just his third marathon, pushed the tempo of the race earlier in warmer conditions …
The attention of the sport will split in between the track and roads on Sunday as the Berlin Marathon continues to usher in the fall marathon season as the World Athletics Championships come to a close on the same day. But the marathon comes first and Sabastian Sawe will lead the men's field even with …