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2025 Cape Town Marathon canceled

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 …

Cyclists banned from NYC marathon course

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 …

2025 Chicago Marathon

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 …

2026 Boston Marathon qualifiers

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 …

Kiros and Hassan post course record wins at Sydney Marathon's major debut

Hailemaryam Kiros and Sifan Hassan pulled off thrilling wins at the Sydney Marathon on Sunday as the race made it's debut as a member of the marathon majors club. Kiros emerged from a pack of just over a dozen runners to win the men's race in 2:06:06 while Hassan was aggressive from the start and …