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 …
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 …
The Sydney Marathon was elevated as the latest member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors in November and now the event debuts on Sunday with an expanded general race and marquee names in the pro fields. After beating out Cape Town and Shanghai as the newest member of the club to join Boston, Tokyo, London, …
Fauja Singh, who gained notoriety as the world's oldest marathoner, died on Monday from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident. He was believed to be 114 years old according to numerous published reports. Singh suffered significant head injuries following the accident on Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in Beyas village in the Punjab state in India. He was …
Sifan Hassan has been added to the elite field of the Sydney Marathon on August 31, race organizers announced on Thursday, which likely rules her out for world championships. Hassan, 32, is the current Olympic marathon champion and has only raced once this year, finishing third in London Marathon in 2:19:00 in April. The late …
Nearly three years ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, USA Track and Field announced on Monday that the marathon trials qualifying standards are two minutes quicker for men and stay the same for the women. Men will have to post a qualifying time of 2:16, which is two minutes quicker than 2024 while …
From a vantage point that rivals riding in the back of the media truck on race day, the photo bridge is a castle guardtower of sorts that looms over the finish line in plain sight — with none of the fanfare that’s occurring down below. Still, so many of the winning moments, down to the …
Tigst Assefa broke the women’s-only world record in the London Marathon on Sunday as Sabastian Sawe used a dominant performance to reach the top of the podium in a stacked men's race. Assefa, 28, crushed the record by 26 seconds by clocking a 2:15:50 that passed Peres Jepchirchir’s 2:16:16 mark that was set last year …