Decades removed from its first race that hosted a field of a few dozen women in the 1970s, the Mini 10K is now deeper than ever as some of the top professionals used the competition as an early summer testing ground. Saturday’s race brought heightened intensity to match humid temperatures, as the elites led the …
Sharon Lokedi and Hellen Obiri will bring the energy of their exciting finish in April's Boston Marathon to the New York Mini 10K on June 7 as they were revealed as part of a loaded elite lineup, organizers announced on Wednesday. Lokedi ultimately denied Obiri a historic third straight win Boston, but will have her …
A runner died while on the course of the Brooklyn Half on Saturday morning, New York Police Department and race officials confirmed. Charles Rogers, 31, was part of the first wave of runners on the course when he "experienced a medical incident" just past the mile 8 mark on Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue where …
With the clock rapidly running out on the spring marathon majors season, Sunday’s London Marathon picked up where Boston left off just a week prior — and a stacked field of elites helped put a pause on long distance until the fall. Tigst Assefa shattered the women-only world record in 2:15:50 but 41 other records …
Records are meant to be set — and broken — so by the end of the London Marathon on April 27, the world record for the largest ever marathon set on Sunday at the Paris Marathon might be a thing of the past (again). But for now, the record stands as 56,950 participants hit the streets …
Benard Biwott won the men's field of the Paris Marathon on Sunday in 2:05:25 — a personal best — while Bedatu Hirpa surged late to win the women's race in 2:20:45. Biwott made a decisive move just after mile 20 and commanded the remainder of the race. Ibrahim Hassan was second in 2:06:13 and Sila …
The Brooklyn Bridge and foggy conditions took center stage at the NYC Half in New York City on Sunday, but it was performances from Abel Kipchumba and Sharon Lokedi that more than added to the hype. Kipchumba won his second straight title in 59:09 after surging ahead following an intense battle with Conner Mantz and …
Sutume Kebede roared to her second straight win at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, while fellow Ethiopian Tadese Takele took the men’s race and captured his first major. Kebede, 30, dominated for the bulk of the race and crossed the line in 2:16:29, in a field that posed little threat to her push to repeat …
The professional fields for the NYC Half were revealed on Tuesday, with last year's winners Abel Kipchumba and Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal set to defend their titles on a slightly adjusted course. New York Road Runners announced that the elite men and women will line up on March 16 and feature competitors from 14 countries with …
The records continue to fall and Jacob Kiplimo has entered the arena, breaking the half marathon world record with a 56:42 stunner in Barcelona on Sunday. Kiplimo, 24, became the first athlete to dip under the 57 minute mark at the distance and soared through the final stages of the Barcelona Half Marathon with little …