At the start line of the Chicago Marathon, the race’s fabled history hung over the heads of the athletes preparing to take on the 26.2-mile course. For a select few, the flat landscape through the ...

Conveyed as an epic poem, this new account of the origin of the marathon consigns other versions to history’s landfill The story of the Athenian messenger Pheidippides, whose remarkable running ...

“Birkie Fever” is a phrase describing the passion many competitors have for the annual American Birkebeiner, a marathon cross-country ski race from Cable to Hayward that started in 1973. It’s also ...

On Monday, professional and amateur athletes will race from Hopkinton to Boylston Street for the 129th edition of the historic Boston Marathon. Approximately 30,000 people will cover the 26.2 miles, ...

Runners pass under a large American flag last year near the start of The News and Sentinel Half Marathon. (File Photo) Hundreds of people will take to the streets of Parkersburg on Aug. 16 to take ...

from wintry precipitation to mid summer heat. The boston Marathon has persevered through almost every kind of weather that strikes New England or beyond. The annual race has traditionally been held on ...

Conner Mantz, the former BYU collegiate cross-country champion, placed fourth in the legendary Boston Marathon on Monday morning — the highest finish by an American since 2017. In the process, he ...

Will records be broken? That is the big question before this year's London Marathon. Race director Hugh Brasher declared the event's 45th edition had "the greatest elite fields in the history of the ...