The heat withered the Olympic marathon field. And then there was Eliud Kipchoge. August 8, 2021 5 min ...

The Boston Marathon is traditionally held in April but has been moved to September for its 2021 edition before returning to the spring in 2022. The 2021 New York City Marathon is slated for November.

The worst winning time on record for the Olympic marathon — nearly 3½ hours — was set at the 1904 St. Louis Games. Today, both men and women come in closer to the two-hour mark.

The 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo are still officially referred to as the 2020 Olympic Games although they were delayed a year by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The Olympics are scheduled for July ...

Concerns over pollution and hot weather add another challenge to marathon swimming U.S. swimmer Haley Anderson jumps in the water at the start of the women’s marathon swimming event Wednesday.

Another argument for elevating the half-marathon to Olympic status is its surge in popularity, at least in the U.S. Distance running has seen a huge bump in participation in the past decade or so ...

Seidel — who had previously been an NCAA champion in several distance track events — ran a marathon for the first time at the U.S. Olympic Trials in February 2020 and qualified for the Olympics.

It was one of the only major qualifiers held in 2020 for the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed less than a month after the Feb. 29 marathon trials and rescheduled for summer 2021.

Olympics Olympic marathon spots are open. You just have to beat the world’s greatest distance runner in a race. October 15, 2021 More than 3 years ago 2 min Summary ...

At least 15 of the 88 entrants would drop out. Sapporo, which hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics and is a candidate for the 2030 Winter Games, was chosen as the marathon site two years ago.

The 2021 Boston Marathon has been postponed from its usual late April race date until at least next fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. A specific planned date for the race is expected to be ...