Boston 2027 cut-off set at 5:17 as 33,649 qualifiers apply for a record 25,630 time-based places
Nike Alphafly 4 launches at $280 with ZoomX LT foam; wider release from 29 October
Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB: Montgomery, Delorenzi, Hall and Bracy lead the Big Bear Lake fields
Chicago men's preview: Kiplimo a heavy favourite as Kipruto, Mengesha and Hicks lead the chasers
Chicago women's preview: Kosgei targets a 65:30 split, Lokedi chases 2:12 fitness and Hurley debuts
Javelina Jundred returns on 31 October as a Western States golden ticket race with 2025 records to beat
Eckert runs 636 miles in six days, becoming the first woman past 1,000km and breaking the American record
Jepkosgei breaks the Cardiff Half Marathon course record in 1:05:40 as Kiprotich completes the Kenyan double
Petros, Fitwi and Ringer to race Frankfurt together on 25 October with Yimer the fastest woman on the list
Gossage runs the 268-mile Pennine Way in 2 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes for a women's supported FKT
Chicago Marathon record maths: American record likelier than world record on Sunday
Saucony Endorphin Speed 6 launches 15 October at $175 with PWRRUN PBX midsole
The B.A.A. has set a 5:17 cut-off for the 131st Boston Marathon, with a new random draw adding 1,000 places for qualifiers who missed out. A record 25,630 qualifiers have time-based places for 19 April 2027.
Jacob Kiplimo defends his Chicago title as the clear favourite on Sunday, with Amos Kipruto and a deep chasing pack behind him and the American record also in play.
Brigid Kosgei, Sharon Lokedi and defending champion Hawi Feysa lead a fast women's field in Chicago, with Emma Grace Hurley making her marathon debut.
The B.A.A. has set a 5:17 cut-off for the 131st Boston Marathon, with a new random draw adding 1,000 places for qualifiers who missed out.
The 13th HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB reaches its finish this weekend at Big Bear Lake, with 210 places at the 2027 UTMB World Series Finals at stake.
Nike's Alphafly 4 costs $25 less than its predecessor and pairs a lighter ZoomX LT foam with a wider Flyplate, ahead of a broader release on 29 October.
The Javelina Jundred returns to McDowell Mountain Regional Park on 31 October as a Western States golden ticket race, with last year's course records as the targets to beat.
Megan Eckert covered 636.482 miles at the GOMU 6-Day World Championship in Balatonfüred, breaking her own women's record and the overall American mark.
Joyciline Jepkosgei ran 1:05:40 to break Edith Chelimo's 2017 course record, and Gideon Kiprotich won the men's race in 59:34 in Cardiff.
Germany's three fastest marathoners, Petros, Fitwi and Ringer, will race Frankfurt together for the first time on 25 October.