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A championship-grade women's 200m field opens the Diamond League on Saturday 16 May in Keqiao, with Sha'Carri Richardson facing Shericka Jackson, Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Amy Hunt.
A record 40,000 entrants and the strongest half marathon field in race history line up for the Rimi Riga Marathon weekend on 16-17 May.
Saucony has confirmed a June 2026 launch for the Endorphin Elite 3 with a wider midsole platform aimed at the stability complaints that dogged the previous generation.
More than 2,100 parkrunners have written to MPs defending the organisation's inclusive participation policy after legal threats were issued to ten UK sporting bodies.
A new Scientific Reports paper uses machine learning to compare polarized and pyramidal marathon training across 601 runners, with a clear edge for the polarized approach.
Rachel Entrekin won the 253-mile Cocodona 250 outright in 56:09:48 with Kilian Korth setting the men's course record in 57:28:36.
Hoka's plushest carbon-plated trainer returns at $225/£225 with 2mm less stack, an ounce less weight and a more decisive forefoot roll.
The Wanda Diamond League opens its 2026 season in Keqiao on 16 May with five Olympic champions on the final start lists.
Entrekin's overall Cocodona win is the latest data point in a long-running pattern of women narrowing or erasing the elite gap in races beyond 24 hours.
The 13th Wings for Life World Run took the global gun at 11:00 UTC on Sunday with Vienna's Schoenbrunn flagship leading 195 countries into the catcher-car chase.
American David Sinclair and France's Blandine L'Hirondel both reset the Transvulcania Ultramarathon course records on La Palma in dominant Saturday performances.
Andrew Colley clocked 1:13:59 and Emma Grace Hurley 1:22:51 to win the 49th River Bank Run, with defending champion Casey Clinger fading to third on the men's side.
The 2026 Copenhagen Marathon sent 25,000 sold-out entrants through a remodelled city-centre course on Sunday with a deeper East African elite field than ever.
Bay to Breakers tops 30,000 registered runners with a week to go before the 17 May gun, with a refreshed finish at Ocean Beach and a tighter elite championship field.
On the eve of Sunday's global gun, the 13th Wings for Life World Run is closing in on the 2025 record of 310,719 participants and a charity model unique among major running events.
Joyce Njeru and Richard Atuya extended their 2026 Mountain Running World Cup leads at the Transvulcania VK; Saturday's half marathon closes the fifth stage of the season.
The Saucony Hurricane 26 layers a TPEE incrediLUX topper over PWRRUN EVA to give the long-running stability max-cushion stalwart a softer, bouncier ride for £170/$170.
The Asics Magic Speed 4 pairs FF Turbo cushioning with a structured carbon plate and a $170 price tag to slot into the daily-carbon-trainer category between Novablast and Metaspeed.
The 73km Transvulcania Ultramarathon is on the trails of La Palma, with Ben Dhiman, the Forsberg brothers and a tight Mityaeva-L'Hirondel duel headlining a stacked day of Skyrunner racing.
Casey Clinger lines up to defend the USATF 25K title in the 49th Amway River Bank Run, with Carrie Ellwood headlining a deep women's field around the Grand River.
Adidas confirms a 25 May wider rollout of the 97g Adios Pro Evo 3 after Sebastian Sawe's 1:59:30 in London, with the $500 supershoe pricing held for the second wave.
Strava's 2026 trend update logs running clubs growing 3.5x year-on-year, one million total clubs on the platform and 180m users as Gen-Z swaps doomscrolling for moving.
With 15 days to go, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is shaping up as the fastest elite field ever assembled on African soil, anchored by Kipchoge's first marathon on the continent.
Faith Kipyegon will open her 2026 outdoor year over 5000m in Keqiao on 16 May, eyeing a record-extending sixth Diamond League crown.
Five weeks out, organisers confirm the 2026 Up Run is the shortest in the modern era at 85.777km, with Steyn and Wiersma circling David Gatebe's records.
Seven weeks from Auburn, Kilian Jornet is using next Sunday's Zegama-Aizkorri marathon as the central calibration race in his Western States 100 preparation.
The 13th edition lines up an estimated 235,000 runners across 195 countries with DAZN delivering the broadcast free worldwide on Sunday.
Olympic marathon bronze medallist Molly Seidel and Leadville record holder Anne Flower top a deep women's start list as the elite field closes for 27-28 June.
After fifteen generations Saucony swaps PWRTRAC for Vibram Megagrip, adds 4mm of PWRRUN and finally lifts the Peregrine to category-leader pace.
A new wearable-led JOSPT Open paper finds tibial loading is meaningfully higher outdoors than on the treadmill, with practical implications for return-to-run programmes.
The 73-kilometre Transvulcania Ultramarathon set off from Tazacorte at 6am on Saturday with a deep international field chasing course records over La Palma's volcanic spine.
The 49th Amway River Bank Run set off in Grand Rapids on Saturday with the USATF 25K championships at its heart and Casey Clinger lining up to defend his American 25K record.
With the catcher car set to start its chase at 1pm UTC on Sunday, organisers reported the 13th edition was on course to be the largest yet across more than 500 race locations.
With eight days to go to the 115th Bay to Breakers, organisers report more than 30,000 entries and confirm an Ocean Beach finish line for the iconic 12K through the heart of San Francisco.
UTMB's Oceania Major returns to Katoomba next Thursday with a stacked 100-mile field and Ruth Croft headlining the women's startlist.
A year-long Garmin study and a fresh narrative review converge on a single message: sleep is still the dominant lever in HRV and recovery.
A new University of Stirling study of 31,000 parkrunners across 68 Scottish events finds the parkwalker volunteer role lifted walker numbers by 55% at engaged events.
The fourth Bowerman watch list of the 2026 outdoor season is out, with BYU's Jane Hedengren and New Mexico's Habtom Samuel leading the field as conferences open.
Hoka's max-cushion super shoe returns on 15 May with 2mm less stack, a redesigned jacquard upper and a lighter ride at $225.
The 45th edition of the Danish capital marathon goes to its biggest mass field on record this Sunday with a deep international elite A field.
The 13th edition gets a 11:00 UTC global start on Sunday with the Schonbrunn flagship locked in and DAZN running a worldwide free feed.
More than 2,100 parkrunners have written to UK MPs after Alliance Defending Freedom threatened legal action against the volunteer-led 5K series.
Eliud Kipchoge has added the Porto Alegre Marathon as the South American leg of his seven-continent world tour, returning to Brazil 10 years on from Rio.
Xiamen brings the Warholm-Dos Santos 400m hurdles rivalry back to the standard barrier distance for the third Diamond League meeting of the season.
Walnut, California hosts a stacked Continental Tour Gold meet with deep 5,000m and 800m fields opening US championship season.
Swiss Diamond League meet confirms its 17-event programme, with the men's pole vault returning to a stand-alone City Event.
Final women's startlist for Saturday's 73km ultramarathon on La Palma is one of the deepest in editions, with Mityaeva and L'Hirondel headlining.
Organisers confirm a 30,000-runner field and a new 15K Breakers Bonus finish at Sutro Heights Park above Lands End.
Grand Rapids hosts the USATF 25K Championships on Saturday with a stacked elite field and the largest 25K wheelchair race in the world.
DAZN goes worldwide for free, ServusTV anchors central Europe and Red Bull TV adds four language feeds for the Wings for Life World Run.
American Ben Dhiman and Italy's Andreas Reiterer headline the men's race while two-time winner Emelie Forsberg returns for the women.
British Athletics confirms its 10,000m Championships entry list with Birmingham European Championships qualifying spots up for grabs at Loughborough.
Swiss world hurdles champion Ditaji Kambundji is added to a Rabat field already starring El Bakkali, Wanyonyi and Moon.
Sardinia Trail returns to Cardedu from 8 to 10 May with five distances, headlined by a Saturday 100km ultra above the Tyrrhenian coast.
Adidas confirms a black-and-white Pro Evo 2 drop for autumn marathon season, opening the $500 racer to its widest mainstream supply yet.
After a 2:15:53 in London, Obiri's 2026 schedule resets toward an autumn road return and a long LA28 marathon build.
San Jose's Almaden Quicksilver County Park hosts a 100K Western States qualifier and PA/USATF Ultra Grand Prix 50K on Saturday.
Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail 50 returns for its 44th edition Saturday with sold-out 50-mile and 50K fields rolling out of Whitewater.
World indoor 800m champion Cooper Lutkenhaus is added to the Stockholm BAUHAUS-galan field for his first Diamond League race.
Asics's FF Leap update softens the Edge Tokyo without dulling the cadence-friendly bite that made the line popular among 5K-to-marathon racers.
Final 73km ultra startlist confirmed for La Palma, with Mityaeva, L'Hirondel, Dhiman and Reiterer headlining a 6am Saturday gun.
Organisers report 2.1 million entries logged across 165 countries with 48 hours to go before Sunday's simultaneous global start.
Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn anchor the South African squad as the Comrades Marathon Association closes its qualifying window for 14 June.
parkrun UK has crossed 73 million finishes from 4 million unique participants and the participation curve, two decades in, has not flattened.
Hoka's second-generation Skyward X lands in the UK in May at £185 with a re-engineered carbon plate, a 44mm heel stack and a wider, more stable platform.
Tebogo and Thompson lead a deep men's 100m field at the Diamond League opener in Keqiao on 16 May, joined by Coleman, Bednarek, Bromell and Simbine.
Larissa Iapichino opens her bid for a third consecutive Diamond League long jump title in Keqiao on 16 May, with Linares and Bryant in the chasing pack.
The 2026 Comrades Marathon Up Run on 14 June lines up at 85.777km with 22,000 runners and a record-bonus pot of more than R8 million for elite contenders.
Saturday's 73km Transvulcania ultramarathon assembles its deepest men's field in years, with Dhiman, Reiterer, Engdahl and Mityaev headlining the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup round.
Pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis will open his 2026 outdoor season at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Shanghai/Keqiao on 16 May.
Three new findings from early 2026 reshape how distance runners should think about session-level dose, progression rate and cardiac recovery.
A four-week Phoenix block at low altitude, 110-mile weeks in Boulder and 14 hours of sleep a day: how Hellen Obiri built her 2:15:53 London PR.
The fifth Pegasus Trail finally lands as a coherent road-to-trail shoe, but its 3.2mm lugs hold it back from genuine technical terrain.
The 73km ultra leaves Faro de Fuencaliente at 06:00 local on Saturday and the sold-out 24.8km half marathon starts ninety minutes later, both counting towards the Mountain Running World Cup standings.
Faith Kipyegon returns to the 5,000m and Australia's Jess Hull anchors the 1,500m as the Wanda Diamond League opens its 2026 season at Keqiao on 16 May.
The Hyperion Elite 5 finally pushes Brooks into legitimate super-shoe territory with twin PEBA layers, an orb-cavity midsole and the new Speedvault Plus carbon plate.
Vienna, Munich, Zug, Ljubljana, Zadar, Poznan and Izmir host the 2026 Wings for Life World Run flagship events on Sunday at 11:00 UTC.
Vienna's Wings for Life flagship has sold out at 13,500 entries with Anna Gasser and Reini Sampl driving the Catcher Cars at Schonbrunn Palace on Sunday.
Hoka Ultra-Trail Australia debuts the new 160km UTAMiler at 5am Friday 15 May, giving the UTMB World Series Major a flagship distance for the first time.
Olympic 10,000m champion Selemon Barega returns to the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run on 31 May to defend the elite men's 10K title he won on debut last year.
Hadley Streit's 69.72m hammer leads Big Ten weekly honours and Georgia sweeps the SEC men's awards as conference championships approach.
American Olympic champion Quincy Hall and British silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith will line up against each other over 400m at the London Athletics Meet on 18 July.
The NCAA's two-region first round runs at Kentucky and Arkansas from 27 to 30 May, with declarations closing on 25 May and 1,152 athletes qualified across the two sites.
The Big Ten's first outdoor meet under the expanded 18-team membership runs 15–17 May at Nebraska's brand-new outdoor track adjacent to the Devaney Center in Lincoln.
The 2026 Transvulcania Vertical Kilometer climbs 1,164m over 7.28km from Tazacorte to El Time at 5pm WEST, the first edition to count toward the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup standings.
A capped chrome version of the Endorphin Pro 5 lands at Minted's Soho pop-up before online drops on 19 and 21 May.
Heather Jackson takes second in 60:14:21 and Courtney Dauwalter third in 64:32:08, with women filling three of the top six places.
A 32.97 world best is on the line as Warholm and Brazil's dos Santos meet over a one-off, no-points 300m hurdles in Keqiao on 16 May.
Nike's powered shoe is for slow recreational runners, but it has already pushed World Athletics and Abbott World Marathon Majors into a rules conversation.
Kilian Korth seals the men's title at Cocodona 250 with Cody Poskin second and Joe McConaughy third, finishing well clear of an exposed Arizona field.
Two men and two women per nation will score on combined placing points alongside the half marathon individual titles in Copenhagen this September.
Three major launches inside three weeks turn May 2026 into the busiest super-shoe window the road category has ever seen.
Three days out from the global start, the only entry route left runs through the app, with Salzburg's Volksgarten and Vienna's Schoenbrunn Palace already capped.
Twenty-four hours after Entrekin's 56:09 finish, the wider implications of her overall Cocodona 250 victory are starting to come into focus.
Pablo Villa, Mario Olmedo and Ekaterina Mityaeva head one of the deepest Transvulcania start lists in the race's 17-year history.
Organisers in Salzburg report a record entry list of more than 320,000 ahead of the simultaneous global start at 11:00 UTC on 10 May.
Tebogo, Thompson, Russell and Charlton headline the deepest opening-meeting sprint fields the Diamond League has fielded since 2019.
Bor, Bates and a deep international contingent put both course records and the women's American 25K record squarely in scope on Saturday in Grand Rapids.
Rachel Entrekin became the first woman to win the Cocodona 250 outright on 6 May, taking down Dan Green's overall course record by more than two and a half hours.
Nike's Project Amplify pairs a carbon-plated running shoe with a motor, drive belt and rechargeable cuff aimed at recreational runners and walkers, not competition.
All 14,000 starting places at the Munich flagship of the Wings for Life World Run have been sold, with the 13th edition pushing off worldwide at 13:00 CET on 10 May.
Joyce Njeru tops the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup standings as the circuit lands on La Palma for back-to-back rounds, with Magliano and Lara closest in pursuit.
Four-time champion Jim Walmsley confirmed on 1 May that he will line up at the 27 June race after a 2025 DNS, taking one of Hoka's four sponsor bibs.
Jonathan Simms ran 44.02 in Athens to lead the world in 2026 and edge the Georgia school record set by Christopher Morales-Williams in 2024.
A world-record 1,338,544 people entered the public ballot for 2027, with London Marathon Events exploring a one-off two-day format on 24-25 April.
Sara Hall's masters Boston win and five marathons in three months sit on top of a nine-day training rotation that spaces hard sessions further than the conventional week.
A participant in the 2026 Cocodona 250 has died following a medical emergency on day two of the Arizona ultramarathon, organisers confirmed late on Tuesday.
Rachel Entrekin extended her Cocodona 250 lead to three hours past the 48-hour mark with under 30 miles to run, putting Dan Green's overall course record within reach.
Olympic finalist Jared Ward used the 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon to launch a second professional running career, with the LA 2028 Olympic Trials in his sights.
On's new Cloudboom Volt arrives at $200 with the brand's Helion HF foam and a slimmed-down upper, undercutting the Cloudboom Strike on price for race-day duty.
Kilian Korth recovered in the Munds Park warming tent and pushed back into the rain holding his half-hour gap to overall leader Rachel Entrekin, who is on course-record pace approaching mile 200.
The Olympic and world champion has chosen Hayward Field for her first Diamond League appearance of the 2026 outdoor season, joining a deep field that includes Moore, Mihambo and Buschkuehl.
A new cohort study finds that increases above ten per cent in any single session sharply elevate overuse injury rates, suggesting the long run is the load that matters most.
Sound Running's 23 May meet has stacked its 800m around a Kerr-Wightman-Brazier showdown at UCLA, with 34 Olympic and world medallists declared and entries closing on 12 May.
Zach Kreft ran 2:17:40 to take 2:44 off Cecil Franke's 2006 course record, while Cincinnati native Katherine Hallahan won the women's race in 2:48:43.
Olympic 100m hurdles champion Masai Russell will open her outdoor season at the Shanghai/Keqiao DL on 16 May against a stacked field including Amusan and Samba-Mayela.
A 617-study scoping review exposes a literature dominated by short male studies and moderate continuous work, and points to where amateur runners are being short-changed.
The Wanda Diamond League's planned 8 May Doha opener has been postponed to 19 June and relocated to the temperature-regulated Khalifa International Stadium.
With Doha out, the 16 May Keqiao meeting now opens the 2026 Diamond League season with stacked 100m, 1500m and pole vault fields.
Saucony's Pro 5 keeps the Pro 4 chassis but redesigns the carbon plate and outsole, delivering a stable, wider-fitting marathon racer for the 2026 season.
Norway's Olympic champion will not race outdoors before July, with European Championships gold and a 1500m world record his explicit 2026 targets.
Rachel Entrekin holds a two-mile lead through Sedona with 100 miles to run as Cody Poskin moves past Joe McConaughy into third in the men's chase.
World indoor 800m champion Cooper Lutkenhaus will line up over 1500m for the first time as a professional at Sound Running's UCLA meeting on 23 May.
UTMB has confirmed two material 2026 rule changes: the medical certificate is no longer required for any Chamonix race and the carbon contribution is now mandatory.
Transvulcania moves to three days out as the 73-kilometre ultra and a Mountain Running World Cup double header on the Vertical Kilometre and Half Marathon line up for 7-9 May.
Rachel Entrekin entered the final stretch of the Cocodona 250 with a commanding women's lead and the overall race in her sights as runners pushed toward Flagstaff on Wednesday.
Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace will stage the Wings for Life World Run flagship on May 10, with 13,500 starters confirmed and half-marathon world record holder Jacob Kiplimo headlining.
The Prefontaine Classic confirmed Sha'Carri Richardson, Cole Hocker and Keely Hodgkinson among a stacked field for the two-day Eugene Diamond League meeting on 3 and 4 July.
Canadian distance stars Rory Linkletter and Natasha Wodak headline a deep Tamarack Ottawa International Marathon elite field for the 24 May World Athletics Elite Label race.
Steven Martinez ran 2:14:06 to demolish the OC Marathon course record by almost four minutes and lock in his 2028 US Olympic Trials qualifier.
More than 7,000 runners filled Lincoln, Nebraska for the 49th Lincoln Marathon as Taylor Somers and Jacob Vander Plaats took the headline marathon wins.
Rimi Riga Marathon organisers have unveiled what they call the deepest half-marathon elite field in race history, with three sub-60 men and a German record holder.
Three new marathon-training studies converge on the same message — protect the easy miles, sleep longer, and trust the taper.
Ethiopia's Berehanu Tsegu won the 31st Vodafone Prague Marathon in 2:05:51 as Kenyan debutante Millicent Jelimo led an all-Kenyan women's podium sweep.
The Hoka Skyward X 2 launches globally on 15 May at $225, dropping over 10g per shoe with a re-shaped carbon-fibre plate and a trimmed heel stack.
A University of Stirling study of 31,000 participants finds parkwalker volunteers drove a 55% rise in walking participation and broadened parkrun's reach.
The Wanda Diamond League's first Chinese stop of 2026 runs at Keqiao on 16 May with 14 Diamond Disciplines, Mondo Duplantis already among confirmed entrants.
Reid Buchanan and Kassie Parker became the first Americans to win Bloomsday's elite races in two decades as the 50th edition drew more than 40,000 finishers.
The Prefontaine Classic has confirmed the full slate of 14 Diamond Disciplines for its expanded two-day Hayward Field meeting on 3 and 4 July.
A new Sports Health study finds 35C downhill running sessions produced longer total sleep, more REM and more slow-wave sleep than the same effort in cool conditions.
The Wings for Life World Run flagship will start in front of Vienna's Schonbrunn Palace for the first time on 10 May, with 505 events across 67 countries on the books.
Rachel Entrekin holds a commanding Cocodona 250 lead as the race reaches Flagstaff, with Joe McConaughy and Kilian Korth still inseparable in the men's chase.
Four days out from La Palma's volcano traverse, Ekaterina Mityaeva and Blandine L'Hirondel head a deep women's field for the 73-kilometre Transvulcania ultra.
A new Loughborough randomised control trial finds twice-weekly strength and plyometric work preserves running economy and triples late-race endurance.
Four months into the dsm-firmenich rebrand of NN Running, Sawe's London sub-two and a deeper nutrition platform are reshaping the team's identity.
Rachel Entrekin extends her Cocodona 250 lead through Mingus while Korth and McConaughy continue their rolling duel toward the Flagstaff finish.
Sabastian Sawe will defend his BMW Berlin Marathon title on 21 September in his first appearance since running 1:59:30 in London.
Kipchoge enters the final block of preparation for his Cape Town Marathon debut, the launch of his seven-continent World Tour project.
A pooled analysis of 14 prospective studies finds carbon-plated shoes raise mid-foot bone stress injury risk in a small but consistent subset of runners.
Five days from the global gun, Wings for Life World Run sign-ups have cleared the 2025 final figure and the UK App Run map has doubled.
Rachel Entrekin has surged to the front of the 2026 Cocodona 250 with a 50-minute lead through Prescott as Korth and McConaughy chase across Arizona.
McColgan has hit back at body-shaming critics after running through bloodied feet to seventh at the 2026 London Marathon.
UK under-14s have completed more than a million junior parkrun finishes in the past 12 months, with 51 new events opening across the network.
ASICS' ME5 TYPE-1 development shoe has begun appearing on sponsored athletes' feet ahead of a likely spring 2027 retail launch.
Tsegu's 2:05:51 win at the Vodafone Prague Marathon caps a four-month rebuild that began with a tough Dubai 2026 outing.
Kevin Taddonio still leads at Cocodona on Tuesday evening as the front group climbs out of Mingus Mountain toward Jerome, with Korth and Dauwalter still within striking distance.
The Mozart 100 by UTMB returns to the Salzkammergut on May 23 with the deepest international field in the race's history and four sold-out distances.
The Tamarack Ottawa Marathon elite field is anchored by Natasha Wodak, Rory Linkletter and Ethiopia's Shura Kitata, with steeplechaser John Gay marking his marathon debut on May 24.
Hoka's lighter, lower-stack Skyward X 2 ($225) finally rides like the super trainer the original promised, with the redesigned plate engaging earlier and a structured jacquard upper.
The Boston Athletic Association has unveiled deeper-than-usual elite fields for the June 21 BAA 10K, with Daniel Romanchuk back to defend his wheelchair title and Sharon Lokedi making the trip.
Jacob Vander Plaats clocked 2:21:13 and Taylor Somers 2:39:59 to win the 2026 Lincoln Marathon, with more than 7,000 runners turning out for the 49th edition.
Kevin Taddonio still leads on Tuesday morning at Cocodona, but Kilian Korth and Courtney Dauwalter are pressing the pace through the high country toward Jerome.
Salwa Eid Naser starts her 400m Diamond League title defence in Shanghai/Keqiao on May 16, with Pryce, Anning, Adeleke and Butler all in the field.
A new BMJ Medicine analysis suggests runners who add walking and resistance work see a meaningfully lower mortality risk than those who only run.
James Quattlebaum took back-to-back half-marathon titles in Indianapolis as Rebecca Schmitt cut seven seconds off the women's course record with 1:10:07.
Juan Rocha (19:54:05) and Laura Liedle (23:26:23) won the 2026 San Diego 100 in unusually cool conditions at Lake Cuyamaca.
American Cole Campbell took both the vertical race and the 53k flagship at the adidas TERREX Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival as Pollee Brookings won the women's 53k in 8:17.
Swedish nutrition company Maurten has detailed the 115g/h carbohydrate plan it built with Sabastian Sawe, including a six-month gut-conditioning protocol.
Buze Diriba Kejela took more than two minutes off the women's course record in 1:08:39 as Mohammed El Youssfi won the men's race in 1:01:44 on a cool Pittsburgh morning.
Kevin Taddonio holds a four-minute men's lead into Crown King as Mika Thewes leads the women's race with Rachel Entrekin and Courtney Dauwalter chasing closely.
A pooled five-year analysis of US collegiate distance squads finds that twice-weekly supervised strength sessions cut overall running-related injury incidence by roughly 30 percent.
Tracksmith's Spring 2026 collection lands with the new Twilight short, refreshed Session Tights and a tighter run-cut palette aimed at warming-up race-day mornings.
Miami senior Sanaa Hebron clocked 55.30 to take the College Women's 400m hurdles meet record off Savannah Sutherland at the 130th Penn Relays.
A study presented at the 2026 American Physiology Summit reports that three weeks of structured heat training measurably lifted race-pace durability in trained female endurance athletes.
The 73km ultramarathon returns to La Palma on Saturday 9 May with Mityaeva, L'Hirondel, Daniels and Detienne among the headline names on the 06:00 start line at Faro de Fuencaliente.
The latest SuperComp Elite trades the v4's softer ride for a firmer, narrower racing platform and an 8mm drop, putting New Balance squarely back in the marathon super-shoe conversation.
Anna Fisher led wire-to-wire to win the women's race in 9:25:03 — the first sub-ten on the modern course — as Jimmy Elam took the men's title in 8:19:57 at Stinson Beach.
John Kruckeberg crossed the line in 4:41:07 to claim his third Strolling Jim title and a sixth podium in seven editions of the 48th running of the Wartrace, Tennessee classic.
The 13th Wings for Life World Run is six days out, with a single global gun at 11am UTC on 10 May calling participants from more than 190 nations onto the same start line.
With twelve days to go, Shanghai/Keqiao on 16 May has firmed up as the 2026 Wanda Diamond League opener after the Doha postponement, with three of the season's biggest names confirmed.
With the gun gone, the 250-mile point-to-point ultramarathon is settling into its first long Arizona afternoon as the leaders work through the early canyon climbs out of Black Canyon City.
Loughborough International returns on 17 May as the unofficial curtain raiser to the British outdoor season, doubling as host of the UK Athletics 10,000m Championships under the lights.
UK Athletics has confirmed the first wave of athletes selected for the GB and NI off-road squad heading to Ljubljana-Kamnik on 5-7 June for the 2026 European Championships.
A growing body of 2026 research is challenging the one-size-fits-all heart-rate formulas behind zone 2, with individual variability in metabolic markers far higher than the popular charts admit.
The fifth edition of the 253-mile Arizona desert race rolled out at 5am Monday with Courtney Dauwalter back on the start line for the first time since her 2022 DNF.
With twenty days to go before Eliud Kipchoge opens his seven-continent world tour, Sanlam Cape Town has lifted entry caps and expanded its road-closure footprint to the largest in race history.
A new joint research note from Strava and Runna finds runners who log twelve or more group sessions in a marathon cycle are 16 percent less likely to hit the wall on race day.
Zakithi Pillay's 42.66 anchor leg lowered Michael Johnson's 1993 record by 0.28s as Botswana captured a championship-record 2:54.47 home gold in Sunday's 4x400m final.
The world record holder will headline a Bowerman-night women's mile, with Decker's 4:21.25 stadium record from August 1988 squarely in her sights at Hayward Field.
Brooks dropped the Ghost 18 globally on 30 April with a softer flat-knit tongue, more breathable upper and a more accommodating toe box — the platform itself is unchanged.
Strava's headline trend report records running's biggest year on record alongside a stubborn 70-percentage-point safety gap for US women — and a quadrupling of new running clubs that is starting to close it.
The sixth running of the Cocodona 250 launched at 5 a.m. Monday from Black Canyon City as a sold-out 404-runner field set out on a 253-mile point-to-point to Flagstaff.
Birchfield Harriers' Omar Ahmed won the half marathon in 1:06:10 as Esme Davies took the women's title in 1:13:48 across the largest Great Birmingham Run since 2018.
Austria's Davide Zanetti won the men's race in 2:25:08 nine days after a top-five Vienna finish, while Philes Ongori claimed her second straight Toronto win in 2:40:36.
A new Frontiers in Sports and Active Living review of 64 studies finds that concurrent strength and endurance training does not interfere with aerobic adaptation when sessions are spaced more than three hours apart.
Jamaica's quartet ran 39.62 to take down the mixed 4x100m world record as the United States, Botswana and Norway added national or championship marks across an electric Sunday night.
Pittsburgh native Will Loevner won the men's race in 2:14:50 as Jane Bareikis claimed a historic third straight women's title in 2:30:31, with Buze Diriba Kejela setting a women's half-marathon course record.
The Amway River Bank Run, presented by Fifth Third Bank, returns to Grand Rapids on Saturday 9 May for its 49th edition, hosting the USATF 25 km Championships and the world's only 25K wheelchair and handcycle divisions.
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival returns on 23 and 24 May for its 23rd edition, with the UK's fastest marathon course headlining a long Sunday programme that has sold out every year since 2008.
The Newton Hills are not one climb but four, stretched across miles 16 to 21 of the Boston Marathon course — a section-by-section explainer of why they make and break race-day pacing plans.
OCC by UTMB returns on 27 August as the World Series 50K Final, with a 16% rise in pre-registrations and a 14.5-hour cut-off making the 55K Orsières to Chamonix route one of the most contested entries on the Mont-Blanc race week.
Doylestown native Joshua Izewski took down the long-standing Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run course record in 45:08 as Tessa Barrett claimed the women's title in 52:24 across a 40,000-strong field.
Canada's largest single-day running festival saw more than 25,000 runners take part across five distances on Sunday, with the marathon front pack reshaped by an aggressive early move on the False Creek seawall.
Hoka's max-cushion super trainer returns on 15 May with a redesigned carbon plate, lower stack and premium jacquard mesh upper, with weight cut to 11 ounces in a men's size 10.
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, Australian teenager Gout Gout and the United States' Kenny Bednarek will all line up against each other in the men's two-lap race in Eugene on 4 July.
The 2026 DICK's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon stepped off in near-record cold on Sunday with a record 52,000-plus across eleven events as Jane Bareikis hunted a third straight title.
The Amazean Jungle Thailand by UTMB closed out four days of racing in Betong on Sunday with the FLOWER and MIST 20K events sending the last waves through the Mongkollit Tunnel.
The window for Comrades Marathon 2026 qualifying times closes Monday 4 May, leaving Buffalo City Marathon as the final on-the-clock chance to lock in seeding for the 14 June Up Run.
The 2026 Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford's Cobb Track and Angell Field on 1 May closed the regular collegiate season with a distance card that drew Bowerman watch-list names back to a familiar fast surface.
Ethiopia's Berehanu Tsegu took the Vodafone Prague Marathon men's title on Sunday in 2:05:51 as marathon debutante Millicent Jelimo led an all-Kenyan women's podium in 2:24:19.
The 2026 Cocodona 250 sets out from Black Canyon City at 5am Pacific on Monday with Dauwalter, Korth and inaugural champion Versteeg leading a sold-out field.
An MIT, GE HealthCare and West Point study has linked more than 50,000 molecular markers to physical fitness, illuminating immune and clotting pathways for endurance athletes.
The 2026 Meeting International Mohammed VI returns to Rabat on 31 May with El Bakkali chasing a fifth straight home steeplechase win against a deep Kenyan and Ethiopian field.
Italian long jumper Larissa Iapichino launches her bid for a third straight Diamond League long jump crown in Shanghai/Keqiao on 16 May, in a field that includes Linares and Bryant.
Saucony's third-generation Endorphin Elite goes on sale 1 June at $290 with a redesigned slotted carbon plate and the same IncrediRun midsole.
Brenda Beckett (68) and Gabrielle Hülgi (80) of Roodepoort parkrun in Johannesburg both reached the 500-event milestone in May 2026, with Hülgi the oldest South African woman to do so.
San Francisco's Bay to Breakers, the world's longest continuously held footrace, returns on 17 May for its 115th edition with a 12K and a new 15K Breakers Bonus extension finishing on the Great Highway.
Drew Hunter (13:27.61) and Karissa Schweizer (14:59) take the USATF 5 km road titles in Indianapolis and lock in the first two American berths for the Copenhagen world road championships.
Princeton's Meg Madison clocks a 15:47.14 programme record in the women's 5000 m and Greg Foster keeps his unbeaten Ivy long-jump spring intact at the 2026 Larry Ellis Invitational.
Liberty sophomore Allie Zealand's 15:26.38 erased PattiSue Plumer's 1984 Penn Relays meet record on her track 5K debut, with Florida State's Rylee Blade also under the old mark.
Mizuno's $300, 5 oz Hyperwarp Pure tops the brand's reshuffled three-shoe carbon racer line-up and reads more like a modern racing flat than a maximalist super shoe.
The 49th GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon rolls 22,000 entrants from more than 70 countries down its net-downhill course from North York to Ontario Place on Sunday morning.
Beth McKenzie defends her UTA100 women's title against Lucy Bartholomew and Emily Gilmour-Walsh while China's Jiasheng Shen tops the men's seedings ahead of UTA's UTMB Major debut.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden makes her Stockholm 100m debut, Keely Hodgkinson headlines the 800m and Rai Benjamin steps down to a 400m flat at the BAUHAUS-galan on June 7.
Quentin Nauman of Western Dubuque and the Waukee Northwest girls relay programme take the 2026 Drake Relays' high-school Most Outstanding Performer awards as the 116th edition closes its books.
Cincinnati local Jack Randall (2:33:46) and Anderson High coach Kerry Lee (2:53:55) take the marathon titles as Pig race weekend draws a record 37,244 across all events.
The sixth Cocodona 250 starts at 5 a.m. Mountain on Monday with returning champions Versteeg, McConaughy and McKnight in the men's race and defending champion Entrekin in the women's.
Multi-tester reviews of the $225 Skyward X 2 are uniformly positive on the redrawn carbon plate and the lighter, more engaged ride that follows the 2 mm stack reduction.
The Wanda Diamond League season opens in Keqiao with one of its deepest opening fields, including a Tebogo–Thompson 100 m clash and Kipyegon's 5000 m return.
A new BJSM study of 5,205 runners and 588,071 sessions identifies a single long run more than 10 per cent above recent average as a sharper injury predictor than weekly volume.
The fifth Bowerman watch list update of the season keeps Jane Hedengren in front and tightens the men's chase to four with championships six weeks away.
A 30 per cent lottery boost for car-free travel and a mandatory carbon contribution make UTMB the first major race to fold sustainability directly into entry mechanics.
Hoka's city-to-trail crossover gets a softer collar, taller stack and the return of a full Vibram Megagrip outsole at $155.
A new scoping review of 617 papers maps half a century of VO2max research and finds the data is less unified than coaching shorthand suggests.
Sunday's three sprint-relay finals close Gaborone 26 with Jamaica's world-record mixed quartet, Canada and a home Tebogo-anchored Botswana team all in the mix.
Two-time defending champion Jane Bareikis bids to become the first woman to win Pittsburgh three times as the city's record race weekend opens with Saturday's 5K.
Limo, the 2:04:55 Seville winner, leads a Prague men's start list deep enough to threaten Eliud Kiprotich's 2:04:53 course record on Sunday.
Mid-pack marathoners who reduced weekly run frequency in the final months finished, on average, three minutes faster than peers who held volume steady.
Two world records inside an hour open the World Athletics Relays as Jamaica become the first country to break 40 seconds in the mixed sprint relay.
The 28th Flying Pig hits race day on Sunday with marathon, half, relay and 10K runners taking on the Ohio River bridges and Mariemont's hills.
Hoka's max-cushion flagship returns 2 mm shorter and lighter, with a redrawn carbon plate, as the wider category steps back from its highest stack heights.
A sold-out field tackles 11,000 feet of climb across Lory State Park and Horsetooth Mountain Park, with Hazen, Reed and Hughes leading the entry list.
More than 25,000 runners gather in Newport Beach for the 22nd Hoag OC Marathon, with first-time finishers set to make up nearly half the marathon field on Sunday.
A week on from London, attention turns to women's sub-2:10, deeper men's sub-2 fields and a new round of super-shoe regulation talks at the World Athletics council.
All three days of the canyons-section training camp on 23-25 May are full again, with Jornet, Schide, Walmsley and Peterman among those confirmed to attend.
More than 270,000 runners and wheelchair athletes are signed up for the 13th edition on 10 May, with all entry fees ringfenced for spinal cord injury research.
The eighth edition opened with Tebogo running for Botswana in front of a partisan home crowd as top-two heat finishers booked Beijing 27 berths alongside their Sunday-final spots.
More than 52,000 registered runners across the marathon, half, relay and 5K make this the largest Pittsburgh Marathon weekend ever, with downtown closures rolling through Sunday.
The BAA confirms a five and ten-minute time adjustment on net-downhill qualifying courses, with a 6,000-foot ceiling that disqualifies the steepest U.S. fast-time pipelines outright.
A prospective 312-athlete cohort tracked across MRI, strain echo and CPET shows no clinically meaningful change at one year, easing the case for routine return-to-play imaging.
USATF will pick between Phoenix and St. Louis for the 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials in May, with site visits underway and a March 2028 broadcast window already locked in.
The Olympic 200m champion went down on the blocks in his warm-up at the Botswana Championships and had to be helped from the track, throwing his Diamond League opener into doubt.
James Quattlebaum and Caroline Gosser took the half-marathon titles as 12,000 finishers crossed at the 53rd Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon weekend.
Garmin’s new transparent activity overlay layers pace, distance and heart-rate stats onto runners’ photos and clips, mirroring Strava and tightening the social-fitness arms race.
The half-marathon has sold out five weeks early as Great Run pivots the elite-field designation to the 10K and the BBC extends its broadcast window for May 31.
Self-coached Ohioan Vincent Mauri ran the fastest American marathon debut in history at the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon, beating the previous course record by more than 13 minutes.
Indoor world record holder Keely Hodgkinson will line up against Olympic medallist Georgia Hunter Bell and Diamond League champion Lilian Odira at Hayward Field on July 4.
Andre De Grasse won the Pretoria 200m in 19.96 ahead of Aaron Brown, redeeming a flat third in the earlier 100m won by Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme.
Bone-conduction and clip-on open-ear designs from Shokz, Bose and Suunto have moved from compromise to first choice for outdoor runners in spring 2026.
Jax Siddall ran 2:15:02 to break a 12-year-old course record and Amanda Martin took the women's title in 2:34:20 as Eugene posted its highest combined turnout to date.
54 of 176 Project3 starters smashed their PB by more than three minutes at the London Marathon, triggering a $171,000 amateur payout in Puma's NITRO Elite super-shoes.
A new British Medical Bulletin audit of AI-generated marathon plans finds them well-structured but reluctant to taper and prone to over-aggressive mileage progression.
Medina parkrun in Ohio reached its 700th Saturday event with a new attendance record, illustrating how US parkrun has built one of the most stable weekly running communities in the country.
Six meet records and two world leads at Nyayo Stadium — Omanyala back to sub-10, Thomas's 21.89 the fastest ever on African soil, Wanyonyi a 1500m winner first time out.
Ngige's 15:16 was the fastest road 5K of the spring season, with Edna Kiplagat second in 15:20 and the men's race won by Ethiopia's Kuma Girma in 13:24.
The 97-gram super-shoe is trading at six to eleven times retail post-London, with Adidas now committing to a scarcity-led wider release timed to Berlin Marathon weekend.
A $150,000 winner's cheque, eight-to-16-deep fields and a three-evening format from 11–13 September — World Athletics has locked in the operational detail of its biggest new event in a generation.
World Athletics' Book C2.1A took effect on 1 January, and the new code mandates shoe-control collection for every Label-race world record — including all four set at London.
Ingebrigtsen will skip Oslo Bislett and target the Prefontaine Classic on 4 July, his agent has confirmed, in a 3000m or mile rather than the 1500m.
Strava's spring 2026 update introduces Annual Best Efforts, an Event Browse search tool for clubs, redesigned activity tags and ten new languages.
The 2026 Boston Marathon Giving Day raised a record $2.026 million in 24 hours, with the Bank of America Official Charity Program now on course for a $55m year.
The 22nd Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival takes over Newport Beach and Costa Mesa on 2-3 May with a sold-out marathon and half and a new COROS watch partnership.
Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme upset the script at Pilditch Stadium with a 10.03 victory; De Grasse took third in 10.08, and host Akani Simbine pulled up injured at 50 metres.
Tracksmith's first proper max-cushioned shoe hides 25mm of foam inside a removable drop-in midsole, claiming Bondi-style ride at a slimmer profile and a 9.5-ounce weight.
Kilian Jornet returns to chase a second Western States title alongside Francesco Puppi, Thomas Cardin, Vincent Bouillard, Adam Peterman and David Roche on 27 June.
A 16-week study of 120 marathoners using machine-learning clustering identifies four responder profiles to training intensity distribution — and undercuts the polarised consensus.
Two days after Sabastian Sawe's 1:59:30 in London, the super-shoe arms race has a new pacesetter — and Nike, which spent a decade marketing the sub-two-hour marathon, is the one playing catch-up.
Sweden's Tove Alexandersson won the 51-kilometre Grand Raid Ventoux race in 4:30:10 as a Zegama tune-up; Kenya's Nashon Kiplimo took the men's title in a sub-four-hour 3:58.
The 51st Prefontaine Classic will run across Friday 3 July and Saturday 4 July at Hayward Field with 14 Diamond Disciplines split between an evening session and a Saturday afternoon finale.
A wave of new heart-rate-variability research is reshaping how coaches schedule the recovery weeks after a spring marathon — and arguing that the trend, not the daily print, is the real signal.
San Francisco's Simon Ricci became the first man in nearly two decades to win three consecutive Big Sur titles, crossing in 2:23:46 as Elle Meyer took the women's race in 2:51:45 along Highway 1.
Sabastian Sawe's history-making 1:59:30 in London earned an estimated $355,000 once winner's purse, sub-2:02 bonus and world-record bonus are added together — a single-race haul without precedent in road racing.
The eighth edition of the World Athletics Relays starts in Gaborone on Saturday — the first time the championship has been staged in Africa, with Tebogo, De Grasse and Jackson on confirmed entry lists.
Maine's Jack Bassett (2:44:24) and California's Alison Green (3:09:09) won the 2026 Maui Marathon as Honolulu's Chris Schabron took the half in 1:21:23 along the West Maui coast.
American Chris Myers won the men's race in 17:50:13 and China's Ying Li claimed the women's title on her 100-mile debut in 22:18:12 as the World Trail Majors event drew its strongest field yet.
Tom Evans won Britain's oldest fell-marathon in 3:02:17 and Inverness Harriers' Helen Leigh edged a 31-second women's victory as 163 of 730 starters succumbed to unseasonable heat.
RunCzech has announced Vodafone as the new title partner of the Prague Marathon, ending more than a decade of Volkswagen branding ahead of the 3 May race.
A biomechanics breakdown of John Korir's 2:01:52 argues the 2026 Boston course record is best understood as a feat of preserved technique, not raw endurance.
Russia's Dmitrii Nedelin ran a national record 2:08:54 and Kenya's Tecla Jelimo Kibet won the women's race in 2:25:15 on her European debut as Düsseldorf set a participation record.
Kilian Jornet has confirmed an August return to UTMB in pursuit of a record fifth title, alongside Western States and Sierre-Zinal in a nine-week summer triple.
Hoka launched the Mach Remastered on 2 April at $144.99 — a lifestyle reworking of its popular daily trainer with translucent ripstop, metal eyelets and ten launch colourways.
Tigist Gezahagn broke the Vienna course record in 2:20:06 as Kenya's Fanny Kiprotich pulled an upset for the men's title in 2:06:43 in front of an event-record 11,800 finishers.
Comrades sold out in under a day and the new substitution ballot drew 4,832 applicants for 2,444 slots, with qualifying details due by 4 May.
parkrun UK has called for the removal of Nike outdoor signs in Crystal Palace, Brockwell and Peckham Rye that read "You didn't come all this way for a walk in the park".
A Gold Label men's field eight-deep inside 2:06 and a sub-2:05 course-record target headline RunCzech's 31st Volkswagen Prague Marathon on 3 May.
Photographs published on 27 April confirm a closed-deck Air Zoom forefoot for the Alphafly 4 and signal a 26 June consumer launch following Nike's January Ekiden roll-out.
The 16 May Shanghai/Keqiao 100m brings Tebogo, Thompson, Coleman, Bromell, Bednarek, Simbine and Leotla together for the deepest sprint field of the early season.
Adidas's lab data on the Adios Pro Evo 3 says the new shoe is 1.6 percent more economical than its Pro Evo 2 predecessor — small enough to convert sub-2:01 fitness into a sub-two performance.
Andy Symonds wins the 125k Ultra Géant de Provence at 44, Chassagne takes the 87k Grande Épopée and Kiplimo wins the Mistral Marathon Trail in front of nearly 4,000 finishers across four distances.
World Athletics has postponed the Doha opener to 19 June and shifted it to Khalifa International Stadium, citing regional security advisories and reordering the early-season calendar.
McColgan finished London 2026 in 2:24:51 with what she called her foot exploding mid-race, but still ran the fastest British women's-only time and now turns to Glasgow this July.
Othmane El Goumri ran a Moroccan record 2:04:24 in Hamburg as Samuel Fitwi took second to become the first German on the podium since 1999.
A sell-out 12,000-strong field finished a sun-drenched Eugene Marathon weekend, with Noah Rasmussen winning the half in 1:05:19 inside a Hayward Field finish.
Oregon edged Villanova by ten-hundredths in a 9:32.08 men's distance medley relay, the closest finish at Penn Relays this century, as UNC's women set an NCAA record 10:36.82.
Host Drake's men's distance medley relay claimed the team's first DMR title since 2021 in 9:40.73, with the meet steeplechase and 5,000 records falling on closing Saturday.
Mahamed retained his UK title and moved to second on the British all-time list behind Mo Farah, with Charles Hicks third in 2:07:42.
Adidas added an estimated 2.1 billion euros in market cap on Monday after the first sub-two-hour marathon was run in its 97-gram, $500 racing shoe.
Defending champion Hall faces the entire 2025 women's top ten plus three golden ticket winners and a Western States debut from Tove Alexandersson.
A joint Strava and Runna study of 1.4 million 2025 marathoners puts numbers on what coaches have always suspected — group long runs are the highest-leverage intervention.
Felix has confirmed she will come out of retirement to chase a sixth Olympic Games at Los Angeles 2028, where she would race aged 42 at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
The eighth edition of the World Athletics Relays opens at Botswana National Stadium on 2-3 May, the first championship to be held on African soil and the qualification window for Beijing 2027.
Vincent Esmiol won the Madeira Island Ultra-Trail Legend 110k in 12:48 and Katharina Hartmuth held off Mino Faukner for a third consecutive Saturday of European trail wins.
Maude Mathys and Isacco Costa won the Great Wall uphill on Saturday before Michael Selelo Saoli and Joyce Njeru took Sunday's classic at the WMRA World Cup opener.
Brooks's flagship max-stability shoe returns with nitrogen-infused DNA Loft v3, a refined GuideRails system and a 12mm drop. We tested the Beast GTS 26 over 60 miles in April.
Hellen Obiri ran a 90-second personal best to finish second behind Tigst Assefa at the London Marathon, just 12 seconds adrift of the new women's-only world record.
Magnett claimed her third Promise Land 50K title in four years on Saturday as 343 runners completed the 19th edition of the Lynchburg Ultra Series classic.
Sawe and Kejelcha both broke two hours in the new 97-gram Adios Pro Evo 3 — Adidas's lightest production racing shoe ever, with a perimeter EnergyRim plate replacing the embedded carbon fibre.
Parkrun has confirmed receipt of a pre-action letter from the Women's Sports Union and ADF International, demanding the not-for-profit reverse its gender self-identification rules.
A close look at the splits behind Sawe's 1:59:30, Kejelcha's 1:59:41 and Kiplimo's 2:00:28 — what the data says about the decisive 30-35km move and where the marathon goes next.
A Guinness-ratified 59,830 finishers and an estimated £95 million raised for charity make London 2026 the largest single-day fundraising event ever staged.
Adam Peterman and Riley Brady took the 2026 Canyons 100K wins in Auburn on Saturday, and the men's and women's Western States Golden Ticket allocation reshuffled around their podiums.
The 130th Penn Relays closed at Franklin Field on Saturday with Villanova taking the College Men's 4xMile Championship of America by 0.05 of a second and Texas A&M defending the women's 4x100m crown.
Mike Chematot and Kena Girma won the 48th Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon on Sunday, leading 47,000 runners through the Spanish capital on a day belonging to Sawe in London.
Sawe defended the TCS London Marathon in 1:59:30, the first sub-two-hour clocking on a record-eligible course, slicing 65 seconds off Kelvin Kiptum's deposed world record.
Tigst Assefa retained her title with a 2:15:41 women's-only world record, edging Hellen Obiri (2:15:53) and Joyciline Jepkosgei (2:15:55) in the closest top-three in race history.
The Ethiopian world indoor mile record holder ran 1:59:41 in his debut marathon, becoming only the second human ever under two hours and producing the fastest marathon debut in history.
Jacob Kiplimo's 2:00:28 marathon debut sat seven seconds inside Kelvin Kiptum's deposed world record but 58 seconds adrift of the sub-2 podium that Sawe and Kejelcha shared.
Three days out, the TCS London Marathon women's race has narrowed to a three-horse battle between Jepkosgei, Assefa and Obiri after the withdrawals of Hassan and Jepchirchir reshape the start line.
On the eve of his marathon debut, Jacob Kiplimo arrives in London on 200 km-a-week training with sub-2:00 speculation everywhere — and a coach publicly trying to slow it down.
Two weeks after the Pegasus 42 dropped, the running-review community has split — some calling it the best Peg in five generations, others citing a 300 g carriage that blunts the ride.
A new Bayesian meta-review confirms most heat adaptations appear within seven days and plateau at 10 to 14, with active protocols twice as effective per hour as saunas and hot baths.
Three days before gun time the race has settled: cool forecast, intact elite fields, a record 59,000-strong mass start and attention turning to pace, wind and the chase for Kiptum's 2:01:25 course record.
Yared Nuguse ran 3:54.06 to break the men's Grand Blue Mile course record, while Addy Wiley won the women's race in 4:25.42 to take the 2026 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships double.
Clarendon College's Marla Kay Lampart took the first win at the 130th Penn Relays opening day in Philadelphia, with Thursday's college distance relay finals headlining the programme.
The Canyons Endurance Runs 100K begins in Auburn on Saturday with six Western States Golden Tickets on the line and a deep international field led by Pommeret, Hawks, Hawgood and Xiang.
The 39th Big Sur International Marathon returns to Highway 1 on Sunday with 4,500 runners, a 6.45 a.m. start and a marine-layer forecast that finally spares Hurricane Point from its usual Pacific headwind.
Running Lookout maps out the narratives that will shape Sunday, from twin course-record bids to the British women's depth that could rewrite national history.
The two-time Olympic 5,000m silver medallist brings her 2:19:51 PB to London for the first time, and believes her road ceiling has been hidden by Boston and New York's rolling courses.
The two-time Olympic 10,000m champion calls Sunday his "proper" marathon debut after a 2:04:52 learning run in Valencia, with training partner Jacob Kiplimo predicting sub-2:03.
A Windcheater-inspired jacket anchors the signature collection, while the brand unlocks a four-day community space at Somerset House on Thursday.
The free, schools-only event returns over the final 2.6 kilometres of the senior course, with 542 schools registered for Saturday and wheelchair waves added for the first time.
The four-day expo opened its doors at 10:00 on Wednesday, the only place 59,000 Sunday starters can pick up their running numbers ahead of the 46th edition of the race.
Australia's 2000m world record holder opens her season on 16 May in a field featuring four of the current world top ten, with Tsige Duguma moving up from 800m.
Hoka's third-generation Mach X pairs a full PEBA midsole with a Pebax winged plate and a 46mm heel to land squarely in the $190 super-trainer category.
Romania's Raul Butaci held off Spain's Julen Calvo by 42 seconds over 106km in Castellon, both inside the course record, as Gemma Arenas took the women's title with a six-minute course best.
The sold-out scenic classic sends 4,500 runners down Highway 1 at 06:45 on Sunday, sharing the calendar with London, Hamburg and Madrid on the busiest day of the 2026 global marathon season.
Saucony's £270 second-generation carbon racer pairs an S-shaped plate with a marshmallow-soft PEBA midsole that recorded the highest energy return in RunRepeat's 400-shoe lab database.
A Frontiers in Psychology study of 80 NCAA Division I runners found those who acted on injury-risk awareness had a 4.9 per cent injury rate against 22.7 per cent in peers who only learned the information.
The Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon is targeting its oldest course record — Selly Kaptich's 2:24:54 from 2014 — with a dedicated five-woman pace group as 45,000 runners from 118 countries take to the start.
The four-time Olympic champion returns to the TCS London Marathon on Sunday as an official starter alongside England rugby union star Ellie Kildunne, his first race-day role since retiring in 2024.
Former Drake champions Jakob Tordsen and Shaina Burns headline a 44-athlete multi-event field on Wednesday in Des Moines as the 116th Blue Oval meet opens with an upgraded Continental Tour programme.
A new Journal of Applied Physiology study of eight elite male marathoners finds runners get progressively more efficient at burning ingested carbohydrate up to 120 grams an hour — but only if the gut cooperates.
The indoor 800m world-record holder opens her outdoor season with a first Wanda Diamond League 400 metres at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea on 4 June, cashing in winter speed work against a sub-50 field.
A bipedal machine built by Chinese smartphone maker Honor covered 21.1km in 50 minutes 26 seconds at the weekend, a time that sits nearly seven minutes inside Jacob Kiplimo's human world record.
The Met Office has settled on a cool 15C Sunday with light easterlies and a seven per cent chance of rain — the kind of forecast that puts both Kiptum's course record and Assefa's world mark in play.
The franchise moves off tarmac with a Vibram Megagrip outsole, a reinforced upper and the familiar FuelCell PEBA midsole at $150 — an everyday trail trainer aimed squarely at the Rebel's road fanbase.
Des Moines and Nairobi share a compressed weekend of outdoor openers — with World Relays rehearsals, the return of the Drake shot put series and Nairobi's first floodlit track meet.
Marcel Hug is one win from matching David Weir's record eight London titles while Catherine Debrunner chases a fourth straight women's crown and the two-second course record that got away in 2025.
Ryan Crouser's World Shot Put Series returns to the Blue Oval on Thursday night with a $50,000 prize purse, a sharpened bracket format and the strongest women's field in the meet's history.
The husband-and-wife Olympic and Paralympic champions headline Saturday's Blue Oval programme as Drake expands its Paralympic schedule and targets a new social-media audience.
Bushy Park hosts a marquee 21st birthday event on Saturday while Brighton stages a sister celebration and parkrun HQ targets a new global participation record of 450,000 finishers.
A R605,000 course-record bonus on top of the R925,000 winner's cheque could make 14 June the biggest single-race payday in South African road-running history if Steyn runs to form.
TfL and London Marathon Events confirm the weekend's road closures: expect the Greenwich start arteries shut from 04:00, Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe from 08:30 and Trafalgar Square through to 22:00.
Sawe arrives at London undefeated over 26.2 miles and chasing three Majors wins in 15 months — a feat only Kipchoge, Gebrselassie and Makau have matched in the modern era.
Three Western States Golden Tickets per gender are on the line when the UTMB World Series returns to Auburn on Saturday, with a record 42 per cent women's participation rate.
More than 15,000 athletes descend on Philadelphia from Thursday for three days of sprints, relays and distance racing, with LaFond, Cunningham and McEwen among the Saturday headliners.
Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu runs 2:02:47 for second at Boston, breaking his own national record by 1:51 on the deepest Patriots' Day start line ever assembled.
Britain's Eden Rainbow-Cooper dominates from Mile 4 to claim her second Boston women's wheelchair crown, trimming more than four minutes off her 2024 winning time.
John Korir's unreleased Asics Metaspeed Sky protoype and Sharon Lokedi's Under Armour Velociti Elite 3 deliver the most consequential super-shoe result since Kiptum's Chicago.
Letsile Tebogo, Gabby Thomas, Andre De Grasse, Wayde van Niekerk and Ferdinand Omanyala line up for a Continental Tour Gold opener on 26 April.
Charles Hicks runs 2:04:35 for seventh at Boston in his second marathon — a time that would have been a British record had he not switched allegiance to the USA in 2025.
Clayton Young runs a lifetime-best 2:05:41 for 11th at Boston to become the fastest US-born American ever at the race and complete a landmark men's day.
Bernard Koech returns to defend in a deep men's field while Tigist Ketema heads an Ethiopian women's trio at the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday 26 April.
Katie Moon, Sandi Morris, Sam Kendricks and KC Lightfoot headline what meet director Blake Boldon calls the best pole vault field in Drake Relays history.
Kenya's John Korir retains his Boston crown with an astonishing 2:01:52, shredding Geoffrey Mutai's 2011 course record by 70 seconds in the fifth-fastest marathon ever run.
Sharon Lokedi defends her Boston Marathon title in 2:18:51, surviving a torrid early pace to hold off Loice Chemnung and Mary Ngugi-Cooper on a day of Kenyan dominance.
Arizona's Jess McClain runs 2:20:49 for fifth at Boston, surpassing Shalane Flanagan's 12-year-old mark as the fastest American woman in race history.
Marcel Hug wins the Boston wheelchair race in 1:16:06 for his ninth title and fourth consecutive crown, closing to within one of Ernst van Dyk's all-time mark.
Zouhair Talbi clocks 2:03:15 at Boston to become the fastest American ever over 26.2 miles, though the point-to-point course renders the time ineligible for records.
Yohan Lidove broke clear in the final kilometres to win Manchester in a personal best 2:15:19, while Naomi Robinson took the women's race in 2:36:57 in front of 42,000 runners.
The B.A.A. has confirmed the six-wave roll-out, a cool tailwind forecast and the final scratch list ahead of Monday's 130th Boston Marathon.
The NASA astronaut, who spent 286 unplanned days aboard the ISS, will receive the B.A.A.'s Patriots' Award and run Monday's race from Hopkinton.
The fourth annual Jersey City Marathon took over the Hudson waterfront with a full 2027 Boston qualifying field and a morning of rolling road closures.
A deep but ageing US contingent led by Emily Sisson and a returning Galen Rupp faces the question of whether a cool, tailwind forecast can finally deliver a first major podium since 2018.
AdventureCORPS sent teams of two and three on an 81-mile traverse from below sea level to the summit of Palomar Mountain in California's Anza-Borrego desert.
The Illinois City 50-mile, 50k and half marathon ran a 13.3-mile trail loop above the Mississippi in cool, wet conditions for the race's sixth edition.
parkrun UK now hosts 1,395 weekly events across 899 locations, with Saturday attendance above 260,000 as parkwalker programmes and new rural venues expand participation.
With Monday's 130th Boston Marathon under 24 hours away, here are the five storylines we'll be tracking from Hopkinton to Boylston Street.
The Mt. SAC Relays closed a four-day elite-and-collegiate programme in Walnut on Saturday, anchored by Friday's Distance Carnival and the International Day of Champions.
A small international field started the world's oldest ten-day race at noon on Sunday in New York's Flushing Meadows Corona Park, with 1,000 miles in play by 29 April.
Asics brings FF Blast Max foam to the Kayano series for the first time, pairing the softer midsole with a new mesh upper and refined geometry-based stability for a June 2026 release.
With 30,000 runners hitting the course on Monday, here is what Boston residents, spectators and commuters need to know about road closures and MBTA service changes.
Alexander Westenberger and Ivana Siric won the 2026 Istria 100 by UTMB, the Croatian ultramarathon that launched the European spring trail calendar.
On has updated its flagship carbon racer for 2026 with a revised foam package and a lighter upper. We test the Cloudboom Strike 2 over long runs and marathon-pace sessions.
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League season begins in Doha on 8 May and runs across 15 meets in 13 countries before the two-day Brussels final on 4–5 September.
With four of the six fastest women ever on the start line a week out from London, the women's-only world record looks more vulnerable than at any time since 2003.
Puma is using Boston Marathon weekend to debut its lightest-ever super shoe, with a limited drop at 'The High Point' ahead of a wider 25 April release.
From Zdeno Chara to Sunita Williams, the 2026 Boston Marathon celebrity list spans the Stanley Cup, the ISS and nearly 400 ambassadors raising a projected $45 million.
The 87km Durban-to-Pietermaritzburg Up Run returns on 14 June with a 22,000-runner ceiling, a 4 May qualifying deadline and a deep Dijana-versus-van Zyl title chase.
225 lottery-drawn runners, 2,700m of gain and a Kilian Jornet return headline the 24 May Basque skymarathon — the defining European mountain race of the spring.
The 43rd Vienna City Marathon rolled out on Sunday with 40,000 runners, Eritrea's Oqbe Kibrom heading the men's entries and a women's sub-2:20 attempt on the cards.
Louisville's Elsingi Kipruto ran 27:29.83 and Alabama's Caren Kiplagat won the women's invitational 10,000m in 31:40.74 on a record-heavy Bryan Clay weekend.
Worthing's Sam Cook defended his Brighton title in 2:25:04 and Brighton Phoenix's Amy Harris took the women's race in 2:49:38 on a record-breaking 20,000-finisher weekend.
A refreshed supercritical EVA midsole, a lighter leno-weave upper and a $150 price tag make Hoka's Zinal 3 one of the most compelling short-course trail shoes of 2026.
New Mexico junior Habtom Samuel has rewritten the collegiate 5000m record book for a second successive spring, clocking 13:03.47 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
BYU freshman Jane Hedengren adds the outdoor 5000m collegiate record to her collection, running from the front in her first-ever outdoor collegiate 5K.
The 2018 Boston champion returns to Hopkinton on Monday with a Wave 1 bib, eight days after finishing third at the Marathon des Sables.
The sold-out Pittsburgh Marathon returns on 3 May with a projected 50,000-strong weekend field and a seven-bridge tour across three rivers.
Palisades Tahoe's June mountain-running festival confirms the biggest independent trail payout in the sport, including a $30,000 first prize in the 23K.
The 43rd Vienna City Marathon returns on Sunday 19 April with a comeback-laden elite field and a course-record bonus on offer along the Danube.
Sarah Morrison cuts nine minutes off Camille Herron's 11-year-old course record while Brogan Austin runs the second-fastest men's time ever at the USATF 100K road championship.
Anna Twinem and Korey Konietzki take 100-mile wins on a punishing six-loop course in Minnesota's Bluff Country, the coldest Zumbro nights in the event's 17-year history.
Flat, fast and past every Ottoman-era landmark, Sunday's Istanbul Half Marathon lines up one of Europe's deepest sub-60 men's fields of the spring.
New RunSignup data shows ultramarathons growing faster than any other American race distance, with timed-hour formats closing the gender gap and backyard ultras up 14%.
Nike has removed a Boston Marathon race-week storefront sign on Newbury Street reading "Runners welcome. Walkers tolerated." after criticism from disability advocates and mass-field runners.
Speculation mounts that Nike will debut its long-rumoured Alphafly 4 on elite athletes at Monday's 130th Boston Marathon, with a fresh Alphafly 3 "White/Volt" colourway fuelling the rollout narrative.
The four-time world 1500m champion will open her 2026 outdoor season over 5000m at the Keqiao Wanda Diamond League on 3 May, describing the longer distance as a "strength test" for the year ahead.
Organisers of Indiana's Carmel Marathon Weekend have postponed the 2026 edition to Sunday 31 May after the National Weather Service forecast potentially dangerous storms, the second weather postponement in as many years.
Lotti Brinks shatters the women's course record by more than eight minutes in 9:06 and Jeshurun Small takes the men's win in 8:07 at Oregon's Gorge Waterfalls 100K, a 2027 Western States qualifier.
The TCS London Marathon opens event week with a world-record 1.1 million ballot applications, an inaugural Friday Night Lights 5K in Battersea Park and the largest Apple Fitness+ race-week programme yet.
A 2026 systematic review finds that a 5–10% increase in step cadence lowers tibial and knee loads without compromising running economy, and may reduce the risk of patellofemoral pain and stress fractures.
Ethiopia's Addisu Yihune ran a course and event record of 13:14 to win the 2026 Boston 5K as defending champion Gela Hambese took the women's title in 15:28.
Reigning road 100-mile world record holder Ashley Paulson is attempting the 14:15:08 women's treadmill 100-mile world record live at the Boston Marathon Expo.
The Leona Divide trail races return to California's Angeles National Forest with 50K, 50-mile and 100K fields and a pair of Sterling Silver AC100 tickets on offer.
Nike, adidas and Hoka lead a crowded super shoe roll call at the 2026 Boston Marathon, with the Vaporfly 4, Adios Pro Evo 2 and Cielo X1 3.0 all due to start on Monday.
Tigst Assefa, Sifan Hassan, Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei headline a depleted-but-still-historic women's field with eight days to go to race Sunday.
Nearly 10,000 runners take over Back Bay for the Boston 5K, B.A.A. Invitational Miles and the inaugural B.A.A. Youth Mile, with Boylston Street hosting racing 48 hours before the 130th Boston Marathon.
Alyssa Clark and Remigio Huaman Quispe win the headline Wixárika 100 Miles at the fourth edition of Puerto Vallarta México by UTMB as record fields close the weekend on the Pacific coast.
On's robot-built, 3D-printed LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper lands globally at $280 with a laceless upper, two-piece Helion HF midsole and a 205-gram weight in a men's size 8.5.
A new UT Southwestern study identifies a small cluster of hypothalamic VMH SF1 neurons as the switch that turns exercise into endurance adaptation, opening a new frontier in training science.
Britain's Emile Cairess has pulled out of the 2026 TCS London Marathon with a calf issue, ending his pursuit of Sir Mo Farah's British record for a second successive year.
The Swiss Paralympic champion arrives in Hopkinton holding every Major title and eyeing a fourth consecutive Boston crown in a deep men's wheelchair field.
American ultrarunner Tyler Andrews is acclimatising in Tibet for a third attempt at Kilian Jornet's 26-hour Everest FKT, this time without oxygen from the north side.
Seward's legendary summit race gets its first title sponsor in a two-year deal that will fund new downtown fencing and matching grants for Seward's volunteer fire and parks departments.
Sixty-five hours of all-system GPS, a dedicated map button and a much faster tile renderer push the $479 Apex 4 into genuine Fenix territory for the first time.
World marathon champion and 2024 London winner pulls out on medical advice after a Valencia-related stress fracture delayed her training by nearly two months.
Forty-eight hours before the 130th Boston Marathon, the Hynes expo and Fan Fest are at full volume and a cool Patriots' Day forecast is holding together.
Duplantis, Kipyegon, McLaughlin-Levrone and Jefferson-Wooden headline the track and field contingent at Monday's Laureus ceremony at the Palacio de Cibeles.
A new systematic review in BMC Sports Science finds strength and neuromuscular programmes cut track injuries by roughly 35 to 40 per cent across disciplines.
Adidas Terrex's second-generation ultra racer arrives at £150 with a lighter upper, retuned Lightstrike Pro midsole and a redesigned Trailgecko outsole.
Jamaica's Kishane Thompson runs 14.92 at the Miramar Invitational to better Linford Christie's 1994 world bend best by five hundredths.
Des Moines hosts the 17th Grand Blue Mile on 21 April as the sole USATF selection race for the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
A refined rocker, new FF Blast Max foam and a 41mm heel stack make the Novablast 5 the most convincing value daily trainer ASICS has produced in years.
A record 2,487 runners descend on Porto Moniz from 25-26 April for the 115km UTMB World Series traverse of Madeira's volcanic spine to Machico.
With 48 hours to go until the 130th Boston Marathon, the BAA 5K opens Patriots' Day weekend as elite shakeouts, expo crowds and a cold, dry forecast converge on Copley Square.
Grand Raid Ventoux by UTMB 2026 heads to Malaucène from 24-26 April with a sold-out 4,000-runner field and a reworked 51km Mistral Marathon Trail that now summits Mont Ventoux.
Nike's new ACG Pegasus Trail launches at $155 with a ReactX midsole, a reworked trail-focused last and the ATC 2.0 rubber outsole claimed to offer 30 per cent better wet traction.
A new Applied Sciences study of 425 Dutch recreational runners finds that those with shorter, lower-quality or disrupted sleep were almost twice as likely to report a running injury.
Seward's Fourth of July classic retires its Skip-A-Year option and introduces a new short-course event for 7 to 10-year-olds for the 98th running of the Alaskan mountain scramble.
An 11 per cent weight drop, reformulated PWRRUN+ midsole and an airier upper re-assert the Ride franchise as the benchmark value daily trainer for 2026.
A ten-year follow-up of 152 recreational marathon runners finds transient post-race cardiac stress but no measurable long-term damage, reshaping a long-running sports cardiology debate.
The Norwegian Olympic champion's team confirms a July Prefontaine Classic comeback is now the earliest realistic return date following February Achilles surgery.
Japan's largest ultramarathon returns on 24-25 April with a 166km circumnavigation of Mt. Fuji, 7,038m of ascent, and a signature midnight 100-mile start.
The Wanda Diamond League opener has been rescheduled from 8 May to 19 June amid regional safety concerns, with the meet moving to the temperature-controlled Khalifa International Stadium.
Des Moines hosts the 117th Drake Relays from 22-25 April, anchored by the Grand Blue Mile, a 10,000m elite field and a sprint programme built around USATF Outdoor Championships form.
The Merrell Skyrunner World Series visits Georgetown on 25-26 April for four distances capped by a 50km Sky Ultraks through tropical jungle to Penang Hill's Western Hill summit.
Yemaneberhan Crippa wins his first marathon in 2:05:18 as Shure Demise obliterates the women's course record with a stunning 2:18:34 on the streets of the French capital.
Guye Adola wins in 2:03:54 and 20-year-old Mekides Shimeles sets a course record of 2:18:56 at the 45th NN Marathon Rotterdam.
Mohamed El Morabity claims his first MDS title while Maryline Nakache sweeps all six stages to secure a third victory in the legendary Sahara ultramarathon.
University of Stirling research reveals parkrun's parkwalkers initiative has driven a 55% increase in walking participation, boosting inclusivity across age and gender.
Gerda Steyn claims a record seventh Two Oceans Marathon title in 3:27:43, while Arthur Jantjies wins the men's race on his ultramarathon debut in a thrilling sprint finish in Cape Town.
LSU's Ella Onojuvwevwo shatters the 50-second barrier with a world-leading 49.59 at the Battle on the Bayou, becoming the first woman in collegiate history to run a sub-50 400 metres.
Nike bucks the maximum-stack trend with the Vaporfly 4, dropping to a 35mm heel in the lightest carbon-plated racer in the franchise's history, priced at £260.
The Istria 100 by UTMB takes over Croatia's Adriatic coastline with 168km, 69km and 42km races on one of the most scenic courses on the UTMB World Series circuit.
With the 130th Boston Marathon nine days away, the Boston Athletic Association has confirmed the full race-week schedule and opened digital bib-pickup ahead of the Hynes Convention Center expo on 17 April.
The adidas Manchester Marathon returns on 19 April as host of the English Marathon Championships, with more than 50 elites chasing £500 time bonuses on Britain's second-largest 26.2-mile stage.
Hoka has launched the Cielo X1 3.0, shedding another half ounce off its flagship racer in a spring release designed to take on Nike and Adidas at the super-shoe end of the market.
Michael Johnson has agreed to return $500,000 to the bankrupt Grand Slam Track estate as the fledgling league's Chapter 11 proceedings grind on and its 2026 season remains indefinitely shelved.
With ten days until the 130th Boston Marathon, organisers have confirmed a new six-wave start format, a forecast of mild spring conditions, and the return of all four defending open and wheelchair champions.
The 45th NN Marathon Rotterdam takes place on Sunday 12 April with Dutch national titles on the line and Filmon Tesfu leading the home challenge on one of the world's fastest courses.
The 16th edition of Lake Sonoma takes place on Saturday 11 April, with the return of the historic 50-miler alongside a new 100K distance that has drawn an ambitious elite field to Warm Springs Dam.
A new multidisciplinary study published in npj Digital Medicine uses 12 months of data from 142 competitive endurance runners to build a machine-learning model that combines genetics, biomechanics, nutrition and training load.
The Scottish miler and Brooks Running have launched a formal attempt on Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old world mile record at the London Diamond League on 18 July, targeting 222 seconds.
With 55,000 runners set to take to the Champs-Élysées on Sunday, the 2026 Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris will be the first major city marathon to ban all single-use plastic at refreshment stations.
The 2026 USATF 100k Road National Championships heads to Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday with one of the strongest domestic road ultra fields in years and two Team USA spots at stake.
The 130th Penn Relays runs from 23-25 April in Philadelphia, featuring the USA-Jamaica sprint rivalry, a potential collegiate 4×1 mile record, and the historic debut of the 800m hurdles.
The Evo SL Exo adds an exoskeleton cage to 2025's breakout trainer, improving lockdown while keeping the same Lightstrike Pro ride and $150 price tag.
Adam Kimble and Heather Van Sickle claimed convincing victories at the 46th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run in Folsom, California, headlining a busy weekend of ultramarathon racing.
The 11-time Zegama champion will race the Basque Country classic on 17 May before targeting Western States, Sierre-Zinal, and a record fifth UTMB title in the space of 14 weeks.
Haroldas Subertas completed 64 loops of the 4.167-mile circuit in Lorton, Virginia, outlasting the field over two full nights in one of the East Coast's premier backyard ultra events.
The two-time Olympic marathon champion has unveiled Eliud's Running World, an ambitious project to race seven marathons across all seven continents over the next two years, starting with the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on 24 May.
BYU freshman Jane Hedengren clocked 30:46.80 to break the NCAA collegiate 10,000m record in her debut at the distance, outduelling Pamela Kosgei in a historic race at Cobb Track and Angell Field.
Puma's most accomplished carbon racing shoe yet features dual-layer nitrogen-infused foam, a redesigned PWRPLATE, and a 40mm stack height that puts it firmly in contention with the super shoe elite.
The greatest trail runner of all time will return to the Western States Endurance Run for the first time since his 2011 victory, headlining a 369-runner field that also features Rod Farvard and Adam Peterman.
The 27th European Athletics Championships come to Birmingham's Alexander Stadium from 10 to 16 August 2026 — the first time a British city has hosted the event, featuring new events and some of the continent's finest distance talent.
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen has outlined ambitions to break the world records in the 1500m, the mile, and the 5000m during the 2026 outdoor season — a campaign that would redefine the limits of distance running if achieved.
The UK's third-largest marathon returns on Sunday 12 April with up to 20,000 participants expected across the weekend, racing along Brighton's iconic seafront and a flat, fast course suited to personal bests.
The NN Marathon Rotterdam has assembled one of its most formidable men's fields for the April 12 race, with eight runners carrying personal bests under 2:07 set to contest one of Europe's most competitive spring marathons.
The Adizero Boston has long occupied a specific and well-understood niche within the Adidas performance running stable: a shoe for serious recreational runners who want race-day technology in a...
Altra Running has partnered with Los Angeles streetwear label PLEASURES to produce a limited edition version of the Experience Flow 3 — a collaboration that marries Altra's biomechanically driven...
The ASICS Superblast has occupied an interesting position in the running market since its debut — a plated super-trainer without a carbon plate, priced at the upper end of the daily trainer category,...
On 20 April 2026, more than 24,000 qualified runners will set off from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and make their way 26.2 miles into the heart of Boston. The 130th edition of the world's oldest annual...
When the 130th Boston Marathon gets underway on Patriot's Day — Monday 20 April — the women's race will feature a depth of American talent unprecedented in the event's long history, alongside a...
The Brooks Beast GTS 26, released this April, represents the most significant evolution of the brand's maximum-stability franchise in years. Replacing the Beast GTS 24 — Brooks skipped the version 25...
Brooks is expanding the Ghost family with a new model that sits between daily trainer and super shoe, and it could be the most interesting shoe the brand has produced in years. The Ghost AMP...
The Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB returns to Auburn, California, on April 24–25 with a lineup of races that serve a dual purpose in the ultrarunning calendar. As both a standalone UTMB World Series...
Courtney Dauwalter has once again demonstrated why she is considered the greatest ultra-trail runner of her generation, producing a masterclass in patient racing to win the 2026 Chianti Ultra Trail...
A landmark study tracking over 100,000 participants across roughly three decades has delivered a compelling message to runners who stick exclusively to their favourite activity: diversifying your...
The Desert RATS Trail Running Festival by UTMB returns to Fruita, Colorado from 9 to 12 April, marking one of the first major stops on the 2026 UTMB World Series calendar in North America. Set...
The 2026 Eugene Marathon has officially sold out, with a capacity field of runners set to descend on Track Town USA for the April 26 event. The race, which finishes on the hallowed surface of Hayward...
The Hoka Mach series has quietly become one of the most reliable daily trainers in running, and the Mach 7 continues that tradition with a refinement-over-revolution approach. Priced at $145, the...
A growing body of research is suggesting that one of the most accessible tools available to endurance runners may be sitting in their bathroom. Recent studies examining the effects of regular hot...
The Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running gets underway today with over 770 athletes registered for three races across the Easter weekend. Running from Good Friday through to Easter Sunday, 3–5...
Kiprun, the performance running brand spun out of French sporting goods giant Decathlon, is officially entering the United States market this month with a three-model lineup aimed squarely at serious...
The London Marathon is considering a radical transformation that could reshape the future of mass-participation road racing. Organisers have proposed expanding the event to a two-day, 100,000-runner...
The 2026 TCS London Marathon women's race has been assembled with a ferocity of intent that has seldom been matched in the sport's road-racing history. Defending champion Tigist Assefa, the holder of...
The 2026 Marathon des Sables is now underway, with competitors beginning their gruelling journey across the Moroccan Sahara on 3 April and the race running through to 13 April. Billing itself as the...
The 2026 NCAA outdoor track and field season burst into life this week with a stacked calendar of early-season meets across the United States. The Stanford Invitational, the 98th Clyde Littlefield...
New Balance has officially launched the Fresh Foam X 860v15 this week, the latest iteration of one of the running industry's most enduring stability platforms. After a soft release in late March, the...
Few objects in the history of running carry as much mythological weight as Bill Bowerman's original Moon Shoe. Handcrafted in 1971 using a domestic waffle iron to create its distinctive traction...
On's newest trail offering, the Cloudsoma, arrived on April 2nd at $180 and represents something genuinely different from the Swiss brand. Where On's road shoes have become synonymous with the...
The 2026 outdoor athletics season is now fully underway, with college meetings, relay invitationals and continental tour fixtures setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most compelling...
The Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris returns on Sunday, 12 April 2026 for its 49th edition, and the French capital is once again set to host one of the world's largest and most celebrated road...
Parkrun began in October 2004 as a gathering of 13 runners in Bushy Park, south-west London. Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the event's founder, had no particular ambition beyond creating a regular, timed 5K on...
New data from Sport England has put hard numbers behind what the running community has long suspected: parkrun is saving the NHS serious money. The figures reveal direct cost savings in the...
New research from the University of Stirling has provided compelling evidence that parkrun's parkwalkers initiative is having a transformative effect on participation in the global movement. The...
The numbers are hard to argue with. Running club participation has surged 59 percent globally over the past two years, making group running the fastest-growing social activity on Strava's network of...
A landmark study from the Luxembourg Institute of Health has fundamentally challenged the way runners and coaches think about overuse injuries. The research, which analysed data from over 5,200...
The 98th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, presented by Truist, opened in Austin this week with over 5,000 athletes descending on the Mike A. Myers Stadium for four days of competition spanning high...
With the Wanda Diamond League not scheduled to begin its 2026 campaign until Doha in May, the early weeks of the outdoor track season have been playing out through national championships, collegiate...
Tracksmith, the Boston-based running label known for its heritage-influenced aesthetic and singularly committed customer base, has launched its fourth running shoe and its first foray into the...
A study published in early 2026 has added significant new evidence to the growing body of research examining the physiological toll of ultramarathon running, with findings suggesting that racing over...
The 2026 Western States Endurance Run, set for June 27, is shaping up to be one of the most compelling editions in the race's history—particularly on the women's side. Every single top-10 female...
The 31st edition of the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships arrives in Brasilia on April 12, 2026, carrying a significance that extends well beyond the competition itself. This will be...
World Athletics will stage the inaugural Ultimate Championships in Budapest from 11 to 13 September 2026, and few events in the sport's recent history have generated comparable anticipation....
The 2026 ballot received 1,133,813 entries — a 36 per cent increase on 2025 — with near-equal gender split and a third of applicants aged under 30.
Sport England data shows a 350,000 year-on-year increase in regular runners, driven by Gen Z adoption, parkrun growth, and social running apps.
The pole vault world record holder will write and perform the anthem for the inaugural $10M championship in Budapest this September.
A revised carbon plate and grippier PWRTRAC outsole bring meaningful improvements, but in a crowded super shoe market the Pro 5 faces stiff competition.
The world 1500m champion and Brooks target a 3:42 mile at the London Diamond League on July 18, taking aim at El Guerrouj's 27-year-old record.
Houlihan dominated her 10,000m debut at Sound Running's The TEN, clocking 30:50.10 to move to number 10 on the US all-time list.
The German-based runner outkicked Ky Robinson in a thrilling 10,000m, clocking 26:56 to smash the national record.
Dennis Kipkemoi ran stride for stride with Andrea Kiptoo before conceding only in the final metres, reigniting the debate about pacemaker rules.
The Olympic 100m champion will open his outdoor season in Yokohama as he begins the road to the World Championships in Budapest.
The outgoing Pegasus 41 drops to $100 as Nike clears inventory before the biggest Pegasus redesign in years arrives on April 9.
The April 25 race through California's canyons offers Western States Golden Tickets, UTMB qualifying points, and 13,000 feet of climbing.
The April 30 race through Fruita, Colorado is one of the rare events that qualifies for both UTMB Finals and Western States in a single effort.
Seven championship events will share a combined prize purse of $77,650 — the largest in the series' history.
With Boston and London weeks away, here is the evidence-based guide to getting your race day nutrition right.
Research shows strength training twice a week can cut injury risk by up to 50 per cent. Here's the programme every runner needs.
With Boston and London approaching, here is the complete checklist to make sure nothing is left to chance on race morning.
From concrete to grass, the surface you run on affects your body in measurable ways. Here is what the research actually shows.
Every runner has heard the rule: never increase weekly mileage by more than 10 per cent. But the evidence is more complicated than the mantra suggests.
Defending champion Korir leads 25 sub-2:07 men and the full US Olympic women's team in what organisers call the deepest field ever assembled.
Assefa, Jepchirchir, Obiri, and Jepkosgei headline the strongest women's marathon field of the spring in London.
Olympic champion Cheptegei makes his London debut as defending champion Sawe targets back-to-back wins on a course where the world record could fall.
The 36-year-old American defeated Kenya's Michael Kamau in what organisers called the tightest finish the LA Marathon has ever seen.
The American ultra star overhauled Norway's Yngvild Kaspersen in the closing stages to claim the 120k title in Tuscany.
Troyer clocked 7:20:00 to beat the previous record by nearly five minutes on the Arizona desert course.
The historic meeting at Franklin Field adds a groundbreaking new event as it celebrates 130 years of relay racing.
The 98th Texas Relays and Florida Relays mark the start of the outdoor season with strong performances across all event groups.
Three of the world's fastest women will clash in the 200m at the Rome Diamond League as the outdoor sprint season heats up.
The French brand launches stateside through Running Warehouse with road and trail shoes featuring high-performance A-TPU foam at under $170.
The Swiss brand's spray-on upper technology eliminates glue and stitching, creating some of the lightest racing shoes ever produced.
PEBA-based and nitrogen-infused foams are replacing old EVA in shoes above the £120 mark, delivering more bounce and longer-lasting cushioning.
After years of ever-thicker midsoles, brands are dialling back stack heights below 40mm as runners rediscover the benefits of ground connection.
From the Pegasus 42 to the Kiprun Kipstorm Tempo, here are the shoes runners are most excited about this month.
The Olympic marathon champion pulls out of the April 26 race after a treadmill incident six weeks ago.
From Kiplimo's half marathon record to Hodgkinson's indoor 800m, 2026 has already been historic.
The American ultrarunner demolished the previous record by over an hour at the Jackpot 100 Mile.
The free weekly 5K organisation announces the restoration of female and male categories based on biological sex.
The top three women at the Atlanta championships were led off course by an official vehicle.
The BAA's tightened standards mean the 30,000-runner field is the fastest mass participation marathon in history.
Home favourite Bonfim and Peru's Garcia headline the April 12 championships with new distances.
The Running Show at ExCeL London returns April 22-25 with kit launches and race number collection.
The lightweight, affordable GPS watch beats Garmin and Apple to claim Wirecutter's top pick.
The Chinese tech giant targets Garmin and Coros with a dedicated running smartwatch.
AI training suggestions, improved dynamics, and expanded recovery metrics for Forerunner and Fenix.
The Pepsi Florida Relays on April 4 brings NCAA talent and ranking points to Gainesville.
A progressive walk-to-run programme from couch to 5K finish — no experience required.
Still the most effective low-tech tool for race day — here's how to create and use one.
The American marathon record holder pulls out of the 130th Boston Marathon after a sacral stress fracture disrupted his preparation since the fall.
For the first time, the entire 2024 US Olympic Marathon team — Sisson, O'Keeffe, and Popehn — will line up together in Boston alongside 11 sub-2:20 women.
The first female American marathon record holder to race Boston since Deena Kastor in 2018 brings 2:18:29 speed to the hills of Newton.
Marcel Hug and Susannah Scaroni bring dominant recent form back to Boston as all four 2025 champions return for the 130th edition.
The TCS London Marathon on April 26 drew 1,133,813 global applications — the highest in the event's history.
The 42nd generation arrives with a curved Zoom Air unit, redesigned last, and 3mm more foam — all for $145.
The reborn Zinal sheds weight to 213g with a new supercritical EVA midsole, stretch-knit gaiter collar, and aggressive 5mm lugs.
Tracksmith's second-ever shoe prioritises ride quality and durability over tech gimmicks — but the premium price demands scrutiny.
The second Continental Tour Gold meeting of the outdoor season brings world-class athletics to Kenya.
The four-tier global competition structure grows to its biggest ever season.
Research shows that zooming in on a target ahead helps runners regulate effort and run faster.
A 100,000-person study shows runners who add variety live significantly longer than those who only run.
New research identifies the threshold dose of strength training — and it's less than you think.
With Boston and London approaching, the evidence-based guide to tapering that maximises race day performance.
Korir defends against the deepest men's field in marathon history, while Lokedi leads the women's race with Obiri absent for the first time.
The men's London Marathon field on April 26 features the world's fastest active marathoner, a half marathon world record holder, and Kipchoge's final major.
The Olympic Trials marathon champion's debut record and tactical intelligence make her a genuine contender on the Newton hills.
The 17th Diamond League season kicks off May 8 in Doha with rivalries renewed from the World Indoors and the outdoor record chase heating up.
Everything you need to know about the inaugural Ultimate Championships in Budapest, September 11-14, featuring the sport's top-ranked athletes only.
The 31st World Race Walking Team Championships arrives in Brazil on April 12, featuring new half marathon and marathon distances for the first time.
France's Cardin takes the 120k title in 9:58:38 while Courtney Dauwalter continues her dominant UTMB season with the women's victory.
Decathlon's performance running spinoff enters the US market with three key models and elite athlete backing from European record holders.
Nike replaces the Pegasus Trail 4 with a new ACG-branded trail shoe that brings road-running comfort to technical terrain.
New Balance's latest stability shoe blurs the line between support and neutral with a ride that adapts to your gait rather than forcing correction.
Penn State researchers find that pushing a jogging stroller lowers ground impact forces per step, challenging assumptions about stroller running.
New research finds that inadequate calorie and fat consumption significantly increases injury rates, with low fibre linked to bone stress injuries in both sexes.
University of South Australia study finds poor sleepers are 1.78 times more likely to sustain injuries, with a 68% injury likelihood over a year.
From carb-loading timelines to mid-race fuelling strategies, everything you need to nail your nutrition for Boston or London.
Six of the world's top 12 female marathoners will race on April 26, with Assefa, Jepchirchir, Jepkosgei, and Obiri all set to compete.
Purdue, Harvey, Donnelly, McColgan, and Warner-Judd will race in the deepest British women's marathon field in history.
465,000 finishers in a single weekend across 2,200 locations in 20 countries.
Machine learning study of 120 recreational marathoners finds polarized approach beats pyramidal despite less volume.
Landmark 5,200-runner study provides strongest evidence yet for the 10% rule in running training.
Single carbon plate, triple Lightstrike Pro midsole, 50mm stack. $300 of pure marathon racing technology.
Over 100 colleges kick off the outdoor campaign with impressive early-season marks at NC State.
America's largest bridge run returns for its 49th edition across the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
German and Australian national 10K records shattered in a thrilling finish at Sound Running's flagship event in San Juan Capistrano.
Houlihan commanded the women's professional 10K, signalling her intentions ahead of a crucial summer season.
Rodrigue Kwizera defended his title with a devastating course record — the fifth-fastest half marathon in 2026.
Petros smashed his own German record, moving to fourth on the European all-time list at the Berlin Half Marathon.
Kerr vs Hocker, Hodgkinson vs the world record, and the NCAA stars turning pro — the storylines to watch.
Hoka refreshes its entire speed and trail lineup in its biggest spring launch ever.
First non-plated Endorphin uses PWRRUN PB foam for a daily trainer that makes every run feel faster.
Fresh Foam X in a comfort-first design aimed at everyday runners, not the sub-3-hour crowd. $150.
American Nathan Martin edged Michael Kamau by a single step to win the 2026 LA Marathon in a dramatic photo finish, clocking 2:11:16.
45-year-old Kenyan mother of three led from Mile 1 to win in 2:25:18, proving age is no barrier to marathon excellence.
Dauwalter came from four minutes behind with 15km left to overtake Kaspersen and Entrekin for a dramatic victory in Tuscany.
Arkansas won the men's title and Georgia captured the women's crown in a weekend defined by record-breaking performances.
Auburn's Tharp shattered Holloway's 7.35 collegiate record that had stood since 2019 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Kaalund set a new American and collegiate indoor 200m record with a sub-20 second run in Fayetteville.
45mm of foam hidden in a sleek profile thanks to a 25mm drop-in insole. Launching April 1 at $220, weighing just 9.5oz.
The most comprehensive gender equity programme ever launched by a major ultrarunning series targets 40% female participation by 2030.
The 2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships ended in controversy after the top four women were led off course by a lead vehicle in the final mile.
Sharon Lokedi defends her Boston Marathon title against Emily Sisson and a deep elite field at the 130th running on April 21.
Kerr, Hodgkinson, Hunter Bell, and Caudery all won gold in Britain's best ever World Indoor Championships performance.
Hodgkinson won with the second-fastest indoor 800m in history, beating Audrey Werro by 1.34 seconds in Torun.
Kerr won his second World Indoor 3000m title with a tactical 7:35.56, beating Olympic champion Cole Hocker in Torun.
Battocletti clocked 8:57.64 to win her maiden global title, holding off MacKay and Hull in a thrilling final in Torun.
Caudery cleared 4.85m on her second attempt to edge out Tina Sutej and win her second world indoor title.
FF Leap foam, extra stack height, and a refined upper make the Superblast 3 one of the best trainers of 2026.
Emile Cairess has set his sights on Sir Mo Farah's British marathon record of 2:05:11 at the 2026 London Marathon after a winter training block with significantly increased mileage.
Evans Korir returns to defend his Boston Marathon title on April 21 against the deepest elite field in the race's 130-year history.
The BAA 5K and Invitational Mile kick off Boston Marathon weekend with elite fields racing through the streets of Boston on April 18.
Bahamian hurdler Devynne Charlton ran a stunning world record of 7.62 seconds in the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing.
American Chase Jackson captured World Indoor Championship gold in the shot put in Nanjing with a dominant series of throws.
Nike's Pegasus 42 arrives with ReactX foam and a refreshed upper, continuing the legacy of the world's most popular daily trainer.
Brooks introduces the Glycerin Flex with an articulated midsole and DNA LOFT v4 foam for their most adaptive cushioned ride yet.
On expands its trail lineup with the Cloudsoma, a cushioned trail shoe featuring CloudTec Phase outsole technology for varied terrain.
Sound Running's The Ten returns to San Juan Capistrano with Houlihan targeting the American 10K record in the world's fastest road 10K.
Olympic marathon champion withdraws from London after Achilles injury sustained during treadmill training session six weeks ago.
Sawe defends against Kiplimo, Cheptegei, Tola, and Kejelcha in arguably the strongest men's marathon field ever assembled.
Over 100 colleges descend on NC State for the traditional opening meet of the outdoor track and field season.
NNormal's Cadi brings supercritical EVA foam and Vibram Megagrip to a comfort-focused trail shoe designed for everyday trail runners.
Texas high schooler runs 1:44.24 to become the youngest individual world champion in the history of track and field.
Former Arkansas wide receiver wins 60m title with 4th-fastest time in history, nine months after turning professional.
Kiplimo joins Ngugi, Tergat, and Bekele with historic third straight title; Ngetich wins by 42 seconds in the women's race.
Houlihan aims for Alicia Monson's 30:03.82 American record in her first ever 10,000m at Sound Running's marquee event on March 28.
The North Face introduces nitrogen-infused DREAM foam technology in its most ambitious road running shoe yet at $160.
USA's 21-year-old stuns with the 4th fastest 60m in history to win gold at the World Indoor Championships on his international debut.
The North Texas teenager wins the 800m in 1:44.24 to become the youngest individual world indoor champion in history.
Great Britain's world record holder wins by over two seconds with a championship record performance in Poland.
The Cadi brings maximum cushioning, wide fit, and supercritical EVA foam to trail running at $175.
Arkansas claims first indoor title since 2023 while Georgia wins women's crown for first time since 2018.
Jacob Kiplimo joins legendary three-peat club while Agnes Ngetich records the second-largest women's winning margin in championship history.
The World Cross Country Championships return to the USA as Tallahassee prepares to host the world's best distance runners at Apalachee Regional Park.
Copenhagen prepares to host elite fields across the mile, 5K, and half marathon at the World Athletics Road Running Championships.
Jamaica's Morales-Williams became the youngest ever World Indoor 400m champion with a championship record in Nanjing.
The Netherlands' Dokter produced a stunning all-around performance to claim pentathlon gold at the World Indoor Championships.
Team USA delivered a stunning championship record performance in the 4x400m relay to close the World Indoor Championships on a high.
New research reveals the most effective evidence-based strategies for preventing running injuries, from load management to strength training.
Research shows rotating between multiple running shoes can significantly reduce injury risk — here's the science and how to build your rotation.
Birhanu Takele defended his Tokyo Marathon title while Brigid Kosgei obliterated the women's course record in a stunning 2026 edition.
Ethiopia's Tesfay obliterates the Barcelona course record by nine minutes on her marathon debut, coming within a minute of Assefa's world record.
Fort Worth's Montgomery, 41, outpaces every male runner in the 31-mile Cowtown ultra, finishing in 3:33:11.
Chelangat takes the men's title in 2:04:57, Tesfay stuns with 2:10:53 debut, and 32,000 set participation record.
45mm stack, 255g, no plate — Adidas' new Hyperboost Pro PEBA foam challenges the super trainer elite at a competitive price.
DNA Gold PEBA foam, carbon-infused plate, 266g and $275 — Brooks enters the trail super shoe race.
Italy's versatile distance star adds a world indoor title to her growing medal collection with a front-running masterclass in Toruń.
Top NCAA programmes descend on NC State for three days of early-season outdoor competition, March 26-28.
When to cut volume, how to maintain intensity, and what to eat in the final weeks before race day.
On's LightSpray technology produces a seamless running shoe from just eight pieces, with a 33g upper built by a robotic arm in three minutes.
360 star athletes, $150K per winner, and only Olympic/world/Diamond League champions invited for September 11-13.
The biggest Continental Tour calendar ever, the inaugural Ultimate Championship, and a packed Diamond League — the outdoor season is here.
The Continental Tour Gold season opener on March 27-28 launches the outdoor campaign with top Australian and international talent.
Two Boston titles, two NYC titles, a NYC Half course record, and now a London Marathon debut — Obiri is the most versatile road runner of her generation.
Ryuji Mano (2:30:58) and Andrea Deutsche (2:52:56) claim victory at the only marathon to cross the iconic Bay Bridge.
Obiri smashes course record with 1:06:33, Wildschutt becomes first South African winner in 59:30, and 30,000+ set participation record.
England's Rainbow-Cooper dominates in 54:27 while Daniel Romanchuk claims his third men's wheelchair division title.
The deepest elite fields in marathon history assemble for April's London Marathon, with four women sub-2:15 for the first time ever.
Ten sub-2:05 men led by defending champion John Korir, plus US record holders Conner Mantz and Emily Sisson.
Michigan high school coach dives past Kenya's Kamau to win by 0.01 seconds — the first US-born Black man to win the LA Marathon.
Kenya's Cherono defies age and expectations, finishing two minutes clear of Kellyn Taylor in 2:25:18.
British athlete's breathtaking front-running display produces the third-fastest indoor 1500m by a European woman in history.
Bahamian hurdler matches her own world record of 7.65 to cement her legacy as the greatest indoor 60m hurdler of all time.
Portugal's Baldé saves his best for the final round to claim his first global title ahead of Furlani and Sarâboyukov.
Kellen Blumberg (8:18) and Robyn Lesh (9:45) claim decisive victories across rugged Utah mountain terrain.
Swiss star breaks Ashton Eaton's 2012 record by 25 points with a stunning display across all seven events.
Asbel Rutto edges Kichana by 4 seconds (2:06:32) while Pascaline Kibiwot cruises to victory in 2:22:44.
Texas high school junior runs 1:44.24 to become the youngest individual world champion in track and field history.
Manuel edges Bukowiecka in 50.76 in one of the tightest 400m finals in championship history.
Updated FF Blast+ and FF Turbo foam in two of ASICS' most popular daily shoes, arriving late March.
Kilian Jornet's brand launches its cushioning flagship with 35/29mm stack and X Pure supercritical EVA foam.
Andrea Lee upsets defending champion Belzberg at Chuckanut while Cardin breaks 10 hours at Chianti by UTMB.
The Movistar Madrid Half Marathon delivers fast racing on its flat city-centre course.
Triple gold for Great Britain as Hodgkinson sets 800m championship record, Caudery makes pole vault history, and Bell produces world-leading 1500m.
Evans Chebet headlines the deepest Boston Marathon field in years as the April 20 showdown approaches.
The greatest women's 1500m runner in history announces her comeback targeting the outdoor season.
The global community running movement hits a major milestone across 23 countries.
FuelCell Elite cushioning meets a redesigned upper in NB's best carbon racer yet.
AMOLED display, multi-band GPS, and next-gen training features in Garmin's flagship runner.
At just 185g with PEBA foam and a carbon plate, Hoka's racer punches above its weight class.
Evidence-based strength work that prevents injury and builds speed, twice a week.
Start conservative, build through the middle, and unleash over the final 10K.
Why sleep quality trumps quantity and what the latest research says about optimal recovery.
Day 2 in Toruń produces jaw-dropping performances with multiple championship records broken across sprint and field events.
Eliud Kipchoge will line up at the 2026 London Marathon in what many expect to be one of his final major marathon appearances.
Kenenisa Bekele rolls back the years with a stunning sub-2:05 performance on the fast Rotterdam course.
Richardson sends a statement to the sprinting world with a world-leading 10.65 in her first outdoor race of 2026.
Nike's iconic daily trainer returns with updated cushioning, a refreshed upper, and improved durability.
ASICS takes aim at the super shoe crown with updated carbon plate geometry and FF Turbo Plus foam.
At under £200, the COROS PACE 4 delivers dual-frequency GPS, touchscreen, and 40-hour battery life.
The science behind polarised training and why elite coaches insist on keeping 80% of your mileage easy.
How deliberate heat exposure can boost plasma volume, improve VO2max, and sharpen race-day performance.
From carb-loading protocols to race-day gel timing, the definitive guide to marathon nutrition based on elite practice.
Jordan Anthony stuns the 60m field, Mahuchikh takes high jump gold, and Chase Jackson dominates shot put on an electric opening day in Toruń.
The Swedish superstar cleared 6.31m on first attempt in Uppsala, breaking his own world record for the 15th time ahead of the World Indoors.
Brigid Kosgei dominated with a course record while Tadese Takele held off a tactical sprint to defend his crown in the first Major of 2026.
The track and field world converges on Toruń, Poland with 674 athletes representing 118 countries and potential world records on the horizon.
Jacob Kiplimo obliterates the half marathon world record with a stunning 57:20 performance in Lisbon.
Abeba Tesfay makes her marathon debut and immediately cracks the top-2 all-time Barcelona performances.
The Olympic champion sets a new indoor standard, cementing her status as the best 800m runner in the world.
The NYC Half Marathon reaches record participation while maintaining elite-level competition and world-class organization.
Auburn and USC athletes make history with stunning performances in the sprints at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Two elite marathoners cross the finish line separated by just four seconds in Los Angeles's crown jewel race.
Trail runner breaks the century distance world record with a dominant performance across challenging desert terrain.
New research challenges conventional wisdom about injury risk from occasional high-mileage running sessions.
The latest ON CloudMonster delivers maximum cushioning without sacrificing the responsiveness serious runners demand.
American sprinter blazes a new trail indoors, establishing himself as one of the world's elite 400m runners.
Community running programs see significant surge in women's involvement thanks to accessible, welcoming club initiatives.
New Garmin software features personalized AI coaching on smartwatches, making elite training guidance more accessible.
Boston Marathon qualification standards become more competitive as running at the elite level reaches new heights.
A new trend of runners competing for Strava segments is reshaping how athletes use fitness apps for community.
Joshua Kitata wins an ultra-close marathon battle in Seville, separated from second place by the slimmest of margins.
Comprehensive study reveals that poor sleep increases injury risk by up to 60% among competitive distance runners.
Elite track athletes break world records in a thrilling night of competition at Boston's premier indoor track venue.
Young runners are reshaping the sport through Strava, TikTok, and digital communities that emphasize inclusivity and fun.
Ultra running legend captures the IAU 50K world title with a dominant performance across the challenging 50-kilometer course.
Olympic champion solidifies her marathon dominance by winning the Tokyo Marathon for the second consecutive year.
Two major shoe brands release cutting-edge speed shoes designed to give competitive runners an edge in race day.
Elite cross country runners from around the globe compete in Tallahassee for world championship glory on challenging terrain.
New Gatorade wearable integration analyzes sweat loss and electrolyte needs for personalized hydration recommendations.
A comprehensive look at the new championship format and the athletes expected to dominate in Budapest this September.
Fitbit's new health coach feature uses AI to provide personalized training guidance and recovery recommendations for runners.
Ethiopian distance runner shatters the Barcelona Half Marathon course record with a breathtaking tactical performance.
Smaller running influencers are gaining ground over mega-celebrities, bringing authenticity and relatability to the sport.