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Roughly 370 runners leave Olympic Valley at 5am Pacific for the 100-mile point-to-point to Auburn, with Walmsley, Jornet, Hall and Seidel headlining the deepest fields the race has drawn.
The 46th ASICS Gold Coast Marathon draws a record 59 nations on 5 July, with Madison de Rozario chasing a fifth wheelchair title on one of Australia's fastest courses.
Mondo Duplantis owns the world record and a fourth world indoor title, but a shock home defeat in Stockholm has reframed his season ahead of Sunday's Paris Diamond League.
The flagship Lavaredo 120K launched from Cortina at 23:00 CET on Friday, sending the field into the night for a 5,800m crossing of the UNESCO Dolomites.
The Wanda Diamond League visits Stade Charléty on Sunday for its eighth stop, with a pole vault field led by Duplantis, Karalis and Lavillenie.
It's race week, and it's almost time. 5:00am Saturday in Olympic Valley. 100.2 miles to Auburn. The deepest fields in our history are ready. See you on the Escarpment. #WSER100
— Western States 100 (@wser) June 26, 2026
23:00. Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Lavaredo 120K heads into the night. 120km, 5,800m D+, and sunrise at the Tre Cime. Forza a tutti. #Lavaredo2026 #UTMBWorldSeries
— Lavaredo Ultra Trail (@LavaredoUT) June 26, 2026
Paris on Sunday. Stop 8 of the 2026 season at Stade Charléty, and the pole vault is must-watch: Mondo Duplantis, Emmanouil Karalis and Renaud Lavillenie on the same runway. #DiamondLeague
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 26, 2026
Western States preview is live: a 370-strong field, the deepest men's and women's start lists ever, and a heat question hanging over the canyons. Our full breakdown ahead of Saturday.
— iRunFar (@irunfar) June 26, 2026
The summer shoe story in one line: foam over plate. Puma's Deviate Pure Nitro and adidas's Adizero Evo SL are leading a plateless super-trainer wave that brings race-day feel to everyday miles.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) June 26, 2026
Amy Hunt retained her 100m title in 11.01 and Romell Glave won the men's race as the Novuna UK Championships at the Alexander Stadium doubled as the European trial.
The 57th Peachtree fills 60,000 spots on Independence Day and again crowns the US 10K champions, in a landmark Atlanta summer of anniversaries and major events.
On 28 June the Skyrunner World Series reaches Ecuador for a savage 21km that packs 2,000m+ of climbing and tops out at 4,560m in the volcanic Andes above Ibarra.
A 147,000-person BJSM study finds 90-119 minutes of weekly strength work most reduces mortality, with bigger gains when paired with aerobic exercise.
The Sierra's 100-mile classic returns on Saturday with one of its deepest fields ever on both the men's and women's sides.
The blue track at Stade Charléty hosts the eighth Diamond League stop on 28 June, with Noah Lyles over 100m and Mondo Duplantis in the vault.
CHAMPION | Amy Hunt retains the British 100m title in 11.01 at the Alexander Stadium, with Dina Asher-Smith second (11.13) and Mabel Akande a brilliant third (11.18). On to Birmingham 2026. #UKAthChamps
— British Athletics (@BritAthletics) June 21, 2026
9 days to go. 60,000 runners. One Peachtree. The 57th AJC / Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race takes over Atlanta on the Fourth of July. #Peachtree #PeachtreeUnites
— Atlanta Track Club (@ATLtrackclub) June 25, 2026
Next stop: Ecuador. The Ibarra Skyrace climbs to 4,560m through volcanic Andean terrain on June 28. 21km, 2,000m+ of vert, thin air. Pure skyrunning. #SkyrunnerWorldSeries
— Skyrunner World Series (@skyrunning_com) June 24, 2026
New in the BJSM: a 147,000-person Harvard study finds ~90-119 min/week of strength training delivers the biggest cut in mortality risk — and pairing it with aerobic exercise is better still. Two sessions a week is plenty.
— BJSM (@BJSM_BMJ) June 23, 2026
Paris on Sunday. Noah Lyles in the 100m, Mondo Duplantis in the pole vault, and two vault competitions on the blue track at Stade Charléty. The Diamond League rolls on. #DiamondLeague
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 25, 2026
Kilian Jornet, Jim Walmsley, Adam Peterman and Francesco Puppi lead the men; Abby Hall, Jennifer Lichter and Molly Seidel headline the women as 370 starters ready for Saturday.
Patrick Kiprop (27:55) and a returning Sharon Lokedi (31:28) won in Boston, while Daniel Romanchuk broke the wheelchair course record (19:53) before nearly 10,000 finishers.
The European Athletics Championships come to Britain for the first time, running 10-16 August at the redeveloped Alexander Stadium with Duplantis, Ingebrigtsen and Hodgkinson among the draws.
The fifth Endorphin Pro keeps its stable, comfortable race-day character while adding a grippier outsole and a more responsive carbon plate.
With summer racing at its peak, a 10-14 day heat-acclimatisation block plus disciplined pacing and active cooling can swing race-day outcomes.
The Dolomites host the 120k Lavaredo Ultra Trail this week, the European bookend to a packed late-June ultra calendar.
370 runners. 100.2 miles from Olympic Valley to Auburn. Saturday is almost here. The 2026 #WesternStates field is one of the deepest ever, on both the men's and women's sides.
— iRunFar (@irunfar) June 24, 2026
RESULTS | Patrick Kiprop wins the B.A.A. 10K in 27:55 and Sharon Lokedi defends her title in 31:28. Daniel Romanchuk sets a wheelchair course record of 19:53. 9,883 finishers on a fast Boston morning.
— Boston Athletic Association (@BAA) June 21, 2026
Birmingham 2026 | The European Athletics Championships come to the UK for the first time, 10-16 August at the Alexander Stadium. Over 1,500 athletes from 50+ nations. #Birmingham2026
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 23, 2026
Kilian Jornet is back at Western States, 15 years after his 2011 win. Jim Walmsley, the four-time champ and course-record holder, lines up too. Saturday is going to be special.
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 24, 2026
Heat is the great equaliser at Western States — canyon temps can top 100°F. Acclimatisation, cooling and patient pacing matter as much as fitness this weekend.
— Trail Runner (@trailrunnermag) June 24, 2026
Amanuel Mesel won his first marathon in 2:11:21 and Dakotah Popehn became only the third three-time women's champion as a record field marked Grandma's 50th.
Trail running's most revered mountain test returns on 10 July, with 146 starters, defending champion Ludovic Pommeret and a returning Courtney Dauwalter.
Niels Laros ran an 800m personal best of 1:43.83 and Femke Broeders-Bol kicked to victory as the Dutch starred at a near-sold-out Continental Tour Gold meeting.
A 2026 study links higher training volume and frequency in the build-up to faster Boston Marathon times, with familiar caveats about causation and injury risk.
A look back at the stacked men's and women's elites who lined up for the anniversary edition along the Lake Superior shore in Duluth.
The first of trail running's two American classics lands on 27 June, with Hardrock following a fortnight later in Colorado's San Juans.
HISTORY AT THE 50th. Amanuel Mesel wins the men's race in 2:11:21 and Dakotah Popehn takes the women's title in 2:28:51 — her third Grandma's win, joining Lorraine Moller and Mary Akor. #GrandmasMarathon
— Grandma's Marathon (@grandmasmarathon) June 20, 2026
First marathon, first win — and it comes at Grandma's 50th. Amanuel Mesel of Eritrea breaks clear after 16 miles to take it in 2:11:21, with Elisha Barno 2nd in 2:12:40.
— LetsRun.com (@LetsRundotcom) June 20, 2026
PB for Niels Laros! The Dutch star drops to 800m and runs 1:43.83 to win on home soil in front of a near-sold-out crowd at the FBK Games in Hengelo. #ContinentalTour
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 21, 2026
Femke Broeders-Bol kicks to 800m victory in 1:57.41 at Hengelo, holding off Australia's Abby Caldwell (1:58.22). Akani Simbine took the 100m in 10.08. A loaded afternoon at the FBK Games.
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 21, 2026
146 runners are set for the Hardrock 100 on July 10. Defending champ Ludovic Pommeret returns and Courtney Dauwalter is back in the women's field. It's a clockwise year in the San Juans.
— iRunFar (@irunfar) June 22, 2026
Emma Zapletalova and Marileidy Paulino delivered world leads at a rescheduled Doha Diamond League, where Matteo Sioli stunned Mutaz Essa Barshim in the high jump.
Anna Gibson timed a late surge to beat Joyce Njeru on the Stairway to Heaven climb, while Patrick Kipngeno took a second Ascent title at Palisades Tahoe.
Saucony's new Paramount Max wraps ultra-soft IncrediRUN foam in a 43mm max-cushion package, arriving on 1 July as a plush recovery trainer.
A 2026 machine-learning study identifies the running-form patterns that load the Achilles tendon in beginners, pointing to targeted fixes for safer first miles.
Grandma's stages its 50th edition on Saturday along Lake Superior, with Dakotah Popehn chasing a historic third Duluth title in the anniversary year.
The weekend's blue-riband 23K lands on 21 June with a World Cup-calibre field and the largest purse in independent trail running.
WORLD LEAD in Doha. Emma Zapletalova storms the 400m hurdles for a national record and a meeting record at Khalifa Stadium. A statement run as the championship season heats up. #DohaDL
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 19, 2026
UPSET in the high jump. Italy's Matteo Sioli clears 2.29m to beat home favourite Mutaz Essa Barshim (2.27m) in Doha. A changing of the guard in Qatar. #DohaDL
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 19, 2026
Sinesipho Dambile 19.74 in the 200m, Kemba Nelson 10.88 in the 100m, and Marileidy Paulino unstoppable over 400m. The sprints delivered in Doha tonight. #DohaDL
— Citius Mag (@CitiusMag) June 19, 2026
The Ascent is done and what a finish. Anna Gibson reels in Joyce Njeru on the Stairway to Heaven to win in 43:15, and Patrick Kipngeno takes the men's race in 37:59. The 23K lands Sunday. #BrokenArrowSkyrace
— Broken Arrow Skyrace (@BrokenArrowSky) June 19, 2026
Meet the Paramount Max: 43mm of our softest IncrediRUN foam in a wide, stable, max-cushion package built for your easy days. Available 1 July. #Saucony
— Saucony (@Saucony) June 20, 2026
New in @SMS_journal: machine learning maps the running-form patterns that raise Achilles tendon stress in adults new to running. Gait, calf strength and a gradual build matter from day one.
— BJSM (@BJSM_BMJ) June 20, 2026
Grandma's stages its 50th edition on Saturday along Lake Superior, with Dakotah Popehn chasing a historic third Duluth title in the anniversary year.
The Broken Arrow Skyrace opened with Friday's Ascent at Palisades Tahoe, launching a Golden Trail World Series weekend that climaxes with Sunday's 23K.
After racing Noah Lyles over 150m in Ostrava, teenage Australian Gout Gout is reshaping expectations for sprinting in the southern hemisphere.
A growing body of 2026 research links strength training to better running economy and VO2max, without changing the biomechanics that make runners efficient.
Noah Lyles ran 14.67 for the fastest 150m in history at the Ostrava Golden Spike, where Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol headlined the 800m.
Grandma's celebrates its 50th edition on 20 June with more than 19,000 runners and Dakotah Popehn chasing a historic third title on Lake Superior's shore.
The Broken Arrow Skyrace opens on 19 June with a World Cup-calibre 23K field led by Elhousine Elazzaoui and the largest purse in independent trail running.
The Gel-Kayano 33 swaps the old 4D Guidance System for a new FluidSupport setup, delivering a softer ride that has divided reviewers.
Sha'Carri Richardson and Kenny Bednarek won the 100m at the USATF LA Grand Prix as Tara Davis-Woodhall jumped a world lead and Parker Valby ran a big 5000m PB.
Garmin's 2025 global running report, drawn from millions of Connect users, confirms a familiar pattern: higher training volume tracks with higher VO2 max.
With ten days until the gun in Olympic Valley, the 2026 Western States 100 carries the deepest men's and women's fields in the race's history.
Puma has extended its popular Velocity Nitro line off-road, pairing its nitrogen-infused foam with an aggressive outsole in a do-it-all trail trainer.
Two-time champion Dakotah Popehn races the marathon for the first time since 2023 as Grandma's marks its 50th edition on 20 June, with defending champion Lilian Chebii back in Duluth.
For the first time three American men dipped under 12:50 in the same 5000m, headlining a stacked Oslo Bislett Games on 10 June.
Hoka's most dynamic Clifton yet arrives on 9 July, a livelier daily trainer aimed squarely at the ASICS Novablast.
The La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB runs 24-27 June in Cortina, with the 120K through the UNESCO Dolomites leading five distances.
George Kusche ran 5:15:56 to break an 18-year up run record by nearly nine minutes, while Gerda Steyn won a record fifth women's title among 21,000-plus starters.
The 2026 national championships move to Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island from 23-26 July, ending a long Eugene residency before the meet returns west in 2027.
Nike's Structure Plus arrives this month with a taller, softer and more guided ride, taking on the Brooks Beast GTS 26 and ASICS Gel-Kayano 33.
Trail running's marquee festival runs 19-21 June with a brand-new 150K and a record prize purse, a Golden Trail and UTMB Index showcase before Western States.
The Razorbacks scored 56 points at Hayward Field to end a 23-year drought, while Jaiden Reid ran a collegiate 200m record of 19.63.
The Meeting de Paris is the eighth leg of the 2026 Diamond League, sitting between Oslo and Eugene with twin pole vaults on the card.
Exercise-associated hyponatremia remains a genuine risk in marathons and ultras, with the research pointing to one message: drink to thirst.
The free, timed 5km movement marked its millionth event at Bushy Park this weekend, after almost 140 million finishes worldwide in 21 years.
Amanda Moll cleared 4.84m at Hayward Field for a collegiate pole vault record as meet records also fell in the long jump and shot put.
The 50th Grandma's Marathon runs on 20 June from Two Harbors to Duluth, a fast, sold-out point-to-point.
A sub-140g PEBA carbon racer with a 34mm heel and 3.5mm drop that races like a modern racing flat from 5k to the half marathon.
50 years. One iconic point-to-point course on the North Shore. Tomorrow we run the 50th Grandma's Marathon — thank you to every runner, volunteer and fan who built this. See you on the start line in Two Harbors. #GrandmasMarathon
— Grandma's Marathon (@grandmasmarathon) June 19, 2026
The Ascent is GO. The Golden Trail World Series is back at Palisades Tahoe and the climbing has begun. Three days, eight races, snow still on the high ridgeline. The 23K showdown lands Sunday. #BrokenArrowSkyrace
— Broken Arrow Skyrace (@BrokenArrowSky) June 19, 2026
14.67! Noah Lyles runs the fastest 150m ever recorded on a standard track at the Ostrava Golden Spike, holding off Sinesipho Dambile and Gout Gout. A statement of speed. #OstravaGoldenSpike
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 16, 2026
1:54.45 for Audrey Werro to win the 800m in Ostrava, with Femke Broeders-Bol a brilliant 1:57.13 on her first outdoor two-lap race. The women's 800m is on fire in 2026. #OstravaGoldenSpike
— Citius Mag (@CitiusMag) June 16, 2026
FAST in LA. Sha'Carri Richardson takes the 100m in 10.99 and Tara Davis-Woodhall jumps a world-leading 7.20m AND runs a 12.47 100H PR at the USATF LA Grand Prix. What a night. #LAGrandPrix
— USATF (@usatf) June 14, 2026
10 days to go. The 2026 #WesternStates100 fields are the deepest we've ever seen — Jornet, Peterman, defending champ Abby Hall, plus debutants Molly Seidel and Jennifer Lichter. June 27. Auburn awaits.
— Western States 100 (@wser) June 17, 2026
New data from millions of @Garmin runners: the more you train, the higher your VO2 max tends to be. Average across all runners sits at 50, and a record number of you are now pairing runs with strength work. Consistency wins.
— The5KRunner (@the5krunner) June 3, 2026
RECORD BREAKERS. George Kusche wins the 2026 Up Run in 5:15:56, smashing an 18-year course record by nearly nine minutes. Gerda Steyn takes a historic fifth title. An unforgettable day. #Comrades2026
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) June 14, 2026
It's official: the 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships are heading to New York's Icahn Stadium, 23-26 July. The national championships return to the Northeast for the first time since 1991.
— USATF (@usatf) June 13, 2026
Race week is here. The 2026 Broken Arrow Skyrace lands at Palisades Tahoe 19-21 June with a brand-new 150K and our biggest prize purse yet. #BrokenArrowSkyrace
— Broken Arrow Skyrace (@BrokenArrowSky) June 15, 2026
New research from @StirUni: welcoming parkwalkers has reversed the decline in the age of new attendees and brought more women to parkrun. Everyone welcome. #parkrun
— parkrun (@parkrunUK) June 9, 2026
Audrey Werro clocked 1:53.98 to win the women's 800m, with Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson second in a British record 1:54.33.
Mohamed Esa ran 2:04:55 and Dera Dida 2:23:18 as three course records fell at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon.
Olivier Leblond took a record seventh Old Dominion 100 and Tatiana Rypinski won the women's race on a busy ultra weekend.
1:53.98! Audrey Werro produces the third-fastest women's 800m in history to win at the BAUHAUS-Galan, breaking the Diamond League record. Extraordinary scenes in Stockholm. #DiamondLeague
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 7, 2026
Keely Hodgkinson runs 1:54.33 for a British record in her first outdoor 800m of the year — and is beaten. That is how fast the women's two-lap event has become in 2026. #Stockholm
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 7, 2026
17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus runs down Marco Arop to win the men's 800m in 1:42.70 on his Diamond League debut. A staggering performance from the teenager. #Stockholm
— Citius Mag (@CitiusMag) June 7, 2026
Agnes Ng'etich ran clear to win the 54th Mastercard New York Mini 10K in 30:07, with Hellen Obiri third in Central Park.
Wanyonyi, Arop, Sedjati and 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus headline the deepest 800m era the event has seen.
The year's most exciting racers are abandoning rigid plates for softer, more stable platforms.
A new eight-week study suggests strategically training with low fuel can sharpen running economy.
World 10km record holder Agnes Ng'etich meets Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi in Central Park for the 54th edition.
The BAUHAUS-Galan returns to the 1912 Stadium on 7 June, with Duplantis, Almgren and Stahl leading the Swedish cast.
The 27 June classic has assembled its strongest start lists ever across both the men's and women's races.
The Elite 3 keeps its bouncy IncrediRUN midsole but adds stability and ground feel, out 1 June at $290.
The NCAA Division I outdoor finals run from 10 to 13 June at Hayward Field, contesting 42 events across four days.
More than 10,500 women take to Central Park this morning for the 54th Mastercard New York Mini 10K, led by world 10km record holder Agnes Ng'etich, Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi. #Mini10K
— New York Road Runners (@nyrr) June 6, 2026
Next stop Stockholm ?? The BAUHAUS-Galan lights up the 1912 Stadium tomorrow with Mondo Duplantis chasing the bar on home soil. #DiamondLeague
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 6, 2026
The deepest Western States 100 field in history is set for 27 June, with Jim Walmsley and Kilian Jornet leading the way over the Sierra Nevada. #WSER100
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 6, 2026
Four days, 42 events, one stage. The Division I outdoor championships return to Hayward Field from 10-13 June. #NCAATF
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 6, 2026
Softer, bouncier, and now more stable. Our verdict on the Saucony Endorphin Elite 3 is up on Running Lookout. #superhoes
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) June 6, 2026
Noah Lyles ran 9.88 to win the 100m and Julien Alfred clocked 21.93 to beat Melissa Jefferson-Wooden over 200m at the Golden Gala.
A new IncrediLUX midsole makes the Triumph 24 lighter and plusher, and for the first time genuinely distinct from the Ride.
The Chamonix mountain festival returns from 25 to 28 June with distances from 10km to a 90km alpine ultra.
From glycogen sparing to the humble hot bath, we examine what recent heat-training research means for summer runners.
9.88 for Noah Lyles in Rome ?? The Olympic champion opens his Diamond League season with a 100m win at the Golden Gala. #DiamondLeague
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 4, 2026
21.93! Julien Alfred turns on the power down the home straight to beat Jefferson-Wooden in the Rome 200m. A statement from the Olympic 100m champion. #GoldenGala
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 4, 2026
Lighter, softer, finally its own shoe. The Saucony Triumph 24 lands with a new IncrediLUX midsole and 43mm of stack. Full verdict on Running Lookout.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) June 5, 2026
Emmanouil Karalis became the first man to clear six metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games, while Olympic champion Camryn Rogers threw 80.09m on a record-laden night.
Kiptoo won the Adidas Stockholm Marathon in 2:10:46, and Ebba Tulu Chala anchored three Swedish women inside the top ten.
Deck won the 105km Adidas Terrex Maxi-Race in 9:48:14, taking a decisive gap over Theo Detienne in the race's second half.
SIX METRES in Turku ?? Emmanouil Karalis becomes the first man to clear 6.00m at the Paavo Nurmi Games. One of eight meeting records on the night. #PaavoNurmiGames
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 3, 2026
80.09m. Camryn Rogers opens her outdoor season with a meeting record in Turku and the hammer keeps flying. ??
— Camryn Rogers (@camrynrogers_) June 3, 2026
Hugo Deck does it again ?? Back-to-back MaXi-Race wins on the 100K tour of Lake Annecy in 9:48:14. A brutal day in the mountains. #MaxiRace
— MaXi-Race (@maxirace) June 1, 2026
Two meeting records fell in the Moroccan capital on 31 May, but the result of the night was Max Burgin's upset of Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi.
The full-PEBA, plateless trainer lands on 4 June at 220g, taking direct aim at the Adidas Evo SL and Asics Superblast 3.
Clubs, brands and community groups worldwide used the occasion to lay on free sessions and welcome new runners into the sport.
The UTMB World Series visits the Andorran Pyrenees from 11 to 14 June with distances from 10km to a 105km ultra carrying Finals points.
A PLOS One study finds injury location and participation limitation differ meaningfully across the age spectrum, with training habits varying too.
MEETING RECORD in Rabat ?? Kenny Bednarek 19.69 over 200m to hold off Tebogo. The rivalry of the season is alive. #DiamondLeague
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 31, 2026
Today we run. Wherever you are, however far — happy Global Running Day. Tag a friend and get them out the door ?? #GlobalRunningDay
— Global Running Day (@GlobalRunningDay) June 3, 2026
The Pyrenees are calling. Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB takes over Ordino 11-14 June — 10K to a 105K ultra. Running Stones on the line. #UTMBWorldSeries
— UTMB World Series (@utmbworld) June 2, 2026
The 43-year-old from Carshalton reached the unprecedented landmark at Morden parkrun on 30 May, given a guard of honour by his Sutton Runners club mates and crowned “the king of parkrun”.
The fifth Diamond League meeting of the season lands at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday, opening a congested June stretch that runs through Stockholm and Oslo within a week.
National titles are decided over four days in Eugene from 10 to 13 June, the 17th time the outdoor finals have been staged in Oregon, after the East and West regionals concluded on 30 May.
The La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB returns to the Dolomites from 24 to 28 June, with a 120K flagship carrying 5,800m of vertical gain.
A dual-layer PEBA midsole and an aggressive rocker make the 7.5oz Cielo a distinctive option from 10K to the marathon — for runners who get on with the geometry.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea ?? The Wanda Diamond League returns to the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Thursday 4 June. 14 disciplines, one electric night. #DiamondLeague
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 1, 2026
1,000 parkruns. The first person in the world to get there. Congratulations Darren Wood ?? #loveparkrun
— parkrun UK (@parkrunUK) May 30, 2026
Next stop: Eugene. The national fields are set and the 2026 outdoor championships run at Hayward Field, 10-13 June. #NCAATF
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 1, 2026
The NCAA Division I outdoor First Round closes on Saturday at the University of Kentucky and at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, with twelve athletes per event advancing from each region to the championships at Hayward Field from 10 to 13 June.
A controlled Mass General Brigham study of twenty-three elite runners, published in PM&R, finds advanced footwear produces a lower cadence and greater inward arch collapse, both recognised risk factors for bone stress injuries.
Carbon-plated, high-stack track spikes now sit under almost every finalist in the sprints and distance events, and the coming weeks of collegiate and Diamond League racing offer a clean read on where the technology stands.
The Broken Arrow Skyrace runs 18 to 21 June at Palisades Tahoe with a record $150,000 purse across eight distances, plus the Trail Futures youth championship on Friday 19 June.
Jim Walmsley and Hayden Hawks have both withdrawn from the 2026 Western States 100 four weeks out, with Cocodona 250 champion Dan Green taking the Hoka sponsor entry and Kilian Jornet now headlining the men's field.
Four weeks out and the WSER men's elite field looks very different this morning. Walmsley out. Hawks out. Dan Green takes the Hoka sponsor entry. Jornet now sits at the head of the projected race. #WSER100
— iRunFar (@iRunFar) May 29, 2026
Day 3 of the 2026 NCAA East First Round in Lexington. Men's session today. Quarterfinals across the sprints from 14:00 ET. Men's 1500m semi-finals at 19:42. Streaming on ESPN+. #NCAATF
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) May 29, 2026
Rabat entries deepen on the race-eve update. Six Americans in the men's shot, Mahuchikh into her first outdoor 2026, Kennedy v Moon v Morris in the women's vault. Sunday 16:50 GMT, world feed live. #DLRabat
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 29, 2026
Memorial Day weekend ultra results are in. 46 races. Stumptown 50K to Kelly Flaminio and Ajay Hanspal. Sulphur Springs 100 mile to Owen Lane (17:38:17). Sugar Badger 50 mile to Andrea Stabelfeldt and Erl Martin. Full recap on Running Lookout.
— UltraRunning Magazine (@ultrarunningmag) May 29, 2026
New preprint: localised muscle fatigue (calf and quad) does not meaningfully change submaximal oxygen cost in trained runners. Less than 1.4 per cent shift. Open access on bioRxiv. The late-race economy story is more central and less local than the consensus suggests.
— Steve Magness (@stevemagness) May 29, 2026
The women's qualifying session opens day two of the NCAA East First Round in Lexington on Thursday, with sprint quarters, pole vault semifinal and a deep 10,000m semifinal under the Kentucky lights.
ASICS confirms a Friday 29 May global release for its LATE NITE STARS collab on the GEL-FLEXKEE PRO 2.0, with a parallel JAPAN PRO MT drop limited to Tokyo, Osaka and Seoul flagships.
A new Frontiers in Bioengineering study contrasts full-length and Y-shaped carbon plates in male sprinters, flagging trade-offs in ankle eversion, joint mobility and stability that line up with last week's Mass General PM&R findings.
Four weeks out, the 2026 La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K elite field firms up in Cortina d'Ampezzo with a capped start designed to ease the early-course bottlenecks of past editions.
The 99th Comrades and 50th Up Run stays inside its long-range forecast window with cool overnight temperatures and a mid-teens high through Pietermaritzburg on 14 June.
Day 2 of the 2026 NCAA East First Round in Lexington. Women's session today. Hammer at 10:00, javelin at 13:00, sprints from 18:00, 10K semifinal at 21:10. Streaming on ESPN+. #NCAATF
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) May 28, 2026
LATE NITE STARS x GEL-FLEXKEE PRO 2.0 drops globally on Friday 29 May. Glow-in-the-dark outsole. Reflective mid-foot strap. $130 USD. Selected flagships only for the JAPAN PRO MT.
— ASICS (@ASICS) May 28, 2026
New in Frontiers in Bioengineering & Biotechnology: 40 trained male sprinters tested in full-length vs Y-shaped carbon plate shoes. Different geometries, different ankle stability profiles. The marathon plate isn't the sprint plate.
— Frontiers (@FrontiersIn) May 28, 2026
Four weeks. Five distances. One UNESCO World Heritage finish line. La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB 2026 returns to Cortina d'Ampezzo from 24-27 June. 120K start list closed and locked. #LUT2026
— Lavaredo Ultra Trail (@lavaredoutmb) May 28, 2026
Seventeen days to Comrades. Long-range models holding for a cool up run with overnight lows around 11°C in Durban and mid-teens for the finish in Pietermaritzburg. Forecast next refresh Saturday. #Comrades2026
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 28, 2026
The 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor East First Round gets under way at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Complex on Wednesday afternoon with men's qualifying events leading the four-day meet.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and home favourite Soufiane El Bakkali confirm Rabat as their 2026 Diamond League openers on Sunday 31 May, with Kambundji, Sion and Nader added.
Stockholm's 7 June Bauhaus-Galan now carries Mondo Duplantis's hometown return, Agate de Sousa's first outdoor competition as world indoor long jump champion and Cooper Lutkenhaus's senior 800m debut.
R.A.D Running's third shoe lands worldwide on Thursday with a 42mm SwellFoam bio-EVA stack, an 8mm drop, a 302g weight and a £130 daily trainer price tag.
With 22,000 runners and the 90km up route from Durban to Pietermaritzburg sold out, attention turns to elite seedings, race-week logistics and a weather forecast that currently favours a cooler-than-average up run.
Men's session opens the 2026 NCAA East First Round at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex today. Hammer at 10:00, sprints from 19:00. All four days streaming on ESPN+. #NCAATF
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) May 27, 2026
Entry lists finalised. Mahuchikh, Wanyonyi and El Bakkali kickstart their @Diamond_League 2026 in Rabat. Sunday 31 May. #DLRabat
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 27, 2026
Hemkomst. Mondo is back at the Olympic Stadium on 7 June. Bauhaus-galan 2026 is going to be magical. Tickets & start lists: link in bio. #BauhausGalan
— BAUHAUS-galan (@BauhausGalan) May 27, 2026
Meet Mal. The MALLOW is here. 42mm. 8mm drop. 40% bio-EVA. Available worldwide Thursday 28 May. Pop-ups open in London & New York from 09:00. #RADRunning
— R.A.D Running (@RADRunning) May 27, 2026
Eighteen days. 22,000 runners. The 99th Comrades and the 50th Up Run. Durban to Pietermaritzburg. 14 June. Watch your inbox for race-week comms. #Comrades2026
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 27, 2026
The 48th BolderBOULDER returned on Memorial Day with more than 52,000 runners across the citizens' waves and the men's and women's pro invitational fields closing Folsom Field on a 68°F morning.
Four weeks out, the 27 June fields are the deepest in the race's history — with the entire 2025 women's top ten returning and a men's race headlined by Walmsley and Jornet.
The 99th Comrades and 50th Up Run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg goes off on 14 June with a 22,000-runner cap and a new three-group start that does not shorten anyone's 12 hours.
A controlled lab head-to-head from Mass General Brigham finds that AFT shoes shift tibial loading and joint moments in directions consistent with bone stress injury risk — at controlled pace.
Rabat returns on Sunday 31 May with 14 Diamond disciplines, an El Bakkali-headlined steeplechase and a women's programme expanded with the 100m hurdles and 1500m outside Diamond scoring.
52,000+ runners. 95 waves. One Folsom Field finish. Thank you Boulder — the 48th BolderBOULDER is in the books. #BB10K #MemorialDay
— BolderBOULDER (@bolderboulder) May 25, 2026
Four weeks out. Start list locked. Walmsley + Jornet in the men's race, Hall + Xiang + Hogan + Seidel + Flower in the women's. Race day Saturday 27 June, 05:00 from Palisades.
— Western States 100 (@wser) May 26, 2026
The 99th Comrades is on. 50th Up Run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. New three-group start — everyone gets the full 12 hours from their own gun. See you on 14 June. #Comrades2026
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 26, 2026
New in PM&R: 23 elite runners, three shoes, one treadmill protocol — AFT shifts tibial loading and joint moments in directions linked to bone stress injury risk. Same pace. Same runners. The mechanism is now measured.
— Mass General Brigham (@MassGenBrigham) May 26, 2026
Five days to Rabat. 14 Diamond disciplines under the lights at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. El Bakkali home in the steeple. Sunday 31 May, 20:00 local.
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 26, 2026
Elvis Cheboi outkicks Gizealew Ayana in 2:09:22, with Rory Linkletter third in 2:09:43 and Natasha Wodak taking the masters race in 2:33:15 on her marathon return.
Conor Sarsfield of Helsby RC wins the men's marathon in 2:18:04 and Melissah Gibson takes the women's race for Ealing Eagles in 2:43:55 on a Royal-Mile-to-Musselburgh route.
Foresthill closes three sold-out days of point-to-point running on the final 70 miles of the Western States course, four weeks out from a likely-hot race day.
Faith Kipyegon's second sub-four-minute mile attempt will run at Stade Charléty on 26 June with a reworked pacing operation and a quietly intensifying Kaptagat block.
After three months in the Pro, the picture is clearer than the launch noise made it look — a controlled carbon racer with genuine wide-fit options and a friendlier ride than the brand's previous race-day attempts.
Elvis Cheboi takes the 2026 Tamarack Ottawa Marathon in 2:09:22, four seconds clear of Gizealew Ayana. Canada's Rory Linkletter holds on for third in 2:09:43. What a Sunday in the capital.
— Run Ottawa (@RunOttawa) May 25, 2026
Conor Sarsfield wins the Edinburgh Marathon in 2:18:04. Ten-minute margin. A composed second half from Aberlady back to Musselburgh. Helsby RC has a champion. #EdinburghMarathon
— Edinburgh Marathon Festival (@EdinburghMaraf) May 25, 2026
Three days of training camp done. Robinson Flat to Foresthill on Saturday. Rucky Chucky on Sunday. Green Gate to Auburn on Monday. Canyons run dry, snow patches up high. Race day is hot.
— Western States 100 (@wser) May 25, 2026
Five weeks to Paris. Patrick is dialled in. The legs are coming back. Trust the process. #SubFourMileBreaking
— Faith Kipyegon (@faithkipyegon) May 25, 2026
First impressions on the Mizuno Hyperwarp Pro after a 32km long run: shockingly stable for a plated shoe. Wide-fit option works. Not as poppy as the Pro 5 but kinder to the foot.
— Believe in the Run (@believeintherun) May 25, 2026
The 2026 Tamarack Ottawa Marathon stepped off Wellington Street into 9°C Ottawa Valley weather with Linkletter and Wodak headlining the Canadian elite field.
Eugene's two-day Wanda Diamond League stop has confirmed its Diamond disciplines with a Friday evening session and a Saturday afternoon programme.
A February 2026 PLOS One MRI study localises marathon-induced hamstring damage to the distal and middle sites, with recovery resolved by day eight.
A few months on from launch, reviewer verdicts on the Endorphin Pro 5 cluster into praise for refinement and concern about pace against the wider super-shoe field.
The 17 May parkrun UK weekend delivered 236,000 finishers across 860 events, with Bushy Park topping the single-event table again at 1,806.
A perfect morning for Ottawa Race Weekend. Cool, low cloud, light westerly. The kind of conditions that produce fast finish times deep into the field. Best of luck to everyone on the line. #OTTRaceWeekend
— Run Ottawa (@RunOttawa) May 24, 2026
2026 Prefontaine Classic — Diamond disciplines confirmed for both days at Hayward Field, Friday July 3 and Saturday July 4. Full programme to follow in the second week of June.
— Prefontaine Classic (@preclassic) May 24, 2026
236,000 of you out at 860 events this weekend. 1,806 at Bushy. 1,244 at Southampton. 1,115 at Battersea. Three new events launched in May, all with 200+ on their first day. Thank you to all our volunteers.
— parkrun UK (@parkrunUK) May 24, 2026
Heading into the closing 10km of taper week before Comrades. Three weeks out from the Up Run. Light strength, easy miles, focus on sleep and salt.
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 24, 2026
Egret Stadium hosts the second 2026 Wanda Diamond League stop with Warholm, Tebogo and Crouser returning to a card built around Shanghai rematches.
The 2026 Ottawa 10K doubled as the Canadian 10K Championships, with Hannah, Elmore, Flanagan and Levins leading a sold-out evening field.
A January 2026 PMC paper argues that the shape of a carbon plate, not just its stiffness, is shaping sprint mechanics and ankle stability in super shoes.
The Comrades Marathon Association has finalised the new traffic-light cut-off system that will run alongside the three-group start on 14 June.
Egret Stadium ready. Round two of the Wanda Diamond League comes to Xiamen on Saturday evening. Watch live from 7:00pm local time. #DiamondLeague #XiamenDL
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 23, 2026
It's race day on Wellington Street. Canadian 10K Championships kick off at 5:45pm with the elite women, 6:00pm for everyone else. Roar them home. #Ottawa10K #TamarackRW
— Run Ottawa (@RunOttawa) May 23, 2026
Three weeks to The Ultimate Human Race. New traffic-light cut-off system, three-group start at 05:00, 05:15 and 05:30, and the 50th Up Run. Comrades, here we come. #Comrades2026
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 23, 2026
Back on a Diamond League circle for the first time since Brussels 2024. Long road back. Grateful to be here. See you on the boards. #Xiamen
— Ryan Crouser (@RyanCrouser) May 23, 2026
Plate geometry > plate stiffness. New PMC paper out of January quietly reshapes how we should be talking about super shoes. Worth a read.
— Alex Hutchinson (@sweatscience) May 23, 2026
Big championship weekend in Ottawa. Canadians up front of the 10K tonight, marathon tomorrow morning. Tamarack is the place to be in late May.
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) May 23, 2026
Race-eve in Xiamen. Men's sprint window sliding back 20 minutes for cooler air after sunset. Warholm 400H, Tebogo in the 100 and 200, Crouser v Kovacs in the shot, Ingebrigtsen in the 3,000m. Saturday 18:35 local.
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 22, 2026
Ottawa 10K race-eve. Wellington Street, 17:45 women's elite, 18:00 men's. Rachel Hannah eyeing Marchant's 31:46 if the pack stays honest. Mass field has cleared 12,000 for the first time since 2018.
— Run Ottawa (@runottawa) May 22, 2026
Comrades 2026 seedings are live. 21,633 runners through qualification at a record 95.37%. Three start groups — 05:00, 05:15, 05:30. Three weeks and counting to Pietermaritzburg.
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 20, 2026
Xiamen weekend two. Richardson + Jackson + Miller-Uibo in the 200m. Russell + Amusan + Kambundji in the 100mH. Furlani v Tentoglou in the long jump. Crouser v Kovacs in the shot. Saturday on Diamond League TV.
— Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 21, 2026
Xiamen entries dropped overnight. Jackson 200, Warholm 400H, Tebogo 200, Crouser SP, Patterson HJ, Sion DT. Diamond League weekend two is going to be a banger.
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 20, 2026
New BJSM paper out of Aarhus: 5,205 runners, 18 months, Garmin data. Injuries do not develop gradually. A single session 10-30% longer than your longest run of the last month raises injury risk on that session by 64%. The 10% weekly rule is in trouble.
— British Journal of Sports Medicine (@BJSM_BMJ) May 20, 2026
OTTAWA MARATHON ELITE FIELDS — Geoffrey Kirui, Andamlak Belihu and Yamato Otsu on the men's start list. Worknesh Edesa, Vibian Chepkirui and Malindi Elmore on the women's. Tamarack Race Weekend kicks off Saturday morning.
— Run Ottawa (@runottawa) May 20, 2026
2,100 of you wrote to your MPs. We will keep doing what we have always done: a free, weekly, timed 5K, open to all. See you Saturday at 09:00.
— parkrun UK (@parkrunUK) May 20, 2026
Alphafly 4 broader release this week. £290 in the UK, $310 in the US, with limited stock through end of June. Atomknit 3.0 upper, internal forefoot pods, steeper rocker. The race shoe arms race continues.
— Believe in the Run (@BelieveInTheRun) May 20, 2026
BROOKLYN HALF — 30,341 finishers cross the Coney Island boardwalk in the largest US half-marathon ever staged. Abraham Longoswia 1:04:32, Fatima Alanis 1:13:11. New York Road Runners says the no-show rate was the lowest of the modern era.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) May 19, 2026
Jessica Schilder. 21.09m. The first woman past 21m in the Diamond League since 1999. Chase Jackson 20.46. Sarah Mitton 20.42. The depth in the women's shot is extraordinary right now.
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) May 16, 2026
Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.12m on his first attempt to open the season, then took three big swings at 6.32m for the world record. He brushed the bar twice. This guy is operating on a different planet
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 16, 2026
115 years of Bay to Breakers in the books. Nolan Hosbein 37:16, Tamara Jewett 40:46, and around 30,000 runners walking, jogging and tortilla-throwing their way from the Embarcadero to Ocean Beach. Even the centipedes survived the headwind.
— Bay to Breakers (@bay2breakers) May 17, 2026
Andrew Simpson runs the seventh-fastest time in Massanutten Mountain 100 history — 18:26:17 on one of the rockiest 100-milers in the country. Cali Janulis takes the women's race in 23:35. Massive efforts at Caroline Furnace.
— iRunFar (@iRunFar) May 18, 2026
Brian Kallhof wins the Cruel Jewel 100 in 25:04:28 with Kevin Tiffany 11 minutes back. 33,000 ft of climbing over 106 miles in the Georgia mountains. Brutal, beautiful, done.
— UltraRunning Magazine (@UltraRunningMag) May 18, 2026
ZEGAMA WOMEN'S COURSE RECORD — Tove Alexandersson absolutely demolished the four-year-old mark to take her first Zegama title. Eight minutes inside Brinkman's 2022 record. What a Golden Trail opener.
— Golden Trail Series (@goldentrailser) May 17, 2026
9.95! NOAH LYLES OPENS HIS SEASON IN TOKYO. Tate Taylor 10.04, Jake Odey-Jordan 10.09 to round out the podium. The American is up and running. 🏁
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) May 17, 2026
BRITISH 10,000M CHAMPIONS 🇬🇧 Megan Keith and Emile Cairess both run PBs to take the titles at Loughborough. Keith breaks the championship record on her way to 30:39.20. Cairess defends in 27:14.85.
— British Athletics (@BritAthletics) May 17, 2026
46,313 finishers across all distances at the Rimi Riga Marathon this weekend — a record for the event and the largest single-weekend running festival in the Baltics. Thank you, Riga 💛
— Rimi Riga Marathon (@rigamarathon) May 17, 2026
T-12 ⏱️ Wings for Life World Run global gun in twelve hours. 195 countries, 11:00 UTC simultaneous start, 235,000 entered. DAZN free worldwide. Catcher Cars roll at 11:30 UTC at 15 km/h, top out at 35 km/h. Last App Run sign-ups close at 10:00 UTC.
— Wings for Life World Run (@WFLWorldRun) May 9, 2026
SEIDEL TO STATES 🏔️ Olympic marathon bronze Molly Seidel on the 2026 Western States 100 start list via her 4th-place Black Canyon 100K debut. 8:25:13, 6th-fastest women's 100K ever. First-time 100-miler at Olympic Valley.
— iRunFar (@iRunFar) May 9, 2026
PEREGRINE 16 ⛰️ Saucony's flagship trail trainer finally swaps PWRTRAC for a full Vibram Megagrip outsole. 4mm extra PWRRUN, 5mm chevron lugs retained, traction-lug dots added around each lug. £130. Fifteen generations later — yes.
— Saucony (@Saucony) May 9, 2026
TRANSVULCANIA ULTRA UNDERWAY 🌋 The 73km set off at 06:00 local from Tazacorte. Live tracking up. Mityaeva and L'Hirondel battle for the women's title; men's race wide open after last year's runner-up Sergio Garcia returned to the start line.
— Transvulcania (@transvulcania) May 9, 2026
RIVER BANK RUN GO TIME 🇺🇸 49th Amway River Bank Run away in Grand Rapids. USATF 25 km Championships up for grabs and Casey Clinger out to defend the American record. 10,000+ runners on the start line. $98,800 pinned on the 25K.
— USATF (@usatf) May 9, 2026
24 HOURS TO GO ⏱️ Wings for Life World Run race eve: catcher car kicks off at 13:00 UTC tomorrow. 505 race locations live, 161 nationalities entered, last App Run sign-ups open until 10:00 UTC on Sunday. Every entry funds spinal cord research.
— Wings for Life World Run (@WFLWorldRun) May 9, 2026
KIPLIMO RIDES 🚗 Half-marathon WR holder Jacob Kiplimo confirmed as the men's catcher-car marker for the Vienna flagship of Wings for Life World Run. Top speed 35km/h within the first hour. Catch line targeted past 89.99km — Fukuda's 2022 men's mark.
— Red Bull (@redbull) May 9, 2026
BAY TO BREAKERS 8 DAYS OUT 🌉 30,000+ entries booked for the 115th running on 17 May. Ocean Beach finish festival confirmed permanent. 80+ centipede teams. $30K prize purse for the open winners. The 12K record (33:31, Kitwara 2009) is back on the watch list.
— Bay to Breakers (@baytobreakers) May 9, 2026
COMRADES 2026 🇿🇦 The 14 June Up Run is locked at 85.777km, the shortest officially recognised Up Run in the modern era. R605,000 bonus for breaking the existing Up Run best, total prize pot above R8 million. Records on the table.
— Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 8, 2026
SKYWARD X 2 LANDS 👟 UK launch in May at £185. PEBA-over-EVA midsole, 44mm heel (down 4mm), 5mm drop. Re-engineered carbon plate, wider platform, softer upper. The V1's tippiness is gone.
— Hoka (@HOKA) May 8, 2026
KEQIAO 100m 🏁 Tebogo, Thompson, Coleman, Bednarek, Bromell, Simbine, Leotla. Six men sub-9.95 in the field on 16 May. The Diamond League opener has a final-quality entry list.
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 8, 2026
COCODONA 250 WOMEN'S PODIUM 🏔️ Heather Jackson 2nd in 60:14:21, Courtney Dauwalter 3rd in 64:32:08 behind Rachel Entrekin's overall winner. Women fill three of the top six finishing places for the first time at Cocodona.
— Aravaipa Running (@AravaipaRunning) May 7, 2026
KEQIAO 300mH 🚧 Warholm vs dos Santos over a one-off 300m hurdles on 16 May. Unofficial world best 32.97 (Warholm, Bislett 2021). 19:55 CST, between the women's 200m and men's 5000m. No Diamond League points; pure straight-up race.
— Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 7, 2026
MINTED x SAUCONY 🪞 Chrome Endorphin Pro 5 lands at Minted's Soho pop-up on Saturday 16 May, 11:00–18:00 BST. Online drop via @minted_ny on 19 May, global Saucony.com release 21 May. $250.
— Minted NY (@minted_ny) May 7, 2026
WALMSLEY IS BACK 🏔️ Four-time WSER champion Jim Walmsley on the 2026 start list via a Hoka sponsor entry. First Western States start since the 2025 DNS, no Golden Ticket race in the build-up. The 27 June favourite's column has just been redrawn.
— iRunFar (@iRunFar) May 1, 2026
SIMMS 44.02 🇺🇸 Georgia freshman Jonathan Simms wins Torrin Lawrence Memorial 400m in a world-leading 44.02. By 0.005 over Bama's Sam Ogazi. Bulldog school record. U20 #2 all-time outdoors. Athens, Georgia is the centre of 400m gravity right now.
— DyeStat (@DyeStat) May 3, 2026
A world-record 1,338,544 people have applied in the public ballot for the 2027 TCS London Marathon — beating last year's previous record by close to 290,000. We are exploring a one-off two-day weekend format on 24-25 April subject to permissions. Outcome emails go out in early July.
— London Marathon Events (@LondonMarathon) May 1, 2026
Sara Hall is on a nine-day training rotation. Two key sessions per cycle, 96 hours between them. "Injuries used to be the limiter; now my body can handle the workouts, but my neurological power isn't always the same." Boston masters win 2:31:55 at 43. The model is the story.
— Outside Run (@outsideMag) April 28, 2026
COCODONA 250 DAY 3 EVENING 🏔️ Kilian Korth into Munds Park (mile 190.6) at 47h elapsed, glute issue, 20 minutes in the warming tent, 20-minute massage, back out into cold steady rain. Same +30 min gap to Rachel Entrekin he's held since yesterday afternoon.
— Aravaipa Running (@AravaipaRunning) May 6, 2026
PRE CLASSIC LONG JUMP 🏟️ Olympic and world LJ champ Tara Davis-Woodhall confirmed for the Pre Classic on 4 July. First Diamond League outing of her 2026 outdoor season. Field of 9 includes Moore, Mihambo, Assani and Buschkuehl.
— The Prefontaine Classic (@nikepreclassic) May 6, 2026
NEW RESEARCH 🧬 Cohort study (n=5,205) finds single-session distance spikes >10% sharply elevate overuse injury rate. Authors call the curve "an elbow rather than a slope" — the long run, not the weekly total, drives most risk. Open access.
— BJSM (@BJSM_BMJ) May 6, 2026
FLYING PIG COURSE RECORD 🐷 Zach Kreft 2:17:40 — 2 minutes 44 seconds inside Cecil Franke's 20-year-old 2:20:24 course record. Course never let up; Kreft hit the front on Eden Park hill at mile 7 and never looked back.
— Flying Pig Marathon (@FlyingPig) May 6, 2026
RUSSELL TO KEQIAO 🇨🇳 Olympic 100mH champ Masai Russell confirmed for the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League season opener on May 16. "Coming back to the same crowd, the same straight, with a target on my back as Olympic champion is a different kind of test."
— Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 6, 2026
LA TRACK FEST 800M 🏃♂️ Josh Kerr is going down from 1500. Jake Wightman is going down from 1500. And Donavan Brazier is back outdoors for the first time since 2024. Hoppel and Crestan also confirmed. Friday 23 May, UCLA, fast night for two laps.
— Sound Running (@SoundRunning) May 6, 2026
BREAKING 🏃♂️ Cooper Lutkenhaus will make his pro 1500m debut at the @SoundRunning LA Track Festival on May 23. World indoor 800m champion lining up at Drake Stadium against an Olympic-medal-rich field. Big swing, big stage.
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) May 6, 2026
COCODONA 250 DAY 3 🏔️ Rachel Entrekin into Sedona with 100 miles to run, +2 miles on Korth. Big change behind: Cody Poskin moves past Joe McConaughy into 3rd. Korth taking extra time on foot care, Entrekin in/out in 5 minutes.
— Aravaipa Running (@AravaipaRunning) May 6, 2026
UTMB 2026 RULE CHANGES 📜 Mandatory medical certificate dropped (French legislative change). Carbon contribution now compulsory, calculated by departure address & mode of transport. Pre-reg entry pack lighter, race fee a touch heavier.
— UTMB Mont-Blanc (@UTMBMontBlanc) May 6, 2026
TRANSVULCANIA 3 DAYS OUT 🌋 WMRA Mountain Running World Cup double-header confirmed: Vertical Kilometre Thursday, Half Marathon Saturday. 73K ultra Saturday morning. Mityaeva v L'Hirondel headline the women's elite. Race village open in Los Llanos.
— Transvulcania (@transvulcania) May 6, 2026
COCODONA 250 MEN'S PODIUM 🏔️ Kilian Korth 1st male, Cody Poskin 2nd, Joe McConaughy 3rd. Korth held a steady gap to leader Rachel Entrekin from Sedona to the finish; Poskin ran negative-split splits across the back half. McConaughy back on the Cocodona podium for the first time since the 2022 inaugural win.
— Aravaipa Running (@AravaipaRunning) May 7, 2026
3 DAYS TO GO ⏳ App-run registration closes 10:00 UTC on Sunday 10 May for the 2026 Wings for Life World Run. Munich Olympiapark, Vienna Schoenbrunn Palace and Cape Town flagships all sold out. Global field tracking past 320,000 across 192 nationalities. 100% of entry fees fund spinal cord injury research.
— Wings for Life World Run (@WFLWorldRun) May 7, 2026
HOAG OC MARATHON COURSE RECORD 🏁 Steven Martinez (USA) 2:14:06 — almost 4 minutes inside the previous Costa Mesa course record. Trials standard ticked off and a comeback from two years of knee trouble. Smith 2nd in 2:20:37, Pacheco 3rd. Bourne wins women's in 2:57:53.
— OC Marathon (@ocmarathon) May 3, 2026
LINCOLN MARATHON 49TH EDITION 🏟️ 7,000+ runners across the marathon and half. Taylor Somers (Omaha) wins women's in 2:39:59 on a Memorial Stadium finish. Jacob Vander Plaats (Sioux Center) takes men's in 2:21:13. The 50th edition is on the calendar for 2027.
— Lincoln Marathon (@LincolnMarathon) May 3, 2026
RIMI RIGA MARATHON ELITE 🇱🇻 Half-marathon start list now the deepest in race history. Geay (59:18 PB), Kipkogei (59:31 PB), Mayer (1:08:08 PB) all confirmed for 17 May. Marathon and 10K elite announcements to follow this week.
— Rimi Riga Marathon (@RimiRigaMaraton) May 5, 2026
PRAGUE MARATHON 2026 🇨🇿 Berehanu Tsegu (ETH) 2:05:51, Felix Kipkoech 2:07:45, Andualem Belay 2:07:59. Women's race won by Millicent Jelimo on debut — 2:24:19, leading an all-Kenyan podium with Ruguru (2:26:41) and Tanui (2:27:45).
— RunCzech (@runczech) May 3, 2026
SKYWARD X 2 IS HERE 👟 Global launch 15 May, $225. -10g per shoe vs the original. New carbon-fibre plate geometry, premium jacquard mesh upper, wide and extra-wide at launch. The plushest Hoka in the line, now leaner.
— HOKA (@HOKA) May 5, 2026
New @stiruni research: parkwalker volunteers drove a 55% surge in walking participation across 68 Scottish parkruns and reversed the decline in average age of new attendees. Strongest evidence yet that the role belongs at every event.
— parkrun UK (@parkrunUK) May 5, 2026
SHANGHAI / KEQIAO 16 MAY 🇨🇳 14 Diamond Disciplines confirmed. Men's 100m, 800m, 3000m, 110mH, 400mH, PV, DT. Women's 200m, 400m, 1500m, 100mH, 3000mSC, LJ, SP. Duplantis among confirmed entrants. First China stop of the 2026 season.
— Diamond League (@Diamond_League) May 4, 2026
50 YEARS OF BLOOMSDAY 🌸 Reid Buchanan (USA) 34:30 and Kassie Parker (USA) 39:21 take the elite races at the 50th Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane. First all-American podium top in over 20 years. 40,000+ finishers along Riverside Ave.
— Bloomsday Run (@bloomsdayrun) May 3, 2026
PRE CLASSIC 2026 🌳 All 14 Diamond Disciplines confirmed for the expanded two-day Hayward Field weekend on 3 & 4 July. Bowerman Mile and Mutola 800m back. Field set to be announced over the coming weeks.
— Prefontaine Classic (@preclassic) May 5, 2026
Wings for Life World Run 2026 flagship to start in front of Schonbrunn Palace on 10 May for the first time. 505 events across 67 countries on the books — 53 more than 2025. App Run map keeps growing. 100% of entry fees fund spinal cord injury research.
— Wings for Life World Run (@WFLWorldRun) May 4, 2026
Cocodona 250 day five 🏔️ Rachel Entrekin closing on Flagstaff with the women's race effectively decided. Joe McConaughy and Kilian Korth still inseparable in the men's chase. Live tracker is doing the Lord's work.
— Aravaipa Running (@AravaipaRunning) May 5, 2026
SAWE TO BERLIN 🇰🇪 The 1:59:30 London man has confirmed the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 21 September as his next race. Defending his 2025 title on the city that has produced nine of the last eleven men's world records.
— World Marathon Majors (@WMajors) May 5, 2026
"I am not giving a stipulated time. I want to run a beautiful race that everyone will enjoy." Eliud Kipchoge, 19 days out from his first marathon on African soil at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon.
— Cape Town Marathon (@SanlamCTMarathon) May 5, 2026
New in @SportsHealthJ — 30 min of -10% downhill running at 35°C produced 6.7 h total sleep on the recovery night vs 5.2 h after the same effort at 20°C. REM and slow-wave sleep both higher. n=10, men only, well-controlled within-subject design.
— Running Research (@runresearch) May 5, 2026
NEW BOSTON MARATHON COURSE RECORD 🚨 John Korir 🇰🇪 defends in 2:01:52 — 70 seconds inside Geoffrey Mutai's 2011 mark of 2:03:02. The fifth-fastest marathon in history. #Boston130
— Boston Athletic Assoc (@BAA) April 20, 2026
"I didn't know I would run that fast." John Korir, the new Boston Marathon course record holder, on a 2:01:52 that nobody — including Korir — saw coming. Back-to-back Boston titles, and an extra $50,000 bonus to go with the win. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 20, 2026
Sharon Lokedi 🇰🇪 does the Boston double 👑 2:18:51 for the defending champion — first woman since Catherine Ndereba in 2005 to win back-to-back on the Hopkinton-to-Boylston course. Loice Chemnung 2nd (2:19:35), Mary Ngugi-Cooper 3rd (2:20:07). #Boston130
— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 20, 2026
FASTEST AMERICAN IN BOSTON HISTORY 🇺🇸 Jess McClain — 2:20:49, 5th place. Breaks Shalane Flanagan's 2014 mark of 2:22:02 by 73 seconds. Did it the hard way, including a U-turn at a hydration station at Mile 17 and a full sprint finish on Boylston. #Boston130
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) April 20, 2026
Zouhair Talbi 🇺🇸 just ran 2:03:15 at Boston. That is faster than Conner Mantz's ratified US record (2:04:43, Chicago 2025). Boston is ineligible for records — but the fastest American marathon time, on any course, now belongs to Talbi. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 20, 2026
Nine. Marcel Hug 🇨🇭 takes his 9th Boston Marathon wheelchair title in 1:16:06, fourth consecutive. One shy of Ernst van Dyk's all-time mark. Daniel Romanchuk 2nd in 1:22:44, Jetze Plat 3rd in 1:24:13. #Boston130
— Boston Athletic Assoc (@BAA) April 20, 2026
Eden Rainbow-Cooper 🇬🇧 defends her Boston title — 1:30:51 to take the women's wheelchair race for a second straight year. Scaroni 2nd (1:32:14), five-time champ Tatyana McFadden 3rd (1:34:08). The British 24-year-old now owns a second major in five months. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 20, 2026
Eight men under 2:05 at Boston — a race record. The Newton Hills stopped fewer careers today than they built. And on to London, where Sawe, Kiplimo and Cheptegei will now race with Korir's 2:01:52 as the benchmark. #Boston130 #LondonMarathon
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 20, 2026
The splits 📊 Korir 5K: 14:34 Korir half: 1:01:11 Korir 30–40K: 28:28 (fastest point-to-point 10K ever recorded at Boston) Korir last 2.2km: 6:17 Complete tactical masterclass in ideal tailwind conditions. #Boston130
— LetsRun.com (@letsrundotcom) April 20, 2026
🇹🇿 NATIONAL RECORD Alphonce Felix Simbu runs 2:02:47 for second in Boston — 1:51 inside his own Tanzanian national record, and only the third Boston runner in history to break 2:03. The reigning world marathon champion was the only non-Kenyan in the lead group past 30K. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 20, 2026
Monday's shoe count 👟 Korir won in an unreleased Asics Metaspeed Sky protoype Lokedi repeated in the Under Armour Velociti Elite 3 Nike's Alphafly 4 proto was on 4 of the men's top 10 Adidas Adios Pro Evo 2 on 3 of the men's top 10 First Boston men's and women's titles to non-Nike athletes since 2015. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 20, 2026
Gaborone next 🇧🇼 The FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix goes on Sunday 26 April — Continental Tour Gold, Letsile Tebogo, Gabby Thomas, Andre De Grasse, Wayde van Niekerk and Ferdinand Omanyala all on the entry list. Tune-up for the World Relays 2-3 May.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 21, 2026
And we have a winner! 🥇 Huge congratulations to Callum Hall, who won the wheelchair race earlier, and to the winners of the Manchester Marathon men's and women's races — Yohan Lidove (2:15:19) and Naomi Robinson (2:36:57). Well done to you all ❤️
— Manchester Marathon (@ManchesterMara) April 19, 2026
~9,000 runners across the Jersey City Marathon and Half this morning 🌉 Upper-40s and light winds, Liberty State Park out to Newport, and full 2027 Boston qualifier status. Fourth annual edition and the biggest yet. #JCMarathon
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 19, 2026
Vienna is ready 🇦🇹 43rd Vienna City Marathon goes off at 9:00am CEST on Sunday. 49,000 runners across the marathon, half, relay and 10K, and a 10,000-euro course-record bonus on both the men's (2:05:08) and women's (2:20:59) marks. Weather looks 8–12°C with light winds.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
21st Istanbul Half Marathon is set for Sunday 19 April 🏁 Flat, out-and-back, past Sultanahmet, Ayasofya, Topkapı Palace and the Grand Egyptian Bazaar. 14,000 entrants — a record for the event — and a pacing plan built around sub-59 men's and sub-66 women's lead groups.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
One to bank for your Sunday long run: @ultrarunning_mag says ultramarathons grew 6.5% per event in 2025 on the RunSignup platform, 8.3% in total. Texas, Colorado, California, Utah lead the map. Backyard ultras up 14%. Women now at 46% of 24-hour entrants.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
Mad City 100K: a new American standard 🇺🇸 Sarah Morrison — 7:17:01 (CR, -9 min on Herron's 2015 mark) Allison Mercer — 7:30 Brogan Austin — 6:34:01 (2nd all-time on the Wingra loop) Phil Young — 6:45:23 Team USA spots for Spain locked in.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
Zdeno Chara, Andrew Ference and astronaut Sunita Williams are all listed on the 2026 Boston Marathon ambassador file released by @BAA overnight. The celebrity field has grown to nearly 400 runners and the 10,000+ charity bibs are tracking toward $45M raised. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 19, 2026
Puma is using Boston to launch the Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 — 170g, Nitro Elite midsole, extended PWRPLATE, and an independent 3.15% running-economy improvement over the Fast-R 2. Limited drops at 'The High Point' through Monday; global release Friday 25 April.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 19, 2026
Less than 24 hours to go ⏱ Bibs collected, shakeouts done, buses to Hopkinton begin rolling out of Boston Common from 6:20am. First wheelchair gun at 9:02am, first elite women at 9:47am, first elite men at 10:02am. See you at Copley. #Boston130
— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 19, 2026
Final Patriots' Day forecast: start-line temperatures around 42°F at 9am in Hopkinton, high of 50°F at the Copley finish, 8mph WNW wind providing a quartering tailwind through the Newton hills, 30% chance of a light shower between waves. Excellent day to run fast. #Boston130
— WBUR News (@WBUR) April 19, 2026
Find your #Boston130 start assignment and bib number online within your @BAA Athletes' Village account today!🦄 #MeetTheMoment 🔗 https://t.co/7cHat8FqLW (3/3)
— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 7, 2026
The 2026 Boston Marathon men's professional field is officially set‼️ Field features: – 10 sub-2:05 men – 8 of last year's top 10 are back – Conner Mantz and Clayton Young reunite vs. Alex Maier – Boston debuts for Charles Hicks, Joe Klecker + more ⬇️ https://t.co/CsngKfSCvc
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) March 2026
Chilly and breezy — a much better Patriots' Day setup for runners than warm or wet. Temperatures at the Hopkinton start line in the mid-30s, highs in the upper 40s along the course, and a NW wind providing a quartering tailwind on the point-to-point run into Copley. #Boston130
— WBUR News (@WBUR) April 15, 2026
Eight Boston titles. Every current Major on the wall. A fourth straight @bostonmarathon crown would take Marcel Hug to nine — and on Monday's forecast, that course record of 1:15:33 is on the table again. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
Nike has taken down the Newbury Street storefront sign reading "Runners welcome. Walkers tolerated." after a day of criticism from adaptive athletes and Boston's mass field. Statement: "We want more people to feel welcome in running — no matter their pace, experience or the distance." #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
Watching for a potential Alphafly 4 debut on Monday. Nike dropped a "White/Volt" Alphafly 3 on Thursday — historically the kind of colourway that lands right before a new generation. Jacob Kiplimo raced "Dev 164" in Chicago last October. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
Course record for Addisu Yihune 💨 The 23-year-old Ethiopian clocks 13:14 to win the 2026 @BAA Boston 5K and claim the $5,000 event-record bonus on top of the $8,000 winner's cheque. Gela Hambese defends the women's title in 15:28. #Boston130
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 18, 2026
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and a course record for Yihune at the 2026 Boston 5K 🔥 🥇 Addisu Yihune — 13:14 (CR) 🥇 Gela Hambese — 15:28 (defends) 🥇 Marcel Hug 🇨🇭 — 10:25 (4th straight) 🥇 Tatyana McFadden 🇺🇸 — 12:29
— Boston Athletic Assoc (@BAA) April 18, 2026
The TCS London Marathon Running Show is OPEN at ExCeL London 🇬🇧 Event packs to collect, 200+ exhibitors, Alphafly 4 and Adios Pro Evo 2 displays, and a world-record 59,000-strong field to get through in four days. Come early — Friday and Saturday get busy.
— London Marathon Events (@LondonMarathon) April 22, 2026
Fresh off the Boston scoresheet and into London race week 🧳 Korir's 2:01:52 has reset expectations. Sawe, Kiplimo and Cheptegei were already the deepest London men's field on paper — now they have a benchmark two minutes inside the course record. Sunday's forecast: dry, 10-17°C.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 22, 2026
Sir AP McCoy is on the Matt Hampson Foundation stand at ExCeL on Friday from 14:00. 20-time Champion Jockey, seven Grand Nationals missed for this one — now tackling his first and, he insists, only marathon on Sunday. A piece of British sporting crossover you'll want to see live.
— Running Lookout (@runninglookout) April 22, 2026
Record-breaking year for us! 🌍 1.1 million ballot applications received for the 2026 TCS London Marathon — a 36% increase on last year. We are now looking at plans for a 'one-off' edition with 100,000 runners, which would be the biggest mass-participation marathon ever staged.
— London Marathon Events (@LondonMarathon) April 17, 2026
Announcing 4 Weeks of Strength for Runners — a new Apple Fitness+ collaboration with @Strava, starting 20 April. Lead trainers: Kyle Ardill and Kim Ngo alongside ultramarathoners Hellah Sidibe and Kayla Jeter. Designed to build form and stability in the build to race day.
— Apple (@Apple) April 16, 2026
Emile Cairess has withdrawn from next Sunday's TCS London Marathon with a calf injury sustained in training. "I am gutted to be withdrawing. After missing 2025, I was so excited to return this year, but out of respect to the race and the distance, I only want to be on the start line if I'm in the best possible condition."
— London Marathon Events (@LondonMarathon) April 17, 2026
CLASH OF THE TITANS 🙌 The 3 fastest women in marathon running history and the reigning women-only world record-holder are heading to the @LondonMarathon on 26 April 🤯 Pick your favourite 👇 Tigst Assefa 🇪🇹 Joyciline Jepkosgei 🇰🇪 Hellen Obiri 🇰🇪 Julia Paternain 🇦🇷 https://t.co/QRiw7UiUEc
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) April 2026
World Athletics has outlined a landmark strategic roadmap for the future of distance running with the creation of a World Athletics Marathon Championships from 2030. The marathon stays in the World Championships for 2027 & 2029, but from 2031 onward, no road running races will https://t.co/AoO806TCUN
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) April 2026
The Diamond League has issued an update regarding the status of the Doha meeting, scheduled for May 8. 🇶🇦 "The Wanda Diamond League meeting in Doha is currently scheduled to go ahead as planned on May 8. The Diamond League continues to monitor the situation in Doha, working in https://t.co/ypjJWgMTSP
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) April 2026
Here's the video from the U.S. Half Marathon Championships debacle ⬇️ https://t.co/qPo1EMQ9kk
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) March 2026
USATF has issued a statement regarding the finish of the women's race at the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta this morning, where Jess McClain, Edna Kurgat and Emma Hurley were leading the race but were directed off course by the lead vehicle. A protest was filed https://t.co/o3ZO8Gg6eH
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) March 2026