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Greg Meyer’s name has sat at the top of the Detroit Free Press Marathon record books since 1980. Forty-six years. Nobody in the modern era of marathon running — carbon plates, altitude camps, sub-threshold training science, all of it — had touched his 2:13:07 on this course. On Sunday morning, a 32-year-old from Ferndale, Michigan … Read more
View this post on Instagram A post shared by World Athletics (@worldathletics) At kilometre 25 of the women’s race in Amsterdam this morning, the lead group was 48 seconds behind course record pace. It was cold. It was raining. There was a headwind on the Amstel that had already cut the men’s pack down to … Read more
Results confirmed: Sunday 18 October 2026, 11:45 CET (09:45 UTC). Both the men’s and women’s marathon course records have been broken at the NLB 30th Ljubljana Marathon. Full results below. Half marathon and 10km results are final. The 30th NLB Ljubljana Marathon did not need to manufacture a moment for its anniversary. It got one … Read more
The fastest marathon ever run on Chinese soil did not happen at a winter speed race in Shanghai or Xiamen. It happened on a cool October morning at the 2026 Bank of China Beijing Marathon, where Tamirat Tola showed up as the reigning Olympic champion, ran 2:03:10 and left having rewritten the record books. Race … Read more
Alex Matata won the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon in 2025. On Sunday morning, his twin brother Charles came to Delhi, ran wire to wire and broke a six-year-old course record. The Matata family now owns the fastest time in this race’s history. Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2026 — Winners at a Glance Elite Men: Charles … Read more
Quick Facts 📅 Race Date: Sunday 16 May 2027 📍 Start: Lorne SLSC Car Park, Mount Joy Parade, Lorne VIC 3232 🏁 Finish: Apollo Bay Hotel, Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay VIC 3233 📏 Distance: 44km — not a standard 42.195km marathon ⏱ Start Time: 8:00am AEST 🚫 Cut-off: 6 hours 30 minutes 🎟 Registration: … Read more
🗓️ Race Date: Saturday, 31 July 2027 📍 Location: Ayers Rock Resort, Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia 🏃 Distances: Marathon (42.2km), Half Marathon (21.1km), 11km Fun Run, 6km Fun Run ⏱️ Cut-off Time: 8 hours (marathon and half marathon) 🌅 Start Time: 7:45am (marathon and half marathon); 9:00am (fun runs) 🎟️ Registration Status: Entries opening soon … Read more
Quick Facts 📅 Date: Sunday, July 25, 2027 📍 Location: Simón Bolívar Park, Bogotá, Colombia 📏 Distances: 21K (half marathon) and 10K 🏁 Start & Finish: Events Plaza, Simón Bolívar Park ⏰ Start Times: 21K — 8:00 a.m. (staggered waves) | 10K — 9:30 a.m. ⏳ Time Limit: 3 hours 🏔️ Altitude: 2,600m (8,530 ft) … Read more
🗓️ Race Dates: Saturday 12 June 2027 — Run for Peace 10km | Sunday 13 June 2027 — Full and Half Marathon 📍 Start and Finish: Amahoro Stadium, Kigali-Remera, Rwanda 📏 Distances: Full Marathon 42.195km | Half Marathon 21.098km | Run for Peace 10km 🎟️ 2027 Registration: Not yet open — expected around March 2027. … Read more
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