Run the World — Marathons, Guide & Gears for Every Runner
The last of the SuperHalfs to hold the line on open entry has crossed it. Copenhagen Half Marathon announced this week that its 2027 race will be decided by random draw — making it the sixth and final race in the series to abandon first-come-first-served. The draw opens Wednesday, 16 September and runs until 30 … Read more
The headline from Thursday’s press conference is 78,000 — a record main race quota for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027. But the more significant announcement is a 5km race that does not require you to be a marathon runner at all. What the Record Numbers Actually Mean The 2027 edition, set for Sunday … Read more
When you are deep into a marathon block and pushing through a 20-mile long run, the last thing you want is a heavy piece of tech bouncing on your wrist. Watch makers usually pack their marathon-focused gear into bulky cases to accommodate bigger batteries and complex GPS antennas. Suunto is flipping that script with the … Read more
For years, getting into the Paris Marathon meant setting an alarm, pre-filling your card details and hoping the registration server held up under 50,000 simultaneous requests. The first-come-first-served system rewarded fast internet connections and the right time zone. That is gone for 2027. Paris is now a ballot race, registration opened today on September 8, … Read more
Image: IICC New Delhi Expo Name: VDHM 2026 Playscape Expo Dates: 15–17 October 2026 Venue: Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall 1C, Sector 25, Dwarka, Delhi 110077 Timings: Oct 15 — 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM · Oct 16 — 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Oct 17 — 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Metro: Yashobhoomi … Read more
(Photo: Xinhua Silk Road / PR Newswire) Shenyang Marathon 2026 Facts Date: September 6, 2026 Field Size: 22,000 runners (10,000 full, 12,000 half) Location: Shenyang Olympic Sports Center, China International city marathons often blur into a repetitive loop of wide concrete boulevards and generic hydration stations. The 2026 Shengjing Bank Shenyang Marathon took a completely … Read more
Photo: Eilish McColgan / Facebook Four months ago, Eilish McColgan crossed the finish line at the London Marathon with blood soaking through her shoe. She placed seventh, refused to stop and then spent the next five months unable to run a single mile. On Sunday she came back to London, lined up at the Big … Read more
The screenless fitness tracker wars just got a new player — and this one is from India. Luna, a health-tech company that quietly built one of the more respected smart rings in the market, walked into IFA 2026 in Berlin and announced that its Luna Band is now shipping worldwide. No fanfare, no celebrity partnership, … Read more
Breaking the 19 hour barrier at UTMB used to sound like bad math. The elevation profile alone demands respect but American ultrarunner Ben Dhiman just rewrote the playbook. After two previous DNF results in 2023 and 2024 and a runner up finish in 2025 he returned to Chamonix and delivered a performance that will be … Read more
India’s most brutal half marathon just made history again. On the morning of 6 September 2026, thousands of runners hauled themselves up the slopes of Yawateshwar hill in Satara and, in doing so, officially broke a Guinness World Record that Satara itself had set and reset multiple times before. The 15th edition of the Satara … Read more