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The men’s U18 200m national record had stood for three years. On Tuesday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Neil Samraj R from Tamil Nadu erased it so convincingly that even the conversation around Indian junior sprinting feels different now. Samraj clocked 21.03 seconds to win gold at the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships, going … Read more
A Reddit post from r/IndianRunningshoes went up this week asking what every runner staring at a 62% discount should be asking: is this real, or should I be worried? The post flagged the ASICS GT-2000 14 being sold on Flipkart at ₹5,291 through a seller called HSAtlastradeFashion, compared to ₹11,199 from ASICSINDIA on the very … Read more
Quick updates Race date: 25 October 2027 Distance: 21.1 km Total bibs: 25,000 Series: SuperHalfs Time qualification required: No Loyalty Phase (2026 runners only): 5 Nov (11:00 AM) to 9 Nov (10:59 AM) Public ballot window: 10 Nov (11:00 AM) to 16 Nov (10:59 AM) Draw: 17 November 2026 Results emailed: 18 November 2026 Ballot … Read more
The 13th-place finisher at the Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday just broke a world record that had stood for 35 years. By more than four minutes. Mark Kosgei Kiptoo of Kenya ran 2:15:24 at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, erasing the M50 marathon world record that South Africa’s Titus Mamabolo had held since 1991. While most of … Read more
Race at a Glance Category Detail 📅 Date Sunday 8 August 2027 📍 Start Hyde Park, Sydney — Park St and College St intersection 🏁 Finish Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach 📏 Distance 14km (point to point) 🏃 Field Size ~90,000 registered (sold out in 2024, 2025 and 2026) 📋 Registration Status Not yet open … Read more
📅 Date: Sunday, March 7, 2027 📍 Start: Parque Industrial Lagunero, Gómez Palacio, Durango 🏁 Finish: Bosque Venustiano Carranza, Torreón, Coahuila 📏 Distance: Full marathon — 42.195 km (26.2 miles) ⏰ Gun time: 6:30 AM (main field); 6:20 AM (athletes with disability) ⏱️ Time limit: 6 hours 30 minutes (timing ends at 13:00) 🏃 Field … Read more
Before a single runner crosses a finish line on Sunday, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will have already started its clock. World Athletics has confirmed the marathon qualification window opens November 1, 2026 and runs through April 30, 2028. Five major races are happening on that exact Sunday. Every elite on those start lines is … Read more
Photo: U.S. Armed Forces Sports / armedforcessports.defense.gov A Marine winning the Marines’ own marathon — and a runner from Colorado taking the women’s title. That is the story of the 51st Marine Corps Marathon. Kyle King, bib number 1, running under the Marines category, crossed the finish line at the Iwo Jima Memorial in 2:17:31 … Read more
File Photo: Sheila Chepkirui in action at the 2024 TCS London Marathon. Photo: Katie Chan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Spain didn’t just win the Valencia Half Marathon on Sunday. It rewrote its own history by 96 seconds. Rodrigue Kwizera, who switched allegiance from Burundi to Spain, clocked 58:03 to shatter the Spanish national … Read more
Puma’s own lab data says this is the most running-efficient shoe they have ever made. Their highest recorded energy return. Their best running economy numbers across the entire road lineup. Two years of testing, athlete collaboration and material science to get here. The Puma Fast-RB Nitro Elite 2 launches on October 28. It costs €350. … Read more