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Most running shoes marketed at beginners are just slower versions of faster shoes. Stripped-back midsoles, cheaper foam, a carbon plate swapped for a nylon one. Nike looked at that formula and built something different. The Nike Swooshfly is not a reduced Alphafly. It is a purpose-built racing shoe designed from a blank page around one … Read more

Jacob Kiplimo already wore it in a race. He broke the half marathon world record in Lisbon wearing a prototype. Then he ran the fastest marathon of his life in London in the same shoe. Nike only told the world about it today. That is the story of the Nike Apex, announced on September 30, … Read more

The best running tracker you’ve ever worn might be the one that shows you nothing. That’s the bet Google made when it built the Fitbit Air, and as of this week, Indian runners no longer need a grey market workaround to find out if it’s true. The Fitbit Air has officially launched in India at … Read more

Most runners are obsessed with tracking what they do. Kilometres logged, pace splits, elevation gained. What almost nobody tracks is what happens in the 22 hours between sessions, which is where the body actually adapts, breaks down or quietly falls apart. The Pebble Qore Ultra is built entirely for that window. Pebble’s newest wellness band … Read more

Stephan Scholten with the Adios Pro 5 in its Solar Turbo launch colorway during the r/RunningShoeGeeks AMA. Image: u/adidas via Reddit Most shoe launches arrive pre-packaged. A press release, a product page, a controlled event with a handful of invited media. What Adidas did last Sunday was something different. Stephan Scholten, the company’s Senior Director … Read more

Most runners have never heard of the Diadora Frequenza. That’s exactly why this deal is worth your attention. Shoebacca is currently selling the Diadora Men’s Frequenza Running Shoes for $45, down from their original retail price of $180. That’s a 75% discount on a proper speed trainer with tech that competes with shoes costing three … Read more

Photo: glr123 via r/RunningShoeGeeks — the Adios Pro 5 New York colorway (right) next to the Solar Turbo launch edition The running shoe industry is notoriously leaky but a retail slip last week just gave us our clearest look yet at an alternate colorway of the brand-new Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5. While the shoe … Read more

Three years in, the Tawang Marathon has a new face. When a race gets a full identity refresh — new logo, new mascot, a redesigned finisher medal and a new race jersey — it is not routine event housekeeping. It means the people running it have decided the original version was a proof of concept, … Read more

Illustrative image. AI generated visual depicting a marathon hydration area and is not an actual photograph from the Wipro Bengaluru Marathon 2026. Updated: 28 September 2026 NEB Sports has issued an official apology across its social media channels acknowledging that the event “fell short of the experience and care that participants deserved”. The organisers took … Read more

Illustrative image created for FatMarathoner. Priyanka Goswami was disqualified during the Asian Games race walking event. Marathon racewalking is an entirely different beast from standard road running. Pushing your body across 42.195 kilometers is grueling enough but doing it while judges scrutinize the exact angle of your knee joint requires near superhuman precision. Indian athlete … Read more