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Photo: Niclas Dehmel / Unsplash Most runners treat the BMW Berlin Marathon as a lottery problem. Apply, wait, hope. If it does not work out, try again next year. That framing misses three other legitimate routes into the race — including a charity entry system with the lowest fundraising minimums of any World Marathon Major, … Read more

Last updated: August 2026  |  Race date: Sunday 29 August 2027 In 2025, its first year as a World Marathon Major, the TCS Sydney Marathon received 79,000 ballot applications. In 2026 that number jumped to 123,000. The field holds roughly 40,000 marathon runners. The gap between demand and supply is growing every year — and … Read more

The Servus Edmonton Marathon is usually a crowning event for the local running community. This year it hosted the Canadian Half Marathon Championships. However, an unforced error in course measurement turned the August 16 race into a heartbreaking day for countless athletes chasing personal records. Event: Servus Edmonton Marathon Race Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026 … Read more

There is a moment in every marathon, usually somewhere between kilometre 32 and 36, where the race stops being a plan and starts being a negotiation. Your training says you should be able to hold this pace. Your legs have filed an objection. And your shoes, more than most runners ever expect, are part of … Read more

There is a certain point in a trail run when the weather decides it’s had enough of you. The sky comes in low, the temperature drops a gear and the path you were running an hour ago is now something else entirely. Wet rock. Loose soil turned to slip. The kind of descent that demands … Read more