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The latest running and marathon news from around the world. FatMarathoner covers race results, gear launches, shoe and watch updates, race announcements and running industry news, reported by a veteran marathoner and running journalist with over a decade on the roads.
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
The Paris Marathon’s first-ever ballot has closed, and the numbers say everything about where this race now sits in the global marathon calendar. Nearly 166,000 runners applied for places in the 50th edition of the ASICS Marathon de Paris — set for Sunday, April 4, 2027. Lottery results started going out by email on Friday, … 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
Jack White did not lead the 33rd Jungfrau-Marathon for most of its 42.195 kilometres. He won it anyway. The British runner charged down defending champion Erik Hille on the long climb above Interlaken on Saturday to take the men’s title in 3:08:27, finishing 70 seconds clear of the German. Meanwhile, Germany’s Laura Hottenrott did what … Read more
Race: 5th Sohra International Half Marathon Date: September 5, 2026 Location: Sohra (Cherrapunji), Meghalaya Total finishers: 11,672 Distances: 21km (elite and Meghalayan categories) and 10km (age group) Elite men’s winner: Satish Kumar Verma — 1:03:04 Elite women’s winner: Tejaswini Narendra Lambkane — 1:15:20 Most runners dream of racing somewhere beautiful. Not many sign up to … Read more