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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.
The fastest marathon ever run on Chinese soil did not happen at a winter speed race in Shanghai or Xiamen. It happened on a cool October morning at the 2026 Bank of China Beijing Marathon, where Tamirat Tola showed up as the reigning Olympic champion, ran 2:03:10 and left having rewritten the record books. Race … Read more
Alex Matata won the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon in 2025. On Sunday morning, his twin brother Charles came to Delhi, ran wire to wire and broke a six-year-old course record. The Matata family now owns the fastest time in this race’s history. Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2026 — Winners at a Glance Elite Men: Charles … Read more
Brooks Glycerin Max 3: At a Glance Release Date: October 30, 2026 — available now Price: £180 (UK) / €200 (Europe) / US pricing TBC Category: Max-cushion neutral daily trainer Terrain: Road Foam: DNA RISE TUNED — nitrogen-infused dual-cell (new for Max 3) Rocker: GuideRoll Rocker Stack Height: 45mm heel / 39mm forefoot Drop: 6mm … Read more
Suunto didn’t just update the Race S. The Finnish brand quietly put a battery technology borrowed from electric vehicles inside a 56-gram watch and called it a Tuesday. The Race 3S is the most significant hardware step Suunto has taken in years and the first real sign the company is serious about closing the gap … Read more
The wait is over. Procam International has published the official route maps for the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2026 — all categories, all marked distance points. With race day on Sunday, 18 October, runners now have everything they need to plan their effort. There are two confirmed changes from previous editions: the Open 10K starts … Read more
File photo: Sifan Hassan on Day 2 of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Eugene, Oregon. Photo: Erik van Leeuwen via Wikimedia Commons (GFDL) The headline doing the rounds says Sifan Hassan has pulled out of the New York City Marathon with an Achilles injury. She has not. The Achilles ended her London campaign six months … Read more
Altra built its entire identity around zero-drop. No heel elevation. The ground beneath you, as flat as it gets. So when the brand ships a new tempo trainer with a 4mm drop, a supercritical foam stack and a PEBAX plate, it tells you something has fundamentally shifted in how Altra reads the speed shoe market. … Read more
File Photo The WADA chief had barely left Nairobi when the next name dropped. Less than ten days after World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka wrapped up a three-day visit to Kenya to review the country’s anti-doping machinery, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced yet another provisional suspension. This time: Ronald Kipkoech Korir, a 35-year-old marathoner … Read more
Eliud Kipchoge broke the course record on Sunday. The Melbourne Marathon got the headline it wanted. Then the rest of it came out. An official race vehicle struck a runner at Albert Park. A doctor who stopped to help was hit by an event motorcycle. Thousands of half-marathoners finished a warm October morning with no … Read more
The most science-backed super shoe of 2025 never got the attention it deserved. For 18 months it sat at $300, getting overshadowed by Nike and Adidas in a category where marketing spend tends to move the needle more than lab data. Now it’s $100 cheaper, and the conversation needs to happen. Puma’s Fast-R Nitro Elite … Read more