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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.
Race: Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon 2026 (18th edition) Date: 4 October 2026 (Full Marathon & Half Marathon day) Venue: Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Total participants: 43,800 from 53 countries — race record Men’s marathon winner: Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya) — 2:21:19 Women’s marathon winner: Alemitu Ajema Lema (Ethiopia) — 2:39:29 Men’s half marathon winner: Amos … Read more
Sekhon IAF Marathon 2026: At a Glance Event: Sekhon Indian Air Force Marathon 2026 (SIM-26), 2nd Edition Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026 Cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Gwalior and Jodhpur (plus Thiruvananthapuram — see note below) Flagship venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi Flag-off: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh Race categories: 21.1km Half Marathon, … Read more
At a Glance Event: 2026 Generali Köln Marathon, 28th edition Date: Sunday 4 October 2026, Cologne, Germany Status: World Athletics Label Road Race Men’s winner: Bernard Kiprop Koech (KEN), 2:06:09 — Course Record Women’s winner: Jackline Chepngeno (KEN), 2:21:33 — Course Record Previous men’s CR: 2:06:54, Barnaba Kipkoech, 2025 Previous women’s CR: 2:25:35, set in … Read more
England’s next great marathon runner probably isn’t running marathons yet. That’s not a gap in the system — it’s the plan. England Athletics launched Project Brisbane on 1 October 2026, kicking off its inaugural camp at Leeds Beckett University’s Carnegie School of Sport. The name tells you everything about the timeline. This is not a … Read more
Nike didn’t build the Air Max Metro to get you to a finish line. They built it for everything that happens the rest of the day. And if you’ve been watching the retro runner market quietly explode over the last couple of years, the Metro makes a lot of sense right now. Dropped October 1 … Read more
Eight thousand and nineteen runners qualified for the 2027 Boston Marathon. The B.A.A. told all of them no. That number is the sharpest way to understand what Boston registration actually means in 2026. Having a BQ is not the achievement it once was — getting to the start line is. The Boston Athletic Association confirmed … Read more
Image disclaimer: This is an AI generated illustrative image and does not depict an actual London Marathon event. No World Marathon Major has done this before. The 2027 London Marathon will run on two separate days, splitting its elite, Championship and Good For Age fields by gender for the first time in the event’s history. … Read more
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. And on November 1, Sweden’s Andreas Almgren reportedly wore it to win … 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