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Last updated: October 2026 📅 Race date: Saturday, 30 January 2027 🏅 World Athletics label: Gold Label Road Race 🌍 Edition: 20th running in 2027 (established 2007; not held 2021) 📍 Location: Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 🏃 Distances: Half Marathon (21.1 km), 10K, 5K, 2K Fun Run ⏰ Start times: Elite ~6:15 … Read more
Last updated: August 2026 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon 2026 — Quick Answer 📅 Race date: Saturday, 12 December 2026 — 8th edition 🏆 Status: World Athletics Gold Label Road Race (upgraded from Elite Label for 2026) — AIMS certified ⏰ Start time: Elite race ~5:45 AM; Marathon and Relay 6:00 AM 📍 Course: Flat closed-road … Read more
In the endurance running community, performance tracking usually revolves around visible metrics like split times, VO2 max and weekly mileage. However, massive new health data from an artificial intelligence screening platform suggests that critical internal health markers—including blood pressure stability and systemic inflammation—are shifting silently long before physical symptoms appear. A new health analysis conducted … Read more
For years, the fitness community has focused heavily on internal health—tracking heart rates, building endurance and optimizing nutrition. However, a new artificial intelligence study suggests that outdoor athletes, particularly men, might be neglecting a critical aspect of their physical health: their skin. A massive nationwide research project conducted by Ningen Skin Sciences and Auriga Research … Read more
Suunto quietly has a watch that undercuts the Garmin Forerunner 970 by a wide margin, fixes the one thing that used to make Suunto unusable for serious training — heart rate accuracy — and ships to Indian addresses in 1–3 days. The Suunto Race 2 costs ₹57,990 in India, comes with a genuinely class-leading 55-hour … Read more
🔥 Now Live Saucony Triumph 24 hits global retail · Complete material redesign shifts to premium Aliphatic TPU foam The Saucony Triumph 24 has officially landed, bringing the single biggest tech overhaul the franchise has seen in half a decade. Saucony completely ditched the traditional PEBA midsole formulation from last generation, replacing it with an … Read more
Garmin Forerunner 70 India: Price, Specs & Should You Pick It Over the FR170? FM Dispatch · Smartwatches · July 2026 · Delhi, India AR Anurag Rana Founder, FatMarathoner.com. Delhi runner. 10+ years on the road. Daily Garmin user. I cover GPS watches from a runner’s perspective — what the spec sheet says, and what … Read more
Updated — August 25, 2026: Garmin’s Play Harder event has confirmed the Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro today. The Fenix 9 starts at $999.99 globally. The Pro starts at $1,099.99 with titanium case and optional inReach satellite connectivity. India pricing is not yet confirmed. Our Fenix 9 India page has been updated with confirmed … Read more
Last updated: September 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 2027 — Quick Answer 📅 Date: Sunday, May 23, 2027 (Africa’s First Abbott World Marathon Major) 📍 Route: DHL Stadium, Green Point → V&A Waterfront → City Bowl → Woodstock → Observatory → UCT → Sea Point promenade → Green Point finish 🎟️ 2027 Ballot: CLOSED · … Read more
Last updated: August 2026 The COROS August 2026 Feature Update delivers essential safety, live tracking, and recovery upgrades across the PACE, APEX, VERTIX, and NOMAD families. Moving past simple minor bug fixes, this public release equips marathoners and trail runners with real-time location sharing and enhanced sleep diagnostics for intensive training cycles. ⚡ COROS August … Read more