Marathon Runner Kicks Dog During Race, Loses UA Sponsorship Deal
Columbian athlete Jamie Alejandro was recorded kicking a dog that was crossing the road during the Saint Silvester Road Race in Caldas, Columbia on New Year’s eve. While moving with a group of other runners on a street in Neira,…
Boston Marathon Ranked 5th in 2019 Top U.S. Marathon Survey by BibRave
So, who topped the marathon ranking? BibRave, a running community that connects runners with races, recently listed the top 20 U.S. marathons in its website, and the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon came out on top in 2019. The ranking is…
Running A Marathon Will Keep You Younger, New Research Says
A new study by researchers from Barts and University College London reported that training and completing a marathon can improve the health of a new runner’s arteries, cutting about four years off their “vascular age”. 138 novice runners attempting the…
Five Injured after Cylinder Explosion at Solapur International Marathon
A gas cylinder exploded at 5:30am, minutes before the flag-off of the Solapur International Marathon’s half marathon category last Sunday, 5 January 2020. Two teenage volunteers, a women and a worker sustained serious injuries from the explosion. According to indianexpress.com,…
Disney Marathon Week Countdown Begins
9 January 2020 will be another day for runners to dream and remember as the world’s happiest and very expensive fairyland, the Walt Disney World in Florida, open its doors to host the Walt Disney World’s runDisney race. The 4-day…
Ice Marathon Kickstarts Global 2020 Races
2,000 runners around the world celebrated the 2020 New Year at the ice marathon in Fuyuan City of Heilongjiang Province, the East Pole of China. According to CGTN, runners completed the run at a temperature of -25 degree Celsius on…
Duo clinched Guinness World Record for fastest marathon pushing a wheelchair
Marcus Green set a new Guinness World Record on 8 December for the fastest time pushing a wheelchair round a marathon at the RunThrough Running GP event held at Goodwood Motor Circuit. According to the Guiness World Book of Records’…
Eliud Kipchoge Focuses on Breaking Course Record of London Marathon 2020
The world’s fastest human to run a sub-2 marathon and the official fastest marathon in history has announced that he will be attempting to set a new course record at the London Marathon in 2020. Eliud Kipchoge holds the current…
Wait! Strava Had a Map Upgrade?
Click here to follow ToughASIA’s Strava Club and stand to win race slots, merchandise and other prizes. Strava, the world’s largest sports participation platform recently announced a major enhancement: a new global static map for all activities built in collaboration…
Brigid Kosgei breaks women’s marathon world record at Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2019
For someone who finished in second place twice at the Chicago Marathon, Brigid Kosgei has finally broken through, not only to win it but also break the women’s marathon world record. The 25-year-old Kenyan broke Paula Radcliffe’s long-standing world record…
