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New world 10km record set by Rhonex Kipruto in Spain

The new decade has only just begun, but Rhonex Kipruto has already smashed the world record at the 10k Valencia Ibercaja, clocking 26:24*. The 20 year old Kenyan won the World Athletics Gold Label road race in Spain, and is…

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…

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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…

Achieve Your Running Goals By Entering a Race in 2020

Start your Vision 2020 with achievable running goals to improve your run, or start running. Everyone starts somewhere, you just need to put one foot in front of the other. If you’re new to running, here’s 5 Running Goals that…

Are you a Strava fan-atic?

How big a Strava running fan-atic are you? Most runners and triathletes we know are huge Strava fans, and record everything from running to indoor cycling, swimming and even strength sessions. As the popular meme goes, “If I collapse, please…

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’…