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Call it a retirement tour. That was the easy read. Sixteen in Cape Town. Twelfth in Porto Alegre. Polite finishes, roaring crowds, the gospel of running spreading across the continents. Then Eliud Kipchoge arrived in Melbourne and broke the course record. The 41-year-old Kenyan won the Nike Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in 2:09:10, taking two … Read more
Big Sur International Marathon 2027 — Quick Facts 📅 Race date: Sunday, April 25, 2027 🏃 Distance: 26.2 miles — point-to-point, Big Sur to Carmel 📍 Start: Big Sur Station, Big Sur, CA | Finish: Rio Road, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA ⏰ Start time: 6:45 AM PDT ⏱️ Time limit: 6 hours (13:45/mile pace). Course closes 1:00 … Read more
Most GPS watches are built around a compromise: performance features or battery life. Garmin decided years ago that the Enduro line would refuse that trade-off entirely. The Garmin Enduro 4, which went on sale on October 9, 2026, is the clearest expression of that philosophy yet. A watch that can run 320 hours of solar-assisted … Read more
Mizuno’s first Hyperwarp Pure was one of the most talked-about super shoes of early 2026. It was ferociously fast, obscenely light and, for most runners, genuinely too demanding to enjoy. The Pure 2 is Mizuno’s answer to that feedback: same speed, more shoe. Announced on October 8 via an official Mizuno press release, the Hyperwarp … Read more
Photo Credit: https://x.com/Byron_Wan She crossed the finish line at the 2026 BMW Berlin Marathon, posted a celebration on Xiaohongshu about how calm and controlled she had been all race, and went to bed a personal best holder. Then the splits came out. Between 35 and 40 kilometres, Chinese fitness influencer Abeeeer had recorded the fastest … Read more
The record was the target. Khairi Bejiga had already run 26:51 twice in 2026, the exact mark Nicolas Kipkorir Kimeli set on this same three-lap Brasov circuit four years ago. He came to the 2026 tRUNsylvania International 10K on October 4 as the defending champion, with a pack of 12 going through halfway in 13:32, … Read more
A course record that had survived nine years and a dozen fast women’s fields came down on Sunday morning in Cardiff. Joyciline Jepkosgei ran 1:05:39 to break Edith Chelimo’s 2017 mark by 13 seconds and claim the 2026 Cardiff Half Marathon women’s title. On the men’s side, Gideon Kiprotich crossed in 59:34 the morning after … Read more
📅 Date: Sunday, 21 February 2027 📍 Location: Kyoto, Japan 🏁 Start: TAKEBISHI Stadium Kyoto, Nishikyogoku Athletic Park; gun time 9:00 AM JST 🏅 Finish: In front of Heian-jingu Shrine, Okazaki Park, Sakyo Ward 📏 Distance: 42.195 km (JAAF-certified; World Athletics and AIMS accredited) 👟 Field: 16,000 marathon runners + 250 pair-ekiden teams + 20 … Read more
At a Glance: Adani Ahmedabad Marathon 2026 Race Date: Sunday, 29 November 2026 Venue: Riverfront Sports Park, Paldi, Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad Edition: 10th (Decade of Valor) Distances: 42.195 km | 21.097 km | 10K | 5K World Athletics Global Calendar: Listed as of October 2026 AIMS Certified: Yes Theme: #Run4OurSoldiers Reporting Time: 3:00 AM When … Read more
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