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The TCS New York City Marathon has more entry routes than any other World Major. Six of them, officially. The problem for international runners is that three of those six are either US-based, heavily restricted or have just changed in ways that make them less useful than they look on paper. The 9+1 programme now … Read more

Photo: Joseph Two / Unsplash Most runners treat Chicago as a lottery problem. Enter in late October, wait until results drop in December, and if it does not work out, try again next year. That framing misses the most important detail about this race: Chicago offers a guaranteed entry route for time qualifiers that bypasses … Read more

Honor Robots at Malaysia Marathon 2026 — Quick Facts 📅 Race date: Sunday 30 August 2026 — Malaysia Marathon 2026, Kuala Lumpur 🤖 Honor D1: 10km category — Pavilion Kuala Lumpur start, midnight flag-off 🤖 Honor A1: 5km category — KLCC start, 7:30am flag-off 🏃 A1’s company on race day: Running alongside PM Datuk Seri … Read more

Photo: Niclas Dehmel / Unsplash Most runners treat the BMW Berlin Marathon as a lottery problem. Apply, wait, hope. If it does not work out, try again next year. That framing misses three other legitimate routes into the race — including a charity entry system with the lowest fundraising minimums of any World Marathon Major, … Read more

Last updated: August 2026  |  Race date: Sunday 29 August 2027 In 2025, its first year as a World Marathon Major, the TCS Sydney Marathon received 79,000 ballot applications. In 2026 that number jumped to 123,000. The field holds roughly 40,000 marathon runners. The gap between demand and supply is growing every year — and … Read more

The Servus Edmonton Marathon is usually a crowning event for the local running community. This year its 35th edition hosted the Canadian Half Marathon Championships and drew around 10,000 participants. However, an unforced error in course measurement turned the August 16 race into a heartbreaking day for countless athletes chasing personal records. Event: Servus Edmonton … Read more

There is a moment in every marathon, usually somewhere between kilometre 32 and 36, where the race stops being a plan and starts being a negotiation. Your training says you should be able to hold this pace. Your legs have filed an objection. And your shoes, more than most runners ever expect, are part of … Read more

There is a certain point in a trail run when the weather decides it’s had enough of you. The sky comes in low, the temperature drops a gear and the path you were running an hour ago is now something else entirely. Wet rock. Loose soil turned to slip. The kind of descent that demands … Read more