A performance physiologist explains how running 26.2 miles places significant physiological stress on the body ...

I’ve run over 65 races, so after a certain point, it doesn't have quite the same wow factor. But this one was different. In ...

The Bellin Run is celebrating its 50th year. The event brings out serious runners as well as those who see it as a social or ...

Most marathon plans ask you to run five or six days per week. But for busy or injury-prone runners trying to train around a ...

Bill Schwarz completed the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon, inspiring countless runners along the way.

90 feels like just a number in marathon running! On April 19, 90-year-old Chikashi Oguchi finished the Nagano Marathon in 4:48:01, a time that would have made him the M90 world record holder. But just ...

Design: Will Tullos / The Athletic. Photos: Dominic Lipinski / PA Images via Getty Images; Barbara Ralph; Chris Finill It is one of the toughest feats in sport, a 26.2-mile hit on the body and mind — ...

Nathan Martin won the L.A. Marathon on a last-second sprint as Kenya's Michael Kimani Kamau dove and fell short. (Ronaldo Bolanos/Los Angeles Times) Just 0.18 seconds separated Michael Kimani Kamau ...

One of the final steps in preparing for a marathon is a long run. First-timers and seasoned veterans gathered in Boston to test their readiness with a 20-mile group run.

For most runners, finishing the Boston Marathon once is a lifetime achievement. Running it year after year? That’s something else entirely.Welcome to the Quarter-Century Club — a group of about 130 ...

Elite runners are slurping this gray sludge before races. There’s a scientific reason.

Daniel Docherty continued the Lake Effect success in the men's half-marathon, winning the race in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 20 seconds. Fargo South graduate and former Cobbers runner Munir Isahak finished in ...