Running and athletics news: major marathons, records and changes that affect recreational runners.
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha ran the Buenos Aires Half Marathon on August 23, 2026 in 56:51, the fastest time ever recorded in a record-eligible race. If World Athletics ratifies it, it will be the new half marathon world record, 29 seconds faster than the current record, Jacob Kiplimo’s 57:20 in Lisbon in March. Here is how…
The New York City Marathon 2026 takes place on Sunday, November 1, with an anniversary and a course change. It is 50 years since the first marathon through all five boroughs in 1976, and the Bronx section changes for the first time in 15 years. In the professional races, 2025 champions Hellen Obiri and Benson…
The Chicago Marathon 2026 results came on Sunday, October 11, in one of the fastest editions in the race’s history, with more than 54,000 participants. Amos Kipruto finally won Chicago in 2:01:09, Hawi Feysa defended her title in 2:13:33, and Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner set a wheelchair world record. Here is what happened, checked against the…
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) began notifying accepted runners for the April 19, 2027 Boston Marathon on September 29, 2026. The Boston Marathon cutoff landed at 5 minutes and 17 seconds: only runners who beat the qualifying standard for their age and gender by at least that margin got in on time. With 33,649 applications…