Records and Elite Runners

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (509+ words) Abeeeer told her 530,000 followers she had run a personal best at the Berlin Marathon. The Chinese fitness influencer has now admitted breaking race rules and hiding the ride from her audience. Her sponsor has already walked. The fastest 5km of her…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (642+ words) Growing up, Brandon McBride was racing a different clock. For McBride, running was the only way to save him from trouble at home. “How I originally got started running, I was just trying to get home for curfew,” the now…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (878+ words) Published Oct 6, 2026 9:03 AM EDT When the gun blasted announcing the start of the 1904 Olympic marathon, 32 hopefuls bolted into action. However, the start was the only thing typical about the race. On a day of extreme heat and humidity, just 14 of…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1579+ words) A decade ago, Kristen Tonsager cycled into the extreme and never looked back. The Denver resident had gotten into mountain biking with her husband, Joe, and one day he casually mentioned the Colorado Trail, a 567-mile path from Denver to…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (432+ words) NOTRE DAME, Ind. (WNDU) - Nearly 90 collegiate cross country teams from across the nation gathered at Burke Golf Course on Friday for the annual Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational. Among the field of runners was Michiana native Noah Bontrager, who made…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (811+ words) A local woman is taking her running passion worldwide. Jenny Klestinsky has completed 18 marathons and is pursuing the Seven Continents Club, running marathons on every continent around the world. The Madison runner qualified for the Boston Marathon, a major achievement…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (895+ words) William Strangeway was crowned Loch Ness Marathon men’s champion for the first time in his career as he claimed victory on Sunday. The Lincoln athlete powered his way to victory as he crossed the line in a time two hours,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (734+ words) A former college runner just did something that would make most parents’ jaws drop to the floor. Stephen Biebelhausen crossed the finish line at Cleveland’s Guardian Mile on Saturday with a time of 4:17 — while pushing his child in a stroller…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (726+ words) Sep 23, 2026 | 4:23 AM EDT Berlin has given Eliud Kipchoge some of the defining moments of his career. But for the Kenyan great, those memories were never simply about winning races. They changed what he believed a marathoner could do. Kipchoge has…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (231+ words) Published 5:30 am Tuesday, September 22, 2026 More money than ever was raised during the annual Terrry Fox run in Smithers. More than 100 participants walked, ran or strolled and raised $4,951, despite rainy conditions. Adding to this year’s total was a $90,000 donation from the…...