This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. The Peppa Pig character is entered for Berlin on Sept. 27. Runners who fall behind the limit there are removed from the marked course,…
Month: August 2026
Kilian Jornet Has Raced on a Damaged Knee for Three Years. He Is Having Surgery.
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. The 38-year-old said Thursday that he and his medical team have chosen surgery after a conservative approach failed, eight days before UTMB. He started…
Sydney’s New Marathon Medal Counts Eight Majors. The Series May Be Headed to Nine.
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. The 2026 finisher medal, designed by Arrernte and Western Bundjalung artist Ambrose Killian, was revealed Monday with eight circles on its reverse, one for…
UTMB Extends Doping Controls to All Eight Chamonix Races
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. The organizers say controls have been doubled for the Aug. 24 to 30 event and now apply to every category without exception, but they…
Weymouth parkrun Canceled Two Saturdays. parkrun Will Not Let It Cap the Field.
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. Weekly fields at Lodmoor Country Park have been above 500, and 690 people came for the event’s 600th running on Aug. 1. parkrun’s own…
Faith Kipyegon Has Not Raced Since July. She Says Her Hamstring Needs More Time.
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. Kipyegon has raced three times in 2026, and not once since July 10. The inaugural Ultimate Championship opens in Budapest on Sept. 11. The…
The Two Fastest Americans in Marathon History Will Both Run New York
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. New York Road Runners named the professional field for the Nov. 1 New York City Marathon on Wednesday, and it puts the two fastest…
Two Humanoid Robots Will Run the 2026 Malaysia Marathon
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. Honor’s A1 and D1 humanoid robots will make their first public appearance outside China at the 2026 Malaysia Marathon on August 30, the D1…
Edmonton Police Arrest a Woman After a Report of Eggs Thrown at Runners
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. Charges are pending, the woman has not been named, and no injuries have been reported. Police treated the report as an assault, a category…
Nike Stock Hit a 12-Year Low. Nike Running Has Grown for Five Straight Quarters.
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. The share price is a verdict on China, Converse and the stores Nike built to sell directly to consumers. The most recent full read…
The On Squeak Complaint Was Undone by the Buyers’ Own Reddit Screenshots
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. Judge Karin J. Immergut dismissed all three state consumer claims over an alleged squeak in On’s CloudTec shoes on Aug. 13. The buyers have…
Edmonton Marathon Concedes Its Course Was Long. Neither Rulebook Says What Happens to the Times.
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. The race said Tuesday that a detour miscalculation added 674.7 meters to both its marathon and its half-marathon, 1.6 percent of one and 3.2…
Choosing a Cross Country Training Shoe: 3 Features Youth Runners Should Look For
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The Biggest Youth Cross Country Championships of Fall 2026
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Alisa Vainio Ran Six Marathons in 11 Months. The Sixth Was a European Title.
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. Vainio spent a decade at 2:25 and slower. Since last September she has raced six marathons, taken the Finnish record three times, and won…
Stirling Gets Its Spring Road Race Back in 2027, at Half the Distance
This post was originally published on Marathon Handbook. London Marathon Events and Up and Running Events will hold the first Stirling Half Marathon on May 16, 2027. The city’s marathon was called…