In this episode, we are joined by Des Linden and Magda Boulet, who recount their adventure competing at the Marathon des Sables—a seven-day, 168-mile stage race across the Sahara Desert! This conversation focuses on the science of training, adaptability, and how runners respond under stress. Des Linden…Read more
Date: 2026-08-22
Source: Marathon Training Academy
His representatives confirmed the withdrawal to Marathon Handbook on Friday. The knee that stopped him at Western States in June has cost him the race where he still holds the course record. The post Jim Walmsley Withdraws From UTMB, Leaving the Race Without Its Two Top-Rated Men appeared…Read more
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Marathon Handbook
The 31-year-old Swede holds European records at 5,000m, 10K and the half-marathon. His first marathon will be in New York on Nov. 1. The post European Record Holder Andreas Almgren Chose One of the Hardest Majors for His Marathon Debut appeared first on Marathon Handbook.Read more
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Marathon Handbook
The Boston Athletic Association says an official Edmonton finish time can still be submitted, but not one a race has restated. The post Boston Won’t Take the Adjusted Times Edmonton Is Promising appeared first on Marathon Handbook.Read more
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Marathon Handbook
The 41-year-old British sprint coach was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor and is serving eight months at Al-Oudaya prison, BBC Sport reported. Four publicly funded British athletes are still listed under his name. The post Leon Baptiste, Reported Missing in Morocco, Is Serving a Prison Sentence in…Read more
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Marathon Handbook
Simpson went into cardiac arrest at a community mile in Raleigh on June 16, arrested a second time in hospital and spent nine days at Duke. She said Thursday that the inherited condition behind it rules out running. The post Jenny Simpson’s Cardiac Arrest Has a Diagnosis. It…Read more
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: 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, with no finishing time and no medal. The post Daddy Pig Ran 5:51:53 in London. Berlin Allows 6:15:00 appeared first on Marathon…Read more
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: 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 two races in 2026 and finished one. The post Kilian Jornet Has Raced on a Damaged Knee for Three Years. He Is Having Surgery….Read more
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: 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 each race in the series. Shanghai’s final evaluation, on Dec. 6, could make it nine. The post Sydney’s New Marathon Medal Counts Eight Majors….Read more
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: 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 have not published a figure for how many controls the race ran before. The post UTMB Extends Doping Controls to All Eight Chamonix Races…Read more
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: 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 guidance forbids capping numbers. The post Weymouth parkrun Canceled Two Saturdays. parkrun Will Not Let It Cap the Field. appeared first onRead more
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: 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 post Faith Kipyegon Has Not Raced Since July. She Says Her Hamstring Needs More Time. appeared first on Marathon Handbook.Read more
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: 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 American men in marathon history on the same start line. Conner Mantz holds the American record at 2:04:43. Zouhair Talbi has run 2:03:45, and the recordRead more
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: 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 in the 10K and the A1 in the 5K alongside PM Anwar Ibrahim, before joining Malaysia’s National Day parade in Putrajaya. The post Two…Read more
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: 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 Canada’s Criminal Code extends to force applied indirectly. The post Edmonton Police Arrest a Woman After a Report of Eggs Thrown at Runners appeared…Read more
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: 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 of the run specialty channel showed Nike growing faster than any other brand in it. The post Nike Stock Hit a 12-Year Low. Nike…Read more
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: 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 until Sept. 3 to file a new complaint. The post The On Squeak Complaint Was Undone by the Buyers’ Own Reddit Screenshots appeared first…Read more
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: 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 percent of the other. The half was Canada’s national championship. The post Edmonton Marathon Concedes Its Course Was Long. Neither Rulebook Says What Happens…Read more
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: Marathon Handbook
A frequent question that I get from new marathoners is how they can know that they can finish 26.2 miles when their longest distance in training is 20 miles, if they are following one of my plans. Runners won’t complete a long run that…Read more
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Marathon Training Academy
Congrats to our client Gareth on running 3:28:30 (a new PB) at the Queensland Marathon in pouring rain! He writes, A big shout out to Coach Antonio for guiding me to another PB in the Marathon. 2 from 2…2 builds with Coach Antonio…Read more
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Marathon Training Academy
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 in Birmingham by 4:55. The post Alisa Vainio Ran Six Marathons in 11 Months. The Sixth Was a European Title. appeared first onRead more
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Marathon Handbook