All things marathon
We present to you February 2024's Idiots of the Month
Welcome to the first edition of Idiots of the Month for 2024 (we may have been overwhelmed with idio...
Sifan Hassan is a marvel on the track or on the street
You know Dutch middle-distance runner Sifan Hassan, even if you don’t know her name. If you spent an...
Here are all the 30+ Save Seasons, by franchise, in MLB history
Immaculate Grid has been a hit with baseball stat geeks since its launch in April. While the stats p...
A compilation of the most notorious con artists in sports
George Santos, Anthony Devolder, or whatever identity he’s assumed by the time this is published, pu...
Even in defeat, new mom was toast of Wimbledon
Wimbledon semi finalist Tatjana Maria has gotten some pretty good press for her run at this year’s G...
French marathon runner slaps water away from competitors, unsurprisingly finishes without a medal
Whatever happened to discreet gamesmanship?...
WTF are these hideous pee-yellow Red Sox/Nike cash-grab alternate jerseys?
It was bad enough when the Red Sox rolled out green alternate jerseys, but at least those had some m...
On the Joys of Running and the Agonies of a Canceled New York City Marathon
On September 10, with both of my kids in school for the full day for the first time, I went to South...
Germany Bans Fun For Six More Months
Blah blah coronavirus blah blah unprecedented carnage blah blah blah economic ruin, two new whoppers...
Who Knew That Distance Runners Would Be Bad At Social Distancing?
Marathon runners are some of the only athletes who can go about their business right now with minima...
Kenyans Sweep NYC Marathon At A Canter
The hard streets of New York City’s five boroughs are no place for marathon world records, let alone...
The Normal Person's Guide To Training For A Marathon
So you signed up for Sunday’s New York City marathon. Way too late to be reading this in that case. ...
With A Sub-Two-Hour Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Distance Running's Most Elusive Barrier
Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge became the first human to finish a marathon in under two hours on S...
Over 40 Percent Of Competitors Withdraw From World Championship Marathon Run In Sweltering Qatari Heat
Of the 68 competitors that started the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships, 28 end...
To Win An Ultramarathon Through Hell, You Need A Devil To Chase
JAMMU AND KASHMIR, India — If you go about as far north as a vehicle can reasonably take you in Indi...
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70-Year-Old Disqualified Marathon Runner Found Dead In The L.A. River [Updated]
Frank Meza, the 70-year-old distance runner who had his age group–record time at the L.A. Marathon d...
Record-Setting 70-Year-Old Marathon Champ Disqualified For Cheating
This March, septuagenarian distance runner Frank Meza finished the Los Angeles Marathon in 2:53:10. ...
Dog Runs Grueling Desert Ultramarathon Just For Fun
This is Cactus, a Moroccan runner who completed the grueling Marathon des Sables through the Sahara ...
The Most Unlikely Marathoners In The World
HARGEISA, SOMALILAND— A cement wall topped with barbed wire surrounds the soccer field where girls g...