Course certification, record eligibility and downhill courses
Everything filed under road racing in our athletics coverage, the 48 reports filed on it so far.
Boston Marathon 2027 Qualifying Times and Entry Numbers
A record 25,630 qualifiers were accepted for the 2027 Boston Marathon despite a tougher 5:17 qualifying cutoff, aided by a new pathway adding 1,000...
Tigst Assefa's Berlin Marathon world-record
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa ran at world-record pace for two hours at the Berlin Marathon before a severe Achilles tendon injury in the final 1800 meters
Tigst Assefa wins Berlin Marathon with ruptured Achilles
Ethiopian marathoner Tigst Assefa won the Berlin Marathon in a course record 2:11:04, the third-fastest women's time ever, despite suffering a...
Guye Adola and Tigst Assefa win 2026 Berlin Marathon
Ethiopia's Guye Adola won the men's race in 2:02:51, breaking the 2:03 barrier, while compatriot Tigst Assefa set a course record of 2:11:04 to win...
Villanova Cross Country 2026 Freshmen Under Five-Year Rule
Villanova's men's cross country team is integrating four freshmen under the NCAA's new five-year eligibility rule as the women's program builds on
NYC Marathon alters Bronx route for community access
The New York City Marathon is changing its Bronx course for the first time in 15 years, simplifying a section between miles 20 and 21 to improve...
Assefa targets world record at Berlin Marathon
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa aims to break the women's marathon world record at the Berlin Marathon, while legend Kenenisa Bekele returns.
Canadian Team Competes at World Road Running Championships
Sixteen Canadian athletes will race in Copenhagen for world titles in the mile, 5K, and half-marathon. The team includes record holders like Cam...
Reekie, Langon Win Rain-Softened 5th Avenue Mile
Jemma Reekie set a course record for her third women's title, while Marco Langon used a cross-country surge to claim the men's crown at the New York...
Kitaguchi's Record Javelin Throw Seals Ultimate Champ Win
Haruka Kitaguchi set a Japanese record of 68.92m to win the women's javelin at the Ultimate Champ, overtaking an injured Ziyi Yan.
USA Sets Mixed 4x100m American Record At Ultimate Champ
The U.S. Quartet of Ronnie Baker, Anavia Battle, Courtney Lindsey, and Kayla White won the inaugural Ultimate Championship mixed 4x100m in Budapest...
Alison dos Santos Aims for Historic 400m Hurdles Season
Alison dos Santos could cap a record-breaking 2026 season with a win at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships, having already set a world record...
Conner Mantz's American Record Comeback from Injury
American marathon record holder Conner Mantz is rebuilding fitness after a sacral stress fracture derailed his post-record training, with his sights...
Megan Eckert sets 6-day world record with 1,024 km run
American ultrarunner Megan Eckert ran 1,024.319 km over six days in Hungary, setting a new women's world record and breaking the overall US six-day...
Megan Eckert sets 6-day American record with 636 miles
Megan Eckert ran 636.482 miles in six days at the GOMU World Championships, breaking the overall American record and her own women's world record.
Canadian stars to contest World Athletics Ultimate
A team of Canadian record holders, including Audrey Leduc, Andre De Grasse, and Marco Arop, will compete at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate
Victor Kipruto Kiprono's course error gifts Prague 10km win
Victor Kipruto Kiprono lost a seemingly certain victory at the Birell 10K Night Race in Prague after following a TV vehicle off course, allowing...
Harry Marshall sets Icefields Parkway
Ultrarunner Harry Marshall ran the 230km Icefields Parkway in 30:02:31, breaking the previous record by over an hour and a half.
Edmonton Marathon mismeasured due to calculation error
A mathematical error during a construction adjustment added 700 metres to the Servus Edmonton Marathon course, an outlier in a stringent global...
Kaiya Robertson signs Hoka NIL deal after record-breaking
Canadian NCAA runner Kaiya Robertson has signed a Name, Image and Likeness deal with Hoka. The 22-year-old Boise State star set a Canadian U23 mile...
Eilish McColgan returns to racing at the Big Half
British half-marathon record-holder Eilish McColgan will compete in the Big Half on September 6, her first race in five months after finishing...
Chase Jackson Breaks American Shot Put Record With 21.02m
Chase Jackson smashed the American and North American shot put records with a 21.02m throw at the ISTAF Berlin meeting, becoming the second woman in...
Priscah Cherono, 46, Sets Age Record
Priscah Cherono, aged 46, set the fastest marathon ever by a woman 46 or older with a 2:23:49 run at the TCS Sydney Marathon, where Peres Jepchirchir...
Sydney Marathon errors mar record runs
The TCS Sydney Marathon, an Abbott World Marathon Major, saw major timing and finish-line errors. A runner who dropped out was listed as a...