EVENT NEWS
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March 27, 2025
Are Trail Runners Getting Faster?
The increase in speed at the top of the field has been seen in trail runners, and course records across the ultra-distance spectrum are being broken left and right. I Run Far
March 24, 2025
Permit to Hike Mt. Fuji Now Costs $27, Plus Required Test
Tourists hoping to hike Mt. Fuji will now have to pay an increased permit fee and will be required to pass a test starting later this year.The new 4,000 yen fee (USD $27) is double the amount of the original “tourist tax” that was instituted in 2024. Prior to that,...
March 21, 2025
76-year-old marathon World Record holder has the VO2 Max of a 20-year-old
The abstract of the study, published on 18 February 2025, states it “assessed the cardiorespiratory fitness, running biomechanics, muscle architecture, and training characteristics of a 76-yr-old female runner who currently holds the world record 1,500m to marathon in the women’s 75–79 yr age category.” Run247
March 20, 2025
A Prize Problem: San Remo Women’s Winner Will Earn 10 Times Less Than First Man
The women’s peloton is feeling the hype for the return of San Remo Women after a 20-year hiatus, but they might not be so stoked by the prize purse. Velo
March 20, 2025
2025 Barkley Marathons Results: No Finishers but John Kelly Holds Out for Fun Run
The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over, with no finishers and just one Fun Run completion by the U.S.’s John Kelly. Going back a year, the 2024 Barkley Marathons saw a record number of finishers — five in total, including Jasmin Paris (U.K.), the event’s first-ever female finisher. I Run Far
March 19, 2025
Lawsuit: Woman says she was injured during pierogi race at Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night
A woman has filed a lawsuit, claiming she was injured during the “Running of the Pierogis” race at Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night in Downtown Pittsburgh. Belinda Brown, of Fayette County, says she slipped on a wet mat at the start of the race, causing her to fall and injure her...
March 19, 2025
Why Athletes Cheat
This is an uneasy fact about sports — that people cheat. At the highest levels of the sport, motivations to cheat are typically apparent. Athletes vie for contracts in crowded markets, and commercial incentives are tethered to performance outcomes. Elite athletes also often have large social platforms, and they can...
March 19, 2025
Barkley Marathons 2025: It’s a brutal ‘massacre’ as NO runners complete loop two inside 24 hours
In both 2023 and 2024 a double-figure number of runners completed two loops of the Barkley Marathons inside 24 hours – but this year not a single runner managed it. Run 247
March 19, 2025
Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes to start in the UK in 2027
The UK will host the official start of both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes in 2027, marking the first time both the men’s and women’s races will begin in the same country outside France. Independent
March 18, 2025
The 2025 Barkley Marathons Begins With John Kelly Chasing A Historic Fourth Finish
The infamous Barkley Marathons is underway at Frozen Head State Park, as three-time finisher John Kelly seeks to make history while the rest of this exclusive field takes on the world’s most punishing ultramarathon. Marathon Handbook