EVENT NEWS
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April 3, 2024
New York City Marathon fights massive new bridge toll
In November, more than 50,000 runners will run the New York City Marathon on an iconic route that includes numerous bridge crossings, including, at the start, the spectacular Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Staten Island with Brooklyn. Both upper and lower portions of the bridge have been used for the marathon...
April 3, 2024
A Chunk of the Big Sur Marathon Course Has Fallen Into the Ocean
With the news of Highway 1’s partial collapse near Rocky Creek Bridge earlier this week, Big Sur Marathon officials are scrambling to devise a solution before the race, set for April 28. “As you can imagine, we have a variety of agendas,” Josh Priester told the Monterey Herald. “We have 25...
April 3, 2024
How fast are the Boston Marathon runners? Here are the qualifying times for the 2024 race
The Boston Athletic Association turned away a record number of applications for the 2024 Boston Marathon, and runners who got one of the coveted spots at the starting line were more than five minutes faster than the qualifying time for their age and gender group. The BAA said more than 33,000 qualified participants applied...
March 28, 2024
How Disney Created One Of The Most Intoxicating Running Cultures Ever
There are runners, and then there are Disney runners. While your local weekend racing crew is full of camaraderie and team culture, Disney runners form bonds that seem truly next level. These races involve live entertainment, exclusive character greetings, Disney jargon, elaborate costumes, and months of advance planning with friends...
March 28, 2024
DJ Diplo creates run club with a cool twist
It seems like everyone and their cousin is part of a different run club in 2024, and it’s hard for one club to distinguish itself from another besides pace, meeting time and location. Grammy award-winning DJ and producer Diplo (Thomas Pentz) found a way to make his new run club a...
March 25, 2024
France aims to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free
In an effort to prevent the spread of mosquito-born viruses, France is aiming to make the 2024 Paris Olympics mosquito-free. If you thought the Olympic flame would just be burning citronella, it won’t. According to local news, the French government and the Paris Olympic organizing committee have hired a company to...
March 25, 2024
2024 Could Be a Make-Or-Break Year for the Tour de France Femmes
If there’s one depressing fact I’ve learned in nearly two decades of covering women’s cycling, it’s that, sadly, there’s rarely a moment to rest on one’s laurels in this sport—and that’s particularly true for race organizers, and team owners. Just because a race does fantastically well one year in terms...
March 22, 2024
2024 Barkley Marathons Results: Jasmin Paris First Ever Women’s Finisher, Most Finishers Ever
The 2024 Barkley Marathons has concluded outside of Wartburg, Tennessee, with a record-breaking five runners finishing this year’s edition and women’s history made as Jasmin Paris (U.K.) became the first woman to ever finish the event in a time of 59 hours, 58 minutes, and 21 seconds. In the men’s race, Ihor Verys (Ukraine, lives in...
March 21, 2024
Joe Martin Stage Race, the longest-held stage race in America, postponed until 2025 due to rising costs
Rumors regarding financial struggles had been flying for some weeks, but today, race director Bruce Dunn confirmed that the Joe Martin Stage Race (JMSR), the longest-held stage race in America, will not be held in 2024. In addition to being the longest amateur stage race in the country, the Arkansas-based...
March 18, 2024
Popstar Lil Nas X runs NYC Half in high-tops
There were over 25,000 finishers at Sunday’s NYC Half Marathon, and one of the more notable ones was American popstar Lil Nas X, who did not make headlines by his finishing time, but by the shoes he wore during the race. Lil Nas X, who entered the race under his real...