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Guide's Stumble Costs Visually Impaired Runner a Medal

Spain's Elena Congost isn't the only Paralympian upset over a disqualification

(Newser) - A visually impaired marathoner is "devastated" after losing out on a bronze medal on the final day of the Paralympics with an instinctive move feet from the finish line. Elena Congost, 36, of Spain, who has a degenerative hereditary eye disease, was competing Sunday in the T12 event for...

Disney TikToker Collapses, Dies at Disneyland Race

Half marathon was held amid record temperatures in southern California

(Newser) - "I really hope I get through the race tomorrow morning," Caleb Graves, a popular Disney travel TikToker, posted in a video Saturday, the day before the Halloween Half Marathon at Disneyland resort in Anaheim, California. It was his final social media post—and at the finish line of...

She Finished Olympic Marathon With a Broken Leg

British runner Rose Harvey finished 78th

(Newser) - British runner Rose Harvey finished 78th in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics—a disappointing result when compared to her previous marathon times, but incredibly impressive for somebody running on a broken leg. In an Instagram post , Harvey shared a picture of herself on crutches, CNN reports. She...

Marathon Finish Hailed as One of Olympics' Best Feats

Sifan Hassan won 3 medals in 3 distance running events over 142 hours

(Newser) - Sifan Hassan won the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in dramatic fashion, passing Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia to take the lead—but only after a few moments in which the runners were shoulder to shoulder, jostling, before the Dutch runner broke away and sprinted to the...

After Fleeing FLDS, Running Became Her Saving Grace

Paige Kaptuch of Runner's World looks at how a running club has helped a community heal

(Newser) - When Darlene Barlow Stubbs was growing up in Short Creek, Arizona, she wasn't allowed to have toys, a bike, or even books. Under the new leadership of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prophet Warren Jeffs, a sect of the Mormon church, strict changes in what was...

Marathon Winner Disqualified Because Dad Gave Him Water
A Sip of Water Gets
Marathon Winner Disqualified
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May 12, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

A Sip of Water Gets Marathon Winner Disqualified

Esteban Prado took the bottle from his dad in violation of the rules

(Newser) - Drinking water while running a marathon is advisable. But as Esteban Prado learned, who you take the water from matters. SF Gate reports Prado was the first place finisher at the Hoag OC marathon in Southern California last Saturday with a time of 2:24:54—but had to give...

She Won the Boston Marathon in 2014, Is Still Owed $100K
Boston Marathon Organizers
Owe 2014 Winner a Lot of Cash
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Apr 21, 2024 4:05 PM CDT

Boston Marathon Organizers Owe 2014 Winner a Lot of Cash

Original winner was disqualified for doping, but Buzunesh Deba still hasn't received her $100K

(Newser) - A doping scandal two years after the 2014 Boston Marathon left the women's winner, Rita Jeptoo, out of a medal, and the second-place contender, Ethiopian immigrant Buzunesh Deba, in the first-place slot. But now, more than seven years after getting that congratulatory phone call, Deba says she's still...

4 Stripped of Medals After Half Marathon's Weird Finish

Investigation found He Jie's pacemakers at Beijing Half Marathon weren't registered

(Newser) - "All trophies, medals and bonuses" awarded to the top four finishers in the Beijing Half Marathon "will be recovered," organizers said Friday after an investigation into the race's unusual finish, per the BBC . Three African runners waved China's He Jie ahead of them at the...

Man Who Shattered Marathon Record Dead in Crash at 24
Man Who Shattered
Marathon Record Dead at 24
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Feb 12, 2024 12:05 AM CST

Man Who Shattered Marathon Record Dead at 24

Kelvin Kiptum and his coach were killed Sunday night

(Newser) - Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum is dead at 24, having been killed in a car accident alongside his coach late Sunday in Kenya. The AP describes Kiptum, the first man to run a sub-2 hour, 1 minute marathon, as "on course to be a superstar of long-distance running."...

For Top Ultrarunner, It's All About the 'Pain Cave'

'Outside' profiles the sport's top female runner, Courtney Dauwalter

(Newser) - Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter is on a record-breaking streak, making history this year when she became the first person to take home the top prize at the three biggest competitions in the sport. Meaghen Brown of Outside magazine profiles the 38-year-old, seeking to unravel how she manages to reach extreme physical...

He Just Shattered the Marathon World Record

Kelvin Kiptum runs Chicago Marathon in 2 hours, 35 seconds

(Newser) - Kelvin Kiptum on Sunday ran the Chicago Marathon in what once would have been an unthinkable time: barely over 2 hours. The Kenyan runner's 2:00:35 finish, which still must be ratified, beat the previous world record for a marathon, set by Eliud Kipchoge, by 34 seconds; it'...

She Just Broke Marathon Record by 2 Minutes

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia was in only her third competitive marathon

(Newser) - Tigst Assefa broke the women's world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, per the AP . The Ethiopian, who also won in Berlin a year ago, ran 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous women's record of 2:14:04 set...

Report: 11K Cheated in Mexico City Marathon

Some of them reportedly took public transport to the finish line

(Newser) - This year's Mexico City Marathon was a carnival of cheating, with more than a third of the 30,000 runners disqualified, according to Spanish sports newspaper Marca . According to Marca, tracking data showed that 11,000 runners didn't pass checkpoints set up every 3.1 miles along the...

6-Year-Old Completes Full Marathon, Causes Firestorm

Many aren't happy that Cincinnati race organizers let this happen

(Newser) - The family that runs together ... causes controversy together. That's the case in Cincinnati, where organizers of the annual Flying Pig Marathon are taking heat for not stopping a 6-year-old boy from running (and finishing) the 26.2-mile race with his parents on Sunday. WLWT reports that the mom and...

Amputee Finds Strength in Running a Marathon a Day

Jacky Hunt-Broersma completes her quest

(Newser) - Update: On Thursday, Jacky Hunt-Broersma achieved her goal of running 102 marathons in as many days, setting an unofficial women’s world record. And the amputee athlete can't stop/won't stop, saying she'll run two more for good measure and wrap up her challenge on Saturday with 104,...

Woman Dies After Collapsing at LA Marathon Finish Line

Trisha Paddock, 46, was running the half-marathon

(Newser) - A woman collapsed at the finish line of the Los Angeles Marathon Sunday afternoon with what the LA Fire Department describes as "a medical complaint that escalated to a witnessed cardiac arrest." By that night, she had died, Deadline reports. Trisha Paddock, 46, was running in the 13....

She Ran a Marathon Every Day Until She Caught COVID

Alyssa Clark ran 26.2 miles every day for 95 days

(Newser) - Like a lot of people, Alyssa Clark needed a quarantine project. And, as she wound up the project, she "just felt like running." Her husband is in the military and stationed in Naples, Italy, so she started running on a treadmill indoors while there. She had been training...

Olympic Champ Joins Thousands in Paris Run
Olympic Champ Joins
Thousands in Paris Run
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Oct 31, 2021 11:40 AM CDT

Olympic Champ Joins Thousands in Paris Run

Eliud Kipchoge starts at the back of the race on the Champs-Elysees

(Newser) - Some 3,600 amateur runners faced off Sunday against Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge in a special race in the heart of Paris, an event tied to the city's hosting of the 2024 Olympics. The runners raced along the historic, cobblestoned Champs-Elysees, with Kipchoge starting off last, darting alongside....

One in 8 Runners Who Started the Race Ended Up Dying

The 'WSJ' digs into the deadly ultramarathon in China

(Newser) - Running 60 miles would feel like death for most of us. For 21 runners in China, it actually was deadly . Writing for the Wall Street Journal , Wenxin Fan takes a deep dive into just what went wrong during the May 22 ultramarathon , which saw 172 runners set off at 9am—...

Boston Marathon Held for First Time in 30 Months

Kenyan runners swept long-delayed race

(Newser) - With fall foliage replacing the blooming daffodils and mylar blankets sharing space with masks, the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon returned Monday after a 30-month absence for a smaller, socially distanced race that ended in a very familiar way. Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei completed a Kenyan sweep—the eighth since 2000...

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