Peres Jepchirchir, a favourite to win the Marathon Majors series running New York Sunday

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir will be running the New York City Marathon Sunday, November 7 intent on winning...

Did the Chicago Marathon or Nike prevent adidas-contracted East African athletes from competing in...

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Did Nike or the Chicago Marathon do anything to prevent adidas-contracted East African athletes from competing in...

Kenyans Elisha Rotich and Ethiopian Tigist Memuye win Paris marathon

 © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Thirty-one-year-old Elisha Rotich won the 2021 Paris Marathon in the time of two hours, four minutes, and 21...

Marathon oddities: Wheelchair athlete loses $50,000 in wrong turn, admits fault, couple “cheats” in...

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The wrong turn that cost Marcel Hug $50,000 Swiss Paralympic wheelchair racer Marcel Hug said his wrong turn during...

Kenya’s Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei win 125th Boston Marathon

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei won the Boston Marathon - the first Boston to run in...

Seifu Tura and Ruth Chepngetich take Chicago Marathon

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated It was hot and it was humid and of course, it was flat and fast. It's the...

Chicago Marathon offers up a deep elite field for Sunday

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Home of the world record run by Kenyan Brigid Kosgei in 2019 (2:14:04), the Chicago Marathon happening...

Royal Victoria Marathon got its groove back; happens Sunday with 4000 participants in downtown...

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The Royal Victoria Marathon not only got its groove back (after going virtual during the pandemic), the iconic...

Reuben Kerio and Ayuntu Tadesse win Košice Peace Marathon; Tadesse set new course record

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Reuben Kerio of Kenya won the 98th International Peace Marathon in Košice, Slovakia on Sunday in the time...

Joyciline Jepkosgei and Sisay Lemma win London Marathon

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Ethiopian Sisay Lemma and Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei won the 2021 London Marathon. They clocked finish times of...