Athletics Illustrated

Eliud Kipchoge, no longer the dominating marathon world record holder and perpetual Marathon Majors winner, is now on a sunset-like tour of several events. The now master's-age runner can still beat the majority of competitors, and his name continues...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet have something in common. In their respective events, they are the fastest in the world—he in the half-marathon, and she over the 5,000- and 10,000-metre distances. They...

The financial collapse of the Grand Slam Track league took another turn Monday when three vendors asked a bankruptcy court for permission to file a $25-million lawsuit against the league’s leadership and its primary investor. The creditors allege Olympic...

Oqbe Kibrom will return to the start line of the Vienna City Marathon on 19th April hoping to become the first Eritrean runner to win the men's race of the prestigious event at his second attempt. Kibrom was third...

As it was reported in June 2025, Indian middle-distance runner Twinkle Chaudhary was, at the time, suspended for testing positive for the metabolites of the banned performance-enhancing drug methyltestosterone in May. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Monday...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated https://youtu.be/z3kiwC7WeRQ?si=y38lxh0zIJjwVKIT Brent McMahon ran the Westcoast Running Sooke 10K as a sponsor of the Vancouver Island Race Series and a long-time island runner. A former international-level ironman and Olympic competitor, he is giving...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated https://youtu.be/mYjhdhxFbTM?si=fd5hsPujxSZ434tH Liam Donnelly is one of Canada's fastest Olympic distance triathletes. Currently, he is in the middle of training for his season, which starts in late April with two triathlons back to back...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated https://youtu.be/5TPfI3dOOjQ?si=XV1TlM335csn8Fhp Waverley Mulligan won the 2026 Westcoast Running Sooke 10K in a new personal record time of 35:25. She was told to race tactically, and it would pay off. The course is hilly,...

In 1983, the great and legendary Randy Newman wrote about his love for LA in the song "I Love LA." Roll down the window, put down the topCrank up the Beach Boys, babyDon't let the music stopWe're gonna ride...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Liam Donnelly, a member of Team Canada’s triathlon squad, won the 25th Westcoast Running Sooke 10K on Sunday, nearly matching the course record with a time of 30:25. The performance came in...