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© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUlbtGivdg Cochrane, Alberta's Makenna Fitzgerald won the 2026 Vancouver Sun Run in a new personal best time of 32:34. Her previous best is 34:13 from the 2025 Victoria-based TC10K, which she won. Fitzgerald...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYdm84bJHkE Just Kent of nearby Surrey, BC, won the Vancouver Sun Run for the second time. He did previously at the 2019 edition, Sunday, April 19, represented a new 12-second personal best at 28:40. Kent is now off to the...

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has been moved into the highest anti-doping risk tier under World Athletics rules. This is a decision that underscores what the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) describes as a persistently “extremely high” doping risk...

Tigist Gezahagn didn’t just win the Vienna City Marathon; she rewrote the script entirely, the sort of plot twist that forces you to put the coffee down and reread the results to make sure you read correctly. A Paralympic...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Justin Kent of nearby Surrey and Cochrane, Alberta's Makenna Fitzgerald won the 2026 and 42nd edition of the Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday. Seeing the news about the Under Armour Toronto 10K from...

Tigist Gezahagn delivered one of the most compelling performances of the spring marathon season on Sunday in Austria’s capital, rewriting the Vienna City Marathon record books with authority and poise. The 26-year-old Ethiopian stopped the clock at 2:20:06, a...

A unique pair of twin brothers' triumph produced the unexpected highlight of the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon. Kenya's 27-year-old defending champion Alex Matata won the race in 60:01. He finished just a step ahead of his twin...

Biggest 10K races in 2025 *The 2026 Vancouver Sun Run has over 57, 300 registrations, the most since before the COVID pandemic. Event NameCityCountryRegistrationsFinishersPeachtree Road RaceAtlantaUSA55,00052,000BOLDERBoulderBoulderUSA52,18545,055Vancouver Sun RunVancouverCanada51,00039,000Great Ethiopian RunAddis AbabaEthiopia55,000Cooper River Bridge RunCharlestonUSA11,767Great Manchester Run 10KManchesterUnited Kingdom35,000Vhi Women's Mini MarathonDublinIreland28,000Cap10KAustinUSA24,16920,000Monument...

The 2026 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, is forecasted to be chilly and breezy, with temperatures in the mid-30s to upper-40s°F (0 °C to 10 °C) and mostly dry conditions. A cold front will bring stiff 10–25 mph...

Twenty-eight-year-old Ethiopian Zinash (Zinah) Gerado Senbeta has been provisionally suspended by the German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) following an in-competition test on April 3. The Athletics Integrity Unit lists the athlete for testing positive for exogenous steroids after IRMS. She...