2026 News Archive

April 3, 2026

• TheStar: Beatrice Chepkoech back in spikes for this month’s Bengaluru 10K
• Archive: Franklin Field will host the Penn Relays soon – Remembering when “it was a place where Philadelphia’s high society went to see and be seen”
• ESW: Carlsbad 5000 to Celebrate 40 Years of Fast
• ESW: Bay to Breakers Surges as One of America’s Largest Races, Driven by Strong Growth, Corporate Teams, and San Francisco Momentum
• ESW: Baxters Loch Ness Marathon Smashes Records With Fastest Sell-Out in Event History
• LRMB: Nike Stock Free Falling Today – Nearly 15% nose dive today from an already price once thought rock bottom
• YouTube: How Nike Lost its Way
• WA: Road To The World Ultimate Championships
• ESW: WaterMonster Powers the Shift to Cup-Free Racing—Proven at Major Marathons

April 2, 2026

• LR: Why the AIU handed NCAA champion Adaejah Hodge of Georgia a secret doping ban
• TreatPublicRelations: Hi-Tec Catalina Island Marathon Rated Top 10 Marathon in America by USA TODAY
• TreatPublicRelations: Saucony Love Run Philadelphia Hosts 14,500 Runners at 11th-Consecutive Sold-Out Event
• IRunFar: From Marathons to the Marathon des Sables: A Conversation with Des Linden
• Independent: Doha Diamond League athletics meet in doubt amid Middle East conflict
• DiamondLeague: Lutkenhaus to make WDL debut in Stockholm
• ATC: Registration Opens for 57th Running of the Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race
• EA: “I’m chasing the holy grail.” Gressier targets world 5km road record in Lille
• MH: A Group Of Runners Are Planning To Run Boston Twice — Starting in The Opposite Direction
• ITG: LA28 tickets set to go on sale
• SGBMedia: Nike Shares Fall as Turnaround Hits Some Potholes
• Register Now Before the Price Increases for the ACLI Capital Challenge!
• RUSA: ASICS Los Angeles Marathon Names Jim Knaub, Wesley Korir and John Korir Its 2026 Golden Stars
• ESW: Shonan International Marathon Enters Its Fifth Year of Eliminating All Disposable Cups and Plastic Bottles

April 1, 2026

• MH: America’s Fastest Marathoner Conner Mantz Won’t Be at Boston This Year
• MH: The Race Where Coming Last Gets You Eliminated — Every 15 Minutes
• TheLapCount: April Has Arrived 
• ITG: Talk ongoing around Coventry gender ruling
• RunBlogRun: Amanal Petros focused on German NR in Marathon attempt at 2026 London Marathon
• RunBlogRun: Rift Denied between Jess Hull and Athletics Australia by Jess’ father/coach, Simon Hull
• McGillivray: Fenway Park Marathon Returns to Boston on May 30
• TheStar: Munguti braces for lightening fast 1,500m showdown at Kip Keino classic
• TreatPublicRelations: ASICS Los Angeles Marathon Names Jim Knaub, Wesley Korir and John Korir Its 2026 Golden Stars
• ToniReavis: The $150,000 Glass Ceiling: Why Marathoners Aren’t “Real” Pros to the Public
• SE: Georgia’s Hodge wins NCAA Indoor women’s 200 m, and Athletics Integrity Unit announces an expired doping ban two days later?
• MH: The Pacemaker Who Almost Stole the Berlin Half Marathon
• MH: 55 Miners Just Ran a Marathon 1,140 Metres Underground. Three Turned Back to Help a Stranger Finish
• ATN: Running Brands See Bright Future for Women’s-Focused Events
• ATN: The Next Race in Wearable Tech Is for Your Brain
• IRunFar: Queens Never Quit: A Conversation with Joyce Njeru
• LR: Enhanced Games cancels “Enhanced Marathon” after realizing most top marathoners are doping anyway
• LR: Jakob Ingebrigtsen signs NIL deal with Oregon, will compete in 2026 NCAA season
• LetsRun.com, Anthropic agree to $100m licensing deal; Gault & Rojo to depart at year’s end
• ESW: CLASH Endurance Coastal Mississippi Celebrates Success in its Inaugural Event Weekend

March 31, 2026

• RunningMagazine: Albert Korir handed 5-year ban after 3 positive doping tests
• LR: Josh Kerr mile world record attempt, Houlihan 10k win, Berlin Half pacer controversy
• RRW: Results Catch-Up – March 26 – 29
• IRunFar: This Week In Running: March 30, 2026
• RunBlogRun: The Five Biggest Takeaways from World Indoors Day Three
• RunBlogRun: The TEN: Abdilaahi 26:56.58 WL/NR and Houlihan 30:50.10 WL on debut
• RunningMagazine: Runfluencer Matt Choi DQ’d from Ironman 70.3 after skipping penalty
• InsideTheGames: Semenya calls out Coventry over gender policy
• SE: With Grand Slam Track fading away, what does AI say about T&F’s problems in the U.S.? One man asked …
• Paul Merca PRO NOTES: Josh Kerr and Brooks announce Project 222…
• ITG: Medical expert calls IOC sex testing ‘unfair’

March 30, 2026

• LR: Shelby Houlihan wins The TEN in 30:50.10 as Germany’s Mohamed Abdilaahi (26:56) smashes Dieter Baumann’s national record
• AW: Rodrigue Kwizera breaks Prague Half course record
• WA: Matata and Chebet break course records in Yangzhou
• MHYouTube: Des Linden Interview: Marathon des Sables, Boston Plans & Elite Running Truths
• SCCEvents: Kiptoo and Amebaw triumph in Berlin, Petros breaks German record – Update (+ Newsclip und Rough Cut): Generali Berlin Half Marathon
• Mirror: Keely Hodgkinson comes out firing with star close to being denied her ultimate wish
• WA: Myers, Kennedy and Patterson among winners as records fall in Melbourne
• Fast Women: A new setup for Karissa Schweizer
• RUSA: Quad-City Times Bix 7 kicks off its 52nd year with PRRO World Championships
• MH: The Mile World Record Has Lasted 27 Years. Josh Kerr Wants to End That This Summer
• ITG: France: IOC gender policies ‘a step back’
• RUSA: University Hospitals Cleveland Marathon Announces Improved Full Marathon Route
• RunBlogRun: Jeff Benjamin, Senior Writer for RunBlogRun, to Receive the Road Runners Clubs of America Journalism Award
• MH: She Was Told She’d Never Run Again. Now She Holds a World Record
• MH: The Richest Runners: Who Has Earned the Most From the World Marathon Majors?
• CanadianRunning: Quebec City’s Le Coureur Nordique is a community hub for runners
• SE: South Africa’s Olympic 800 champ Semenya promises class-action suit against new IOC sex-screening rules
• TheGuardian: Group restates commitment to grooming young Nigerian athletes
• USATF: Lutkenhaus’ World Indoor Gold Earns Him USATF Athlete of the Week Honors
• ESW: Western Australia Hosts Off-Road Community for 2026 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship

March 28, 2026

• RunningMagazine: Lead bike blunder costs California man marathon win
• MH: She Ran Boston Before Women Were Allowed. Sixty Years Later, She’s Finally Getting Her Statue
• SouthChinaMorningPost: Humans, robots to run together again at Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon, organisers confirm
• MH: The Company Behind Your Marathon Registration Wants to Sell You Shoes
• DiamondLeague: Medallists assemble in Xiamen 5000m
• SCCEvents: 45th anniversary of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON with record numbers and a premiere
• MH: The Olympics Just Banned Transgender and DSD Athletes from Women’s Events
• McMillanRunning: Flagstaff All-Star Coaching Clinic July 13-15, 2026
• MH: Kipchoge Is Finally Coming to Africa — and He’s Bringing Some Of the World’s Fastest Marathoners With Him
• MH: Could Boston Marathon’s Qualifier Problem Be Solved by Going To Two Days?
• ESW: Race Director University Launches RDU Academy — A Hybrid Training Program in Chicago That Gives Teens a Career Edge Before AI Takes the Jobs They Haven’t Applied for Yet

March 27, 2026

• BBC: Olympic women’s sport limited to biological females
• SouthChinaMoringPost: Chengdu marathon organisers ban woman who did splits mid-race, man who hoarded energy gel
• Keely Hodgkinson Reveals Her INSANE Pain Tolerance
• Vasily Parnyakov: It took 17 years to restore sports justice!
• BBC: London’s big for 2029 World Championships may be derailed as West Ham has rights to the stadium
• LRMB: Jess Hull appreciation???
• InsideTheGames: Alia Armstrong accepts USADA warning
• IRunFar: Advancing Scientific Understanding of Women Ultrarunners With the Women’s Health Programme
• RRW: Results Catch-Up – March 15, March 21 – 22
• ESW: St. Louis Favorite Steve Ewing Band to Perform at Greater St. Louis Marathon Post-Race Celebration
• ESW: CTS Adds 4 Ultrarunning Coaches In Response to Surging Demand
• ESW: One Hundred Integrates Gretel Planner to Elevate Race Preparation Across Global Trail Championship
• ESW: RunSignup Announces Rollout of RaceDay Results V2 and Photos V3

March 26, 2026

• SE: World Athletics allows seven (!) U.S. women in World Road Running Champs Half Marathon after trials-race mess
• MH: Latest Podcast: Des Linden on Why She’s Running Marathon Des Sables,Boston Plans & Elite Running Truths
• MH: London Marathon Is Planning a Two-Day, 100,000-Runner Event in 2027 
• RunningMagazine: Olympic marathoner handed 10-year suspension for microdosing scheme
• T&F: Thoughts About Hodgkinson Turn To Kratochvílová’s WR
• NYRR: New York Road Runners Earns First-Ever National Sports Emmy Nomination for “Final Finishers”
• TreatPublicRelations: Dip Premium Haircare Named Official Haircare Product Partner for Summer and Fall Vacation Races
• ESW: TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Organizers Canada Running Series Announce New CEO Ahead Of 2026 Season
• RUSA: Sun, Sand, Sellouts: Inside the Sold Out 2026 Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend
• NBCMiami: South Florida youth track coach gets 50 years in prison in teen molestation case
• DL: Kerr to headline mile on home soil in London
• ESW: Diplo’s Run Club Returns with Massive 2026-2027 Season Featuring Nine Events Across the U.S.

March 25, 2026

• FloTrack: Shelby Houlihan To Make American Record Attempt At The Ten 2026
• RunningMagazine: American marathoner says brand dropped her because she’s pregnant
• TheLapCount:  That’s Pomorze 
• MH: Nearly 1,000 Runners Took the LA Marathon’s Mile 18 Exit — And Still Got a Medal
• RaceNewsService: Vienna City Marathon on 19th April: Tesfaye 2.0 in Vienna?
• FrontOfficeSports: Michael Johnson to Repay $500K in Grand Slam Track Bankruptcy Deal
• AW: Sifan Hassan withdraws from the London Marathon due to an Achilles injury sustained on a treadmill
• MH: A Greek Hero’s Son Returns to Boston 80 Years After His Father’s Famous Run
• RunningInsight: Underscoring the significant economic impact races in America: Boulderthon Brings $23 Million To Local Economy
• Packed Schedule of Sessions and Presentation of Prestigious RRM Awards Will Highlight America’s Oldest Race Director’s Meeting, December 7-9
• SE: Grand Slam Track agrees with unsecured creditors on new plan to allow “reorganization” to go through
• World champions donate to MOWA as Polish legend Kusociński is honoured
• ESW: The ‘crazy’ running challenge pushing people to their limits
• ESW: Next Gen Working Group launches to support future industry talent

March 24, 2026

• Credit Union Cherry Blossom Long-time Event Director Phil Stewart to Retire After 2026 Event Concludes
• B.A.A.: Boston Champions, World Record Holders & Global Stars Set for 2026 Boston 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile
• RunningMagazine: Sifan Hassan withdraws from 2026 London Marathon
• RunningMagazine: Moh Ahmed wins 2026 Shamrock Shuffle–dressed like a shamrock
• RRW: World Athletics Indoor Championships Middle & Long Distance Results
• ESW: Mano and Deutsche Win the 2026 Oakland Marathon
• ESW: After a Successful Debut, the Venice Beach Half Marathon & 5K Returns Sunday, May 17, 2026
• GulfTimes: World Athletics decision to hand Asia two world indoors ‘strategic’ – Coe
• ESW: City of Corona Comes Together for Inaugural 5000 Celebration
• MH: Clayton Young Just Dropped His Boston Build Docuseries — And It’s Already Must-Watch Running Content
• MH: Inside The Tokyo Marathon: Course Secrets, Cutoffs & The Journey To Six Star Status
• MH: The Running Story: London Marathon SHOCK: Sifan Hassan OUT + NCAA Doping Scandal & Strava Military Leak​
• TheTimes: Has searing relay leg shown Hodgkinson could be 400m star too?

March 23, 2026

• Hurley Sets U.S. 8K Record
• RRW: Battocletti, Kerr Claim World 3000m Titles In Toruń
• TreatPublicRelations: San Diego County Residents Secure All Top Finishes at GOVX San Diego Half Marathon & 5K
• RRW: Historic Gold Medal For Lutkenhaus at World Athletics Indoor Championships
• Fast Women: Hunter Bell, Hodgkinson, and Battocletti earn their first world titles
• InsideTheGames: No visa, no racing for Ethiopian runners
• ShamrockShuffle: Record-breaking performance highlights 45th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle
• WA: More records fall as World Indoor Championships ends on a high
• DailyMail: Marathon cheaters exposed: Meet the internet sleuths keeping runners honest – with fitness influencers under the spotlight
• MH: Josh Kerr Wins World Indoor 3000m Gold… Then Puts Cole Hocker to Bed
• IRunFar: 2026 Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB 120k Results: Courtney Dauwalter and Thomas Cardin Win
• IRunFar: This Week In Running: March 23, 2026
• SE: American Lutkenhaus, 17, wins World Indoors 800 gold; Charlton equals 60 hurdles world record as U.S. wins 18 medals!
• SE: Grand Slam Track filed a new list of assets and liabilities, with its debt increasing a little to $41.579 million
• World Athletics and World Anti-Doping Agency reinforce importance of united global anti-doping system
• ESW: Movemint Redefines Results in Endurance Sports with Human-First Results Analysis Platform

March 21, 2026

• RRW: Brutal Middle Distance Qualifying Races On First Day of World Athletics Indoor Championships
• TreatPublicRelations: Falmouth Road Race Inc. Awards Over $280,000 to Recent Grant Recipients
• TreatPublicRelations: Let’s Do This and Chicago Event Management Form Strategic Partnership to Manage Record-Breaking Global Demand for Marathon Entries
• CanadianRunning: Calgary Marathon ranks among world’s most popular races, study finds
• LR: World Indoors 1500: Isaac Nader reveals new coach, stellar women’s final set
• LR: World Indoors: 17-Year-Old Lutkenhaus cruises through as Hodgkinson debuts
• ITG: WADA postpones debate over unpaid contributions
• MH: A Morning Jog Just Gave Away a French Aircraft Carrier’s Secret Location
• YouTube MH: Fotyen Tesfay: New Women’s MARATHON WORLD RECORD?! Who Is She?
• MH: Lost Luggage, Borrowed Spikes, a Blister — and a Heat Win Anyway
• CanadianRunning: Bringing the Hype
• CanadianTrailRunning: Nova Scotia to host Canada’s first-ever vertical backyard ultra
• DiamondLeague: World record breaker Hodgkinson heads to Stockholm
• ESW: Czech Olympian Petr Svoboda Credits Igniton for Help in Setting Masters World Record, Marking Extraordinary Comeback After Severe Injury
• ESW: Race Weekend Is Here: Everything You Need to Know for the 2026 Oakland Marathon

March 20, 2026

• ESW: Pittsburgh to Host 2027 USATF Half Marathon Championships
• RaceNewsService: TÜRKİYE İS BANKASI ISTANBUL Half Marathon on 19th April: Defending champions Matata and Chebet return to Istanbul
• TreatPublicRelations: Sold-Out Hi-Tec Catalina Island Marathon Welcomes Record Number of Participants to Iconic Island
• RRW: Hodgkinson Poised For First World Indoor Title
• NBCSports: How to watch 2026 World Indoor Track and Field Championships
• Independent: Josh Kerr claims he’s the best — and has the blueprint to beat Cole Hocker
• ESW: Midstate Massive Ultra Trail Honors 100th Anniversary of the Midstate Trail
• FloTrack: Keely Hodgkinson Poised To Win First World Indoor Title In 2026
• WA: World Athletics awards championships to China, India and Kazakhstan
• CanadianRunning: India lands its first-ever World Indoor Championships
• WA: Thriving World Athletics Indoor Championships set for lift-off in Poland
• USADA: Track and Field Athlete Alia Armstrong Accepts Public Warning
• USATF Foundation Awards Adopt an Athlete Grant to Vince Ciattei

March 19, 2026

• LR: 17-Year-Old Cooper Lutkenhaus Chases 800m Gold at 2026 World Indoors
• LR: World Indoors Preview: 5 Storylines to Watch: Hocker vs Kerr, 17-Year-Old Lutkenhaus, and More
• LR: Cole Hocker vs. Josh Kerr vs. Yared Nuguse: Olympic 1500 Medalists Clash at 2026 World Indoors 3000m
• RunningWeek: Why the 5K Is Harder Than Most Runners Admit
• ESW: Annapolis Running Festival Returns for Fourth Year on March 21st
• RUSA: VFTCB Reports Record Registration Ahead of 20th Annual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run
• BBC: Reekie ‘would love’ to run 800m & mile at Commonwealths
• DiamondLeague: Jessica Hull joins stellar Xiamen line-up as tickets go on sale
• ACLI: Early-Bird Discount for the ACLI Capital Challenge!
• IRunFar: A Meeting of Mountain Cultures: How the U.S.’s First Skyrunning Race Shaped the Sport
• TreatPublicRelations: ASICS Los Angeles Marathon and LADWP’s Renewed Sustainability Partnership Hydrated Runners and Protected the Planet at 2026 Event
• IRunFar: A Sustainable Runner: A Profile of Damian Hall
• RUSA: Run Madtown Announces “Rudy’s Rainbow Mile” to Honor Beloved Community Member and Support LGBTQ+ Youth
• RunningMagazine: Florida runner takes barefoot Boston Marathon training to extremes
• MH: The Answer Is Brooks: Clayton Young Announces New Sponsor Ahead Of Boston
• MH: UTMB Cancels Tenerife Race — So Dauwalter’s Going to Tuscany Instead
• MH YouTube: The Best Super Shoes for Everyday Runners, Marathon Bonking Explained & Overcoming Self-Doubt
• STVTV: Josh Kerr ‘frustrated’ by six-figure sum owed by failed Grand Slam Track project
• ESW: Runners Invited to “Hit The Road, Earn The Medals” in New I-74 Challenge

March 18, 2026

• LR: Who is Fotyen Tesfay, and how did she run the second-fastest women’s marathon ever (2:10:51) – in her debut?
• RRW: With “Sensible” Approach, Keith Enjoys Successful Half-Marathon Debut In New York
• ESW: Marathon Tours & Travel announce the launch of the inaugural Amazon Marathon
• FloTrack: Karsten Warholm set to Compete at London Diamond League 2026
• TreatPublicRelations: Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Returns with Thousands Set To Take On America’s Toughest Road Race
• TreatPublicRelations: Shamrock Showdown 8K Leads the Celebration at Shamrock Run Fest presented by Toyota
• CanadianRunning: 114 runners break 17 minutes at St. Patrick’s Day 5K in Vancouver
• TheLapCount: No Easy Answers This Week 
• MH: Every Podium Finisher at the Barcelona Marathon Just Ran a Personal Best. All Six of Them
• AIU has banned Nancy Jelagat Meto (Kenya) for 2 years from 5 February 2026 for Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance 
• SE: Georgia’s Hodge wins NCAA Indoor women’s 200 m, and Athletics Integrity Unit announces an expired doping ban two days later?
• SE: World Anti-Doping Agency Executive Board to continue discussions on government non-payment of dues; U.S. bill now $11.4M
• SouthChinaMoringPost: Chinese race official handed 1-year ban after mistakenly pushing winner off course

March 17, 2026

• CanadianRunning: WATCH: Chinese marathoner denied victory by race official
• RRW: Results Catch-Up – March 12 – 15
• ESW: 2026 Oakland Marathon Set to Welcome Record Crowds to the Bay Area
• Bib Numbers, Start Assignments & Wave Times Announced for 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America
• RunningMagazine: Reaching the Boston Marathon start line just became easier than ever
• ShamrockShuffle: Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle Events Schedule
• LRMB: Should Jane Hedengren go pro?
• SE: WADA rips Associated Press story that says action could be taken vs. Trump, U.S., for dues failure
• RUSA: haku Celebrates One Year New York Road Runners Partnership–Supporting Global Running Community
• AIU has banned Adaejah Hodge (BVI) for 2 years
• Independent: Michael Johnson was the king of track and field. Now Grand Slam Track’s collapse puts his reputation at stake
• ESW: Knoxville Track Club Completes Acquisition of Knoxville Youth Athletics

March 16, 2026

• NYRR: Obiri, Wildschutt, Rainbow-Cooper, and Romanchuk Win Largest United Airlines NYC Half in NYRR History
• Fast Women: Jane Hedengren pulls off the NCAA Indoor double
• MH: A College Freshman Just Ran One of the Best NCAA 5000m Races Ever
• LR: Grant Fisher struggles in half marathon debut, fades to 14th at 2026 NYC Half
• MH: What Is Drafting? How This Controversial Tactic Can Help You Steal Back Seconds
• RRW: Obiri, Wildschutt Earn United NYC Half Victories In Cold Conditions
• WA: Tesfay goes No.2 all time with 2:10:51 marathon debut in Barcelona
• MH: Nike Will Pay You to Move to Beaverton and Run Yourself Into the Ground
• IRunFar: This Week In Running: March 16, 2026
• SE: Athletics: Rowan University’s Seth Clevenger won the NCAA Division III Indoor men’s 5,000 m, but as soon as he was given his award, all of the other placewinners stepped off the podium
• RUSA: Arnold 5K, Pump & Run and Ruck See Record Growth in First Year Produced by M3S Sports
• RUSA: haku Releases 2025 Endurance Industry Report Revealing a Major Shift Toward Younger, Earlier, Mobile-First Participants
• USA Track & Field Names Team for 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships

March 14, 2026

• RRM: Biennial Road Race Management Race Director Compensation Study Shows Surging Race Participation Driving Race Director Compensation Gains
• MH: Melbourne Is Kipchoge’s Third World Tour Stop — and the Course Record Question Has Already Come Up
• MarathonHandbook: Nike’s After Dark Tour Is Back, and It’s Bringing 50,000 Women With It
• LR: Jane Hedengren Wins First NCAA Title, Dominates Indoor 5000m in 15:00.12
• WA: Competitive races expected at Seoul Marathon
• ESW: Diamond Lake Resort Hosts 2026 Adventure Race National Championships
• Yahoo: “A Marathon Is 26.2 Miles”: Internet Divided After LA Marathon Gave Medals to Runners Who Stopped at Mile 18
• MH: Randi Zuckerberg Ran 82 Miles Across Baja California Faster Than Anyone Ever Has
• IRunFar: 2026 IAU 50k World Championships Results: British Sweep for Alex Milne and Naomi Robinson
• FN: Nike, Skechers, Levi’s Are Among the Top Brands American Consumers Would Consider Purchasing: Survey
• Independent: BBC Sport has no plans to use Michael Johnson on athletics coverage this year after Grand Slam Track disaster

March 13, 2026

• RRM: Biennial Road Race Management Race Director Compensation Study Shows Surging Race Participation Driving Race Director Compensation Gains
• RRW: Fisher Looking For A Certain Feeling At Sunday’s NYC Half
• CanadianTrailRunning: Molly Seidel is turning marathon bronze into trail gold
• CanadianRunning: 102-year-old man wins four events at Canadian Masters Championships
• TreatPublicRelations: Saucony Love Run Philadelphia Trends Towards Full Sell-Out Once Again
• McGillivray’s Run Boston — Along With an Astronaut And 20 Other Generous Runners
• LR: Grant Fisher Ready for Half Marathon Debut in New York: “I Need to Weather the Storm”
• SE: 1956 Olympic 1500m champion Delany dies
• SE: Winners Alliance says it will fund exploratory effort to re-start Grand Slam Track if bankruptcy plan adopted
• CanadianTrailRunning: Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB faces uproar with last-minute course changes
• NYRR: New York Road Runners Announce Expansion of Race Free Program at 2026 United Airlines NYC Half Press
• FloTrack: 2026 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Qualifiers And Entries
• AllTrails: 2025 Impact Report
• ESW: New global Women’s Health Programme launched to support female Ultra-Trail Athletes by The Ultra Sports Health Lab
• IRunFar: Ourea Events Closes Doors, Cancels 2026 Events
• ESW: Pacific Beach to Turn Green as San Diego Leprechaun Run Returns for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

March 12, 2026

• LR: 2026 NCAA indoor women’s preview: Hedengren, Whittaker, Lemngole, & a loaded mile
• LR: 2026 NCAA indoor preview: Gary Martin, Colin Sahlman, Marco Langon chase first NCAA individual titles
• RaceNewsService: Vienna City Marathon on 19th April
• TreatPublicRelations: Inaugural Myrtle Beach Elite Sees Second-Fastest Marathon Time Ever Run in the State of South Carolina
• TreatPublicRelations: Rhode Races Partners with RI250 to Launch the “RI250 5K: The Renunciation Run” at 2026 Providence Rhode Races
• PRRO:  El Youssfi, Herbiet Win Warm Gate River Run 15K at First 2026 PRRO Circuit Race
• RunBlogRun: Atlanta and Los Angeles Marathon: A Tale of Two Cities
• MH: Michael Johnson Accused of Taking $500,000 From Grand Slam Track Days Before It Went Bust
• IRunFar: 2026 IAU 50k World Championships Preview
• IRunFar: Queens Never Quit: A Conversation with Joyce Njeru
• EnduranceBiz: Elite racing postponed at World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi
• MH: Eliud Kipchoge Is Heading Back to Brazil — Ten Years After Winning Olympic Gold There
• WA: World Athletics Continental Tour expands for biggest-ever season
• MH YouTube: ASICS Superblast 3 l Did the World’s Best Running Shoe actually get BETTER?

March 11, 2026

• MA: Michael Kamau Appears Robbed of LA Marathon Win After Fan and Course Confusion Cost Him the Lead
• TheLapCount: On The Road(s) To Greatness 
• MA: Shanghai Marathon Is One Race Away From Joining the World’s Most Exclusive Running Club
• TreatPublicRelations: 2026 Portland Shamrock Run Fest presented by Toyota
• MA: The Shoes on Kiplimo’s Feet Haven’t Been Released Yet
• IRunFar: This Week In Running: March 9, 2026
• WA: World Athletics voids five records over age fraud
• RunBlogRun: MEET J.P. FLAVIN, THE BRIGHT USA MARATHON TALENT, by Elliott Denman and Chris Christopher
• RunBlogRun: Tsige Gebreselama wins in Lisbon in 64:48!
• RunBlogRun: Meet Charles Hicks, the road racer
• NYRR: More Than 30,000 Runners to Take Over NYC Streets for New York Road Runners’ 2026 United Airlines NYC Half Sunday, March 15
• LR: CAS lifts Festus Lagat’s provisional suspension; status for World Indoors is TBD
• ESW: Three Incidents. Three Weeks. Is Your Race Director Certified?
• FloTrack: The Weekend Recovery: Marathon Matchups and Doping Bans
• SE: Grand Slam Track and creditors trade harsh accusations as vendors ask Court for permission to sue, hearing on Thursday
• CanadianRunning: Complete the Canadian Running survey for a chance to win a pair of HOKA shoes
• IcarusSports: Online Alert: Highlights from Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon now available
• LRMB: Conner Mantz is toast (he’s overtraining like crazy)
• ESW: How Do We Ensure Trail Races Are Inclusive for the Next Generation of Runners?
• CanadianRunning: North Korea cancels Pyongyang Marathon for unknown reasons
• AthletechNews: A Marathon Becomes a Hotspot for Brand Activations as Run Clubs Surge
• Team USATF Names 2026 International Team Staff Rosters

March 10, 2026

• RunningMagazine: Did fan interference cost this runner the L.A. Marathon win?
• LR: LA Marathon leader follows lead vehicle off-course in final mile, loses by less than 0.01 seconds
• RRM Business News-February
• MR: The Running Story Podcast: New Half Marathon World Record, Kipchoge’s Surprise Marathon & LA Marathon Drama
• MH: Kipchoge Announces Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Is The First Stop On His World Tour — and He Could Make History While He’s There
• ESW: ‘Colorado Half Marathon Showdown’ Returns to the 2026 Denver Colfax Marathon
• EA: “Bashir is back.” Abdi breaks Belgian half marathon record with 59:28 in Gent
• MH: Nathan Martin Wins LA Marathon by a Blink; 45-Year-Old Cherono Wins by a Mile
• RRW: Results Catch-Up – March 5 – 8
• CanadianRunning: Athletics Canada names 13 athletes to World Indoor Championships team
• ESW: How Do We Ensure Trail Races Are Inclusive for the Next Generation of Runners?

March 9, 2026

• TreatPublicRelations: American Nathan Martin, Kenya’s Priscah Cherono Claim Victories in the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon
• IRunFar: 2026 Transgrancanaria Classic 126k Results: Henriette and Jonathan Albon Win
• WA: Kiplimo breaks world half marathon record with 57:20 on Lisbon return
• Jacksonville: International runners brave heat, win 49th Gate River Run titles
• RunningMagazine: USATF calls on World Athletics to determine half-marathon outcome
• JapanRunningNews: Chepkirui Over Sato Again to Win 2nd-Straight Nagoya Women’s Marathon
• SE: Grand Slam Track’s unsecured creditors blast proposed plan as legally inadequate, rips “shocking levels of incompetence”
• RunBlogRun: Socialing The Distance featuring Jeff Galloway, Running Legend (1945-2026), From the RBR Archives
• Michael Cornyn: Claudia Hollingsworth Delivers Incredible Performance at Australian Classics
• MH: Thailand Spent £880,000 on a Running Track. It Has Right-Angle Corners
• DerbyTelegraph: Well-known former Derby runner charged with child sexual offences
• USATF: Update on USATF Half Marathon Championships
• Fast Women: Lindsey Butler’s unexpected third place
• MH: Trump Raged at the Judge Who Blew Up College Sports. Then Someone Told Him About the Supreme Court
• World Athletics launches Ultimate Fan Challenge

March 7, 2026

• MH: USATF Names Jess McClain Co-Champion and Asks World Athletics to Fix the Rest
• MH: British Female Athletes Are Being Billed £185 Just to Prove They’re Women
• MH: The LA Marathon Will Give You a Finisher Medal Even If You Take A Shortcut at Mile 18
• ESW: Greater St. Louis Marathon Showcases Why St. Louis Is One of America’s Great Running Cities
• CanadianRunning: The Kids are All Right – We’re in the middle of running’s third boom, and it’s being driven by Generation Z
• WA: Defending champion Chepkirui faces Desta and Maeda in Nagoya
• AIU: ‘Reckless’ Kerley Banned for Two Years for Whereabouts Failures
• RunBlogRun: #IntheMixedZone, Cooper Lutkenhaus, Your Favorite Pro race, so far….
• BBC: Hodgkinson leads GB medal hopes at world indoors
• ESW: Atlanta Chaos Exposes Critical Gaps in Race Operations — RDU Responds with Professional Standards
• RRW: More Recent Results
• Book Review by Phil Stewart: The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports
• ESW: Global Broadcast Schedule Revealed for 2026 Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series
• Independent: Mandatory genetic sex tests for female athletes branded a ‘backwards step’ in new report
• RW: Yes, Slow Charity Runners Are Worthy of Spots in the NYC and Boston Marathons

March 6, 2026

• RaceNewsService: Haspa Marathonb Hamburg on 26th APRIL: Ethiopian trio Ketema, Azimeraw, Kumeshi head women’s field in Hamburg
• MH: Marathon or Half Marathon: Which Is Harder on Your Heart?
• RunningWeek: Why Millions Are Addicted to Running (And You Might Be Next)
• RunBlogRun: Jordan Anthony and Travyon Bromell beat Noah Lyles, surprise in the 1500 m at Day 2 of 2026 USATF Indoor!
• LRMB: Carrie Ellwood and Annie Rodenfels offer to give up spots on HM WC team
• ESW: Registration for the 50th Running of the Boston 10K for Women Opens Friday, March 6
• LRMB: Shots fired in Grand Slam Track bankruptcy: creditors claim “shocking levels of incompetence, bad faith, self-dealing”
• LR: Festus Lagat files emergency CAS appeal; Lawyer: “ADAK is on a campaign to ruin the lives of many athletes”
• WA: World champions among 2026 Laureus Award nominees
• ESW: Alpha Win Hosts Bolton Landing Triathlon — Saturday, June 13, 2026
• RunningMagazine: How a runner’s viral moment led to a Tokyo Marathon VIP experience
• RunningMagazine: World Athletics rejects five U20 world records due to age cheating
• World Athletics calls on global stakeholders to pledge mentoring hours to accelerate gender equality in athletics

March 5, 2026

• PRRO Circuit 2026 Opens at Gate River Run 15K in Jacksonville
• NYRR: New York Road Runners Sets Record with 240,000+ Applications for 2026 TCS New York City Marathon Drawing
• MH: Just 1% of Applicants Got Into the 2026 NYC Marathon Lottery — The Lowest Acceptance Rate Ever
• RUN: Yes, You Can Qualify for Boston Running and Walking
• ACLICapitalChallenge: Registration for the ACLI Capital Challenge Is Open!
• Independent: Mandatory genetic sex tests for female athletes branded a ‘backwards step’ in new report
• LR: The 13-minute crisis: How a struck officer led to the wrong turn at the US Half Marathon Championships
• PulseSports: Athletics Kenya Suspends German-Based Sports Scholarship Agency Over Anti-Doping, Compliance Concerns
• IRunFar: Hilary Yang and the Art of Running
• RunningMagazine: 90-year-old shatters Canadian age-group 1,500m record
• RRW: Key NCAA D-I Indoor Conference Championships Results
• MH YouTube: Conner Mantz: Inside the Mind of America’s Fastest Marathoner
• RunBlogRun: Observations on The Running Shoe Business (end of 2025-early 2026): state of sport and business
• RUSA: The 2026 Cowtown Unofficial Results and Top Finishers
• SE: The L.A. City Council will vote Friday on a resolution asking for a review of LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman’s “association with the Epstein files.”
• ESW: HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB Returns as UTMB World Series Major this October
• RunningWeek: Lidl to Sell Carbon-Plated Running Shoes for €49 Ahead of Marathon Season
• LiveBoulderRunBolder: Race Report: NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K, 1 March 2026, New York City

March 4, 2026

• ATC: Atlanta Track Club Review of the 2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships
• MarathonHandbook: Des Linden Crashed a Princess Party, and Won
• TheLapCount: U-S-ch(A)os 
• AlphaWin: Alpha Win Racing Goes International Following Announcement of Tamarindo Triathlon in Costa Rica, Set for November 15, 2026 — Tamarindo, Costa Rica
• ESW: New Course Record and Olympic Trials Qualifier Highlight 47th Annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon
• SE: Grand Slam Track spent $617,935 in bankruptcy in January!
• SGBMedia: Saucony Tapped into Both Performance and Lifestyle Sales to Drive 2025
• ESW: STOKE Shoes Built for “Real Feet” Lands in 450+ Stores After Breakout Launch
• LR: Chaos at 2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships as top 4 women run off course during final mile
• FN: On Holding Outperforms Q4 Expectations, Exceeds Sales of 3B Swiss Francs for Year
• YouTube: Virginia Tech photographer crashes into runners on the track at ACC championships

March 3, 2026

• SE: USATF Half-Marathon ATC organizing committee took responsibility and promises to make the affected athletes “whole.”
• MH: Jess McClain Lost More Than a National Title. She Lost $20,000 — and the Atlanta Track Club CEO Just Admitted It Was Their Fault
• IRunFar: This Week In Running: March 2, 2026
• MH: Canadian Olympian Calls Out American Marathon Culture: “Too Soft Here”
• LR Feature: A Track Star, Doping Allegations, & The NCAA’s Anti-Doping Policy Exposed
• TreatPublicRelations: Neuma Named Official Peak Performance Partner of Vacation Races
• CanadianRunning: Cam Levins breaks Canadian masters marathon record in Tokyo
• DailyNation: Wiseman Were, Rita Jeptoo (another ban) among top Kenyan athletes suspended for doping violations
• AW: Keely Hodgkinson has eyes on relay after outright 400m PB
• RunBlogRun: 2026 USATF Indoors, Day 1: The Art of Competition, A great first day!
• WA: Looking ahead to the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26

March 2, 2026

• RRW: Hiltz, Lutkenhaus & Hocker Among Winners at USATF Indoor Championships
• MarathonHandbook: Cole Hocker Is Still Unbeaten at USA Indoors — and He Nearly Wasn’t
• LR: 2026 USA Indoors: Cole Hocker wins a classic 3k, Emily Mackay takes down Elle St. Pierre
• MH: Tadese Takele Wins Back-to-Back Tokyo Marathon Titles in Breathtaking Sprint Finish​
• LR: Shocker: Nathan Green Upsets Hocker as Cooper Lutkenhaus Comes Through at USA Indoors
• MH: Brigid Kosgei Obliterates Tokyo Marathon Course Record With 2:14:29 to Claim Stunning Victory
• RRW: Off-Course Incident Mars USATF Half-Marathon Championships
• USA Track & Field Statement on USATF Half Marathon Championships
• Fast Women: A debacle at the USATF Half Marathon Championships
• MH: Instant Reaction Pod: The 2026 Tokyo Marathon Had Comebacks, Course Records & Drama
• ITG: IOC responds to Coe on combined Games proposal
• ESW: The Pat Tillman Foundation Marks 42-Day Countdown to the 22nd Annual Pat’s Run, Presented by Teksystems
• Chaos at the North Lincs Half Marathon!
• TheTimes: (FB) Cycling, 6kg of muscle and male pacemakers: inside Keely’s record quest

February 28, 2026

• CanadianRunning: Female runners trampled after false start at Spain’s Castellón 10K
• RRW: Hicks Ready To Race First Half-Marathon At USATF Championships
• MarathonHandbook: Saucony Just Made a Short Film About Running. It’s Not Trying to Sell You Anything
• TreatPublicRelations: 2025 Champions Return to Defend Their Titles at the ASICS Los Angeles Marathon
• MarathonHandbook: The Defending Champs Are Returning To The Los Angeles Marathon — and They’re Bringing Company
• WA: Takele and Kebede return to defend titles at Tokyo Marathon
• MH: Lincoln University Sprinter Killed in Stabbing. His Girlfriend — Also a Sprinter — Is Charged
• MH: Huawei’s New Running Watch Takes Aim at Garmin — and It Might Actually Be Worth Your Wrist
• ESW: War Eagle Run Fest Soars to Record-Breaking Sellout with 6,400+ Runners
• RDHQ: RunSignup announces RunSignup University 2026 for hands-on race director education
• LifeStyle: Is running bringing out the worst in people?
• FN: Merrell and Saucony Continue to Lead Sales Growth at Wolverine Worldwide in Q4
• WA: Lopes: from surprise world cross winner to marathon legend

February 27, 2026

• RunBlogRun: Copenhagen Marathon becomes part of a new European marathon series
• CanadianTrailRunning: Puerto Vallarta by UTMB postponed due to violence
• MSN: Jeff Galloway cause of death: what we know after Olympic runner dies at 80
• LR TrackTalk: From 2:46 to 2:07 in 15 Months: (Guest) Ethan Shuley On How He Became America’s 6th Fastest Marathoner
• DiamondLeague: Hodgkinson, Hunter Bell and Odira set for rematch in Eugene
• FloTrack: World Team Dreams on the line in the 2026 USATF Indoor Championship 3K
• RunBlogRun: Emily MacKay: Focused on Racing Well in 2026, Four Questions Prior to USATF Indoor!
• RunBlogRun: Sinclaire Johnson is focused on USATF Indoors: Four Questions with the American record holder for the Mile!
• RunBlogRun: Vincent Ciattei Chases the Dream! Five Questions with the three-time Grand Blue Mile/ USA 1 Mile Road Champion!
• FloTrack: Jonathan Simms, Jane Hedengren Among Freshmen To Watch At Conference Champs
• CanadianRunning: Ethiopian runner to lose world championship medal for refusing doping test
• ESW: Team Milk Brings Every Woman’s Marathon To New Orleans For Year Three
• CAS: The Court of Arbitration For Sport Partially Upholds Appeal by World Athletics Against Diribe Welteju Kejelcha
• TriviumRacing YouTube: Run the Tunnels of the PA Turnpike | End of the Road Race Experience
• FN: Merrell and Saucony Continue to Lead Sales Growth at Wolverine Worldwide in Q4

February 26, 2026

• MarathonHandbook: Jeff Galloway, Legendary Marathoner and Coach, Dies At 80
• MarathobHandbook: Ironman Just Banned All On-Course Photography. Should Running Races Be Next?
• RUSA: Tough Battle on Tap at USATF Half Marathon Championships This Sunday
• MH: Eight Marathons, One Very Ambitious Challenge: Europe Just Launched Its First Major Multi-City Race Series
• MH YouTube: 2026 Tokyo Marathon Preview | Elite Picks, Course Secrets & Bold Predictions
• ESW: ERC Timing Services Launches as New Independent Provider of Elite Timing Solutions for Endurance Events Nationwide
• TreatPublicRelations: Brooks Running Signs On As Official Footwear and Apparel Partner of the Phoenix Marathon
• Xinhua: Uganda’s Cheptegei targets breakthrough in London Marathon
• ESW: IRONMAN Releases 2026 IRONMAN Global Competition Rules
• Tickets for World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 now on sale
• RRW: Results Catch-Up Feb. 19 – 22 (Plus Some Older Results)
• TrackTownUSA: On Sale Now: Ticket Packages for TrackTown USA’s 2026 Premier Events
• ESW: Garmin releases annual inReach SOS message report

February 25, 2026

• TheLaCount: Shuters Shute 
• FloTrack: Tokyo Marathon Entries 2026, Who Is Competing?
• TreatPublicRelations: Win a Free Toyota 4Runner Through the Shamrock Half Marathon Run Fest Presented by Toyota
• MarathonHandbook: Kilian Jornet Is Coming Back to UTMB — and He’s Chasing History
• TheStar: Cheruiyot plots 2026 global domination and 5,000m switch
• Prefontaine Classic to Welcome Hodgkinson, the World’s Newest Record Setter
• WA: World Indoor Tour champions win wild cards for Kujawy Pomorze
• MarathonHandbook: This Runner Ran Away From Doping Control… But Wasn’t Fast Enough
• RunBlogRun: Sam Prakel: Still Chasing the Dream, Five questions with Mr. Consistency!
• ITG: Billions on the table, nothing for the podium
• RunningInsight: Olympian Jenny Simpson Joins Fleet Feet as Inaugural Chief Running Officer
• RunningInsight: Marathon Sports Acquires Two Trail Races
• ESW: Garmin announces feature updates for select smartwatches
• ESW: ASICS Los Angeles Marathon and Postmates Announce “Delivery Runners” at Mile 23

February 24, 2026

• TreatPublicRelations: Inaugural Myrtle Beach Marathon Elite Invitational Field Announced
• ESW: RunSedona 2026 Delivers Another Enthusiastic Race Weekend!
• TreatPublicRelations: Delaware Valley BMW Dealers Return as Official Automotive Partner of the Saucony Love Run Philadelphia
• WTW: Keely Hodgkinson’s 1:54.87 World Record, Sam Ruthe Ends US Tour, and Ethan Shuley’s 2:07 Breakthrough
• IRunFar: Trail Runners Represent at Front of Olympic Skimo Mixed Relay
• ESW: Sacramento Running Association and Capital Road Race Management Join Forces to Elevate Sacramento’s Running Community
• WA: Tickets to the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 now on general sale
• ESW: RunSignup Announces RunSignup University 2026 for Hands-On Race Director Education
• TheStar: Kasait rises from the tarmac to rule Daegu in marathon debut
• MH: Those Mysterious Patches on Elite Runners In Japan? Here’s What the Science Actually Says
• MH: From Trail Dropout to Top-Six All-Time: How Ethan Shuley Came Out of Nowhere to Run 2:07 in Osaka
• LR: Showmanship or DQ? Tshepiso Masalela’s Controversial DQ and the Noah Lyles Comparison
• SE: Los Angeles 2028: Ticket lottery sign-ups pass 5 million

February 23, 2026

• LR: Unsponsored and Unknown, Ethan Shuley Runs 2:07:14 Marathon, Now the 6th Fastest American Ever
• IRunFar: This Week In Running: February 23, 2026
• Fast Women: Keely Hodgkinson’s WR and Anna Gibson’s Olympic success
• MarathonHandbook: Castellón Broke Two European Records Before Most of Us Had Finished Breakfast
• RRW: Victory, New Italian Record For Crippa At Napoli Half
• RunBlogRun: 2026 Dubai Marathon: Five TakeAways from the 25th anniversary Marathon! (Plus HIghlight video)
• LR: Sam Ruthe 7:43 3K, Parker Wolfe 12:59 5K at 2026 Saucony Battle for Boston
• MarathonHandbook: Veteran Runner Dies After Car Plows Into Florida Half Marathon Course
• RNR: Lights, Music, and Miles: CELSIUS Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas Takes Over The Las Vegas Strip for the World’s Largest Running Party
• WA: Kibet and Gitonga impress, Schrub and Keith run records in Castellón
• BBC: Muir wins Scottish XC 14 years on from last appearance
• EA: Second on the European all-time list! Crippa clocks 59:01 for victory in Naples
• PulseSports: Keely Hodgkinson: Lilian Odira Reacts to Olympic Champion’s 800m World Indoor Record
• AW: Megan Keith breaks Eilish McColgan’s European 10km record
• DEA: Jacksonville Man Indicted for Violating Anti-Doping Law
• TheReporter: Ethiopian rising Stars Aynalem Desta Shines at Nagoya Women’s Marathon 2026
• ESW: It’s 5K Somewhere! Margaritaville Run San Diego Gaslamp Launches Registration on National Margarita Day

February 21, 2026

• IRunFar: Ashley Paulson Sets 100-Mile World Record at 2026 Jackpot 100 Mile
• MarathonHandbook: From Skyrunning to Winter Olympic Gold: Oriol Cardona’s Historic Skimo Win
• MarathonHandbook: Damian Hall Walked Out of the Barkley Marathons Cold, Shaking, and Already Thinking About Going Back
• RW: This Guy Ran a 2:36 Marathon—in a Pair of Jeans
• TreatPublicRelations: ASICS Los Angeles Marathon and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Collaborate on Oscars® Red Carpet Experience on March 8
• ESW: Blistering Pace Race Management Celebrates 10 Years of Delivering World-Class Endurance Events
• MarathonHandbook: He Tried to Lunge 26.2 Miles. His Legs Quit at Mile Two
• RDHQ: Movemint teases early beta exploring the future of endurance sponsorship
• TreatPublicRelations: Grüns Signs On as Official Daily Nutrition Partner for the Vacation Races Series and Three Key Motiv Sports Events
• RRCA Announces 2025 National Running Award Recipients

February 20, 2026

• RRW: Sunday’s Coelmo Napoli City Half-Marathon To Be Biggest Ever
• RunningMagazine: Keely Hodgkinson smashes tainted indoor 800m world record
• FloTrack: Faith Kipyegon To Race Monaco Diamond League 3000m in 2026
• RaceNewsService: Haspa Marathon Hamburg on 26th APRIL: Two time champion Bernard Koech returns
• IRunFar: Olympic Skimo Gold: Skyrunner Oriol Cardona Takes Men’s Sprint Win
• TheRunningWeek: Eliud Kipchoge’s Simple And Effective Diet
• YouTube: 80 Year Old Sets Indoor Mile World Record at The Armory [Full Race Replay]
• MozzartSport: Former Boston Marathon champion hints Kenya could soon host Diamond League leg

February 19, 2026

• LR: Has Nico Young passed Grant Fisher — and will Josh Hoey ever beat Cooper Lutkenhaus?
• DaveMcgillivray: Registration is now open for the 2026 Fenway Park Marathon!
• NYRR: New York Road Runners Announces Stacked Professional Athlete Field for the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half Featuring All Four Defending Champions
• WA: Hodgkinson among stars ready to light up Liévin
• RUSA: Newspaper to Continue as Title Sponsor of Quad-City Times Bix 7 with 10-year Contract
• InsideTheGames: Ukraine officials to boycott Paralympics
• RRW: Results Catch-Up – Feb. 11 – 15
• RunBlogRun: Seven decades later, Cole Hocker follows the script of another Mile Legend!
• IRunFar: Blaine Kebede and the Girls Gotta Run Foundation
• RunBlogRun: Hunter Bell leads a night of authority at Karlsruhe
• LR: Alisa Vainio’s 154-Day Marathon Heater: 4 Marathons, 3 National Records, and Controversy in Seville
• TheStar: Cheruiyot plots revenge as he locks horns with Nader in indoor showdown
• LR: The Case for Keely Hodgkinson: Why the Indoor World Record is Already Hers
• Dyestat: Roisin Willis Reflects On First Taste Of Life As A Pro
• Liévin WIT Start Lists
• WA: Chepkirui to defend Nagoya Women’s Marathon title
• ESW: Local Race Company Announces Ann Arbor Sports Commission as Second-Year Sponsor of Kids Race Free Program

February 18, 2026

• TheLapCount: Here, There, Everywhere 
• FloTrack: Riley Chamberlain Sets NCAA Mile Record At BU Valentine Invitational 2026
• RunningMagazine: NCAA distance star smashes U23 Canadian mile record
• RunningMagazine: Florida man faces prison time for providing Olympic sprinters with drugs
• LR WTW: Cole Hocker smashes the AR, Lutkenhaus runs 1:44.03 — Is an American sweep possible at World Indoors?
• TheStar: Ng’etich not relenting in her pursuit of the Half Marathon world mark
• MarathonHandbook: She’s 12. She Just Ran 50K. And She Dropped Her Dad Doing It
• ESW: Speedgoat Mountain Races by UTMB Announces The Start Line Project: A Long‑Term Initiative to Increase Female Participation
• PreClassic: Olympic Medalists & World Record Holders Set To Shine on Friday Night at The Prefontaine Classic
• RunningMagazine: Faith Kipyegon makes road 10K debut in Nike prototypes
• DataPress: Faith Kipyegon set for the track at the 2026 Meeting Herculis EBS
• EA: Femke Bol ends indoor season early due to foot injury
• MSN: Costly course error proves critical in Joseph Whelan’s win in 2026 Austin Marathon
• USATF Foundation Welcomes Terry Coyne to Board of Directors
• ESW: Nîmes Urban Trail, More Than Just Sport
• ESW: Austin Marathon Marks 35th Anniversary with Largest Field in Event History
• ESW: Team Hoyt Las Vegas Receives Surprise Gift
• ESW: ASICS Los Angeles Marathon’s Professional Wheelchair Race Returns for 2026
• Fortune: U.S. Olympic gold medalist went from $200,000-a-year sponsorship at 20 years old to $12-an-hour internship by 30

February 17, 2026

• YouTube: Why No One Finished ThevBarkley Marathons 2026: Was This the Toughest Year Ever?
• IRunFar: 2026 Barkley Marathon Results: No Finishers, but Sébastien Raichon Completes Fun Run
• IRunFar: This Week In Running: February 16, 2026
• TreatPublicRelations: Mesa Marathon Celebrates Arizona’s Birthday with Sold-Out, Record-Size Field
• ManchesterRoadRace: Road Race Announces Donations to Fight Hunger
• Olympic Runner Georgia Bell Only Runs 30 Miles But Cycles 100 Weekly
• WA: Yamanishi sets world half marathon race walk record in Kobe

February 16, 2026

• Fast Women: A fast weekend all around
• MarathonHandbook: No Finishers at 2026 Barkley Marathons as Brutal Conditions Claim Another Year
• MarathonHandbook: Faith Kipyegon Wins Monaco Run 10K in 29:47 In Her Road Racing Debut
• MarathonHandbook: Molly Seidel Earns Golden Ticket With 4th-Place Finish in Black Canyon 100K Debut
• MarathonHandbook: Cole Hocker Runs 3:45.94 to Break American Indoor Mile Record
• IRunFar: 2026 Black Canyon 100k Results: Hans Troyer and Jennifer Lichter Set Course Records
• IRunFar: 2026 Tarawera by UTMB 102k Results: Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones Win for 4th Time
• MarathonHandbook: Conner Mantz Is Back Running — But Can He Get Ready for Boston in 9 Weeks?
• LR: 2026 BU Valentine: Elle St. Pierre breaks American record in 1500m (3:59.33), runs 4:17.83 mile as three women crush NCAA record
• AW: Keely Hodgkinson runs British indoor 800m record of 1:56.33
• WA: Chemnung and Gebrhiwet run half marathon world leads in Barcelona – Kelati Breaks Her Own American Record with 66:04
• LR: Photo finish decides Seville Marathon as both studs (2:03:59) go down, Alisa Vainio (2:20:39) wins and sets national record for Finland
• BBC: Hodgkinson eyes world record after breaking British mark
• PatButcher: Kamworor Crushes Rak Half
• ESW: Record Numbers Brave the Rain: 26,000 Participants Conquer the Capital’s Record-Breaking Cancer Research UK London Winter Run

February 14, 2026

• RunningMagazine: Calgary’s Aaron Ahl breaks Canadian indoor mile record
• MarathonHandbook: Family Calls for Safety Overhaul After Runner’s Death From Low-Hanging Power Line
• ESW: Honolulu Marathon Generates $532 Million Economic Impact, Supporting Over 5,000 Jobs Across Hawaiʻi

February 13, 2026

• RaceNewsService: RAS AL KHAIMAH Half Marathon on Saturday:2/13/2026
• RunningMagazine: First Black Mt. Everest summitter completes world’s highest marathon
• SGBMedia: Asics Acquires Two Running Race Registration Platforms
• RunningMagazine: Grandfather-granddaughter duo to make Boston Marathon history
• Registration for the ACLI Capital Challenge opens March 4!
• LR: Cole Hocker vs. Sam Ruthe: Olympic Gold Meets the 16-Year-Old 3:48 Phenomenon at ASICS Sound Invite
• CitiusMag: Get To Know UNC’s Vera Sjöberg: Her NCAA Breakout Season, Path To The World Championships + More
• RunningMagazine: Olympic cross-country ski champion breaks internet with crazy uphill run
• RunBlogRun: The Journey to Compete, Episode 4, featuring Karissa Schweizer, two-time Olympian, NIKE elite athlete
• ATN: Wearables Could Become Proactive Mental Health Tools, Study Suggests
• ESW: 2 Days To Go Until The 11th Edition Of Nîmes Urban Trail 2026
• ESW: NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon Introduces Groundbreaking Run With Friends Feature

February 12, 2026

• SCCEventsMedia: The Elite Fields of the Generali Berlin Half Marathon 2026
• MarathonHandbook: Femke Bol Shuts Down Indoor 800 After Record Debut, Eyes 600m Instead
• MarathonHandbook: The 11 Most Beautiful Marathons In The World That Belong on Every Runner’s Bucket List
• YouTube: Dream Race Calendar Episode: Marathons, UTMB, World Majors & More!
• ATN: From Workout Cruises to Destination Races, Fitness Travel Is on the Rise
• TreatPublicRelations: ASICS Los Angeles Marathon Welcomes SHOKZ as the Official Headphones Partner
• ESW: Nearly 1,500 Athletes Take to Daytona Beach for a Sold-out CLASH Endurance Half-Marathon & 5K
• TheStar: Kamworor turns to Ras Al Khaimah to fine-tune engines for London assault
• WA: Defending champions Ngetich and Ebenyo head fields for Sirikwa Classic
• TheTimes: Five cheated athletes from London 2012 aim to crowdfund legal case

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