The ambition to run a marathon is very much on the rise, with a world record-breaking 840,318 people reported to have entered the ballot for a place in the 2025 London Marathon. This well exceeds the ...

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Manny Singh Kang plans to walk 156 miles from the Molineaux Stadium to the start of the London Marathon, with no sleep.

If you’ve never previously heard of Emile Cairess, chances are you know of him now. The 26-year-old cruised to third place in the elite men’s race at yesterday’s London Marathon [21 April 2024] in a ...

A new global study has ranked the world’s most visually stunning marathons, with two Scottish events making the top 20. The research, conducted by SportsShoes.com, used eye-tracking technology to ...

If you have mastered the 5k and 10k distances – and enjoyed the process of doing so – your natural next step might be tackling the half marathon (exciting!). However, while the distance (21.1k) is ...