In ancient Greece, messengers were called hemerodrome, which meant “day courier.” They were equipped with darts and were famous for their remarkable running speed. Such couriers could cover a distance ...

The 10th TUI International Marathon of Rhodes will be dedicated to Kallipateira on April 6, 2025. In the Marathon and Half Marathon races, the winners ...

Achilles and Ajax playing a board game, often identified as Five Lines, a common theme in ancient Greek artwork. Credit Sailko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Ancient Greeks spent much of their time ...

The May Day holiday is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by participating in the Pingyao Ancient City Half Marathon? This thrilling event promises to blend rich cultural ...

In our “Why I’m Running” series, Boston Marathon athletes share what’s inspiring them to make the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston. Looking for more race day content? Sign up for ...

Bright Greek marble statues such as the "Peplos Kore" may shock many, as a myth of whiteness in ancient art has long been perpetuatedImage: Alexandros Vlachos/EPA/picture alliance/dpa Hitler and ...

Over 30,000 runners will hold 42 seconds of silence for Pope Francis before the start of the Rome Marathon on Sunday morning. The silence — 42 seconds for the 42 kilometers in a marathon — is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Los Angeles Marathon’s Legacy Runners continue to run through heartache and grief, battling illnesses ...

has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago ...

A stamina-rich marathon runner balanced a pineapple on his head while sprinting uphill in Taiwan. He did not pause and continued to the finish line with the pineapple.

Houston marathon runner Rand Mintzer suffered cardiac arrest during the Chevron Houston Marathon in 2017 but was revived. His survival story has inspired local initiatives to teach CPR to the ...

Important running events with international participation are held in Thesprotia, Boeotia, Patras, Rhodes, and Ilia in March and April, under the auspices of the Greek ...