They're the chess mates set to play the game throughout a charity 10k at next month's ABP Southampton Marathon. Kevin Sawers, from Bitterne, has found a fellow runner and chess enthusiast to join him ...

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 ...

This couple is running into trouble. A man sparked fierce debate online for proposing to his girlfriend moments after she completed a marathon, with some claiming he “stole her moment.” ...

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 ...

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

A marathon runner has sparked a debate after posting a video on TikTok of her then-boyfriend proposing to her at the finish line, with some calling the act “selfish.” In early March 2025 ...

They scanned the brains of people before and after running a marathon, finding that runners experienced a significant, but temporary reduction of myelin in certain regions. The results indicate ...

So what does running long distance have to do with this? Well, when the body's go-to energy sources – like glycogen, which is stored in muscles and the liver – are all used up, it'll switch to ...

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 ...

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.

Some are now using wheelchairs, including the oldest who is 87. Despite it all, the Los Angeles Marathon's Legacy Runners have stuck to their mission: finish the race. On Sunday, the group of 92 ...