Here’s a short break from some of this week’s (and possibly....year’s) doom and gloom: on Wednesday, the New York…

Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, won the New York City Marathon on Sunday! Jepkosgei ran the course through the five…

If you are a dude figuring out how to pop the question to your significant other, and she’s an active gal who is…

Twin runners Lisa and Anna Hahner represented Germany in the Olympic marathon on Tuesday. They placed far behind the…

For a December 8 marathon, organizers in Keelung, Taiwan hired a “ghost” to scare runners into faster race times.…

Stephanie Reinhart wanted to get married at City Hall. Her partner, Mark Jockel, wanted a huge wedding with all…

The first time I wondered if I was possibly doing something wrong was when, while watching TV, I absently reached…

Harriette Thompson, who’s 92, and who didn’t begin running until her 70s, just finished her 16th marathon, figuring…

Caroline Rotich, of Kenya, breaks the tape to win the women’s division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20,…

I typed the obligatory "Why do you have to poop so much after you run?" search into Google and more than three…

On Sunday, I'll be joining 45,000 other idiots in running the Chicago Marathon. In the months leading up to the Big…

Today, obviously, is completely awful, and celebrity news seems like the most frivolous shit ever right now. But,…

Enjoy a picture of marathon runners doing something practical and useful for a change. From Gawker:

New York City Marathon has been officially cancelled, according to NBC. No word on a reschedule date.

The New York City Marathon is the largest in the world. This year, 47,000 people registered for the race. But, snag:…

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12: Japan fans watch as competitors take part in the men's Marathon during Day 16 of the…

The London Olympics are wrapping up on Sunday, after 16 days of competition, crying during national anthems, and…

South Sudanese refugee Guor Marial got some news a little more than a week ago that only a gifted athlete with the…

Leichtathletik, Vienna City Marathon, Sonntag, with bananas. Foto: Hans Punz/dapd

For most people, finishing a marathon is accomplishment enough, but for one couple running today's New York City…