To appease disgruntled road runners shut out of its races due to increased demand, New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced a rebrand replacing road races with trail races in the Concrete Jungle and changing its name to New York Trail Runners (NYTR).
Courageous Runner Tempts Fate By Wearing Two Left (L) Socks
With no clean right-designated (R) socks in his dresser, defiant runner Cody Schlabach is now recklessly endangering his musculoskeletal system by wearing two left-designated (L) socks on his 4-mile neighborhood jog this morning.
Researchers Determine Men’s Marathon Record More Impressive Than Cure for Cancer
An in-depth, nearly week-long investigation by a task force of male researchers at several prominent think tanks determined that the sub-2-hour men’s world marathon record set at the London Marathon is more impressive than a cure for cancer.
Nike and 41-Year-Old Kipchoge Aim to Shave Entire Hour off Marathon Record
After two Adidas runners shattered the 2-hour barrier at the 2026 London Marathon, Nike has announced that 41-year-old Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to cut a full hour off the world record and run a sub-1-hour marathon as part of its Breaking1 project.
Boston’s Top American Talbi Reveals He Wore Glasses to Avoid Detection as Contender
After misleading competitors into thinking he wasn’t a threat, Zouhair Talbi finished fifth overall at the 2026 Boston Marathon, earning top American honors and setting an American course record of 2:03:15 thanks solely to a pair of cosmetic glasses he wore throughout the race.
Boston Qualifiers Alarmed by Growing Trend of Charity Runners “Helping Other People”
Armed with the belief that running is an individual sport that should only benefit the runner, a number of Boston Marathon qualifiers are speaking out against charity runners who use 26.2 miles to help other people, insisting they have fundamentally misunderstood the point.