The Sydney Marathon 2026 starts Sunday. Here are five storylines the mainstream previews are missing, from a two-second record heartbreak to a bridge that ruins pacing.
News
Record Crowd of 12,500 Runners Launches TCS Sydney Marathon Weekend
Luke Shaw and Ruby Madden broke Sydney Mini Marathon records this morning. Now 40,000 runners from 140 countries take on the biggest marathon Australia has ever hosted.
News
At 90, a Retired Doctor Just Became the Oldest Person Ever to Climb Kilimanjaro
Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapsed at a Raleigh pop-up mile in June. Two months later she revealed the rare heart condition, ARVC, that ends her running.
News
Mark Dowdle Just Ran for 94 Straight Hours Without Sleep to Win the Last Soul Ultra
American ultrarunner Mark Dowdle won the 2026 Last Soul Ultra in Germany after 94 hourly loops and roughly 630 kilometres, beating Germany's Ello El Osrouti.
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At Cocodona 250, She Beat Every Man In The Field. Now She Races Courtney Dauwalter At UTMB.
Rachel Entrekin won Cocodona 250 outright in May, beating every man in the field. She races her first UTMB on 28 August against Ruth Croft and Courtney Dauwalter.
Nutrition
Are Protein Supplements Really Necessary for
Distance Runners?
UTMB 2026 introduces a mandatory red headlamp section through the Reserve des Contamines-Montjoie. Here is why, plus every other new rule you need to know.
Training
Scientists Found the 3-Minute Workout That May Beat 90 Minutes of Steady Cardio
A new Rockefeller University study found three minutes of all-out sprinting changed nearly 25 percent of blood proteins, far more than 90 minutes of moderate cycling.