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Will the 2020 Tokyo Marathon be cancelled?

Article added February 12, 2020 Categories Featured News, Motivation, News

Written By: JANE MCGUIRE

As travel restrictions tighten with the coronavirus, will the marathon still go ahead? As travel restrictions tighten due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, runners all over the world will be questioning whether or not the 2020 Tokyo Marathon will be cancelled. As a World Marathon Majors event, it’s unlikely it would be called off […]

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Yes Running Dates Are a Thing—Here’s How They Can Go Horribly Wrong

Article added February 12, 2020 Categories Featured News, Motivation, News, Uncategorized, Your stories

Written By: JORDAN SMITH

This wasn’t exactly what you had in mind when you set out to find love on a run. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, love is in the air. But for every love story there are 100 bad date stories, and we wanted to hear yours. Yes, running dates are a thing—they can be […]

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Hong Kong marathon has been cancelled

Article added January 28, 2020 Categories Featured News, News, Uncategorized

Written By: Jane McGuire

70,000 runners will have their entries refunded. The Hong Kong Marathon, which was due to take place on Saturday 8 February, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to news reports today, 27 January, the virus has killed 81 and infected 3000 people to date. According to BBC news, Hong Kong has, at present, got […]

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Rhonex Kipruto breaks 10K world record

Article added January 14, 2020 Categories Featured News, Motivation, News

Written By: TAYLOR DUTCH

He took 14 seconds off the previous world best set just six weeks ago. Kenya’s Rhonex Kipruto set a new 10K road world record on Sunday during a race in Valencia, Spain. His time of 26:24 was 14 seconds faster than the record set by Joshua Cheptegei just six weeks prior (also during a race in Valencia). […]

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Runner who kicked dog during race loses sponsorship

Article added January 13, 2020 Categories Featured News, News

Written By: SANA NOOR HAQ

Columbian runner Jamie Alejandro has been dropped by sponsor after video emerges American apparel brand Under Armour has dropped an endorsement deal with one of its athletes, just days after video footage was released of them kicking a dog during a race. Jamie Alejandro was taking part in the annual Saint Silvester Road Race, a […]

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