Marathon

Ladakh to host India's first frozen-lake marathon at Pangong Tso on Feb 20

India's first "frozen-lake marathon" at Ladakh's Pangong Tso at a height of 13,862 feet will be held on February 20 and the army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been roped in to implement a "proper action plan" for the event, a senior government official said on Sunday. The 21-kilometre marathon, with Lukung as its starting point, will end at Maan village. Seventy-five selected athletes from India and abroad are participating in the run, giving them an opportunity to make a bid for a Guinness world record for the world's highest "frozen-lake marathon", officials said. The marathon is being called the "Last Run" to highlight the issue of climate change, they said. It is being organised by the Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh (ASFL) in collaboration with the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Leh, the Tourism Department and the Leh district administration. "All necessary arrangements have been worked out for the success of this challenging event being ...

Ironman 70.3: Young and old flock to Goan beach for gruelling test

Local participation has improved, developing more such events for India, says event organiser

Ironman 70.3 Goa: Athletes from 33 countries will test endurance on Sunday

1,450 athletes would be participating in the eight-hour triathlon

Kenya's Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 for world record in Berlin Marathon

He's done it again. Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. The Kenyan star clocked 2 hours, 1 minute, 9 seconds to shave 30 seconds off his previous best mark of 2:01:39 set on the same course in 2018. My legs and my body still feel young, the 37-year-old Kipchoge said. But the most important thing is my mind, and that also feels fresh and young. I'm so happy to break the world record. Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa unexpectedly won the women's race in a course record of 2:15:37 18 minutes faster than she had ever run before. It was the third fastest time ever. I wasn't afraid of my rivals, even though they had faster times than me, the 26-year-old Assefa said. Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru was second on her debut in 2:18:00 the second fastest debut ever run just ahead of Ethiopian runner Tigist Abayechew in 2:18:03. Kipchoge and Assefa's combined time of 4:16:46 ensured the marathon was the fastest ever. The men's record

Up and running: Marathon business picks up steam after Covid hurdle

Organisers prepare for 40,000-plus participants at this year's Delhi half marathon, which will kick off on October 16

The running life: How to take up marathon without breaking into a sweat

The gear, the training and the lifestyle you need to take this toughest of physical challenges

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo to run in Delhi Half Marathon on Oct 16

Uganda's world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will feature in the Delhi Half Marathon on October 16, the organisers announced on Thursday. The 21-year-old Kiplimo is the reigning world half marathon champion after winning the title in 2020. Last year, he ran a phenomenal world record time of 57:31 in Lisbon. The young Ugandan star has already had an outstanding season, winning both the RAK Half Marathon in the UAE in February in a world leading time of 57:56 and then the Great North Run half marathon last Sunday. Kiplimo had also won a 10,000m bronze in the World Athletics Championships in USA and a memorable 5000m/10,000m double at the Commonwealth Games last month. Ethiopia's Amdework Walelegn improved the Delhi course record to 58:53 in 2020, but Kiplimo believes he can run the fastest half marathon ever seen on Indian soil during his first visit to the country next month. I have been told that the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon course is a quick one and the record sugg

Sprint legend Justin Gatlin to promote TCS World 10K Bengaluru marathon

Gatlin won the 2004 Olympic 100m race and also is a four-time World Athletics Championships gold medalist

Uttar Pradesh: Congress holds marathon race for women in Lucknow

The Congress on Tuesday organised a marathon in Lucknow to boost women empowerment under its 'Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon (I'm a girl and can fight)' campaign in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

TCS to be title sponsor for the London Marathon, signs six-year partnership

TCS will further enhance the marathon experience and promote a healthy lifestyle

Mo Farah's Olympics hopes hang in balance after defeat in 10,000m trial

Two-time defending champion Mo Farah suffered a crushing defeat and failed to achieve a qualifying time at the European Athletics 10,000m Cup in Birmingham.

Sebastian Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event

The head of the world governing body of track and field, said a half-marathon test event run in Japan's northern city made him confident that the Olympic marathon can be held successfully

Need to make marathon culture and popular event in India: Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that the country needs to make marathon a culture and a popular event in the country

Olympic qualifying marathon event to be held on March 7 in New Delhi

The New Delhi National Marathon 2021, a qualification event for the Tokyo Olympics and recognised by Athletics Federation of India, will he held here on March 7

Berlin Marathon cancelled for the first time since 1974 due to Covid-19

The Marathon was scheduled to take place on September 26 and 27, but organizers revealed that finding an alternative date this year was not possible

TCS-sponsored New York City Marathon cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

The marathon, sponsored by Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was set to take place on November 1 and the 2020 marathon would have been the 50th running of the iconic event

Adidas SL20: A simple tradeoff between cushion and speed

The Adidas SL20 is quite responsive despite being almost a flat racer

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020: Ethiopian Hurisa creates course record

Derara Hurisa wasn't the the favourite for Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 but the Ethiopian upset the odds to win in a course record of 2:08:09 here on Sunday. Hurisa was rewarded with his biggest ever pay day, a USD 45,000 winners cheque and a USD 15,000 course record bonus. The amount he picked up on Sunday for his stunning win was more than he had pocketed across his entire career. In addition, the race was won with a pair of borrowed racing shoes. "I misplaced my shoes while travelling from Addis Ababa to Mumbai earlier in the week. So I borrowed some shoes from my friend Abraham Girma (who also ran the Tata Mumbai Marathon). So I only tried them on for the first time yesterday," Hurisa revealed after the race. In a thrilling finish to the 17th edition of TMM, three men approached the last kilometre together, but Hurisa went through the gears as the trio passed that check point and he pulled away from his compatriots Ayele Abshero and Birhanu Teshome. Abshero and Te

Finishing a marathon can spruce up arteries, make them flexible: Study

The study finds that training for and finishing a marathon can spruce up arteries, leaving them more flexible, healthy and biologically younger than before, even if runners are older or slow

The marathon man

The top 10 male marathon runners in the world ever are either Kenyan or Ethiopian. Among the women the top nine are from these two nations