From Lance Armstrong and Danica Patrick to Zdeno Chara, Abby Wambach and Matt Ryan, here's a look at professional athletes ...

A New York Times reporter’s quest to beat the personal best he set 14 years ago took him to a Kenyan village, where the ...

Kenyan John Korir ran the fastest time in the Boston Marathon's 130-year history to repeat as champion of the world's oldest annual 26.2-mile race. Korir clocked 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds, to ...

BOSTON — John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too. The ...

Marathons are one of the few events where amateurs can compete alongside the professionals and often even lace up the same sneakers as the elites. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re running similar ...

BOSTON (AP) — Zouhair Talbi and Jess McClain ran the fastest times ever for Americans at the Boston Marathon on Monday, both finishing fifth in their respective divisions. Talbi finished in 2 hours, 3 ...

Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda won the Chicago Marathon after being under world record pace for about 22 miles, while Conner Mantz finished fourth with the fastest time ever run by an American. Kiplimo ...

Kenyans Sabastian Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru won the Berlin Marathon as warm conditions (mid-70s) blanketed what is typically one of the world’s fastest 26.2-mile races. Sawe, arguably the world’s best ...

Within the span of seven days, the marathon record books have been completely upended. Talk about an exciting time to be a running enthusiast. The astounding performances don’t end there. Even ...