Alone in the fog, after six days of running through the British mountains, Raf Willems began to speak with the grass and stones. About what, he doesn’t know. The air was freezing, but he liked it that ...

Steadily, year after year, the Santa Run races have been growing to become a staple of Christmas celebrations in many cities and towns worldwide, with thousands of people of all ages dressed in Santa ...

Forget the ball drop — these New Yorkers will be counting down the miles instead. At midnight, thousands will trade the party scene for pavement, sprinting into 2026 in the annual New York Road ...

For many, racing is considered a celebration of hard work at the end of a training build. After spending months stacking miles and tackling tough workouts, the competition is where all the effort ...

Training for a specific goal race is a great way for runners to maintain focus and build fitness. As you complete race-specific workouts, your body becomes stronger and you get closer to achieving ...

Fueled by the rise of run clubs, social media influencers and a growing interest in wellness, demand for marathons has surged in recent years. Most people will never run a marathon. Then there’s ...

New York Road Runners races that used to take months to sell out are now filling up in days. Some races have been in such high demand that the sign-up queues crashed the website. By Talya Minsberg ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There has been some epic races throughout history and some of them were so dramatic and eventful that they made history at the time; like the first Marathon, about 500 BC, when a ...

Mr. Thompson is the chief executive of The Atlantic and the author of “The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports.” On Sunday morning, for the 12th time, I’m going to ride the ...

A 5K race is hard enough running forward, so we flipped it around and made 30 athletes race the entire distance backwards, with a brand-new MacBook Air on the line for the winner. On a crowded track ...