Unveiling Olympic Marathon Qualifying Times: A Dash to the Finish Line Jul 1, 2021Noah Lopez Unveiling Olympic Marathon Qualifying Times: A Dash to the Finish Line The Olympic marathon, a pinnacle of endurance and determination, demands athletes to surpass rigorous qualifying standards. These Olympic...
In an attempt to find cooler temperatures, the men’s and women’s Olympic marathon events are taking place this weekend in Sapporo, roughly 500 miles (800 km) north of Tokyo. Unfortunately, the high temperatures that are impacting Tokyo are spreading throughout the entire country, even into ...
Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the women’s marathon swimming event, a 10 kilometer race, by less than a second. Cunha swam the race, the Olympics’ longest swim, in 1:59:30.8 to win her first ever Olympic medal. She has been named open water swimmer of the year by the sport’s...
Where do Team GB medal winners come from? Earlier in the day, British runners appeared in the marathon race but finished well outside the medal places. Chris Thompson finished in 54th position, but his compatriots Callum Hawkins, who struggled with an ankle injury, and Ben...
France will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Olympic flag is folded after being lowered during the closing ceremony. Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, who won the gold medal in the marathon, listens as his country's National Anthem is ...
A traveler’s guide to running the 7 World Marathon Majors Mar 1, 2025 • 10 min read The ins and outs of racing 26.2 miles around the globe. By Rachel Chang Where to travel to this spring Feb 20, 2025 • 3 min read As winter winds down and the weather starts to get warmer, ...
Nengajōare the Japanese equivalent of the holiday greeting card. They come in beautiful and/or cute designs, and the ones sold by Japan Post even come with lottery numbers. Winners get prizes such as cash (don’t expect much, though) or local specialties. ...
Marathon Petroleum to sell its gas stations to owner of 7-Eleven in $21 billion deal Aug. 3, 2020 at 5:57 a.m. ETby Rebecca Elliott 7-Eleven begins delivery to ‘hot spots’ in public spaces Jun. 24, 2019 at 4:37 p.m. ETby Associated Press ...
In a nod to diversity, a victory ceremony was held for the first time for both the women's and men's marathon event. The Kenyan anthem filled the 68,000-capacity stadium twice, for gold medalists Peres Jepchirchir and Eliud Kipchoge. ...
A traveler’s guide to running the 7 World Marathon Majors Mar 1, 2025 • 10 min read The ins and outs of racing 26.2 miles around the globe. By Rachel Chang Where to travel to this spring Feb 20, 2025 • 3 min read As winter winds down and the weather starts to get warmer,...