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New England’s second-largest marathon will be scaling back this year’s event to alleviate pressure on its medical staff.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya won the men’s marathon at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming just the third man to win back-to-back Olympic marathon gold medals.

U.S. distance runner Molly Seidel won bronze in the women’s marathon in only the third marathon she ever ran.

Molly Seidel of Cambridge is competing at the Tokyo Olympics.

This year’s Olympic marathon and race walk will be held in Sapporo on the Island of Hokkaido, about 500 miles north of Tokyo.

Marking eight years since the Boston Marathon Bombing, Mayor Kim Janey is asking residents to take part in several acts of kindness throughout One Boston Day while maintaining a safe social distance

A shortform podcast called “Recognize” aims to educate listeners about accomplished female athletes and provide more media coverage of women’s sports.

Sad about the Boston Marathon being postponed to October? Well, you can still participate in a running event on Patriots’ Day, when the iconic race is traditionally run. The Boston Athletic Association on Thursday announced its inaugural Patriots’ Day Mile, a virtual event slated for April 19. The event, expected to be an annual occurrence, aims to raise $125,000 for…

A second Boston Marathon has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials announced on Thursday that the Boston Marathon would be cancelled for the first time in over 100 years amid concerns about public safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Runners will still be eligible for a medal by completing a marathon during the week of September 7 and verifying times online.

Dmitry Yakukhny, a Russian distance runner, completed a 100-kilometer (62-mile) run around his bed during lockdown as a way of encouraging everyone to exercise during the coronavirus outbreak.

Being stuck at home didn’t stop a British man from running an outdoor marathon

Molly Seidel had never run a marathon when she arrived at the Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta last weekend. But that marathon is all it took for the 25-year-old Bostonian to clinch her spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

A push. That’s what guided Tyler Andrews to Atlanta for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials this weekend. From himself, to rebel against the traditional model of what a distance runner should resemble coming out of high school. From his coach, who saw something special in him if he just dug deep. From his family, who constantly supported him. And...

Girma Bekele Gebre crashed the elite field and finished third in the largest 26.2-mile race in the world.

Trump returned to his hometown of New York City to attend a high-profile UFC match at Madison Square Garden.

Sunday will be the 34th Marathon of Los Angeles, and this year will have a different touch, since a woman of Mayan origin will run in a very special way.

Mary Keitany of Kenya has won the women’s New York City Marathon, and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia has won the men’s marathon.

A Boston police captain’s son has pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on a college campus to support the Islamic State group.