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Sifan Hassan is a marvel on the track or on the streetYou know Dutch middle-distance runner Sifan Hassan, even if you don’t know her name. If you spent any time watching track and field (and wow do I wish this was more of a weekly sport here in the U.S.), you can’t miss her. Hassan won three medals in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, taking the gold in both...

Despite Claims To The Contrary, The IAAF Is Still Persecuting Caster SemenyaThe Times reported yesterday that the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) will argue in front of the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that Caster Semenya, the 2016 Olympic champion in the 800 meters, is “biologically male.” The IAAF quickly issued a statement denying this c...

World Champion Runner Accused Of Failing Drug Test, Has Elaborate Story About His Pee SampleAsbel Kiprop, the best miler of the last decade, a three-time 1,500-meter world champion, and an Olympic gold medalist, reportedly tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO. Matt Lawton of the Daily Mail broke the story yesterday; several other outlets independently confirmed the report; and K...

Ultrarunner Loses Titles After Investigation Shows He Won Them By Hiding In A Port-A-Potty<em></em>

Kelly Agnew is an accomplished ultrarunner who began taking on marathons and ultramarathons in 2011. Within a few years of starting, he completed the Leadville 100, the Rocky Raccoon 100-miler, and a few more prominent ultramarathons, before experiencing a breakthrough in 2013. Agnew finished second...

Runners Compete In Delhi Half Marathon Amid Heavy Pollution

A pair of Ethiopians, Birhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana, swept the men’s and women’s half marathons yesterday in Delhi, India. But the big story from the event was simply that it was run at all: The nearly 30,000 runners who competed in the half-marathon and shorter races on Sunday raced amid heavy pol...

Shalane Flanagan Is First American Woman To Win NYC Marathon Since 1977

Shalane Flanagan became the first U.S. woman to win the New York City marathon since 1977 today, finishing in a time of 2:26:53....

How A Small-Time Training Group And An Army Program Changed American Distance Running

Warmed up and stripped down, 15 blade-thin runners milled on the track, game-faced, gathering themselves. A few words between them, Swahili and English—“20 seconds ... 10 …”—and the amorphous group coalesced into a single-file line, shuffling. Scott Simmons had not finished saying, “Go!” when the fi...

An indigenous tribe from northern Mexico known for producing ultramarathoners has increasingly been forced by cartels into drug-running. [Texas Monthly]...