Athletics News

Holding an arcane running world record gives the writer a rare insight into the event Over the past year, I have run all of these world marathon majors: London, Berlin, Chicago, New York, Tokyo and Boston. In fact, I am ...

Mo Farah breaks British record but is two minutes behind leader in 23.2C heat Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of the capital on Sunday to cheer on friends, family - and complete strangers - who were running...

From Big Ben to Paddington, runners dressed up in a variety of costumes for a sweltering London marathon.

Nancy Kiprop successfully defended her Vienna City Marathon, setting a personal best of 2:24:18 at the IAAF Gold Label road race on Sunday (22).

Valentine Kipketer Jepkorir and Eliud Kiplagat Barngetuny secured a Kenyan double at the 41st Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon, crossing the line of the IAAF Gold Label road race in 2:30:40 and 2:10:15 respectively on Sunda...

Ethiopia's Lencho Tesfaye Anbesa won the Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon with a course record for the second year in a row, this time clocking 1:02:56 at the IAAF Bronze Label road race on Sunday (22).

Ezekiel Omullo of Kenya and Nastassia Ivanova were the winners at the sixth edition of the Orlen Warsaw Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label road race, on Sunday (22).

Kenya's Nicholas Kosimbei and Ethiopia's Degitu Azmeraw took the men's and women's titles respectively at the Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon with the IAAF Gold Label road race being held in unseasonably warm conditions on Sun...

Watch as Mo Farah crosses the line to finish third and set a new British record time in the elite men's race.

Ethiopia's Mosinet Geremew continued his winning streak at the 13th Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, taking his fourth consecutive title at the IAAF Gold Label road race in 1:01:31 on Sunday (22).

• Kenya runner seals surprise victory in time of 2hr18min31sec• Mary Keitany and Tirunesh Dibaba fail in world record attempt Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot sprang a major surprise in the women's London Marathon, surging f...