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🔴 2026 BOSTON MARATHON
Watch along our live show from Newbury St, Boston LIVE NOW:
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Our interview with Conner Mantz on getting injured pacing his wife, coming back for Boston 2026, and how he thought our reporter Alex had sabotaged his Chicago marathon American record with dodgy candy:
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A Morning Jog Just Gave Away a French Aircraft Carrier’s Secret Location 🇫🇷🇫🇷
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Everyone is watching the photo finish of the 2026 LA Marathon;
what they've missed is that Michael Kamau of Kenya - who was leading until the very last step - was led off course just a few hundred meters from the finish line, costing him precious seconds.
WATCH:
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NEW: American Nathan Martin wins the closest Los Angeles Marathon in race history, beating Kenya’s Michael Kimani Kamau by just 00.01 seconds.
Martin was seen chasing down Kamau at the end of the race.
“I made an actual move five miles out… when I saw no one else was picking up the pace. I decided I needed to push,” the 36-year-old said.
“At a mile and a half to go, I could see the leader and with 800 meters to go, I was thinking, ‘I’m catching him.’”
Martin finished the race with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes, 16.50 seconds.
Your gut is a performance tool.
Most runners ignore it.
@DrBubbs breaks down exactly how to train it, fuel it, and stop dreading race morning.
>effectively diagnosing regular GI issues
>the effects of running on your gut
>combatting GI issues as a runner - esp. on race day
>balancing hi-carb / GI issues
Full ep with @Brady_H 👇
youtu.be/Th_wjrRQPFk
"I Lost Over 250 Pounds Running – Then Ran The Gruelling Multi-Day ‘Dopey Marathon’"
Christopher Hasty went from 462 to 210 pounds, then ran back-to-back 5k, 10k, half and full marathons:
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Jeff Galloway, Legendary Marathoner and Coach, Dies At 80
An Olympic runner himself, Galloway spent 50+ years preaching easy run-walk-run training to people who didn’t realize they could become successful runners
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Ginger Zee has been living with depression her entire career.
Running is how she beats it.
The GMA meteorologist has never pretended the disease goes away. She's just found the things that keep it from winning.
↓ How signing up for a half marathon made all the difference
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Only 3 runners left. Keith Dunn tweets that French-Canadian runner Mathieu Blanchard has quit due to cold.
The three runners still out there - and all on loop 3 - are Sébastien Raichon, Max King, and Damian Hall.
THE BARKLEY MARATHONS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW:
The Barkley Marathons is one of the most mysterious and brutal ultramarathons in the world. Each year, a small, elite group of runners descends on Tennessee’s Frozen Head State Park to test their limits against an unforgiving course with nearly impossible odds.
If you’re following along and need a quick refresher on how the race works, here’s what you need to know:
Location: Frozen Head State Park, near Wartburg, Tennessee
Start Time: Announced via conch shell blown 1 hour before the race begins
Start can happen at any time between midnight and noon
This year’s start: February 14 at 6:00 a.m. ET 2026
Distance:5 loops, each estimated at 20+ miles (unmarked, varies yearly)
Total course: ~120 miles (193 km) with over 60,000 feet (18,288 m) of elevation gain
Time Limit: 60 hours total to complete all 5 loops
Navigation: No GPS devices allowed
Runners must use map and compass to navigate the backcountry course
Book Pages: 13 books are hidden per loop
Each runner must collect 1 page per book, matching their bib number
A missed page = disqualification
Runners receive a new bib number each loop
Aid: Minimal support – water jugs at select points
No formal aid stations or pacers allowed
Entrants: Capped at ~40 runners per year
Entry process is secretive and by application only
History: First held in 1986
20 runners have finished as of 2025, with 26 total finishes
There were no finishers in 2025
Finish rate: <2%
And our live updates, covering the whole event and providing context and commentary:
marathonhandbook.com/live-up…
Barkley Marathons 2026, weather:
The Weather will be a significant factor.
Each year, the Barkley’s competitors either thrive or get crushed by the conditions. Rain at the Barkley usually equals zero finishers.
Although conditions aren’t terrible at the moment, the rain will begin on Sunday morning. Expect a brutal second loop for those who complete the first go-round.
