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Do The Twisted History: The Wicked World Of 1930s Dance Marathons

In the bleak years of the Great Depression, when dreams were cheap and bread wasn’t, America found its strangest form of ...

For the first time in 22 years, history was rewritten at the NYC Marathon — thanks to Hellen Obiri

Hellen Obiri made history as the first woman to complete the challenging and emotional 26.2 mile course of the NYC ...

The Amazing Stats from the 2025 NYC Marathon—the Largest Marathon in History

2:19:51: The women’s course record set by Hellen Obiri, who claimed her second victory in New York and fourth World Marathon ...

Why global warming could be ‘rewriting race history’ at major marathon events

Runners already face a daunting challenge when they line up at the start of a marathon, but they might increasingly find themselves with another obstacle to reckon with: global warming. A new study cl ...

The Wonder of Watching People Run

Marathons have gathered strangers for more than a century now. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through ...