At the finish line, Sawe held up sponsors Adidas’ latest ‘supershoe’ with his time written along the side, acknowledging the technology which had assisted him. The Adidas Adios Pro 3 shoes, available to purchase for an eye-watering £450, weigh just 97g – 30% lighter than the previous model. The company …
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“Everyone tried to put me off at first – people just didn’t believe I would actually do it,” Cox says. But on 26 October last year, she set off from the Attari-Wagah border between Pakistan and India, bound for Kolkata, just a few miles from where her father Deric was …
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Gabby Logan has the best of the day’s action from the London Marathon. BBC News
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Watch the live stream of the finish line at the 2026 London Marathon. BBC News
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Switzerland’s Marcel Hug wins the elite men’s wheelchair race at the 2026 London Marathon to secure his sixth consecutive victory in the capital and eighth overall. BBC News
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These 2026 London Marathon runners all started their running journey with Couch to 5K, which celebrates its 10th birthday with more than eight million downloads. BBC News
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Available for 23 days Ready to go the distance? Clara Amfo brings you Pacesetter: Run with Clara Amfo a high-energy soundtrack designed to keep you moving from start to finish. Built around her huge marathon playlist, this is a mix of anthems, fresh cuts and feel-good favourites, carefully selected to …
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Four runners taking on the marathon share their journey from Couch to 5K. BBC News
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While high-impact movement might sound damaging, running actually helps strengthen the muscles, ligaments, and cartilage that support the knee joint. Professor Stuart Gray works at the University of Glasgow and is an expert in muscle and metaboliccloseMetabolismThe chemical processes that happen within living things (such as how they digest fats …
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Apryl Hammett aims to complete a total of 300 marathons – 100 road, 100 trail and 100 ultra. BBC News
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BBC Sport’s Gabby Logan interviews Daddy Pig as he prepares to take on the London Marathon to raise money for the National Deaf Children’s Society. BBC News
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BBC Sport speaks to Jordan and Cian Adams, the ‘FTD Brothers’. After the 2026 London Marathon, which Jordan will run carrying a 25kg fridge, the pair will sprint across all 32 counties of Ireland in just 32 days. They are running in memory of their mum, Geraldine, who died of …
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Available for over a year When Julia Paternain crossed the finish line in the women’s marathon at last year’s World Athletics Championships, she had no idea what position she was in – or that she’d just made history. Julia, who was ranked 288th in the world at the start of …
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Some famous faces from across the BBC wish Couch to 5K a happy birthday as the app, which has been downloaded more than eight million times, turns 10 years old. BBC News
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The elite marathon runner meets other positive people in BBC Sounds series Anya Culling’s No Limits. BBC News
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World champion Peres Jepchirchir has withdrawn from this month’s London Marathon. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion was diagnosed with an unspecified stress fracture after finishing second in the Valencia marathon in December. That delayed the start of her training for London and the 32-year-old Kenyan has now told race organisers …
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Scottish 200m record holder Beth Dobbin has announced her retirement following “a three-year battle with a serious and life-changing health issue”. The 31-year-old ran at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, reaching the semi-finals, and won 4x400m relay bronze for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Dobbie also competed …
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Australian teenager Gout Gout has run 200m faster than sprinting great Usain Bolt did at the same age. The 18-year-old clocked a superb time of 19.67 seconds to win at his national championships on Sunday. It was the first time that Gout had gone under the 20-second mark legally, after …
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Cari Brown is hooked on marathons and is preparing to compete in her 11th on Sunday. After learning of the changes, she felt forced to abandon her plans to run a personal best in Paris and entered a different race to chase her goal. “Unfortunately, it’s not going to be …
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World Athletics plans to launch a standalone World Marathon Championships from 2030, with Athens in Greece potentially hosting the inaugural event. The marathon will remain part of the World Athletics Championships in 2027 and 2029 but will then have its own annual championship, with men and women competing in alternate …
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