And that’s the X factor that we should align on up front when it comes to breaking four hours in the marathon: You can only ...

In 1977, Michael Bilandic, then the mayor of Chicago and an enthusiastic runner, threw his support behind putting on a race ...

Hargrove learned that someone from the U.K. had already set the record at 5 hours and 13 minutes. Determined to try again, ...

The marathon was like a 26.2-mile celebration of life for 61-year-old Tserendorj. He ran with a new liver, and he finished, proudly displaying his finishers metal. But it was not easy. "It was the ...

Chepngetich's historic finish marks the first women's marathon time under 2 hours and 10 minutes. The previous world record ...

It is a long way from Laramie, Wyoming to Scranton — 1,544 miles by air, 1,696 driving to be exact — just to run 26.2 miles. Nicholas Costello made it worth the trip. The 29-year-old assistant cross ...

Thousands of suburban residents will be downtown Sunday for the 46th Bank of America Chicago Marathon. One of the world’s ...

The Bellahouston Road Runner completed the New York City Marathon the following year before ticking off Boston and Chicago in 2023. And after finishing Tokyo in March he earned his sixth star in ...

Among the estimated 50,000 runners who will step off for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon this month will ... but your brain gets to do its own thing.” O’Brien’s father, Tom O’Brien ...

In the world of Chicago athletics, there may be no event that plants the city so firmly on the international stage as the Bank of America Chicago Marathon ... and they do historic things.