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91-Year-Old Woman Breaks Marathon Record
Harriette Line Thompson, a cancer survivor and last living sibling in her family, just shattered the world record with the fastest time in a...
There Is Some Good to Come Out of the Marathon Bombing
For James “Bim” Costello, April 15th was one of the worst days of his life. At the finish line of the Boston Marathon when...
Runner With Down Syndrome Breaks Marathon Record in NYC
Though he crossed the finish line hours after everyone else did, Jimmy Jenson still was first at the New York City Marathon Sunday. The...
‘Backwards Bill’ Runs NYC Marathon in Wheelchair to Show Disabled Kids How to Stay Active
Every one of the more than 45,000 runners expected to finish the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on November 3 brings to the...
Sean Penn Sponsors Haitian Runners for NYC Marathon
Actor Sean Penn's organization J/P Haitian Relief Organization continues rebuilding Haiti with medical, structural and community development programs. But now, he bolsters the hearts and...
Thanks to a Wrong Turn, Woman Accidentally Wins a Marathon
Meredith Fitzmaurice never dreamed she'd win Sunday's "Run for Heroes" marathon in Ontario. Especially because the Belle River, Ont., runner planned to run the...
Danish Woman Runs 366 Marathons in a Year After MS Diagnosis
After Annette Fredskov was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and perhaps wanting to create an unbreakable bond with her own body to ward off the...
Boston Marathon Winner Returns Medal to the City
The 2013 Boston Marathon champion, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, gave his championship medal to the City of Boston Sunday on behalf of all the...
Kenny Chesney Starts Fund For Those Injured at Boston Marathon
Like so many others, Kenny Chesney watched the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings with "incredulity and horror." The country star didn’t know what...
Six Amazing Ways People Helped After Boston Marathon Tragedy
Mr. Rogers famously answered the question of what to tell children when scary things happen on the news. It holds true for all of...
Runner With Terminal Brain Cancer Wins Marathon While Pushing Daughter
A man who is living with brain cancer won a marathon this month in Beaumont, Texas while pushing his 6-year-old daughter in a stroller....
San Antonio Marathon Had Sweet Finish for Surprised Wife
Jonathan Gillis likes surprises, the bigger and more elaborate, the better. A Texas Army National Guard sergeant, he was supposed to be in Afghanistan...
NYC Marathon Runners Help with Relief Efforts (Video)
When Sunday's New York City Marathon was canceled on Friday, nearly 50,000 runners from 125 countries had no race to run. Many of them...
London Marathon Breaks All-Time Charity Fund-raising Record
The London Marathon's claim to fame is not the speed of the runners, but the generosity of their record-breaking charity pledges.
As the world's greatest...
With Help of a ‘Bionic’ Suit, Paralyzed Woman Finishes London Marathon (Video)
A 32-year-old British woman paralyzed from the chest down has finished the London marathon after 16 days of walking with the help of a...
Donations Soar for Inspirational Runner After Her Collapse in London Marathon
Donations to an "inspirational" runner who collapsed and died during the London Marathon have passed £670,000 on her fundraising website, and are continuing to...
Multiple Sclerosis Patient Finishes 50th Marathon in 50th State
Since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 13 years ago, Patrick Finney of Dallas, Texas has remained unwilling to endure a life of infirmity. With...
Paralyzed Soldier Completes London Marathon for Charity
Major Phil Packer lost both his legs in Iraq. Doctors back home said he would never walk again.
Not only is Phil walking again...
101 year-old Man Trains for Marathon While Tipping a Pint (Video)
101-year-old Buster Martin is aiming to become world's oldest marathon runner.
He still has a job in a plumbing shop, but in his spare time...
50K in Stolen Toys Being Replaced in Radio Marathon
Not sure if you heard about this in Atlanta, but $50,000 worth of toys were stolen. Those were somebody's Christmas toys. Now, a...