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Nature

Meet the endurance athlete who ran 2150 km for rhino conservation

This South African ultra runner completed 102 consecutive half marathons in the battle against rhino poaching

Women Beyond Borders

‘Keep fighting’: Top resilience tips from a champion marathon swimmer

After completing her record breaking 44th English Channel crossing, Chloë McCardel now holds the title of Queen of the English Channel

China

21 die in extreme weather in Chinese cross-country race

Freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude race, state media reported Sunday.

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Palestinians take part in wheelchair marathon to mark disability day

Palestinians took part in a wheelchair marathon to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Gaza City.

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Hungary

Hungary's Budapest marathon goes ahead despite coronavirus fears

Hungary's 35th annual Budapest marathon took place despite fears over coronavirus resulting in a much lower turnout than usual

Food and Drink

Boozy marathons: can running and drinking alcohol really be healthy?

Wine and cheese go together, but wine and running is not such a common pairing. The only way to understand it, is to be part of it.

USA

Kenyan Kosgei beats Radcliffe's marathon world record by 71 seconds

Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets new women's marathon world record, beating Paula Radcliffe's 2003 time

Austria

Watch: Eliud Kipchoge first to run sub two-hour marathon distance

Kipchoge, the world marathon record holder, will be hoping to be second time lucky after he narrowly failed in his first try in 2017 by running the length of a marathon in 2:00:25.

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Convicts quick on their feet in world's first ever prison marathon

100 athletes paid £55 to take part in the unique sporting event and were encouraged to wear fancy dress appropriate for the venue.

World

Belfast Marathon almost half a kilometre too long

Running a marathon is one of the most physically demanding sporting achievements- Now imagine crossing that finish line at last... Only to find out that you should have stopped running about a half kilometre ago.

Italy

Trieste marathon excludes African runners, then backtracks amid outcry

Trieste half marathon organisers backtracked on their controversial decision to close the May 5 race to African athletes amid accusations of racism.

Morocco

Meet the dog who just ran one of the world’s toughest ultra-marathons

A dogged competitor!

World News

Susannah Gill completes seven marathons in seven days

After seven full length marathons in seven continents over seven days, British runner Susannah Gill has taken home first place in the gruelling World Marathon Challenge.

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Estonia holds annual sauna marathon

The rules of the game are simple: teams are giving a map of all the participating saunas and have to spend at least three minutes in each one as well as nominate a team-member to jump into an ice hole at each stop

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Runners brave extreme conditions in the Antarctic Ice Marathon

Set amongst stunning arctic scenery, the inspiring view added to the grandeur of this unique event which is acknowledged as one of the most extreme races on the planet.

USA

Thousands prepare for New York City Marathon

Fifty thousand people will take part in Sunday's race

Europe News

Brussels attack survivor and former sports star runs marathon

On Sunday, Sebastien Bellin hovered behind the starting line of the Brussels marathon - two-and-a-half years after wondering whether or not he'd be able to walk again.

Sport

SPORTELMonaco 2018: French National coach Didier Deschamps receives the ''sport legend'' award

English marathon athlete Paula Radcliffe talks to Euronews about Eliud Kipchoge and his recent world record, as SPORTELMonaco honours French National coach Didier Deschamps with the ''sport legend'' award, presented by Prince Albert of Monaco,

Belgium

'Running to beat death' Brussels terror attack victim set for marathon

Sebastien Bellin, badly injured in the Brussels airport terror attacks of 2016, is in final training for this month's Brussels marathon.

Sport

The World's Coolest Marathon

More than 60 athletes from over 20 nations - and two dogs - braved the elements to run in this weekend's North Pole Marathon