Running is one of the most popular sports not only in the U.S., but worldwide. Maybe you enjoy running and have thought about training for a marathon. Or perhaps you are gearing up to cheer someone ...

On April 21, the storied Boston Marathon will kick off for the 129th time, with more than 24,000 runners winding their way 26.2 miles from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to Copley Square near the Boston ...

We've seen enough of those little white oval stickers on the rear windows of cars around the region to know exactly how long a marathon is. Those little 26.2 stickers for a full marathon. Stickers ...

My preoccupation with the Bibas family inevitably leads me to obsess about a marathon distance run. A marathon is not really that far. A car can easily (and legally) cover the distance in under 40 ...

Training your aerobic system increases blood flow, lowers your resting heart rate, creates more capillaries (which help you exchange oxygen and waste products), and increases mitochondria (a.k.a. the ...

Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 on Sunday, smashing the women’s full marathon world record. Chepngetich became the first woman to ever run under 2:10 ...