Mihira Lakshman

The event usually happens at a dark, secluded track, away from campus security or city police.

Lemma Debelu recorded a strong performance, winning the Niagara half marathon by two minutes in a time of 1:04:38 on Sunday.

There’s a growing trend among marathons around the world – the main field is getting slower and slower.

Jamie Donaldson, of Littleton, CO, set an American record in the women’s 200K at a 24-hour race, Sept. 26-27 in Ottawa.

In the final stages of the Des Moines marathon, Kenyan Simon Sawe was stopped in his tracks.

Paul Rugut of Kenya took a while to warm up, but once he did, nobody could stay with him, Sunday at the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon.

Three runners at the Detroit marathon collapsed and died, Sunday.

Regina’s Simon Bairu breezed through the Oasis Zoo Run in a time of 29:47.3, on a sunny Saturday in Toronto.

Some of the top distance runners in Canada are preparing to race through the Toronto Zoo, Saturday, Oct. 17.

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette ran the Bizz Johnson marathon in Susanville, California, on Oct. 11.

Steve Osaduik’s course record remains intact at the Royal Victoria Marathon, but the Nanaimo runner had to settle for second place, in this year’s race on Sunday.

Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya battled through freezing temperatures to win Sunday’s Chicago Marathon in a course record time of 2:05:41.