Topic: Marathons

Running With the Kenyans

In a move that is alternately naive, courageous, and entertaining, British journalist Adharanand Finn transplants to Kenya to learn from the world's best runners.

Boston Marathon is a hot one, but is it the hottest marathon ever?

Temperatures soared Monday during the 116th Boston Marathon. About 16 percent of registered runners didn't compete in this year's race, even as wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy set a new world record. Kenyan runners took the top three spots in today's race.

Boston Marathon: The village in Kenya where the elite train

Some Boston marathoners today will have trained at 8,000 feet above sea level in the Kenyan village of Iten. The big money in the sport has attracted younger athletes here.

In South Korea, a run with a view

A South Korean marathon draws 15,000 people every year to run alongside lines of blossoming cherry trees.

Geoffrey Mutai wins Boston Marathon with fastest time in history

Geoffrey Mutai, of Kenya, won the Boston Marathon on Monday with the fastest time in history, but an IAAF rule will keep it out of the record books.

Boston Marathon: five historic moments

The Boston Marathon has seen dramatic finishes and inspiring firsts in its 115-year history.

In a league of their own

An American ventures into Kenyan marathoner territory.

Special Report: As ICC names suspect Kenyan leaders, records reveal talk of more ethnic cleansing

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected Wednesday to accuse up to six Kenyan leaders of orchestrating the ethnic violence that killed some 1,200 people after Kenya's Dec. 27, 2007 elections.

ING NYC Marathon results 2010

NYC Marathon results 2010: big wins for first timers, return participants, and an unexpected celebrity.

Extreme sports in high India: an ultramarathon tests human endurance

A two-day Himalayan ultramarathon run over a 17,700-foot Indian mountain pass – and an unexpected small avalanche – has one finisher, a Briton.

Jim Ryun, where are you?

US mid- and long-distance runners are slower than they used to be.

The Boston Marathon goes green and so do other road races

In between the fighting, soldiers also battle boredom

Technology offers troops in Afghanistan a respite, but some wonder if the tether is too short.

Narrow marathon victories