Dec. 6—The Honolulu Marathon is known as "The People's Race " because anyone 7 or older can enter, and they'll leave the lights on for you no matter how long you take to finish. The Honolulu Marathon is known as "The People's Race " because anyone 7 or ...

The Kikuka Sho (G1) completes Japan's Triple Crown series and, at 3,000 meters (about 1 7/8 miles), poses a unique challenge for the nation's 3-year-olds by including a backstretch climb over 200 meters.

Kenya's Benson Kipruto held off a thrilling late charge from Alexander Mutiso to win the closest New York Marathon finish in history on Sunday while compatriot Hellen Obiri smashed the course record to win the women's race.

In many ways, Koichi Kitabatake is just like any other runner preparing for Sunday’s New York City Marathon: He’s nervous for the big race but plans to draw energy from crowds of spectators to keep pace.

Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo Sunday, March 1, 2020. The race was scaled back as part of Japan's efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP) Ethiopia's Birhanu ...

A slimmed-down version of one of the world's largest races still took to the streets of Tokyo on Sunday as officials in Japan take extensive measures to curb the spread coronavirus ahead of the Summer Olympics. The Tokyo Marathon was cut back to about 200 ...

The Tokyo Marathon, after having met the criteria of possessing a strong elite field plus the participation of tens of thousands of runners, is now the sixth World Marathon Major, joining the previous members from the United States and Europe. The ...