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They Ran an Olympic Marathon 12 Weeks Ago. Now They’re Back at It in New York.

A handful of runners are trying the quadrennial feat of competing in the Olympic marathon and then racing in the New York version.

Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Léon Marchand tops Ryan Lochte's 200m IM world record; Regan Smith breaks own world record set a week ago

Lochte held the record since 2012, while Smith set the world record mark in the 100m backstroke at last week's World Cup.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

The NYC Marathon’s Final Finishers

Two runners with injuries ended the New York City Marathon on their own two feet — and a pair of crutches.

Top stories - The New York Times - 8 hours ago

How to Track Runners in the NYC Marathon

Spectators can use an app to track runners in real time on race day.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

The New York City Marathon, in Photos

New York Times photographers captured scenes of today’s race across the city. Here are some of their photos.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Most say they are worse off than four years ago: Gallup

As Election Day inches closer, many Americans in a new survey suggested that they are worse off than they were four years ago. The Gallup poll, released Friday, found that 52 percent of Americans ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Revealed: face of a Sudanese princess entombed in Egypt 2,500 years ago

New exhibition shows how Perth museum traced Ta-Kr-Hb mummy’s origin to Kingdom of Kush – modern day Sudan. An ancient Egyptian sarcophagus has been a prized object in Perth Museum since it was ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Trump’s Use of Profanity Was Already Growing Before the MSG Rally

In former President Donald J. Trump’s third campaign for the White House, his speeches have grown coarser and coarser.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

'We've lived in hospital since our son was born 17 months ago'

Teena Thomas and Sebastian Paul have not spent a single night at home since their son was born in June 2023.

Broken-leg Olympic marathon star resumes training

Rose Harvey completed the race in Paris despite running most of it with a fractured femur.

School leaders know fixing problems a marathon, not a sprint

But school leaders do not agree on how quickly the government should be pacing itself.

New York City Marathon set for Sunday

More than 50,000 runners on Sunday will be taking on the iconic 26.2-mile course through the Big Apple in the New York City Marathon. Ted Metellus, senior VP of events for New York Road Runners, ...

Why Some New Yorkers Hate the Marathon

In a city where grousing about nearly anything is fair game, some people see the race more as an inconvenience than as a festive occasion.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Running the New York City Marathon at 70

After a lifetime of running, a writer reflects on why he’s coming back for one last race.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

These Are the Best Places to Cheer for the New York City Marathon

Here’s our guide to picking a good cheering location, whether you are following one runner’s progress or looking for a good spot to park yourself for the day.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Which Celebrities Are Running the New York City Marathon?

The actors Randall Park, Jennifer Connelly and Claire Holt have signed up, as have an NBC News correspondent and a beauty influencer.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

How ‘Shoe Doping’ Changed Marathon Times Forever

Technology is enabling increasingly fast times, but how fair is it?

Sports - The New York Times - Yesterday

Nageeye, Chepkirui earn 1st NYC Marathon wins

Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men's race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women's event.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

"CBS Mornings" team members take on the NYC Marathon

A round of applause for "CBS Mornings'" Andy Merlis and Errol Barnett, who both completed their first marathon and to Elissa Candiotti, who pushed her friend Johnny Agar through all 26.2 miles.

Sydney to Become Seventh World Major Marathon in 2025

The Sydney Marathon has joined the ranks of New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Berlin and Tokyo, receiving a designation reserved for the most elite races in the world.

World - The New York Times - 9 hours ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new lawsuits alleging sexual assault and rape spanning two decades

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a series of new lawsuits filed in federal court Monday.

NHL Nugget: Philadelphia Flyers Begin Unmatched Streak On This Day 45 Years Ago

The Philadelphia Flyers began a streak on this day in 1979 that no other NHL team has come close to since.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Ann Patchett: The Decision I Made 30 Years Ago That I Still Regret

What was email but the chance for more friends, more love, more work?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

How Tennessee built a historically-stingy defense that harkens back to championship teams of 25 years ago

No. 11 Tennessee ranks in the top 5 nationally in most defensive categories and is unexpectedly carrying the Vols as their offense struggles to score ahead of a showdown with No. 7 Alabama.

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

Scientists say a celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other

Tech - ABC News - October 16

Is swing state business in better shape than it was four years ago? Here’s what the data says

Was the Biden or Trump administration better for the business climate in swing states? Here's what the data from CNBC's annual Top States study says.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Zimbabwe to compensate white farmers who lost land in seizures 20 years ago

Zimbabwe says it will compensate local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property more than 20 years ago in farm seizures meant to redress some of the wrongs of colonialism

World - ABC News - October 16

Saints match Cowboys' NFL record for futility that was originally set 59 years ago

The Saints haven't been marching lately

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Ariana Grande apologizes to Elvira over photo snub 7 years ago, blames anxiety attack

Ariana Grande apologized to actor Cassandra Peterson — better known as horror movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — after Peterson described feeling snubbed after meeting Grande years ago.

DNA testing reveals skull found in a wall belonged to teen who died 150 years ago

DNA testing has revealed that a skull found decades ago in the wall of an Illinois house belonged to an 18-year-old woman who died just after the American Civil War.

Miami voters weighed in on the presidential race 6 months ago; here's what they think now

In Miami, A Republican turned Democrat, a Haitian American who was a lifelong Democrat but wasn't excited about Biden and a Latina Trump supporter who used to be a Democrat check in.

Target unveils Thanksgiving dinner offer priced at $20 for four people — $5 less than a year ago

Target joined the list of retailers offering a cheaper Thanksgiving meal than last year with an offering that includes turkey, stuffing and five side dishes costing $5 less than in it did 2023.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Do you feel safer today than you did 4 years ago?

A recent Gallup poll found that 40 percent of Americans are afraid to walk alone at night within a mile of their home, and many Americans feel less safe due to increased crime, anti-Semitic ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Traders expect calm response to U.K. budget after event caused turmoil two years ago

The bar is set very high for calamitous British budgets

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Trump called Megyn Kelly 'nasty' 9 years ago. She just helped deliver his closing message

Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly delivered a fiery speech supporting Donald Trump before he gave what was billed as his “closing message."

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 hours ago

Ruth Chepngetich smashes marathon world record by nearly two minutes in Chicago

Kenyan also won Chicago Marathon in 2021 and 2022 Tributes paid to late Kelvin Kiptum in race Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya sets women's world record in Chicago Marathon

Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon nearly two minutes faster than the previous women's marathon world record

Sports - CBS Sports - October 13

Ruth Chepngetich Shatters the Women’s Marathon World Record in Chicago

The Kenyan runner became the first woman to break 2:10 in the marathon.

Sports - The New York Times - October 14

The stats and shoes behind Chepngetich's jaw-dropping marathon world record

How the Kenyan took a step beyond what was thought by knocking almost two minutes off the previous best in Chicago.

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