They taste just like Subway’s iconic sauces As the capital readies itself for the London Marathon on Sunday 26th April, Subway has announced it is set to make a surprising debut – in the world of race fuel! Sub-Gels, a limited-edition range of nutrient-packed energy gels that taste just like Subway’s iconic sauces, have been designed with endurance athletes in mind, offering compact, easy to consume boosts made for runners who don’t want to leave flavour at the starting line. […]

4 days ago

She was 190 times over the limit An athlete who broke a world record less than a year ago, has been provisionally suspended from competing for doping.  Kenyan marathon runner Ruth Chepngetich — who set the world record when she won the Chicago Marathon in October 2024 — has tested positive  for the banned substance […]

9 months ago

With the help of his mum, the teenager managed to get himself marathon-ready in just five months A teenager with Down’s Syndrome has made running history after completing the London marathon. Lloyd Martin, 19, became the youngest person ever in his learning disability category to complete a marathon when he crossed the iconic Mall finish […]

2 years ago

Organisers are investigating the finish The Beijing Half Marathon is being investigated after a controversial finish in which a trio of runners appeared to let a Chinese runner win. China’s He Jie won the race on Sunday as he passed Kenyan runners Willy Mnangat and Robert Keter and Ethiopian athlete Dejene Hailu on the homestraight. […]

2 years ago

You wouldn’t want to be stuck behind him for long… A marathon runner has become a cult figure in running circles because of his unorthodox decision to chain smoke throughout his races. The Chinese runner known as a ‘Uncle Chen’ went viral two years ago after he completed the Xin’anjiang Marathon in Jiande, China while […]

2 years ago

‘We’ll never get over it. We’ll never forget him’ A high school student collapsed and died after setting a new personal best at a cross-country meet in the US. Angel Hernandez, a 16-year-old sophomore at Chisholm Trail High School, had just crossed the finish line of a five-kilometre race in Haltom City, Tarrant County, on […]

2 years ago