Marathon - The Durango Herald

Thirsty 13 half marathon delivers fast times, cold brews

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango’s Laura Thweatt withdraws from world championships

Elite marathon runner unable to run through pelvic injury

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango’s Laura Thweatt selected for USA marathon world championships team

After successful London Marathon, Durangoan hitting her goals

DATE: May 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kipchoge leads Nike’s Breaking2 attempt to run sub 2-hour marathon

Event is part of Nike promotion for new running shoe

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango’s Laura Thweatt 6th overall, top-American woman at London Marathon

Runner sets new personal best marathon time

DATE: Apr 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Mary Keitany breaks a marathon record with 3rd London win

LONDON — Kenyan runner Mary Keitany broke Paula Radcliffe’s women-only marathon world record on Sunday with a third victory in London, while Daniel Wanjiru won the men’s race for the first t...

DATE: Apr 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

2-time New York City marathon champ dies coaching middle school meet

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Tom Fleming, a two-time winner of the New York City Marathon and twice a runner-up at the Boston Marathon, has died. He was 65. Fleming died Wednesday of an appa...

DATE: Apr 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon on a good day for U.S. runners

Two American women finish in top four, six men in top 10

DATE: Apr 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Boston to mark 4th anniversary of deadly marathon bombing

BOSTON – Bostonians are marking the fourth anniversary of the deadly Boston Marathon attacks. Quiet remembrances have been planned Saturday to remember the victims. Three spectato...

DATE: Apr 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Running pioneers Switzer, Gibb took own paths to change

BOSTON – One is a neuroscientist-turned-sculptor, the other an activist and organizer. Taking different paths to the same goal, Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer outran Boston Marathon traditi...

DATE: Apr 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Boston Solothon? Marathon race director runs it alone

BOSTON – Dave McGillivray runs his Boston Marathons the same way he directs them: behind the scenes. For three decades, after the race is over and workers are sweeping up the conf...

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

With only one finisher, Barkley Marathons lives up to its ‘toughest’ reputation

The 12-hour cutoff for finishing the 20-plus mile loop of the notoriously difficult Barkley Marathons trail race was quickly approaching, and still there were no signs of professional ultrar...

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors