By Kelyn Soong A youth movement is taking place in road races. Since the return of in-person events after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, races of all distances have seen a surge of Gen Z runners in their 20s. That includes distances like the marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K. According to a compilation of […]
By David Monti, @d9monti.bsky.social(c) 2025 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (21-Apr) — Cool temperatures, brilliant sunshine and only light winds helped Kenyans John Korir and Sharon Lokedi win their first Boston Marathon titles here today in fast times. Korir, 28, broke the race open with a powerful surge in the 20th mile and
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By David Monti, @d9monti.bsky.social(c) 2025 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-Apr) — It was a very good day for Puma Elite Running’s Taylor Roe at the 52nd Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile. Very, very good. The 24 year-old former Oklahoma State star not only won her second national road running title in
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By David Monti, @d9monti.bsky.social(c) 2025 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (03-Apr) — Coming off of a year where he set personal bests from 1500m to 10,000m, two-time USATF national champion Drew Hunter will run the longest race of his career on Sunday, the 52nd edition of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile in Washington,
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External By David Monti, @d9monti.bsky.social(c) 2025 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NOTE: This story was written remotely –Ed. (22-Mar) – On the second and penultimate day of the 20th World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu and Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen took the gold medals in the the 3000m, the longest event contested
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By David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2025 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (16-Mar) — On Sunday, 25 year-old Matthew Richtman became the first American man to win the Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS since pacemaker-turned-champion Paul Pilkington in 1994. Richtman, who represents Asics, ran an excellent personal best of 2:07:56 to not only win the
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By David Monti, @d9monti.bsky.social(c) 2025 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved ATLANTA (02-Mar) — In near-freezing temperatures with biting winds, Alex Maier and Taylor Roe of North Carolina-based Puma Elite Running won the USATF Half-Marathon Championships this morning in dramatic fashion. The former Oklahoma State All-Americans survived fast, early paces in their respective races, then
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Iconic Races in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Boston Join Forces to Aid California Wildfire Victims 40th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS to Take Place Sunday, March 16, 2025 LOS ANGELES – February 20, 2025 – In an unprecedented show of unity, the Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS, New
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By David Monti, @d9monti.bsky.social(c) 2025 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (05-Feb) — It may not show up on Google Maps but the road to San Diego runs through Atlanta, at least for USA athletes hoping to run in the half-marathon at the World Athletics Road Running Championships on Sunday, September 28. The Atlanta Track
Club presidents, race directors and industry leaders reflect on lessons they’ve learned from 2024 and forecast what’s ahead. By Kelyn Soong for RRCA There appears to be another running boom taking place. The big, splashy marathons with tens of thousands of participants are back in full force, selling out within hours or breaking records with
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