Marathon

The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

Danny Westergaard, left, runs with pacing help from daughter Madison Westergaard as the sun rises during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon,…

July 17, 2025

News

Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

FILE – Ruth Chepngetich, from Kenya, crosses the finish line of the Chicago Marathon to win the women's professional division…

July 17, 2025

Local News

Durango Adult Education Center’s Fast and Curious 5K and 10K races return in August

Participants encouraged to register for third annual fun run by Aug. 12

July 31, 2024

Sports

Over 160 runners participate in Vallecito Lake Heavy Half Marathon

Schenberger won the race’s fourth running

May 13, 2024

Local News

Runners celebrate 10th anniversary of Thirsty 13 Half-Marathon

‘You can’t beat it. The people here are amazing’

August 26, 2023

Local News

Durango Adult Education Center raises $3,330 at Fast & Curious fundraiser

Organization helps people through economic, social barriers with GED, language programs

June 29, 2023

Local News

Adult Education Center in Durango to host 5k and 10k fundraiser

GED, English as second language programs receive up to half of funding from community donations

June 1, 2023

New Mexico

Update: Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel will not appear at Shiprock Marathon

confirms Kinsel will not attend

April 28, 2023

Local News

Traditional course returns for 9th annual Thirsty 13 Half Marathon

mostly downhill course proves to be fun for hundreds of runners, and there’s beer at the finish line

August 27, 2022

Sports

Meet the ultrarunning, Coors-chugging, self-described ‘rave twink’

Michael Mitchell picked up ultrarunning, amassed 87,000 TikTok followers and won the Steamboat Marathon – all in under a year

June 30, 2022

New Mexico

Runners revive a decades-old marathon in Shiprock after two years of pandemic

‘It’s just motivating to run on the Navajo Nation again’

May 9, 2022

Sports

Native Americans: Move Boston Marathon from Oct. 11 holiday

The elite women’s division runners break from the start of the 123rd Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass.Stew Milne/Associated Press file…

April 8, 2021

Professional Sports

2021 Boston Marathon postponed, ‘at least’ until the fall

The Boston Athletic Association said Wednesday that it won’t hold the race as scheduled in April because of the COVID-19…

October 28, 2020

Professional Sports

Elite women cite training limits before London Marathon

Kenya’s Edith Chelimo, right, trains in the grounds of the official hotel and biosecure bubble in London.Bob Martin/London Marathon Events…

October 1, 2020

Professional Sports

Coronavirus concerns force cancellation of Chicago Marathon

Marathon organizers and city officials cited the challenge of staging the large-scale Oct. 11 event while COVID-19 endures. As of…

July 14, 2020

Professional Sports

Laura Thweatt reacts to 2020 New York City Marathon cancellation

Durango runner made stunning debut in NYC in 2015, planned to return this fall

June 25, 2020

Sports

Boston Marathon canceled for 1st time in 124-year history

COVID-19 claims another major sports event

May 28, 2020

Sports

Two Bagger: Introducing Sports Editor John Livingston’s mailbag column

For the past nine weeks since sports went away because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been mostly shut inside…

May 15, 2020

Sports

British man runs backyard marathon during lockdown

James Campbell, a former professional javelin thrower, spent his 32nd birthday on Wednesday doing 20-foot shuttles from one end of…

April 1, 2020

Sports

For the marathon runners, what’s best in the long run isn’t great for long runs

The scrubbing of marathons from the spring calendar was to most people just another tiny shard in the virus-triggered implosion…

March 29, 2020

Professional Sports

Thweatt: Don’t rerun U.S. Olympic Trials for marathon

Durango High alumna may switch gears to 10K in second effort for Tokyo

March 25, 2020

Professional Sports

Durango running community not slowed down by virus

Durango Running Club events, Steamworks Half Marathon still a go

March 16, 2020

Professional Sports

Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

was pushed back from April 20

March 13, 2020

Professional Sports

Galen Rupp wins 2nd straight U.S. Olympic marathon trials

Tuliamuk wins women’s race

February 29, 2020