Running

Runners training for the Boston Marathon

Far from the sidelines of the Boston Marathon, Ukrainian runners keep up their training

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The Boston Marathon has long been a haven for runners from across the globe. This year marks the first race on Patriots’ Day since 2019, as the world’s most famous marathon returns to full strength — or, at least, something like it. While the celebration of running has been years in the making, April 18 will be another loss in a flood of sacrifice for Ukrainians.

Woman in a gym on an exercise machine

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South Africa's Caster Semenya is shown wearing a white running singlet and a bib with "Semenya" printed on it.

Champion runner Caster Semenya loses her appeal against testosterone rules

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Teklit Michael dreamed of running in the London Olympics. But his country, Eritrea, jailed him. So he fled to Israel.

A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner’s hopes to compete in the Olympics

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Steven and Mackenzie Loy at the start of the 2013 Boston Marathon. She was stopped a mile short of the finish line after the race was bombed.

Once thwarted by the Boston bombings, this marathoner prepares for the Paris Marathon post-Charlie Hebdo

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Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo arrives at the Athletics Kenya headquarters after failing a doping test, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, January 15, 2015.

The ‘Queen of the Marathon’ doped her way to victory

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Distance runner Rita Jeptoo is a superstar in Kenya for winning marathons across the globe. But she’s now serving a two-year ban for using the blood-booster EPO to cheat.

Roger Bannister

Sixty years ago, a Brit astounded the world by sprinting a mile in under four minutes

Sports

There’s something about the mile sprint that captures the imagination. It’s equivalent to running 15 miles per hour or 24 kilometers per hour. And when Roger Bannister ran it in under four minutes, the world took note.

Roger Bannister

Sixty years ago, a Brit astounded the world by sprinting a mile in under four minutes

Sports

There’s something about the mile sprint that captures the imagination. It’s equivalent to running 15 miles per hour or 24 kilometers per hour. And when Roger Bannister ran it in under four minutes, the world took note.

Boston police smile for some tourists from out of town on Marathon Day.

The mood was still good at the Boston Marathon, despite tighter security

Sports

Police and security personnel put on a show of force at this year’s Boston Marathon, in what’s likely to be a sign of the new normal. But the crowds near the finish line, where two bombs went off during last year’s race, were big and enthusiastic.

Boston police smile for some tourists from out of town on Marathon Day.

The mood was still good at the Boston Marathon, despite tighter security

Sports

Police and security personnel put on a show of force at this year’s Boston Marathon, in what’s likely to be a sign of the new normal. But the crowds near the finish line, where two bombs went off during last year’s race, were big and enthusiastic.