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5 days ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
Kilian Jornet’s long-awaited return to U.S. racing did not go to plan. Just a week out from his highly anticipated return to the Western States 100, the four-time UTMB champion and global ultrarunning icon placed a surprising 23rd at the Broken Arrow Ascent, a short but steep vertical race in California’s Sierra Nevada. Jornet cited a travel-related illness as the reason for his uncharacteristic result.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
The Boston Marathon is widely regarded as the holy grail for amateur runners (and even many of the elites), and races like REVEL have thrived by offering what many consider the fastest path to qualifying for that coveted bib. But the B.A.A.’s new indexing and qualification rules could upend that model, and force an identity reckoning for downhill marathon brands built around Boston-qualifying performance.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
This weekend, the stars of ultra trail running will gather in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the sunshine state of California for the world’s oldest 100-mile race: The Western States 100. The race has become known as one of the most challenging tests of endurance in the sport with nearly 30,000 feet of elevation gain to be covered within the 30-hour time limit.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
Anna Troup has won the 2025 Montane Summer Spine Race outright, becoming the first athlete across the finish line in one of the UK’s most demanding ultramarathons. The 55-year-old completed the 268-mile course in 84 hours, 56 minutes, and 37 seconds, finishing over six hours ahead of second place and nearly seven hours ahead of the top male runner.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
Peter Mitchell thought he was heading out for just another GPS art run, this time, a tribute to Lionel Messi etched into the sands of Wilsons Promontory National Park. But by the time he’d finished his 15-kilometre masterpiece, the only thing more shocking than the result was what the tide had done to his car. Mitchell, 50, spent five hours jogging meticulously along a stretch of remote sand dunes near Sandy Point, about three hours southeast of Melbourne.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
After weeks of waiting, the suspense is finally over: the 2026 London Marathon ballot results have officially dropped. Today, on Thursday morning, London Marathon Events (LME) confirmed that emails are going out throughout the day to everyone who entered the public ballot, meaning you’ll soon find out if you’ll be lining up in London next April or cheering from the sidelines. And if your inbox is still empty? Don’t panic just yet.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
Forgot to replace your worn-out running shoes before tonight’s tempo run? Realized your ancient Garmin will no longer hold a charge, an hour before a long run? Thanks to a new partnership between DICK’S Sporting Goods and Uber Eats, you can now get running gear delivered to your door, fast enough to salvage your workout. This week, DICK’S and its golf sibling brand Golf Galaxy officially launched on the Uber Eats platform, offering same-day delivery from more than 800 locations nationwide.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
Des Linden has never been one to follow the expected path. And now, after nearly two decades on the road, the two-time Olympian and 2018 Boston Marathon champion is preparing for a radical pivot: ultramarathons and trail running. At 41, Linden says she’s not retiring, she’s starting over. “I’m going back to being a beginner,” she told Olympics.com in a recent interview.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father and former coach of Olympic gold medalist Jakob Ingebrigtsen, has been found guilty of assaulting his daughter Ingrid but acquitted of longstanding abuse allegations made by Jakob and his siblings. The 59-year-old was handed a 15-day suspended prison sentence on Monday and ordered to pay 10,000 Norwegian kroner (roughly $1,010 USD) in compensation to Ingrid.
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1 week ago | 
marathonhandbook.com | Jessy Carveth
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has released important registration and policy updates that will impact thousands of runners aiming for a bib in the 2026 and 2027 Boston Marathons. Among the biggest changes: starting next year, runners who qualify on net downhill courses will face time penalties, known as “indexing,” designed to curb the advantage offered by gravity-assisted races.
