October 21, 2019 Olympian Shalane Flanagan, American female NYC Marathon winner, announces retirement After four Olympic appearances and becoming the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years, Shalane Flanagan announced Monday she's retiring from the sport.
October 1, 2019 Father of 3 killed by lightning strike while finishing 50K race in Kansas A distance runner and father of three has been identified as the victim of a fatal lightning strike in Kansas on Saturday that happened shortly before he was about to cross the finish line for a 50-kilometer race.
October 1, 2019 Minnesota boy, 9, takes wrong turn on 5K race, ends up winner of 10K instead He took a wrong turn, but he still ended up a winner.
September 27, 2019 IAAF doing away with the term 'fastest loser': report Not everyone can be a winner but, according to track and field’s governing body, no one is a loser, either.
September 21, 2019 Massachusetts woman mistakenly signs up for half-marathon in British city with same name as US city A woman from Massachusetts was disappointed after showing up for a half marathon last weekend only realize she accidentally signed up for a race on a different continent.
August 15, 2019 British triathlon athletes disqualified after breaking obscure rule during Olympic qualifier A pair of British triathlon athletes were disqualified from the World Triathlon Olympic qualifying event in Tokyo after they crossed the finish line holding hands in a photo finish.
August 9, 2019 Rosie Ruiz, who cheated to win Boston Marathon, dies at 66 Rosie Ruiz, the female runner who infamously cut the course at the Boston Marathon and was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race, died of cancer last month. She was 66.
July 31, 2019 Norwegian runner struck, killed by lightning during ultramarathon in Italy, officials say A Norwegian woman was struck and killed by lightning during an ultramarathon in Italy over the weekend as severe storms blasted the region, according to officials.
July 9, 2019 Death of marathon runner, 70, disqualified for cheating, ruled suicide: coroner The marathon runner who was found dead in a river last week after being disqualified from the Los Angeles Marathon for alleged cheating died by suicide, the coroner's office said.
July 9, 2019 Olympian long-distance runner celebrates victory too early in race, ends up finishing 10th An Olympic bronze medalist long-distance runner suffered heartbreak during a 5000-meter race at the IAAF Diamond League on Friday.