Mohawk Hudson River half and full marathons run through Capital Region
The Mohawk Hudson River Marathon and Half Marathon took place throughout the Capital Region on Sunday. Nearly 850 runners participated in the half marathon and 520 in the full marathon. The race was along the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, utilizing 18 miles of paved bikeways.
Yomif Kejelcha breaks half-marathon world record by one second
Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men's half-marathon record by just one second Sunday.Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the record set in 2021 by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon, Portugal.Kejelcha is a former world championship silver medalist in the 10,000 meters and holds the indoor world record for the mile, which he set in Boston in 2019. He finished sixth in the 10,000m final at the Paris Olympics earlier this year, according to the BBC.Like...
Record number of Marathon runners pass thru Inner Southeast
More than 9,000 registered runners sprinted, jogged, and walked their way over the Sellwood Bridge, and on multiple routes through Inner Southeast neighborhoods in the running of the 52nd annual Portland Marathon on Sunday morning, October 6. Organizers said it was the largest turnout in the event’s history. A few residents living along the designated route didn’t heed the signs posted every few yards – were surprised to find that their vehicle had been towed. But, only to the next block. However most residents took...