And yet the 32-year-old found himself hurling his body through the idyllic streets of Paris, past the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, as he won the men’s marathon gold medal in Olympic record time.

My whole body was twisted up. It was a rough couple of years ... The bad news: Qualifying is a beast this year. Only two U.S. men are guaranteed spots at the 2024 Olympic marathon, down from three in ...

Women never had been allowed to run farther than 1,500 meters in the Olympics because the Games’ all-male guardians long harbored antiquated views of femininity and what the female body could do.

Women never had been allowed to run farther than 1,500 meters in the Olympics because the Games’ all-male guardians long harbored antiquated views of femininity and what the female body could do.

Peres Jepchirchir holds the world record in the women's only marathon. The late Kelvin Kiptum set the men's world record in Chicago last year, per BBC Sport. Double Olympic gold medallist Beatrice ...