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News From: Thursday, August 1, 2024
 Hyderabad Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   NMDC Hyderabad Marathon granted the World Athletics 'Basic' label (The Hindu)
The 2024 Hyderabad Marathon on August 24 was granted the World Athletics Basic label.
 
 Miami Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Registration is open for the Miami 2025 Marathon and Half Marathon (Soy Maratonista)
The 2025 Miami Marathon will be held on February 2.
 
 Odds And Ends
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   World Athletics unveil tough qualifying standards for 2025 World Championships (Pulse Sports)
The marathon qualifying time for men is 2:06:03 and 2:23:30 for women at the 2025 Tokyo World Championships.
 
  Training/ Health
   3 reasons runners should take creatine (Canadian Running)
Creatine enhances energy and stamina for those hills, improves muscle recovery and supports brain health for mental endurance of long-distance runs.
 
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   20,024 amateurs will run an 'open' Olympic marathon in Paris - including this courier from China (CBC)
The 2024 Marathon Pour Tous, the people's night-time marathon run on the Olympic marathon course, will be held on Saturday, August 10.
 
   2025 World Championship qualifying standards are faster than for Paris 2024 (Canadian Running)
The 2025 Tokyo World Championship marathon qualifying standard for men was lowered by almost 2 minutes and for women, by 3 minutes.
 
News From: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
 Odds And Ends
  Training/ Health
   Is mustard the next great fuel for runners? (Canadian Running)
A study has shown that consuming quite a number of mustard packets do not prevent or stop muscle cramps and the benefit may only be psychological.
 
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Olympic ski champion Eileen Gu to tackle Paris 2024 public marathon, adding another challenge to her athletic feats (Olympics News)
Olympic ski champion Eileen Gu will be running the 2024 Paris Marathon Pour Tous on Saturday, August 10.
 
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Athletics-Netherlands Hassan to run 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon in Paris (Reuters)
Netherlands' Sifan Hassan will defend her Tokyo Olympic 5,000 metres and 10,000 titles, as well as compete in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
 
 Olympics 2024 (Women)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   'Being 40 doesn't mean your dreams are over': Olympic marathon runner Lisa Weightman (Women's Agenda)
Australian Olympic marathoner Lisa Weightman talked about her running career.
 
   Sifan Hassan will no longer attempt Olympic quadruple in Paris (Canadian Running)
Dutch runner Sifan Hassan dropped her 1,500m race but will still compete in three races - 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon - at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
 
News From: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
 Bakersfield Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   8th Annual Bakersfield Marathon is 8 months away (KGET.com)
The 2025 Bakersfield Marathon will be held on March 30.
 
 Chicago Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   American marathon record setter returns to compete in Chicago (Fox 32 Chicago)
An interview with Keira D'Amato, part of the women elite field at the 2024 Chicago Marathon on October 13.
 
 Odds And Ends
  Training/ Health
   How (and why) to run on the beach (Canadian Running)
Running on the beach improves strength and stability and boosts mental health.
 
 Olympics 2024 (Men)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Marathon at the Paris Olympic Games: when is it, route, schedules and favorites (Marca)
A short summary of the marathon race at the 2024 Paris Olympics - route, schedule and more.
 
News From: Monday, July 29, 2024
 Detroit International Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Detroit Free Press Marathon sells out key races for the first time in its history (AM 800 cklw)
The 2024 Detroit Free Press Marathon on October 20 sold out for the first time in 47 years.
 
 NBC Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   NBC Dodoma Marathon raises Sh300 million (The Citizen)
Akanswa Mingichi won the 2024 NBC Dodoma Marathon in 2:13 while Angelina Yumba won the women's race in 2:33.
 
 Odds And Ends
  Training/ Health
   Inside the race to make the world's fastest running shoes (Financial Times)
A detailed look at the fierce competition (and the shoes themselves) among brands of shoes for long-distance running.
 
 Olympics 2024 (Men)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   2024 Olympic Marathon Preview & Medal Picks (RoadTrailRun.com)
A detailed preview of the 2024 Paris Olympics marathon - and fearless predictions.
 
   Mo Farah predicts Eliud Kipchoge will not win Olympic marathon (Canadian Running)
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah believes Eliud Kipchoge will have a harder time duplicating his marathon wins at the 2024 Paris Olympics with the competition he now faces.
 
 Olympics 2024 (Women)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Paris 2024 Olympics: Peres Jepchirchir makes audacious verdict on Kenya's podium chances in the women's marathon (Pulse Sports)
Peres Jepchirchir is confident that the Kenyan women's marathon team will deliver at the 2024 Olympics Marathon.
 
News From: Sunday, July 28, 2024
 Odds And Ends
  Training/ Health
   4 yoga poses to do while you're watching the Olympics (Canadian Running)
Here are 4 recommended yoga poses while watching the Paris Olympics: wild thing, seated butterfly pose, fallen triangle pose and reclined hero pose.
 
 The San Francisco Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   'Mind boggling' mistake leaves hundreds of SF Marathon runners furious (SFGATE)
Reports of wrong course lengths, more for marathon and less for the half marathon, plague 2024 San Francisco Marathon.
 
   How does it feel to finish dead last in the San Francisco Marathon? 'It's beautiful' (The San Francisco Standard)
Here are some inspiring stories of runners at the 2024 San Francisco Marathon on Sunday, July 28.
 
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   San Francisco Marathon Results 2024: Men's and Women's Top Finishers (Bleacher Report)
Charlie Lawrence won the 2024 San Francisco Marathon in 2:22.30 while Jenna Wolfrum won the women's race in 2:52.10.
 
News From: Friday, July 26, 2024
 Olympics 2024 (Men)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Eliud Kipchoge names two things that stand in his way to making history at Paris Olympics (Pulse Sports)
Eliud Kipchoge fret over the weather ("very hot") and marathon course ("up and down") of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
 
   Australian Marathoner Andrew Buchanan Set for Olympic Debut, Replaces Injured Brett Robinson in Paris 2024 Squad (Olympics News)
Australian marathoner Andrew Buchanan replaces Brett Robinson at the 2024 Paris Olympics due to a glute injury.
 
News From: Thursday, July 25, 2024
 Angkor Empire Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   36 Countries Participate in the 9th Angkor Empire Marathon 2024 (eacnew.asia)
The 2024 Angkor Empire Marathon will be held on August 4, with participants from 36 countries.
 
 Detroit International Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Scammers target runners ahead of Detroit Free Press Marathon (The Bharat Express News)
Runners of the 2024 Detroit Free Press Marathon on October 20 are warned that scammers may target them during registration, hotel reservations and the like.
 
 Olympics 2024 (Men)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Olympic fashion: best and worst team uniforms ranked (Canadian Running)
A quick (and subjective) look at the worst and best uniforms by country at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
 

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