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Emily Sisson ran the fastest record-eligible American debut at the 2019 London Marathon. Could she make the Olympic team on her second try at the distance?

She’s learned a lot since placing sixth at the 2016 marathon trials—and Kellyn Taylor has gotten a lot faster since then, too.

After giving birth to her daughter in 2017, Kipyego struggled to return to health and fitness. She says she’s feeling more like herself these days.

She burst onto the marathon scene in 2018 by winning a national title at the distance. Now Emma Bates has her eyes on Tokyo.

The Olympic Marathon Trials are the most competitive 26.2-mile races in the country. Here’s what you need to know to watch the 2020 showdown.

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In her fifth shot at an Olympic team, Stephanie Bruce refuses to waste the opportunity. She'll go 15 rounds if she has to.

Molly Huddle has shown her stamina on challenging 26.2-mile courses and she believes her many years of mileage will pay off at the Olympic Trials.

Recovering from the flu and overtraining syndrome, Amy Cragg is unable to race for a spot to compete at the Tokyo Games. But her career isn’t over.

She’s a nine-time national champion on the roads, but Aliphine Tuliamuk’s greatest marathon might still be ahead of her.

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The Safe on the Road founder envisions a world where roads are designed for everyone to use.

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Small strides in life are creating a big career for this med student and runner.

At several indoor track meets across the country, the U.S. women started turning up the heat on their Olympic goals.

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Kids, training, and recovery don’t always mix perfectly, but these three women give us an inside scoop on how they manage to make 26.2-mile magic happen, even when family life is hectic.

Fresh off setting the American record for the indoor mile, Purrier is off to Albuquerque to race twice more at the U.S. indoor championships.

It was hot. The contenders suffered. And the crowd went wild during a wild 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.

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Breaking with the trend of giving the elite women the first start, Boston Marathon officials cite safety concerns.

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is investigating Alberto Salazar. Here’s what you need to know about the SafeSport code and who enforces it.

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Passion alone is powerful, but a squad committed to chasing dreams together is unstoppable. 

After Mary Cain alleged emotional abuse as an athlete under Alberto Salazar’s coaching, Nike conducted an internal probe of the professional running group.

After switching coaches, training partners, sponsors, events, and her home base, Aisha Praught Leer, a Jamaican national record holder, has flourished.

Creating a sustainable running event is a challenge when tens of thousands of people are involved, but companies are getting creative to reduce the use of disposable cups.

The women’s elite field at the 2020 Boston Marathon features the defending champion and includes five athletes who have run under 2:20.

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Even Wonder Woman had to learn to run. Gal Gadot reveals her superhero wellness secrets on waking up early, staying fit, and meditation.

Austrailian-based elite distance runner Sinead Diver, 42, has a knack for challenging–and shattering–perceptions.

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These 20 women are the game changers, rule breakers, and trailblazers for the next year in running.

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She is a three-time gold medalist. But long jumper and sprinter Tianna Bartoletta has stood on the world’s most prestigious podiums also as a survivor.

Although it’s hard to believe that hurdler Sydney McLaughlin will be going for her second Games at 20 years old, she’s matured in countless ways since 2016.

Mary Cain shocked the running world in 2019 when she came forward with her story of emotional abuse at the hands of her former coach Alberto Salazar.

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How one of the greatest runners of all time started a movement for maternity policies everywhere

She’s been through it three times already, but every Olympic year is different. Here’s how Jenny Simpson is approaching her lead-up to the Trials and, hopefully, the Games.

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Desiree Linden has a big year ahead, racing the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, the Boston Marathon, and perhaps the Olympics, too. Here’s how—and why—she plans to do it.

The two-time Olympian says she will race the Olympic Marathon Trials in February and the Boston Marathon in April.

From masters to pros to recreational runners, the club cross country championships give everybody a chance to mix it up together.

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As Jordan Hasay prepares for the 2020 Olympic Trials, her new advisor Paula Radcliffe wants to help Hasay make decisions “with her head over her heart.”

One of the most celebrated elite runners of her generation, Kara Goucher faces her toughest challenge yet: being a beginner.

Because it’s not just the youth sports culture that needs to change.

Former Nike Oregon Project runners’ accounts of emotional abuse by Alberto Salazar are kickstarting a conversation about an ugly side of sports and how to change it.

The 2018 Boston Marathon champion took command in the early miles of the 26.2-mile race, with Kellyn Taylor hot on her heels.

On a nearly perfect day to run through the five boroughs, Joyciline Jepkosgei, 26, of Kenya, won the 2019 New York City Marathon

The women of Northern Arizona Elite say they have at least one 2020 Olympian on their team. They each have a crucial role to play in getting her there.

Six elite women share what goes through their minds on marathon morning.

The 2019 New York City Marathon is on Nov. 3. We have all the details on how to watch the race through the five boroughs.

She races more often than most other pro runners, but what really keeps this national road champion going (and going and going)? She fills us in on her marathon mind tricks and more.

Kikkan Randall, who was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after winning cross-country skiing gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, is set to run the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3.

Anderson has coped with her sister’s death through running and hopes to “show her what I can do” on at the New York City Marathon.

"You set the bar high and brought everyone on the line up to those standards. USA women dream bigger because of you."

After competing for 15 years, the 2017 New York City Marathon champ will coach the Bowerman Track Club, becoming one of the only women guiding the careers of U.S. Olympic runners.

Brigid Kosgei of Kenya went out at a blazing pace at the 2019 Chicago Marathon on the way to a new world record.

In an event dubbed the 1:59 Challenge, sponsored by a chemical company, Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour barrier for the 26.2-mile distance.

The first African-born Arab Muslim woman to ever win Olympic gold reflects on the evolution of women's rights in Arab countries.

The whistleblower speaks about the anti-doping investigation of her former coach and reflects on her time as an Oregon Project member.

Athletes who have been cheated out of their place on world championships podiums by dopers explain how it’s cost them—financially and emotionally.

Alberto Salazar, who has guided the careers of many of the world’s top runners, broke anti-doping rules, according to two independent arbitration panels.

It’s the seventh year in a row that not all who qualified gained an entry into the prestigious race.

Deena Kastor has written the book on the power of positivity in competition and life. Now injured, she's putting her advice to good use.

Courtney Dauwalter won the 2019 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. But she still (jokingly) refers to her training routine as “amateur hour.”

Appearing in the annual issue was a chance for the sprinter to become the athletic example she never had when she was growing up as an amputee.

Ginette Bedard is a local New York running celeb. She’ll be among the oldest runners on Sunday at the Fifth Avenue Mile.