Arts Nov 02 New documentary ‘26.2 to Life’ tells story of inmates who joined a prison running club By Mike Cerre
World Sep 24 Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shatters women’s world record by over 2 minutes at Berlin Marathon Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa, the winner in Berlin a year ago, ran the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous women's record of 2:14:04 set by Kenya's Brigid Kosgei at the Chicago Marathon in 2019. By Associated Press
World Oct 12 Kipchoge first under 2 hours for marathon but no record Eliud Kipchoge became the first athlete to break the two-hour barrier for a marathon. By Eric Willemsen, Associated Press
Nation Apr 15 Kenya’s Cherono wins men’s Boston Marathon in sprint to tape Lawrence Cherono outkicked Lelisa Desisa and passed him just steps away from the tape, winning the 123rd Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 7 minutes 57 seconds on Monday to claim his first major victory. By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press
Arts Dec 10 Watch 2:32 NPR’s Peter Sagal on prioritizing time ‘without input’ The latest episode of our series In My Humble Opinion features Peter Sagal, the storied host of NPR’s "Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!" Sagal laments how little time we spend with our own thoughts and recommends escaping our “digital dystopia” of…
Jan 09 Watch 2:45 How a morning run can be the first step out of homelessness By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an organization called Back On My Feet uses running as a catalyst to move people out of homelessness and into jobs. Continue watching
Aug 08 Road to Rio is paved with poetry for runner Alexi Pappas By Mary Jo Brooks The 26-year-old athlete, who will compete in the women's 10,000 meter at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, was a poetry major. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 8:45 Rand Paul shares his secret to winning Iowa By PBS News Hour With a two-week countdown to the first voting in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joins Gwen Ifill to discuss which special group of voters he’s working to win over, breaking through the Donald Trump media domination, plus… Continue watching
Oct 31 Miles of music: Listen to the bands playing at the 2015 New York City Marathon By Andrew Mach From brass to bagpipes and rock to reggae, more than 130 bands will be scattered throughout 26.2-mile racecourse of the 2015 New York City Marathon to energize and enthuse runners and supporters. But even if you're not huffing and puffing… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 13:05 Full Interview: Hillary Clinton on trade pact doubts, dealing with Putin By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford Hillary Clinton says she's "worried" about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and that she can't support it given what she knows at this point. The former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching