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Race results, records, and stories from the world of running.
Puma's new Deviate Pure Nitro launched globally on 4 June 2026 at $150 / €150. The pitch is simple: super-shoe foam with the carbon plate removed — 100% PEBA NITROFOAM, 220g, and a ride built for everyday speed rather than race day.
The Asics Novablast 6 launches globally on 1 July 2026 at $155 / €160. The biggest change is in the forefoot — FF Turbo Squared, the same ATPU foam used in the Megablast, paired with FF Blast Max in the heel. Reviews call it bouncier and more fun than the v5, but the transition is divisive.
Ethiopia's Mohamed Esa ran 2:04:55 to win the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, smashing the course record by more than three minutes and setting an African all-comers' record. Dera Dida won the women's race in 2:23:18. Eliud Kipchoge clocked 2:13:29 on the first stop of his seven-continent World Tour, and Abbott World Marathon Majors said a verdict on Cape Town's Major bid is two to three weeks away.
Adidas dropped its first sub-100-gram marathon racer, the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3, on April 25. Two days later, Sabastian Sawe wore it to run 1:59:30 in London. We unpack the 97g build, the $500 price tag, and why it'll be near-impossible to buy.
Sabastian Sawe became the first man to break two hours in a record-eligible marathon, running 1:59:30 to win London. Yomif Kejelcha also went sub-2 in 1:59:41. Tigst Assefa defended her women's title with a women-only world record of 2:15:41.
John Korir broke the Boston Marathon course record in 2:01:52, Sharon Lokedi defended her women's title, and Zouhair Talbi ran the fastest marathon ever by an American man on the 130th edition of the race.
The 130th Boston Marathon features the deepest elite field in the race's history — 16 men under 2:06, defending champions Lokedi and Korir, and Des Linden's farewell to professional running.
Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa became the first Italian to win the Paris Marathon in 2:05:18, while Ethiopia's Shure Demise obliterated the women's course record with a blistering 2:18:34.
Small-town sensation Arthur Jantjies shocked the favourites to win the Two Oceans Ultra in 3:09:25, while Gerda Steyn made history with a record-breaking seventh consecutive title.
France's Jimmy Gressier ran 12:51 at the Urban Trail de Lille to shatter his own European 5km record — missing the world record by just two seconds.