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Direct Links: 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon Austin Marathon Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon Chicago Marathon Colfax Marathon Hillcrest Marathon Jerusalem Marathon Lagos City Marathon Odds And Ends Olympics 2024 (Men)
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 8, 2024
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan-born American long-distance runner breaks silence after missing out on Olympic ticket (Pulse Sports) Kenyan-born American marathoner Paul Chelimo talked about his disappointing experience at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Saturday, February 3.
	News From: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		The U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in Pictures (run powered by Outside) A gallery of photos taken during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Saturday, February 3.
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 8, 2024
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Fiona O'Keeffe Achieves Yet Another Remarkable Feat After Dominating the US Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier (Essentially Sports) Despite heavy bleeding during the race from her cooling gel packs, Fiona O'Keeffe managed to break the women's course record in the 2024 U.S Olympic Team Trials.
Austin Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Meet the aerial drone photographer capturing the Austin Marathon (kxan.com) Local videographer and content creator David Aguilar will document the 2024 Austin Marathon on Sunday, February 18, using drone photography to document the event and the growth of the city.
	News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		A look back at the Austin Marathon's fastest winners (kxan.com) Here is the complete list of past winners of Austin Marathon set on Sunday, February 18.
Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
		Training/ Health
		2017 Tokyo Marathon champion receives 8-year doping ban (Canadian Running) Sarah Chepchirchir of Kenya received an automatic 8-year doping ban for her second offense, following her silver medal win at the Bangsaen 42 Chonburi Marathon in Thailand.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
		Human Interest Story
		Athletics world mourns death of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum (Canadian Running) Kevin Kiptum's passing is mourned by the entire athletics world - from the World Athletics to Mo Farah, Eliud Kipchoge and more.
		Training/ Health
		Kelvin Kiptum: The world mourns the passing of a true hero in the realm of marathon running (Pulse Sports) The world is in shock over the sudden death of the marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum at 24.
		Mourners gather at the site of car crash that killed marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, as new images show extent of the damage to athlete's Toyota (Mail Online) A gallery of photos taken at the site of Kiptum's accident in Kenya, as mourners gather.
		"He broke barriers": Tributes flow for "one of the world's finest" athletes after shock death at 24yo (Fox Sports) Tributes have poured in for Kevin Kiptum, after he, along with his coach, died in a road accident.
		Human Interest Story
		Kelvin Kiptum: The life of the extraordinary marathon world record holder that ended too soon (Olympics News) A comprehensive look into the brief life of Kelvin Kiptum.
	News From: Sunday, February 11, 2024
		Training/ Health
		Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, dead at 24 (Canadian Running) The marathon world record holder, Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum, 24, died in a car accident when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree.
	News From: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kiptum officially claims Kipchoge's marathon record after World Athletics ratification (Pulse Sports) World Athletics ratified Kelvin Kiptum's world marathon record of 2:00:35 set in the 2023 Chicago Marathon.
Colfax Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Colfax Marathon in Denver announces course adjustments for 2024 race (Fox 31) The 2024 Colfax Marathon on May 19 will have a new route dedicated for runners of the distance.
Hillcrest Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 9, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Lace up for Hillcrest marathon (Highway Mail) The 2024 Hillcrest Marathon will be held this Sunday, February 11.
Jerusalem Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon runner and reserve fighter injured in Gaza presents official shoe of Jerusalem Marathon (Israel Hayom) The 2024 Jerusalem Marathon on March 8 presented the official shoe of the event.
Lagos City Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 9, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Access Holdings to Impact 20,000 with HIV Drive through Access Bank Lagos City Marathon (Brandcrunch) Sponsors of the 2024 Lagos City Marathon has partnered with health organizations to raise awareness of AIDS, offering free HIV screening and counselling during the event.
	News From: Thursday, February 8, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gold Label Access Bank Lagos City Marathon for upgrade soon - Official (The Eagle Online) The Lagos City Marathon is nearer its goal of getting the platinum label, with the number of elite athletes in its 2024 event on February 10.
	News From: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Over 81 Elite athletes, 15 refugee runners confirmed for 9th Lagos City Marathon (bnn) The 2024 Lagos City Marathon will be held Saturday, February 10, with a stellar set of elite runners.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
		Training/ Health
		Should you run the half-marathon distance in training? (Canadian Running) Runners normally do not run the full distance during training to avoid injury and compromise recovery but instead build endurance by longer runs each week.
		Human Interest Story
		Gervais Hakizimana: Who is Kelvin Kiptum's coach that died alongside the world marathon record holder? (Pulse Sports) Gervais Hakizimana met Kelvin Kiptum while the athlete from Rwanda was training near Kiptum's home and the youngster was herding his father's cattle.
		'Exhausted' Kelvin Kiptum cancelled plans with family because of headache on day he died, says wife (Stuff) The widow of Kelvin Kiptum revealed that Kiptum complained of being exhausted and having a headache just before his crash.
		Kelvin Kiptum's unusual request that left colleagues wondering if he has a promotion about his death (Pulse Sports) During training on that tragic weekend, Kevin Kiptum made an unusual request to take photos with his training-mates.
		Kelvin Kiptum's widow breaks silence after tragic loss of her husband (Pulse Sports) Kelvin Kiptum's wife, Asenath Cheruto, talked about her last moments with her late husband.
	News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
		Human Interest Story
		Kelvin Kiptum's father calls for probe after four 'unidentified people' visited house (Stuff) Kiptum's father Samson Cheruiyot is appealing to the Kenya Government to conduct an investigation on his only son's death.
	News From: Friday, February 9, 2024
		Training/ Health
		Is running a rich person's sport? (Canadian Running) A recent study found that there is a correlation between higher household income and participation in running.
	News From: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
		Training/ Health
		Why Kenya will remain a force to reckon with many years to come (Pulse Sports) The government fosters running among future marathoners, with kids' runs.
Olympics 2024 (Men)
	News From: Friday, February 9, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Joshua Cheptegei unveils strategic game plan for Paris Olympics (Pulse Sports) Joshua Cheptegei will be competing in the 10,000 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics, after his disastrous marathon debut in the 2023 Valencia Marathon.
	News From: Thursday, February 8, 2024
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Islander Levins named as Canadian marathoner for Paris Olympics (Times Colonist) Cam Levins was chosen for the Canadian marathon team in the 2024 Olympic Games on August 10.
		Paris 2024 Olympic medals to feature pieces of the Eiffel Tower (Canadian Running) Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics unveiled the medal for the Games that incorporate a hexagonal piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower.