It was a 26.2-mile (42.195-kilometer) race through the streets of Tokyo that began with a false start and ended with a sprint down the homestretch of the track — but only after Simbu nearly missed the ...

Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania edged Amanal Petros of Germany in a photo finish to the men's marathon at the World Track and Field Championships. Simbu and Petros both ran 2:09:48 in Tokyo, with Simbu ...

TOKYO (AP) — They ran for more than two hours and needed a photo finish to determine the winner. Alphonce Simbu edged out Amanal Petros in the men's marathon at world championships Monday in a ...

A record number of men and women qualified for the Olympic trials at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, ...

The 42nd edition of the California International Marathon played host to the USATF Marathon Championships – bringing some of the nation’s best runners to California’s capital city for a day of ...

Benson Kipruto, 34, and Hellen Obiri, 35, both from Kenya, secured victory in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. Kipruto, an Olympic bronze medalist, narrowly beat fellow Kenyan Alexander ...

TOKYO — (AP) — They ran for more than two hours and needed a photo finish to determine the winner. Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania edged out Amanal Petros in a wild men's marathon at world championships ...