This New Yorker’s recovery should have been a marathon — but her resilience made it a sprint. Leanna Scaglione was once wheelchair-bound and is recovering from a brain surgery she underwent two-and-a-half months ago, but this Sunday, she’s taking to the streets to run the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. “I just couldn’t see … Read more
Meet the only person on the planet to have completed a marathon on every continent dressed as — a piece of fruit. Sally Orange is famous for her running gear — “and has even met members of the Royal family whilst dressed in her fruity outfits.” An MBE, she has raised more than £800k ($1,007,848) … Read more
She’s a shoe-in. When When Mary Lynch, 25, runs her third New York City Marathon on Sunday, she’s hoping her $250 Hoka Rocket X2 super shoes will help propel to her first sub-3-hour finish. “I have never run a marathon in them,” Lynch, who works in finance and lives in Manhattan, told The Post. “You … Read more
They’re making art on the run. New Yorkers are combatting the drudgery of marathon conditioning — or simply keeping fit — by using some of their training trots to draw numbers, letters and icons with their routes on the popular app Strava, which tracks and shares routes for runners, walkers, hikers and bikers. The hashtag … Read more
It’s time for the annual ritual known as “spring forward, fall back.” This fall, daylight savings time (DST) officially ends at 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 5 — the same day as another annual ritual, the New York City Marathon. But there’s a growing awareness that DST is an antiquated relic from World War I, and … Read more
We’re approaching the five-borough behemoth that is the New York City Marathon next Sunday, and we’ve discovered that folks who can log 26.2 miles can teach us a thing or two about juggling personal and professional goals. Ahead, training lessons that translate to the boardroom or C-suite. Daryl Holman Jr.Holman Jr., 31, who resides in … Read more
Meet Keryl Rustin — a 74-year-old woman who is blind and who just competed in her second National Senior Games 5K run. The resident of Kearneysville, West Virginia, also ran the 2022 5K unassisted and unnoticed — but this year, things were different. On the rainy morning of July 9, Rustin ran the annual 5K … Read more
She’s putting her heart and sole into this race. Danielle Epstein, 32, says she is running the London Marathon on Sunday in honor of her ex-boyfriend — after leaving him because his cancer battle was “damaging” her mental health. Her ex, Jelle Fresen, was diagnosed in September with a rare and aggressive type of brain … Read more
Typically people try and find 30 minutes a day to exercise — but one man is managing a whole five-hour marathon before work. Aaron Robinson, who is based in East London, has been setting his alarm for an astonishing 3 a.m. every day for the past two months in order to run 26.2 miles before … Read more
A Scotland dietitian reported experiencing dizzy spells months after giving birth, which she initially blamed on “baby brain” — until she fell while holding her infant daughter, Sienna. Anneka Johnstone, 33, was rushed to the hospital in June 2019, her husband said, and they were told she had the herpes simplex virus. She was given … Read more
A five-time marathon runner from England said he can “barely walk” after being diagnosed with the same rare illness as Céline Dion. Jon Kelf, 54, said he used to love running, but now he struggles to do so much as walk with stiff person syndrome. The incredibly rare neurological condition is a progressive disorder that … Read more
These ultra-rich endurance athletes are trying to buy their way to the finish line. One percenters are shelling out beaucoup bucks to train for and compete in Ironman XC, a grueling test where participants subject themselves to 2.4 miles of swimming; a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. To prepare for the ultimate challenge, … Read more
He puff puff passed the other marathoners in this smoking run. A Chinese grandpa redefined smoking the competition after running an entire marathon in just three and a half hours while puffing away on cigarettes. Images of the chain-smoking athlete are lighting up Weibo — the Chinese social media platform — as fans praise his … Read more