Runner Kieren D’Souza isn't like your average runner. Many all over the country have competed in mini, half- and full marathons, and completed them successfully. A number of people have done this ...

Winner Aleksandr Sorokin of Lithuania poses after winning the 246-kilometer ultra marathon Spartathlon race from Athens to Sparta in Greece, Sept. 30, 2017. A total of 400 runners participated in the ...

In 490 BC during the Battle of Marathon, an Athenian messenger named Pheidippides was sent to Sparta in order to seek help in a struggle against the Persians. While still in the city, the generals ...

Also among the runners this year was American Dean Karnazes, one of the world’s most renowned ultra marathon runners and best-selling author, who made his maiden Spartathlon attempt, albeit on a diet ...

WHAT started out as a way to combat hypertension and lose weight has taken a Filipino nurse based in Dublin, Ireland, from weekend marathons into Ironman events and the world’s most gruelling ...

Mike Morton's military work happens in the shadows. Running brings light to his drive and focus. Courtesy Mike Morton It wasn't the heat, the 152-mile course or the difficulty of the terrain that ...

ATHENS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japanese runner Yoshihiko Ishikawa was the winner of the 36th Spartathlon, one of the most challenging and historical ultra-marathon races hosted in Greece. Ishikawa ...

ATHENS, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The 41st edition of the Spartathlon ultramarathon race kicked off on Saturday at the foot of the Athens Acropolis, as 380 runners from 50 countries and regions aim to ...

For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and by clearing each level I elevate myself — Haruki Murakami, from What I Talk ...