Leading the Pack in Her First Marathon

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports “It was cool, but I also didn’t really let myself think about it too much,” Annie Frisbie said, after leading the first half of the New York City Marathon. Her finishing time was the fourth fastest marathon debut for an American woman.https://nyti.ms/3IjeOUN

Inspired to run a marathon? Here’s how to start training for it.

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports Whether you’re looking to start running for the first time, or to improve your marathon time, try our New York Times guides to running.https://nyti.ms/3ki3qy6

Cancer Nearly Took His Life. But the New York Marathon Awaited.

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports Almost a year ago to the day, the elite runner Tommy Rivers Puzey learned to sit up in a bed again. On Sunday, he attempted the New York City Marathon.https://nyti.ms/2YptsHW

Emotion and Grit Power Kenyans in New York City Marathon

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Albert Korir won the men’s division in 2:08:22, while Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s division in 2:22:39 after also winning at the Tokyo Games.https://nyti.ms/3CZxG88

Emotion and Grit Power Kenyans in New York City Marathon

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Albert Korir won the men’s division in 2:08:22, while Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s division in 2:22:39 after also winning at the Tokyo Games.https://nyti.ms/3EKP8Om

The Fastest Man Ever to Run the New York City Marathon Has Arrived

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports In 2019, Kenenisa Bekele came within two seconds of breaking Eliud Kipchoge’s world record. At 39, the Ethiopian champion has come to New York to prove he can still win anywhere.https://nyti.ms/302ogL0

26.2 at 50

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports The New York City Marathon’s 50th running is on Sunday. This is the story of one race, five boroughs, dozens of champions and over a million hopeful runners.https://nyti.ms/3mKYVxC

When a Cyclist Led the New York City Marathon

By BY MARC BLOOM from NYT Sports Reporting a freewheeling march through five boroughs could be a challenge. In 1986, I grabbed my bike and helped change the way television broadcasts 26.2 miles.https://nyti.ms/3w7mzY6

He Ran the First N.Y.C. Marathon. Next Week, He’ll Run the 50th.

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports Larry Trachtenberg is the only runner who ran the first New York City Marathon who is also racing this year’s event, the marathon’s 50th running.https://nyti.ms/3nLPoWi

Students Use the Los Angeles Marathon as a Way to Keep Going

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Over the past three decades, more than 50,000 students have trained for and completed the Los Angeles Marathon.https://nyti.ms/3E9BC6y

6 Marathons in 6 Weeks

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports In her quest to run all six major marathons in this closely packed fall season, Flanagan will run Chicago on Sunday and Boston on Monday.https://nyti.ms/3vx9c3r

‘I Am Overjoyed’: Boston Marathon Racers Rejoice After Lost Year

By BY BRENT MCDONALD, ELLIOT DEBRUYN AND MEG FELLING from NYT Sports Thousands of competitors ran the 2021 Boston Marathon. The prestigious race restarted this year after being canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.https://nyti.ms/3lxDqzP

After a Long Wait, the Boston Marathon Returns as a Fall Classic

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN, ALEXANDRA E. PETRI AND VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports More than two years after the last race, runners finally hit the pavement on Monday. “It just feels so good to be out here doing this,” one said.https://nyti.ms/3lwRCJx

Major marathons return in the U.S., with Chicago leading the way.

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya and Seifi Tura of Ethiopia won the first major marathon in the U.S. in nearly two years.https://nyti.ms/2YAcrun

6 Marathons in 6 Weeks? Shalane Flanagan Has 4 More to Go, and 2 This Weekend.

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports In her quest to run all six major marathons in this closely packed fall season, Flanagan will run Chicago on Sunday and Boston on Monday.https://nyti.ms/3AxnkKY

Molly Seidel Is Not Going to ‘Phone It In’ for the New York City Marathon

By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports The race will be Seidel’s most conventional 26.2 mile race thus far. But this is not a fun run.https://nyti.ms/384tpm4

Eliud Kipchoge Defends Olympic Marathon Title, Securing His Legacy

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports The Kenyan runner pulled away from the pack and ran alone for the final eight-plus miles, becoming only the third man to win gold medals in back-to-back Olympics.https://nyti.ms/3CrmuBt

Kipchoge finished far ahead of the pack to defend his men’s Olympic marathon title.

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports Eliud Kipchoge, the world’s most decorated marathoner, finished on Sunday far ahead of the pack in 2 hours 8 minutes and 38 seconds.https://nyti.ms/3xqi4Hm

Peres Jepchirchir leads a 1-2 Kenyan finish, just ahead of Molly Seidel, in the marathon.

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN AND PHIL COFFIN from NYT Sports Seidel, running only her third marathon, won a surprise bronze. The race was moved up an hour to moderate the heat.https://nyti.ms/3jCkiyC

Joan Ullyot, Debunker of Limits on Women Who Run, Dies at 80

By BY ANNABELLE WILLIAMS from NYT Sports Dr. Ullyot argued in her research, and showed over miles and miles in competition herself, that, yes, women are built to run marathons. Olympic officials finally agreed.https://nyti.ms/3rRvhI0