By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.17.26 Baltimore, MD—Ainsley Pressl of Baltimore won the CareFirst Half Marathon for the second straight year, winning in 1:18:18. Laura Doody of Baltimore was second in 1:22:01. Carmen Garson-Shumway of Washington, DC was third… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.17.26 Baltimore, MD—Nicole Shelton of Morristown, NJ was a surprise winner, coming from behind in the final 400 meters to win in 2:53:06. Shelton, who had lived in Dover, PA (York County) was running… Read More ›
By Karen Mitchell and Clay Shaw 10.18.26 York, PA—Nicole Register of Jacobus, PA improved on her 2025 time and moved up to the winner’s spot, winning in 1:23:49. Nicole, who won the 2025 York White Rose Run 5 miler, adds… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw 10.18.26 Wilmington, DE—Xavier Salvador of Washington, DC was the fastest of the DC men who finished in six of the top places overall. Salvador won in 48:10. In second place was Chanon Tuntivate of DC who finished… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.11.26 Chicago, IL—Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon for the second straight year, running a personal best of 2:13:33. Strong competition from Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi and Brigid Kosgei produced… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell The 48th Bank of America Chicago Marathon features an extremely deep professional field, followed by a vast field of over fifty thousand runners. Of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, the Chicago Marathon course is… Read More ›
by George Banker “I was born and raised in Annapolis, and it has always been a goal of mine to race it. Life had other plans the last several years between having children, injuries, and other commitments. It felt nostalgic… Read More ›
by George Banker “I spent a long time trying to prove my athleticism to boys who played football or basketball, and even those who didn’t do any sport. Though it’s beneficial to have someone to spite to encourage you, it is… Read More ›
By George Banker I was able to catch up with Katherine Taylor (that is with 2 E’s, an inside joke) after capturing the overall win at the 14th In Their Shoes 5K at Burke Lake (Virginia). Taylor set a new… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 9.20.2026, Copenhagen—Agnes Ngetich of Kenya did what favorites do: won setting records. Ngetich ran alone through Copenhagen’s streets to win in 1:05:15, a world record in a women-only event. Veronica Loleo of Kenya was… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Copenhagen, Denmark, 9.19.2026—Likina Amebaw of Ethiopia won by seven seconds to win the World Athletics Road Racing Championships 5K in 14:41. Caroline Gitonga of Kenya was second in 14:48. Rose Davies of Australia was… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell September 19, 2026, Copenhagen, DK— Agathe Guillemot of France burst into the lead with about 80 meters to go, winning the World Athletics Road Running Championships mile race in 4:22.74. Freweyni Hailu of Ethiopia,… Read More ›
Story and photos by Karen Mitchell 9.12.2026 Seven Valleys, PA—As usual on Sasquatch Day, Runner’s Gazette covered two events: the Sasquatch Preservation Trail Run 10K and 5K and the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon on back roads in Lancaster, PA. We don’t… Read More ›
Story and Photos by Clay Shaw 9.12.26 Bird-in-Hand, PA—Cecilia Castelli of Philadelphia dominated the women’s race with a strong performance on the Amish Country hills to win in 1:23:42. Castelli won by over five minutes, and only eleven men in… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 9.7.26 New Haven, CT—Rachael Rudel of Centennial, CO won the USA 20K championship with a strong second half to win the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K in 1:04:58. Elena Hayday of Minneapolis,… Read More ›
