More than 2,000 people are due to line up for the Boston Marathon on Sunday. The 26-mile (42km) race – described as the flattest in the country – will start in Market Place at 08:00 BST. The route will wind along narrow country lanes and through villages before finishing at Boston College. Hundreds of runners...
North Korea has staged the Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, welcoming some 200 foreign runners to pound the streets of the reclusive country’s capital. The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung. Before Sunday’s marathon,...
Andy Birkett BBC News, South West BBC David Wetherill, who has multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, has entered the London Marathon A former Team GB Paralympian says he wants to “show people what’s possible” when he attempts to run the fastest marathon on crutches. David Wetherill, who played table tennis at three Paralympic Games, was born with...