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Stuart Byrne, 44, said he was left "dejected" after completing the Cambridge Half Marathon and not getting a medal Runners in a city's half marathon said they were left "dejected" after the event ran ...

Runners in a city's half marathon said they were left "dejected" after the event ran out of finishers' medals. About 15,000 people took part in the Cambridge Half Marathon on Sunday along the ...

You don’t need to run a full 26.2 miles to finish a marathon; you just need to identify as someone who did. That’s the absurd consequence of a decision by the LA Marathon to give medals to ...

Louisville's largest running event is mere weeks away and the Kentucky Derby Festival has released its first look at the medals runners will race for this year. The Kentucky Derby Festival 2026 Humana ...

Runners in this year's Los Angeles marathon were given the option to earn a finishing medal if they stopped after 18 miles instead of the usual 26.2 miles. Heavy snow warning as 11 inches could drop ...

Sunday is the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon, a race contested by tens of thousands of runners. Finishing a marathon – 26.2 miles – is not an easy feat, and warm weather in the forecast has race ...

LA Marathon allows runners medals for finishing only 18 miles, sparking controversy. Organizers cite weather and safety, calling it a one-year "Mile 18 Option." Mixed reactions emerged, with some ...

Everyone who's ever ran a marathon has loved to show off their medal. Whether it's from the New York City Marathon or the Chicago Marathon or some marathon you've never heard of, anyone who's ...

The decision to award medals to runners who do not complete the entire 26.2-mile race comes as temperatures are set to reach into the 80s on Sunday. Some marathoners disagreed with the change. By ...

With forecasts predicting a high of 84 degrees on Sunday, Los Angeles Marathon organizers will offer medals to runners who complete 18 miles. "If you're having a tough day and want to end your race ...

"In 1941, Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee, enlisted in the US Army and soon rose to one of the youngest master sergeants in the military," the president said. "In 1944, he sailed to Europe vim ...