World record or unforgettable sporting drama? World Athletics has nominated 18 moments for its new Moment of the Year 2026 award. Fan voting closes October 26. 🔗aboutrun.com/world-athletics… 📸: World Athletics

Valencia 2027: Four days, 27 medal events. The European Indoor Championships will feature 1500m finals on Friday, 400m on Saturday, and 800m and 3000m on Sunday. 🔗aboutrun.com/european-athlet… 📸: European Athletics

The 2027 Diamond League calendar is out: 14 qualifying meetings, starting May 7 in Doha, with the two-day final in Zurich on August 25–26, just ahead of the World Championships in Beijing. 🔗 aboutrun.com/diamond-league-… 📸: Diamond League

Clayton Young: 2:05:23. Charles Hicks: 2:05:35. Chicago 2026 produced the second- and third-fastest American marathoners ever on record-eligible courses. Both set personal bests. 🔗aboutrun.com/chicago-maratho… 📸: Bank of America Chicago Marathon/Kevin Morris

Amos Kipruto wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:01:09, setting a personal best and moving to joint fifth on the all-time list alongside Eliud Kipchoge. Defending champion Jacob Kiplimo finishes fourth. 🔗aboutrun.com/chicago-maratho… 📸: Bank of America Chicago Marathon/Kevin Morris

Eliud Kipchoge wins again! At 41, the Kenyan claimed the Melbourne Marathon title in 2:09:10, breaking the course record by two seconds and securing his first marathon victory since September 2023. 🔗aboutrun.com/eliud-kipchoge-… 📸: dsm-firmenich Running Team

82 years old. 5K in 22:28. A new British M80 record. Peter Giles is still chasing fast times well into his eighties. Could you imagine doing the same? 🔗aboutrun.com/altra-legacy-te… 📸: John Rankin Waddell

World Athlete of the Year 2026: Russell, Ngetich and Assefa; Duplantis, dos Santos and Kerr — our TOP 3. Who are your winners? 🔗aboutrun.com/world-athlete-o… 📸: World Athletics

Two races, two wins for Jakob Ingebrigtsen at Runfest Norway in Sandnes: 3:40.7 for the road 1500m on Friday and 13:26 for the 5K one day later. 🔗aboutrun.com/jakob-ingebrigt… 📸: Runfest Norway

Nike’s new race-day lineup has three distinct roles: the more accessible Swooshfly, marathon-focused Alphafly 4 and radical Apex with zero drop and four Air Zoom units. 🔗aboutrun.com/nike-racing-sho… 📸: Nike

The 2027 London Marathon will serve as Britain’s trial for the Beijing World Championships and form part of the LA 2028 Olympic selection process. It will also host the UK marathon championships. 🔗aboutrun.com/london-marathon… 📸: Eilish McColgan FB profile

Garmin has acquired Moxy Monitor. Several months earlier, it filed a “Muscle Battery” trademark covering technology for analyzing muscle oxygen saturation data. 🔗aboutrun.com/garmin-acquires… 📸: Moxy Monitor

Nike equipped Keely Hodgkinson’s Speed Suit with 3D-printed vortex generators designed to reduce aerodynamic drag. What remains unknown is how much advantage the suit actually gives her on the track. 🔗aboutrun.com/nike-speed-suit… 📸: Nike

2:34:27 marathon. First HYROX 14 days later. A few months later, an Elite 15 world title in 56:59. Alyssa McElheny found a way to combine two very different disciplines. 🔗aboutrun.com/alyssa-mcelheny… 📸: Alyssa McElheny FB profile

€3.5 million instead of €500,000, with prize money for the top eight in every event. At Silesia 2028, individual European champions will receive €30,000. 🔗aboutrun.com/european-athlet… 📸: Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej

Tigst Assefa won the Berlin Marathon in a 2:11:04 course record after staying ahead of WR pace through 40 km. Guye Adola won the men’s race in a 2:02:50 PB. 🔗aboutrun.com/berlin-marathon… 📸: SCC EVENTS / Petko Beier

Two records in the World Championships half marathon. Agnes Ngetich ran 1:05:15 for the women-only world record, while Andreas Almgren clocked 58:06 to break the European record. 🔗aboutrun.com/world-road-runn… 📸: World Athletics/Gaelle Mobuchon

Four races, four world champions in Copenhagen: Agathe Guillemot and Robert Farken won the road mile, while Likina Amebaw and Dawit Seare took the 5km titles. 🔗 aboutrun.com/world-road-runn… 📸: SpartaBilleder

Klaudia Kazimierska won a close mile race at ATHLOS London, while Marileidy Paulino, Sha’Carri Richardson and Keely Hodgkinson all set meeting records. 🔗aboutrun.com/athlos-london-2… 📸: Athlos / Threads profile

New Balance has sued Decathlon in the U.S. over a mark used on Kiprun shoes, arguing that its mirrored version resembles the distinctive “N” associated with New Balance. 🔗aboutrun.com/new-balance-sue…