Of the 42,000 runners that hit the road for the New York City Marathon, there were two clear winners: Edna Kiplagat of Kenya took home the women's title, and Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia took home the men's. This is Edna's first major marathon title; she won it with a time of 2:28:20. Our eyes were on American Olympian Shalane Flanagan, and she did not disappoint. Shalane crossed the finish Read more

With my fave distant runner Kara Goucher out on maternity leave along with her newfound training partner, marathon royalty Paula Radcliffe, I was looking forward to watching Olympic medalist Deena Kastor take Manhattan in the upcoming New York Marathon. But now she is in a family way, too, and has withdrawn from the race, although Deena will be there to cheer on her pals. Congrats to all the Read more

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! This week's is an inspiring story about marathoner Desiree Davila, who will be representing the US in the Olympics for her first time. The following is an excerpt; read the entire story here. By Bonnie D. Ford At last January's Olympic trials in Houston, Texas, four top women had distanced themselves from the field: Read more