The 2026 Berlin Marathon started on Sunday morning local time. This is the 52nd edition of the race, with more than 56,000 people expected to participate. Ethiopia's Guye Adola won the men's race in 2:02:51, breaking the 2:03 barrier; on the women's side, Tigst Assefa was still on pace at 40K to break Ruth Chepngetich's 2:09:56 world record, but faded in the final stages and ultimately won in 2:11:04.
Taking 3 to 6 mg of caffeine per kilogram of body weight before running can make endurance time trials about 2.22% faster, roughly 5 minutes for a 4-hour marathoner and about 1% for a 5k. Start at 3 mg/kg and finish your coffee 45 to 60 minutes before the start; a 12-ounce (355 mL) cup has about 130 to 200 mg. Moderate coffee doesn't dehydrate you, you don't need to cut back before a race, and coffee works as well as pure caffeine, so choose what your stomach tolerates.
LetsRun published a guide to watching the 2026 Berlin Marathon on television and via streaming, explaining which channels viewers can use to follow the race. The original article does not list specific broadcast platforms, channels, or start times.
The 2026 Berlin Marathon takes place on Sunday, with LetsRun providing results lookup, live runner tracking and a leaderboard. The article does not disclose specific finishing times, the list of participants or other details.
On September 26 Beijing time, the fourth day of athletics competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Chinese track and field athletes won a total of 1 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze in triple jump, middle-distance running, and marathon events. In the men's triple jump final, Su Wen jumped 17.42 meters on his third attempt, breaking the meet record of 17.31 meters set by Zou Sixin at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, while also setting a personal best and securing a World Championships qualifying spot. Ma Yinglong took bronze with 16.75 meters.
The COROS Pace 4 Pro packs a 3,500-nit AMOLED display, titanium and sapphire, maps and a 60-hour battery into a 43g Pace for £389 / $449. The article covers what it adds over the Pace 4 and Pace Pro, what is still missing, what three independent tests found, and how it compares with Garmin.
A 2026 study compared two groups of runners with similar 10K fitness. After 90 minutes at lactate threshold pace, runners whose longest runs stayed under 70 minutes lost 6.0% of their running economy, while those who regularly ran 90 minutes or longer lost only 3.1%.
The Hoka Bondi 9 is on sale for $140, a 20% discount in men's, while REI sells the women's version for $141 (19% off). This max-cushion trainer has 10mm more midsole foam than the Bondi 8 and uses new supercritical EVA foam, making it lighter and more responsive. It fits narrow, but testers praised its smooth ride. Sizes are selling fast.
Garmin CIRQA's heart rate on the biceps is as accurate as a chest strap, but it doesn't reliably save the workouts it records. I've gone back to a Polar Verity Sense as my reference sensor until Garmin fixes it.
Owners have reported 101 bugs on the Garmin Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro within five weeks of release, ranging from crashes during navigation to battery drain and missed pool lengths. Eight of the issues have been fixed, according to the5krunner, which questions whether that level of reliability is acceptable for a $1,000 watch.
Runner's World analyzed Apple Watch and Coros user data to explore which training factors most improve VO2 max. Coros North American user data shows running 4 days a week is associated with a 0.1% change in VO2 max over 12 weeks, while 6 days a week is 0.4%; running 40K to 60K per week corresponds to a 0.2% change, and over 100K to 0.5%.
Route Companion searches for water, cafes, bike shops and other stops along a route rather than around the rider, in the order they will be reached, and says whether each will be open on arrival. The tool is covered by the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication by tfk since 2010, focused on GPS watches, fitness trackers and cycling computers.
A weekly roundup of new firmware features and improvements across Garmin and Wahoo, excluding bug fixes, for the week ending September 26, 2026. The roundup is published by the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication that has covered GPS watches, fitness trackers, and cycling computers since 2010.
Double threshold training means running two threshold interval sessions on the same day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, usually twice a week. Elite runners using the Norwegian method complete 3 to 4 lactate-guided threshold sessions and 1 VO2max session weekly within 150 to 180 km (93 to 112 miles) of running, holding blood lactate between 2 and 4.5 mmol/L.
The Chinese Athletics Association released a report on the first three competition days of athletics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. On September 23, the half marathon race walk made its Asian Games debut. Shi Shengji won the men's title in 1:23:32, the first athletics gold of these Asian Games and the 200th Asian Games gold in Chinese athletics history; Yang Liujing won the women's title in 1:33:40.
On September 26, the marathon at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games started at Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium. Feng Peiyou won bronze in the men's marathon in 2:12:13, and Tsering Tso won silver in the women's marathon in 2:27:43, a season's personal best. Bahrain's Shitaye Habte won the women's race in 2:27:31. Feng was in the lead group early, was fifth at 35 km, and sprinted late to overtake Han Il-ryong, the Hangzhou Asian Games silver medalist.
French runner Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz arrived at Conca on Corsica at 8:29 a.m. on Friday, September 25, 2026, completing the 166-kilometer (103-mile) GR20 route in 27 hours and 29 minutes to set a new men’s supported FKT. He beat François D’Haene’s previous mark of 29 hours, 46 minutes, and 20 seconds by 2 hours, 17 minutes, and 20 seconds.
The Saucony Echelon 10 is on sale at REI for $125, a 19% markdown from its normal price of $155, in both men’s and women’s versions. This daily trainer is known for its roomy, wide-fitting design, with a Pwrrun midsole, a carbon rubber outsole, and availability in wide and extra wide sizes for runners with wide feet or orthotics.
A heavier runner who overpronates had his mind set on the Brooks Adrenaline 25 GTS, but foot-analysis machines at Super Runners Shop and Fleet Feet in New York City both pointed him to the Brooks Glycerin 23 GTS instead. After trying both on, he could feel why the Glycerin fit better and bought it.
The buying comparison between the Garmin Fenix 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 still comes down to battery life and built-in depth rating versus smart features and ease of use. The article adds two new angles: app-curation nuance and durability. The source is the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication.
Believe in the Run published a 2026 Berlin Marathon guide for the September 27 race in Berlin, Germany. It notes the bib doubles as a free 4-day public transit pass for fare zones A, B, and C from September 24 to 28, water at 15 stations, Maurten Drink Mix 160 at 9, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 36 kilometers, and gels only at mile 17 (27.5 km).
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12 share almost every software feature this year. The differences are all in the hardware: battery, GPS, satellite and price. The comparison comes from the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication that has covered GPS watches, fitness trackers and cycling computers since 2010.
Runner's World picks 7 running shoes that made beginners fall in love with running, including the Brooks Ghost 18, New Balance Ellipse, Brooks Glycerin 23, Altra Torin 9, and Nike Vomero 18.
Runner's World picks six On running shoes for different runner needs: the Cloudmonster 3 for daily training, the Cloudsurfer 2 for value, the Cloudsoma for trails, the Cloudswift 4 for heel strikers, the Cloudboom Strike 2 for racing, and the Cloudultra Pro for ultra trail running.
Podl syncs podcasts between iPhone and Garmin, downloading episodes over Wi-Fi for offline Bluetooth listening and syncing progress back afterward. The app targets the need for offline podcast listening in scenarios such as running.
Skechers launches its first race day shoe, the Aero Elite, with a full ATPU midsole, carbon-infused Quantum Plate, and TPEE upper. It costs $225 and is available October 1. After a launch event run, the author calls it soft, bouncy, and under 6 ounces for a US M9.
LetsRun published a preview of the Berlin Marathon men’s field, led by Gabriel Geay (2:03:00) and 2021 Olympic 10,000m champion Selemon Barega. This is the first Abbott World Marathon Major since 2024 without at least one sub-2:03 runner in the field.
Diadora's Atomo Star was tested by Runner's World editor Cat Bowen as a comfortable, stable, and energetic daily trainer with Anima N2 supercritical EVA foam, a 6-millimeter drop, and no carbon plate. The Corsa is positioned as a daily trainer, while the Cellula 2 offers colorways like Earth Red and Daffodil, with a 5-millimeter drop, 38-millimeter stack, and the same Anima N2 foam.
At the 2026 IAU 100K World Championships in Ames, Spain, on September 20, Charlie Lawrence won the men's race in 6:09:25 and Courtney Olsen won the women's race in 7:10:31. The American men also beat Great Britain for their first team title in the event's 39-year history, by just 44 seconds.