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Races, journeys, people and kilometres that changed more than a finish time.
12 stories
Everstate: running gear from Serbia and a story of constant progressEverstate develops running gear in Serbia, from the first sketch to testing on the track. A story about the Zenith collection, prototypes that failed and a community that progresses together.Read story All stories
I Came for a Long Run and Left with a Time I'm Proud OfI came to the 19th Persil Sarajevo Half Marathon without a target time and finished in 1:42. The course, the aid stations, Halid on the speakers and seven tips for 2027.
Five and a Half Times Around the Earth for VukIn September 2026, one thousand runners in the KTJ challenge ran 220,000 kilometres to help Vuk Arapović, connecting their training, teams and cities in a shared campaign that continues after the running month is over.
Third Time Lucky in Paris: My Slowest Marathon and Greatest VictoryTwo cancelled chances, pregnancy, a C-section and the road to my slowest, hardest and dearest marathon.
New York Marathon: Running Through the City That Never SleepsFrom Staten Island and the Verrazzano Bridge to a crisis at kilometer 35 and tears in Central Park — the story of my first New York City Marathon.
Ko te juri? Kilometers That Change Children's LivesFrom a small group of friends to a community of almost one thousand runners, the KTJ challenge shows how every kilometer can become support, hope and tangible help for a child and family in need.
From 0 Kilometers to the Spartathlon Qualifying StandardA story about limits that exist only until we move them, from the first few kilometers to 133.16 kilometers and a Spartathlon qualifying standard.
The Party Is in the Dolomites 🪐Alta Via 1 in five days: 125 kilometers, rifugios, and friendship in the simple rhythm of walking from one mountain hut to the next.
Banja Luka Half MarathonIf you have not run Banja Luka, try it, because you will almost certainly come back.
Basel Half Marathon: Friends Running for IskraA race that brought together so many good people that it should probably be run at least once a year.
Frankfurt Marathon: What My First Marathon Taught Me32 kilometers of songs and around 10 kilometers of stubbornness.
Budapest Half Marathon: Bridges, Heat and the People Waiting at the FinishThe Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon took us across bridges to Margaret Island, through a crisis at the 17th kilometre and into a race day my friend and I finished together, with our mothers waiting at the finish.
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