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Some NYC Marathon entrants think it's even more important to run this year. Some can't bring themselves to take part. Bonnie D. Ford shares two representative stories.

When Nina Kuscsik began her competitive running career she was an outsider, but after 80 marathons and countless hours advocating for women in her sport, she will be inducted into the New York Road Runners Hall of Fame.

The elite Americans at the forefront of this year's New York City Marathon women's field -- Julie Culley, Amy Hastings and Molly Pritz -- represent a new group charging into the next four-year Olympic cycle.

It was a match race from the get-go Sunday morning for both the men and the women in the New York City Half-Marathon, as pairs of front-runners bolted out at the start and reserved the finish for a party of two. Kenya's Peter Kirui pulled away from E...

NEW YORK -- Apolo Anton Ohno crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon in 3:25:14 -- not bad for a guy who is used to full-gas efforts of a minute or two. Sweating but steady-legged in the afternoon sun, Ohno said he was more than satisfi...

Thousands will take part in Sunday's NYC Marathon. A select group will be running to honor members of Flight 93. For them, it's not about grief; it's "a renewal of commitment to life and living."

Galen Rupp wore a black scarf as a face warmer to guard against the 35-degree chill at the start line of the New York City Half-Marathon on Sunday morning. It made him look like a bit of an outlaw. In fact, he entered this race -- twice as long as an...

NEW YORK -- Yuri Kano had planned to run a marathon last weekend in her native Japan, so physically, she's in great shape for Sunday's New York City Half-Marathon. But her well-conditioned cardiovascular system will be humming with something more tha...

Tuning up for April's prestigious marathons in London and Boston, a critical mass of top U.S. distance runners have entered the New York City Half-Marathon on March 20.The New York Road Runners club, which organizes the race, announced Tuesday a...

Former Olympic swimmer Maddy Crippen will run Sunday's New York City Marathon to honor her late brother Fran, the open-water swimmer who died tragically at a World Cup race in the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 23.Maddy, 30, entered the race a few...

Former Olympic swimmer Maddy Crippen will run Sunday's New York City Marathon to honor her late brother Fran, the open-water swimmer who died tragically at a World Cup race in the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 23. Maddy, 30, entered the race a few mo...

There's only one more frontier left for distance runner Shalane Flanagan, and, like any intelligent explorer, she knows the map she's drawn in her mind will take her only so far. "I already have an arsenal of tough talks to give myself, be...