running

With stress high amid the coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to running to stay in shape. Philly Live’s Sheila Watko gets the scoop on how ACCT Philly Runners helps shelter dogs out and helps reduce the stress of volunteer runners.

Running is often considered a solitary sport. But for many, the thrill of running comes from the camaraderie of training with a pack and feeling the support of crowds lining the streets of major races like the Boston Marathon. Can digital innovations like virtual racing fill that void? NBCLX’s Noah Pransky and NBC Boston explore the future of running...

What does it take to run 17 Blue Cross Broad Street Runs? Independence Blue Cross’ Greg Dollak talks to Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle about how the Blue Streaks team helped motivate him to run 10 miles and more.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle talks to Pam Pfister about how she picked up running in her 50s. Pam is completing her 10th Blue Cross Broad Street Run virtually this year.

Runners are ready to take on the challenge of completing the annual 10-mile Blue Cross Broad Street Run, but unlike in the decades before, this year’s race is virtual.

Runners are lacing up their sneakers and going for 10 miles — on their own time — as part of the first-ever virtual Blue Cross Broad Street Run.

Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide.

The fastest man in the world has been sidelined for a string of missed doping tests that could keep him out of the Tokyo Games next summer

Dmitry Yakukhny, a Russian distance runner, completed a 100-kilometer (62-mile) run around his bed during lockdown as a way of encouraging everyone to exercise during the coronavirus outbreak.

As officials shut down non-essential businesses and urge people to stay inside in order to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, running and walking outdoors have become a natural reprieve, according to NBC News. While taking in fresh air and sunlight undoubtedly boosts mental health, doing so can be counterintuitive to mitigating infection rates when trails and parks...

Tokyo Marathon organizers are drastically reducing the number of participants for this year’s race out of fear of the spread of the virus from China

Want to dash the 2020 Blue Cross Broad Street Run? The lottery to get a bib in the annual spring dash down Broad Street is open.

The two-week lottery to get a bib in the annual 10-mile Blue Cross Broad Street Run opens Saturday.

The track at UCLA’s Drake Stadium will be formally unveiled Friday as the Betsy and Rafer Johnson Track in honor of the 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medalist and his wife, a fellow alumnus.

Thousands of runners took part in the Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k race. But unlike other races, where runners rehydrate with water, this race gave participants a delicious dose of chocolate.

Sunday will be the 34th Marathon of Los Angeles, and this year will have a different touch, since a woman of Mayan origin will run in a very special way.

A Fort Worth man celebrated his 100th birthday by participating in the Cowtown 5K Saturday morning.

Registration for the Blue Cross Broad Street Run is open for two weeks with 40,000 bibs available. The 10-mile race is set for Sunday, May 5.

A candidate for governor in Rhode Island had to be rescued by the Coast Guard after his yacht hit a rock while blasting music at beachgoers to draw attention to his campaign.

200 runners from across the globe ran in the 13th annual Baikal Ice Marathan on Tuesday in the Irkutsk region of Russia.