American women have been breaking the national marathon record this year. Conner Mantz, a 25-year-old from Utah, had a stellar marathon debut. But can they win major races?
Nnenna Lynch seems like a perfect candidate to lead the organization that puts on the New York City Marathon — except for a failed drug test and Road Runners’ zero-tolerance policy.
“A big part of being here and running this race is reclaiming this place, which left me with a lot of emotional scars,” Cal Calamia said of running the Chicago Marathon in their hometown.
Susannah Scaroni, a Paralympic gold medalist, broke three vertebrae when she was hit by a car in a training session a year ago. On Sunday she won the Chicago marathon, her third marathon in three weeks.