Most ordinary distance runners prefer water, but Tom Gilbey is anything but ordinary. He's an expert on wines put his knowledge to the test during the recent London Marathon. He hid two wine glasses in his belt and, at e...

(Imogen Quest/Olivia Walch)When the Athenians smashed the Persian army at Marathon, Pheidippides ran from the field of battle to Athens to inform the people there of the joyous news. According to the legend, he died imme...

(Photo: Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon)That's a pace of about 5.4 MPH--a fairly comfortable jogging speed if you have two legs. But Larry Chloupek finished this half marathon while using crutches. He performed this feat...

(Photo: AP/Rainer Jensen)This photo shows Dennis Kimetto at great moment of victory. As the 30-year old Kenyan runner crossed the finish line at a marathon in Berlin, he set a new world record for that event.The new reco...

(Photo: Nik Runs the World)This is Nikolas Toochec...  ...Antarctica. He's the youngest person to have run marathons on every continent on Earth.He earned that title...  ...his father, then ran 5k races with him, then full marathons .He runs because it's fun, but Nikolas also raises...

(Photo: NBC San Diego)Harriette Thompson, 91, just completed a full marathon in San Diego. When she crossed the finish line after 7 hours, 7 minutes, and 42 seconds, she broke a record for the 90-94 age group. That's a p...

(Photo: Tony the Fridge)Because marathons just aren't hard enough, Tony "The Fridge" Pheoni...  ...attempted the 24 Hour Challenge. That's running 4 marathons in a 24-hour period. In an interview with The Tyn...  ...lete that racing goal, but he did finish 2 of the marathons .[h...

(Photo: Jim Barcus/Kansas City Star)How long a scarf could you knit while running a full marathon? For David Babcock, it's 12 feet, 1 and 3/4 inches long. He set this record in October in Kansas City, breaking the previo...

Keelan Glass of Abilene, Texas is just 6 years old, but she can probably outrun most of us. She completed a half marathon—that’s 13.1 miles—in 2 hours, 47 minutes and 30 seconds. It’s a world reco...

(Photo: Joe Salter)Unlike Meredith Fitzmaurice's marathon run, Joe Salter's wasn't an accident. He's been training for years, running races, including triathalons, while juggling. A few days ago, he completed his first j...