Fotyen Tesfay of Ethiopia ran the second-fastest women's marathon in history to win the Barcelona Marathon on Sunday. Tesfay, ...

Tesfay came to Barcelona already known for speed at shorter distances. She was the third-fastest women’s half-marathon runner ...

In a feat of extraordinary human endurance, Indian ultra-marathoner Sufiya Sufi has officially entered the history books by becoming the fastest woman to run the 480-km distance from Manali to Leh.

Wearing a pea suit, Vicky Knight bids to break a record for a runner dressed as a vegetable.

Wilma Rudolph, a Clarksville native, overcame childhood illnesses and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics (1960 Rome). Rudolph was a civil rights activist, ...