On a too-warm and windy morning in Chicago, Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich and Ethiopia's Seifu Tura ran to victory at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the first in-person edition of an Abbott World Marathon Majors event to be held in the United States in nearly two years.  Their winning times of 2:22:31 and 2:06:12 were solid, but not dazzling.  Mid-race temperatures of 75F/24C accompanied by sometimes strong winds made fast running difficult.  Both winners earned USD 55,000 in prize money.

The second-ever fall edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon today ended with victories for Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei and Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma, both first-time winners.  Jepkosgei, who won the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon in her debut, controlled her effort carefully before dropping the field with a 4:56 24th mile to win in a personal best 2:17:43.  Lemma also made a late-race surge just before 40 kilometers to win going away in 2:04:01.

Although Brigid Kosgei's marathon personal best of 2:14:04 is nearly three minutes faster than the all-women's world record of 2:17:01, the 27 year-old Kenyan athlete doesn't see that as a goal for Sunday's Virgin Money London Marathon, despite rich financial incentives offered by race organizers.  Kosgei, who has won the last two editions of the London Marathon, said that the 57-day turnaround from her Olympic silver medal performance in Tokyo was simply too short to be in world record shape.

The elite men competing at Sunday's 41st Virgin Money London Marathon will not only be competing for one of the most prestigious titles in all of road running, they will also be running for what will likely be the largest cash payout in all of athletics this year.  In addition to customary appearance fees, personal bonuses, and financial incentives offered by kit sponsors, the men's winner of Sunday's race can earn $355,000 in prize money and time bonuses if he breaks Eliud Kipchoge's world record of 2:01:39.  Such a performance would mean a total payday of over half a million dollars from all sources.

The 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon is live on FloTrack this Sunday, October 3rd. In addition to the race, join FloTrack for a live watch party, before, during and after the race. Kevin Sully will be joined by track and field writer Cathal Dennehy for a second-screen experience breaking down all of the races as they happen on the FloTrack Podcast YouTube page.

With few exceptions, Brigid Kosgei has ruled over women’s marathoning for three years. Kosgei won her first major marathon in 2018, breaking 2:20 for the first time during a 2:18:35 triumph in Chicago. The ascent was rapid from there.

Aside from the mile-by-mile splits, keep an eye on these numbers at this year's London Marathon.

Many of the best marathoners in the world will race through the streets of London on Sunday, October 3rd in what will be the second consecutive fall edition of the London Marathon. As usual, the elite field is stacked in both the men's and women's races. Here are four of the biggest questions surrounding the elite field.

FloTrack will broadcast the 2021 Berlin Marathon live in select territories on September 26th. The race, which is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, is available on FloTrack in Canada, the UK, Ireland, Turkey, Italy, the Baltics, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The 2022 and 2023 editions of the race will also be streamed on FloTrack.

Here's how to watch the 2021 London Marathon on FloTrack in Canada.

Here's how to watch the 2021 London Marathon on FloTrack in Australia.

Olympic medalists Galen Rupp of the United States and Hellen Obiri of Kenya are the top names for Sunday's Great North Run half-marathon from Newcastle to South Shields in England.  The race will be contested for the 40th time and the first time since 2019.

AUSTIN, Texas (August 26th) - FloSports, a leader in sports streaming and original content, will broadcast the Virgin Money London Marathon in North America and Australia starting in 2021. The iconic international race will be exclusively streamed on FloTrack, FloSports’ dedicated track & field/cross country platform, in the US, Canada and Australia.

Press release from the London Marathon

FloTrack added seven marathons to their broadcast schedule, including Sunday’s NN Mission Marathon featuring Eliud Kipchoge. Viewers in the US, Canada, UK and Australia can watch Kipchoge race a loop course in an airport in the Netherlands in what is likely his final race before the Olympics.