A 32-year-old man, who runs up to two marathons a year, has told how he was able to give up smoking while training for the events - only to lapse back into his cigarette habit after he had crossed the finishing line.
I managed to spot Eliud Kipchoge on Bedford Ave around 10 a.m., cranking 4:50-something miles with men half his age. He was the man everyone wanted to see, and this was made easier by his unexpected uniform: a perforated long-sleeve shirt, with air vents at the elbows and armpits. Everyone around him was wearing a singlet. This felt typical: beyond being the greatest marathoner ever, Kipchoge has always been a good soldier for Nike.
English singer and songwriter Harry Styles ran the Berlin Marathon in under three hours on Sunday. The 31-year-old former member of One Direction was among some 55,000 runners taking part in the race on what is widely regarded as the fastest marathon track in the world. Styles reportedly using the pseudonym Sted Sarandos and wearing a headband and sunglasses completed the route in 2 hours, 59 minutes, 13 seconds.