Marathon

Largest ever Tel Aviv Marathon ends with multiple heatstroke cases

Over the course of the marathon, 35 runners received medical attention at Sourasky Medical Center's medical tent,

RUNNERS AT the Tel Aviv marathon, February 27, 2026.
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Sharpening vision: The marathon season kicks off with next-gen running glasses

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A new running glasses collection with lenses that enhance sharpness

MARATHON DAY in Jerusalem is always one of the most energetic and fun experiences of the year throughout the capital.

Jerusalem marathon 2026 to offer special benefits for IDF reservists


WATCH: Israeli runs marathons with pineapple on head —and sometimes watermelons

"I like to run marathon races with pineapple balanced on my head," Marathoner Moshe Lederfien wrote on his YouTube profile.

 A runner wearing a pineapple during the September Berlin Marathon

50 years after Olympic attack, Israeli marathon team wins gold at Championships in Munich

“In Munich, after everything that happened here in history, to come back and win is something special," said runner Marhu Teferi regarding the 1972 Munich Olympics attack.

 Israel's men's marathon team won gold at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Aug. 15, 2022.

Jerusalem Marathon 2022: Ukrainian refugee wins full marathon

Despite the cold weather and occasional rain, 25,000 runners showed up to run in the 11th Jerusalem Marathon.

 Valentina Versca, 32, escaped the war in Ukraine and won the full marathon in the Jerusalem Marathon, March 25, 2022.

How to run away from COVID-19 this marathon season

Planning on running in the upcoming marathons? Here is everything you need to know, if you've had COVID-19, about running safely.

 RUNNERS TAKE PART in the Jerusalem 10th Annual Marathon, October 29, 2021

Raising NIS 1 million at the Jerusalem Marathon

Gathering 100 runners who would run the Jerusalem Marathon, and each commits to doing their best to raise NIS 10,000, for a total of NIS 1,000,000 to be split evenly between two very worthy groups.

 The writer during the Desert Half Marathon in 2020.

Iron-willed inspiration from IronMan athlete

Ruvi Arinos doesn’t let Stage 4 cancer stop him as he and his sons compete in Tiberias triathlon.

 RUVI ARINOS (right) and his sons, Or and Din, pose overlooking the Kinneret during their training for the IRONMAN 70.3 Tiberias, which took place on Friday.

Blind Ethiopian Israeli runner Avi Solomon braces for Abu Dhabi

Avi, 38, has heightened senses of smell and taste. But, unlike many other blind people, he also runs marathons, and he is currently training hard for the Abu Dhabi Marathon in late November.

 Avi Solomon running the 5K race in Beit Aryeh, which he won.

Running marathons in Israel is different than anywhere else - here's why

Running two marathons - one in Jerusalem and one in the Shomron - highlighted to me how the land is a reflection of the past, present and future of the Jewish people.

 JERUSALEM MARATHON: Pounding the ancient stones.

The man who helps Jewish New York City marathoners run... their minyan

Peter Berkowsky hasn’t run a marathon since 1984, but continues to help marathon runners hold a morning "minyan".

JEWISH MEMBERS OF the visiting Israeli and American delegations (including National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, second right) hold a morning minyan this week in Abu Dhabi.

Running through Jerusalem: View the marathon in pictures

Some 20,000 runners registered to participate in the event, which includes a marathon, half-marathon, 10K, 5K, 1.7K Family Race and 800 m. community race.

 RUNNERS TAKE PART in the Jerusalem 10th Annual Marathon, October 29, 2021