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Marathon hydration is hard enough already

Marathon hydration is hard enough already

New York City Marathon’s new bottle refill stations are being introduced alongside conventional water stations. But Paris has shown where the drive to eliminate disposable cups can lead, and sustainability should never take precedence over performance and safety.

We need to talk about the other meaning of ‘Sub-3’

We need to talk about the other meaning of ‘Sub-3’

To runners, ‘sub-3’ has long meant one thing: completing a marathon in under three hours. Apparently, the TikTok generation has other ideas.

Runners crowd a Paris Marathon riverside section along the Seine with a dense field and spectators, illustrating how congestion can disrupt pacing and access to water stations.

Paris Marathon’s cup ban is a step too far

Keeping waste down makes sense, but this should be the high-water mark, not a precedent for further changes that slow hydration, cost time and add risk late in the race.