costa rica running

Gabriela Traña represented Costa Rica well finishing 40th in the World Athletics Championship, with a time of 3:19:13. The first place winner was Rut Chepngetich from Kenya. While Traña already…

Costa Rican Juan Diego Castro has the best record in the 800 meters in the Division 1 of the NCAA. The athlete competes for Oklahoma State University against athletes from…

Amateur athlete Sebastián Castro trained over 140 km per week to become the best tico in the Boston Marathon. He loves the sport so much that he founded the Umbali…

Catalina Miranda took first in the Cartago Marathon. This was her second win. She was timed at 3:06:50. This got her gold in the women’s category and 34th place overall,…

At the Sol y Arena race, an athlete on crutches, Iván Rodríguez, from Curridabat, won the hearts of the fans. The athlete lost his left leg in malpractice. He practices…

Guanacaste will put two marathons on the national calendar this year. They’ll take place in Pinilla and Flamingo. The events will have distances of 42, 31, 21, and 10.5 kilometers.…

Many Costa Ricans and expats living in Costa Rica want to venture into athletics by way of running short marathons. There are various 5 and 10 kilometer runs coming up…

The new year will bring us a new marathon, as the Flamingo Beach Marathon was announced on Wednesday. It’s put together by Global Sportx Group and will take place on…