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The only thing forgiving about this marathon was that the course was flat. And maybe the art nouveau architecture, to disarm the runners’ internal cries—otherwise known as a sufferfest.
At 7 A.M. local time, on Saturday morning, 70 athletes from 47 countries left Heroes’ Square to run through the heart (and heat) of Budapest to compete for gold, silver, or bronze at the 2023 World Athletics Championships marathon.
Hungary’s Nora Szabo, the country’s record holder in the event, fed off the supportive home crowd and led the pack down Andrássy Avenue with Japan’s Rika Kaseda on her shoulder. The field packed up in a cautious 2:35-marathon pace but the medals ultimately belonged to three runners who were fit and bold enough to cook—and not be cooked. Ethiopia’s Amane Beriso Shankule overcame last year’s champion Gotytom Gerbrelase to earn her first world…
