Runner Disqualified for Carrying a Baby + Des Linden’s Wild Comeback & Harry Styles' Next Marathon?

This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the five biggest and strangest stories in running right now.

We start with one of the most unbelievable marathon incidents in recent memory: a runner disqualified at the Hong Kong Marathon for racing with a baby strapped to his chest. Then we pivot to something far more inspiring — Des Linden’s “retirement” that looks anything but, as she lines up Boston, London, and the Marathon des Sables in one absurd spring schedule.

We also cover a 60-year-old grandmother smashing a mile world record in Boston, two additional indoor world records from a huge weekend of racing, and a major nationality switch rumor shaking up elite marathon running.

And finally… some deeply compelling detective work on where Harry Styles might run his next marathon in 2026

Smart analysis and hot takes: welcome back to The Running Story.

Topics/Chapters:
1:07 - Runner Disqualified for Carrying a Baby at Hong Kong Marathon
4:21 - Des Linden Announces Upcoming Marathons
7:29 - Brigid Kosgei Switches Allegiance
11:11 - Michelle Rohl breaks an indoor world record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
16:18 - Harry Styles Planning Upcoming Tour Around Marathons?

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