marathon

Runners will traverse Costa Rica as part of a six-day, 200 km ultramarathon.

The Tico Times spoke to Méndez to learn more about her Marine Corps Marathon win, her Olympic dreams and her advice to new runners.

Drivers in Costa Rica lack respect for cyclists and runners on the road, and it's costing some athletes their careers and even their lives.

Guests from all over the world will arrive in the Pacific surf town to pick up their bibs and prepare for their 42-kilometer journey.

“It will be very hard,” said Philippe Bukovec, organizer of the Challenge Irazú races, just minutes before the 40-kilometer marathon started last Saturday morning. Bukovec chuckled morosely. “Very hard."