https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Trieste half-marathon organisers, who were accused of racism when they refused to allow African runners to take part in their May 5th race, backed down on Saturday after a barrage of criticism over their contentious decision. https://www.thelocal.it/20190428/italian-half-marathon-chiefs-back-down-over-controversial-african-ban Sun, 28 Apr 2019 16:40:50 +0200 italian-half-marathon-chiefs-back-down-over-controversial-african-ban Three elite runners backed by a small army of scientists will on Saturday attempt an audacious assault on the boundaries of the possible by trying to run a marathon in less than two hours. https://www.thelocal.it/20170505/elite-runners-gear-up-for-two-hour-marathon-in-italy Fri, 05 May 2017 16:39:17 +0200 elite-runners-gear-up-for-two-hour-marathon-in-italy A British man has taken on the challenge of running the equivalent of ten marathons in seven days through the Italian hills, in tribute to his grandparents. https://www.thelocal.it/20150410/brit-set-to-run-10-marathons-in-a-week-in-italy Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:22:25 +0200 brit-set-to-run-10-marathons-in-a-week-in-italy