Inside the global running boom ahead of the NYC marathon
Inside the global running boom ahead of the NYC marathon
Ahead of Sunday’s New York City Marathon, CBS News’ Nancy Chen explores why long-distance running’s popularity has exploded in recent years, with some runners using races to travel the world.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article appears mostly accurate in its claim of a running boom, supported by multiple sources. The bias is minimal, presenting the information in a generally objective manner. Some claims are not directly verifiable but align with the overall narrative.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Long-distance running's popularity has exploded in recent years.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms marathons have boomed in recent years, from Boston to New York City.
- Verification Source #2: States the world is experiencing a post-pandemic running boom.
- Verification Source #3: Refers to a "running boom" and the rising popularity of the sport across the globe.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: Some runners are using races to travel the world.
- Verification Source #1: Implied by the difficulty in getting into world major marathons, suggesting high demand and potentially travel.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms that everyone wants to run a world majors marathon and it's almost impossible to get in.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The TCS New York City Marathon broke the world record for the largest marathon in history with 55,642 finishers.
- Verification Source #4: States that the largest-ever TCS New York City Marathon broke the world record for the largest marathon in history with 55,642 finishers.
- Assessment: Supported
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "...marathons have boomed in recent years, from Boston to New York City..."
- Source 2: "As the world experiences a post-pandemic running boom..."
- Source 4: "The largest-ever TCS New York City Marathon—which at the time broke the world record for the largest marathon in history with 55,642 finishers—"