On the eve of the 40th John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, mushers gathered together to celebrate with their traditional bib draw and opening ceremony.

This is their qualifying event, so they are running this to qualify for that marathon bib that says I am competing at this level,” said the Marketing Manager for Students Run LA, Alexandra Powell.

A major marathon in Hong Kong faced controversy on Sunday when the organiser disqualified four mainland Chinese runners for wearing bibs that did not match their identities. The incident occurred ...