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December 18, 2020
Grandma’s Marathon Voted to BibRave’s All-Decade List
(DULUTH, MINN.) - Grandma’s Marathon-Duluth, Inc. has been included on the “Top 20 Marathons of the Decade” list, as voted on by participants and published by popular running website BibRave. Already named by BibRave voters as one of the top five marathons in the country in 2018, Grandma’s Marathon this...
December 18, 2020
DUI charges filed against box truck driver who killed five cyclists
The Clark County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint against Jordan Barson for operating a vehicle with methamphetamine in his system when he drove off the road and onto the shoulder where he struck five cyclists, and resulting in substantial bodily harm to one other. VeloNews
December 18, 2020
The IRONMAN Group returns to Kenting, Taiwan with New IRONMAN 70.3 Event for 2021
TAIWAN / TAMPA, Fla. (December 18, 2020) – After a five-year hiatus, the IRONMAN Group announced today it will once again return to Kenting, Taiwan with the addition of IRONMAN®70.3® Kenting through licensee Taiwan Triathlon Corporation. Taking place on April 25, 2021, IRONMAN 70.3 Kenting, Taiwan will serve as an early season...
December 18, 2020
New Venue, New Name for Spring 2021 Half Marathon
The Kings and Queens Half Marathon is getting a new venue and a new name. Since 2015 Pewaukee, WI has played host to the Mother’s Day Race. After acquiring the event in 2019 from Lighthouse Events and having a virtual event in 2020, Race Day Events decided the race deserved...
December 18, 2020
Garmin UNBOUND Gravel and Major Taylor Association Commit to Growing Inclusion in Gravel Racing
EMPORIA, Kans., (Dec. 18, 2020) — Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand which owns and produces the Garmin UNBOUND Gravel event, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Major Taylor Association as part of Life Time’s ongoing commitment to growing diversity at gravel cycling events. This partnership...
December 18, 2020
Endurance Magazine Raises over $500,000 to Support Food Security Through Fitness Challenges
Chapel Hill, NC — Chapel Hill-based Endurance Magazine has motivated over 26,000 people across North America to raise over $500,000 for local food banks and hunger relief programs. Since May, in the midst of COVID-19 business closures, quarantines, and unprecedented social distancing, Endurance launched a portfolio of virtual challenges that...
December 17, 2020
Thieves nab $160,000 in bikes from Specialized headquarters
Thieves made off with museum pieces and bikes owned by employees of Specialized Bicycles last Dec. 13, with bikes valued at more than $160,000 taken from its headquarters during a daytime break-in and robbery. VeloNews
December 17, 2020
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile and 5K Run-Walk Rescheduled for September 12, 2021
December 17, 2020, Washington, DC: Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run organizers announced today that their 2021 in-person events have been moved from the previously scheduled dates of April 9-11, to September 10-12, 2021. The Health & Fitness Expo will take place at the National Building Museum on September 10 and...
December 17, 2020
THRU’s Proprietary Bike Delivery Service Upgrades Customers’ Experience
Your Bike. There. THRU’s new flagship “Ready to Roll” service delivers a professionally assembled bike instead of a bike in a box. New bike owners are ready to ride immediately and don’t have the headache of assembling - or finding a bike mechanic to assemble - their new bike for...
December 17, 2020
TZP Group Provides Strategic Investment in Xero Shoes
BROOMFIELD, CO– (December 17, 2020) -TZP Group announced a strategic investment and partnership with Feel The World, Inc. dba Xero Shoes, a leading provider of natural movement footwear. Launched in 2009 by Lena Phoenix and Steven Sashen, Xero is a leading name in the growing natural movement footwear segment, offering...
