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October 6, 2021
Akagiyama Hill Climb Race Hosts a 2nd Virtual Edition on ROUVY On Oct 9th
Maebashi City, Japan / Oct 6th 2021 - Akagiyama Hill Climb Race hosts its second open virtual edition on ROUVY, on October 9th, with the pro riders, Takahiro Koyama and Kazuki Nagatomi, from Team Griffin. Mountain Akagiyama provides the best cycling during a beautiful autumn season in October and November....
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October 6, 2021
IRONMAN Announces Mossel Bay in South Africa as New Host City for IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon
NELSON MANDELA BAY / LONDON / TAMPA (October 6, 2021) - IRONMAN announced today that it will add a brand-new event to its 2022 global race calendar with the IRONMAN® 70.3® Mossel Bay triathlon in South Africa. The inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Mossel Bay triathlon will take place on Sunday, November 6,...
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October 6, 2021
ShowcasedGiveSignup | RunSignup Announces GivingTuesday $50K Grants Giveaway
Moorestown, NJ (October 6, 2021) — GiveSignup | RunSignup is excited to announce the GivingTuesday $50K Grants Giveaway. The first 500 nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation that raises at least $100 with their GivingTuesday campaign on the GiveSignup | RunSignup free platform on November 30, 2021 will receive a...
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October 6, 2021
Atlanta Track Club and haku Take Memberships to the Next Level Through Innovative Solutions
Effective membership programs have shifted from brands simply driving revenue to a value model where they invest in benefitting their communities – such as access, knowledge, information, experience, and belonging. Over the years, Atlanta Track Club has proven to be one of the most forward-thinking, innovative organizations that puts its...
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October 6, 2021
Inaugural WineShine Half Marathon to Debut in the Napa Valley Next Summer
NAPA, CA – The nonprofit Napa Valley Marathon, Inc., is thrilled to announce the launch of a new summer race in wine country, the WineShine Half Marathon & 3.9-Miler. The inaugural race, which starts and finishes at the Silverado Resort & Spa, will be held on July 16, 2022. Registration...
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October 6, 2021
ShowcasedRoad Runners Club of America Announces 2022 National Championship Event Series
Arlington, VA - The RRCA Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running traditions in the US, dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded its first championship designation. The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to shine a spotlight on well-run, community-based events, and to...
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October 6, 2021
Shalane Flanagan Partners with InsideTracker to Make Professional-Level Blood Data Insights Accessible to Every Athlete
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Oct. 6, 2021— InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system, today announced a limited-edition blood biometric panel created alongside Olympic medalist and New York City Marathon champion, Shalane Flanagan. The InsideTracker x Shalane Flanagan Panel tests more than 20 key biomarkers that are critical to endurance...
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October 6, 2021
Gnarly Nutrition Transitions to Recyclable Steel Packaging
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (October 6, 2021) -- Gnarly Sports Nutrition, the makers of clean, effective, and great tasting sports nutrition supplements, is proud to announce that they will be transitioning all of their product packaging from plastic tubs to highly recyclable tin coated steel cans. As the first sports...
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October 5, 2021
Ultramarathon runner dies after collapsing during six-day race
Tragedy has hit the Marathon des Sables as organisers confirmed the death of a competitor after he suffered a cardiac arrest. The six day, 156-mile ultra marathon race, approximately the distance of six regular marathons, is currently taking place in its traditional venue of the Sahara desert in southern Morocco. The...
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October 5, 2021
‘Ran for Our Lives’: How the Deadliest Ultramarathon Claimed 21 Runners
In all, 21 of 172 runners who started the race would die as a sudden cold front from Mongolia drove temperatures to as low as 23 degrees Fahrenheit, with snow pellets and wind gusts strong enough to tear apart foil blankets. The scale of the tragedy has confounded the international...
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October 5, 2021
Nike Announces Vaccine Mandate For All U.S. Office-Based Employees
Nike will now require office-based U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a statement to FN on Tuesday, Nike said it would require all U.S. office-based employees to get the vaccine in order to support “the effort to bring people safely back to their workplaces.” Nike said it aims...
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October 5, 2021
No, Running Doesn’t Wear Down Your Cartilage. It Strengthens Your Joints.
Numerous studies have shown that, contrary to what your sedentary friends may sometimes argue, running does not cause arthritis. New research shows, in fact, that running may actually help strengthen your joints against future wear and tear. Podium Runner
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October 5, 2021
Alta Cycling Group Implements Live Data Program to Offer Real-Time Local Dealer Inventory for Consumers
KENT, Wash., (October, 5, 2021) — Alta Cycling Group, the premiere cycling company whose brands include Diamondback, iZip, Redline and Haibike, is offering its authorized dealers a new way to keep consumers that are shopping their brand’s websites informed when a bike is available locally and direct consumers to that ...
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October 5, 2021
Purity Products Releases Muscle Accelerator to Enhance Muscle Strength and Size
Plainview, NY (October 5, 2021) - Purity Products®, the leading science-backed supplement brand recently announced a new addition to its product line, Purity’s Muscle Accelerator, that works to promote muscle strength, increase muscle size and support endurance. “We have been testing and formulating this unique, patented product for over two...
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October 5, 2021
World-Class Athletes Head to Inaugural Challenge Budva-Montenegro
Following last year’s cancellation due to COVID, CHALLENGEBUDVA-MONTENEGRO is ready to go this Sunday with a strong field of world-class athletes ready to compete against each other in spectacular Montenegro. From Nils Frommhold (DEU) and Magnus Ditlev (DEN) to Patrick Lange (DEU), recently the winner of DATEV CHALLENGEROTH, each has...
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October 5, 2021
ShowcasedLiv Unveils New Alight Disc Range
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2021) - Liv, the company dedicated to getting more women on bikes, today introduced its new Alight Disc range. Featuring the Alight DD Disc series and the Alight Disc series, the range incorporates Tensio, Liv’s proprietary visual technology that encompasses industrial and graphic design to...
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October 5, 2021
Panaracer and BUCK!T Announce Collaboration
OSAKA, JAPAN (October 5, 2021) — Panaracer Corporation of Osaka Japan and BUCK!T bags of Girona, Spain are collaborating on a handlebar and saddle bag produced using factory rejected Panaracer Gravelking tires. Both bags have lined interiors and are highly water resistant - reflecting the quality that the BUCK!T brand...
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October 5, 2021
Boston Sports Partners Teams Up with My Custom Sports Chair to Bring Branded, Officially-Licensed Adirondack Chairs to Endurance Events
BOSTON, MA – October 5, 2021 – Boston Sports Partners (BSP), a boutique sports marketing firm serving clients nationwide, today announced it has teamed up with My Custom Sports Chair to bring their custom, folding Adirondack chairs to endurance athletes for the first time. Now through their partnership with BSP,...
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October 4, 2021
The Pro’s Closet To Merge With The Radavist
Colorado-based bike reseller The Pro’s Closet has merged with The Radavist, a cycling website based in Sante Fe. Founded by John Watson, The Radavist provides information and photographs about cycling and related outdoor activities. In May, the Pro's Closet announced it had raised an additional $40 million in Series B...
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October 4, 2021
Decathlon Returns to the Professional Peloton As Official Partner of Cofidis Cycling Team
LILLE, FRANCE (October 4, 2021) — Starting January 1, 2022, Decathlon will return to the professional cycling circuit alongside the UCI World Tour Cofidis cycling team as the official supplier of performance cycling apparel and activewear for the Cofidis men, women and para cycling teams. This partnership was born out...
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October 4, 2021
Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Deal with Eclat Media Group for Collins Cup Highlights Coverage Across Asia
4th October 2021 - The Professional Triathletes Organisation and Eclat Media Group have announced a deal that will see The Collins Cup highlights show as well as the Beyond Human documentary televised across 16 markets in Asia. Eclat Media Group is aiming to fill the gap left by the closure of...
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October 4, 2021
World Champions Crowned in London
More than 3,300 World Championship finishers from 82 countries World’s most competitive marathon lineup ever The inaugural AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships took place as part of the 41st Virgin Money London Marathon today with World Champion status the goal for more than 3,300 runners. The camaraderie between these...
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October 4, 2021
Gravel Riders and Runners Take on a New Off-Road Adventure in Life Time’s The ‘Rad Dirt Fest
Trinidad, Colo., (October 4, 2021) – The first-ever edition of Life Time’s The ‘Rad Dirt Fest took place this weekend in Trinidad, Colo. Off-road athletes either took on the three distances of the gravel race or two distances of the running event while some athletes took on both events in the...
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October 4, 2021
12th annual Northshore Half Marathon and 10-miler return to St. Tammany Sunday
BATON ROUGE, La. - The 12th annual Northshore Half Marathon and 10-miler return to St. Tammany on Sunday, Oct. 10 as one of the first events the parish will host since Hurricane Ida made landfall in August. Over 800 participants from 14 different states will flock to the historic streets...
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October 4, 2021
Silicon Valley Welcomes Back San Jose’s Largest Running Block Party for the 2021 United Airlines Rock ‘N’ Roll Running Series San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series events returned in San Jose over the weekend commemorating one of northern California’s most celebrated running events. This weekend’s event marked the 15th edition of the United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series...