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January 31, 2023

How Much Do Professional Mountain Bikers Get Paid? – Pinkbike’s State of the Sport Survey

In some major sports such as soccer, Formula One, or even road cycling, athletes' salaries are common knowledge and published annually. In mountain biking, athletes’ salaries are often shrouded in mystery. How much a rider gets paid can be an elusive number that is hard to decipher as a ‘salary’...

January 31, 2023

Vimazi Adds New Sales Agencies in Pacific Northwest & East Coast

Portland, Ore. (Jan. 31, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Vimazi, maker of the first ever pace-tuned running shoes, is excited to announce the addition of REPresents.fun and NJ Athletic Co. to their sales team. The first four models of their new pace-tuned running shoes are set to begin shipping on February 2. Justin...

January 31, 2023

General Registration for 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga Triathlon Officially Sold Out

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Jan. 31, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – IRONMAN® announced today that general registration for the 2023 IRONMAN® 70.3® Chattanooga triathlon has officially sold out. Limited entries still remain available through the IRONMAN Foundation and Enhanced Athlete Event Experiences powered by NIRVANA. The event, which is scheduled for Sunday, May 21,...

January 31, 2023

Nike Sues Lululemon Over Sneakers, Claiming Patent Infringement

In a lawsuit filed Monday in a New York District Court, Nike alleged that Lululemon’s Chargefeel Mid, Chargefeel Low, Blissfeel and Strongfeel sneakers infringe on Nike’s patents related to its Flyknit technology. Specifically, Nike’s claims relate to the way the shoes in question are manufactured as well as textile and...

January 31, 2023

Catherine Blizzard and Daniel Widtfeldt keep their cool to Win Too Cold to Hold Half Marathon

DALLAS /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Known for chilly forecasts over its more than 25-year history, the Too Cold To Hold Half Marathon, 10K and 5K at White Rock Lake had unseasonably mild temperatures Saturday. Close to 2000 runners joined Run Project for their second race of the year. Daniel Widtfeldt and Catherine...

January 31, 2023

Shamrock Run Portland benefiting OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

PORTLAND, Ore. – January 31, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Shamrock Run Portland named OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital as their primary beneficiary in 2002, and since then has raised nearly $600,000 for the world-class institution. This year, the Shamrock Run Portland is celebrating 45 years running on Sunday, March 12,...

January 31, 2023

A pioneer of gravel events, the Old Man Winter Rally prepares for a sellout event amid wintry weather.

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Now in its 9th year, this ‘Epic Winter Adventure’ has become the annual kickoff event for adventurous runners and riders from all over the country. Need to know: 1,500 riders and runners from 27 states will take the start line in Lyons, Colorado on Sunday 2/5/23. Elite...

January 31, 2023

US Trail Running Conference 2022 session recordings now available

Nailsworth, England /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Industry leading US Trail Running Conference provides high quality content, innovative perspectives, networking and actionable practices to help race directors create and develop successful trail races. If you missed the 2022 event, you can now secure session recordings. A majority of the Conference sessions...

January 31, 2023

COROS and Kilian Jornet Partner on Limited Release APEX 2 Pro

Irvine, CA, January 31, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - COROS Wearables Inc., makers of endurance sports wearables and training software, announced today the release of the limited-edition COROS APEX 2 Pro Kilian Jornet Edition. Kilian and COROS worked in harmony to design an exclusive product bundle that's approved by the world's...

January 31, 2023

RunSignup Announces 2023 Technology Development Roadmap for Endurance and Ticket Events

January 31, 2023 - Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading registration and technology solution for US endurance events, announces its 2023 technology product roadmap. RunSignup technology development plans focus on supporting the needs of its customer base of 28,000 events, including running, walking, triathlon, cycling, water and other...

January 31, 2023

MudGear to be the Official Performance and Lifestyle Sock of Spartan and Tough Mudder U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

BOSTON, MASS. (January 31, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Spartan and Tough Mudder, the world’s leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brands, announced that MudGear will become an official sponsor, to offer their top-of-the-line performance socks to racers through the 2023 and 2024 race seasons in the U.S, Canada, and the U.K....

January 31, 2023

2022 Coaches and Race Directors of the Year Honored by USA Triathlon at Endurance Exchange

AUSTIN, Texas /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Ten coaches, race directors and leaders in the multisport community were honored last week with the 2022 USA Triathlon Coach of the Year, 2022 Heart of the Race Director and 2022 Service to the Sport Awards at Endurance Exchange Presented by BOA, USA Triathlon’s annual...

January 30, 2023

New Faces Abound on Floyd’s of Leadville Racing Roster for 2023

Leadville, CO – 1/27/23 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Floyd’s of Leadville CBD, the world’s leading CBD brand for athletes, is pleased to introduce the Floyd’s of Leadville Racing (FLR) roster for 2023. The racing program comprises 6 professional bicycle racers, in a dispersed, non-traditional “PrivaTeam” format. The six-racer 2023 squad is...

January 30, 2023

Polar Starts to License Their Sports & Fitness Algorithms

Polar has launched a website aimed at selling their sports/fitness/physiological algorithms to other companies. With this new venture, they aim to make it possible for other sport/fitness/etc. companies to leverage Polar’s algorithms. This could be used in areas such as sleep, activity tracking, training load, recovery, and more. In other words,...

January 30, 2023

PTO Appoints Talisman As Lead Commercial Agency For The PTO Asian Open In Singapore

London, UK /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced that global sports marketing agency Talisman will lead its commercial partnership development for the upcoming PTO Asian Open in Singapore on 20-21 August, 2023. The inaugural PTO Asian Open will host the world’s top female and male professional triathletes...

January 30, 2023

Brooks becomes parkrun’s global footwear partner in multi-year deal

Free, timed 5K international run series, parkrun, has announced a multi-year partnership with Brooks. With its global HQ in Seattle, USA, Brooks has become parkrun’s global footwear partner and the first presenting partner of parkrun USA, Netherlands and Germany. Endurance.biz

January 30, 2023

Ultramarathoner sues race organizers after she was hit by motorcycle

A group of race organizers for a 12-hour ultramarathon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are being sued for negligence after one runner was hit by a motorcycle driver during the Dec. 17 race, fracturing her ankle. Canadian Running

January 30, 2023

American Trail Running Association Announces 2023 Theme

January 30, 2023 / Colorado Springs, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – This month, American Trail Running Association’s (ATRA) board members evaluated our strategy and goals for the coming year and as part of these discussions came up with a theme to guide us over the next 12 months. A theme helps us to...

January 30, 2023

The Marathon Des Sables for under £400?

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Global ultra-marathon events series, Ultra X launch their latest race, a 2 day, 110km race around Ouarzazate in Morocco, adding to their collection of bucketlist races. Ultra X 110 Morocco is a multi-stage ultra-marathon taking place over two days. There is also an option for competitors to...

January 29, 2023

The RunnerBox and Another Mother Runner Release Limited Edition Valentine’s Day Box That Will Make Any Runner’s Heart Race

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The RunnerBox, the leading provider of athletic gift boxes, and Another Mother Runner, a prominent community of like-minded female runners, have partnered to release a co-branded Valentine’s Day box. The pair have collaborated on a Valentine’s Day special edition twice in the past, both times producing hits...

January 28, 2023

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Louisiana New Product Development Company Launches The Leia Sustainable Menstrual Cup

SHREVEPORT, LA – January 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Louisiana New Product Development Company, has launched a new game-changing product for the feminine hygiene market. The newly launched Leia Sustainable Menstrual Cup was designed by OBGYN Lena Dolgan specifically for those with low cervix and weakened pelvic floor muscles. LA New...

January 27, 2023

Classified Cycling x Parcours Wheels Announce Partnership

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – British wheel brand Parcours and Belgian technology company Classified cycling announce a long term technical partnership, bringing class leading aerodynamics together with Powershift technology. Parcours wheels are now available with Classified Powershift technology for the full road and gravel range with more exciting announcements and partnership developments planned...

January 27, 2023

‘Go On, Be Brave’ Documentary Profiling Andrea Lytle Peet To Premiere At Santa Barbara International Film Festival

SANTA BARBARA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has announced its 2023 program, which will feature the world premiere of ‘Go On, Be Brave’, which tells the story of Andrea Lytle Peet’s journey to becoming the first person with ALS to finish 50 marathons in 50 states....

January 26, 2023

Running Specialty Sees Solid Gains In 2022

In a letter to the running specialty industry in its recent newsletter to members, Running Industry Association (RIA) Executive Directory Terry Schalow shed light on trends in the channel and prospects for 2023. The message included data from UQ, the association’s data partner, which analyzes weekly data from reporting retailers....

January 26, 2023

Giant reportedly looking at US$20 million investment in Stages Cycling

According to media reports in Taiwan, leading global bike manufacturer Giant Group is looking to invest US$20 million in the power meter and indoor cycling brand Stages Cycling. Giant reportedly held an interim board meeting last week – with a strategic investment in Stages expected to be made via Giant’s...