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March 30, 2026
California prosecutors charge parents with child abuse following e-moto crash
Prosecutors in California have charged a mother and father with child abuse after their child crashed into a vehicle in Walnut Creek on their e-moto and was seriously injured. Also this weekend, police in Long Beach arrested one operators and seized five e-motos after responding to what they said was...
March 30, 2026
Why Cheaper Entry Fees Aren’t Saving Independent Iron-Distance Races
Whether you call it an independent iron-distance, a non-Ironman full, or an ultra-triathlon, it’s essentially the same thing. These local, grassroots events provide the same 140.6 miles of swim, bike, and run that we all know and love, just under a different banner than the big name. But the independently...
March 29, 2026
BMW Driver Arrested After Allegedly Using Car as a Weapon Against Cyclists on Pacific Coast Highway
A Newport Beach man found out the hard way that getting into a road rage incident on camera is a pretty terrible strategy. Samir Weiss was arrested Thursday after investigators served a search warrant in Corona, following a March 21 confrontation along Pacific Coast Highway that was caught on video...
March 27, 2026
Runner Crosses Finish Line First at Modesto Marathon — Then Gets Disqualified for Running Too Little
Benjamin Enowitz thought he had just run the race of his life. The 36-year-old from Los Angeles crossed the finish line at Sunday’s Modesto Marathon ahead of every other runner. He collected his finisher’s medal, made it back to his hotel, and started reading congratulations messages from friends who had...
March 27, 2026
Marathon runner disqualified for performing mid-race splits
In a sport where “splits” usually refer to pacing, one marathoner took it literally at last weekend’s Chengdu World Heritage Marathon in China, and is now facing the consequences. A woman wearing bib 55603 stopped abruptly mid-race to perform the splits for a photo, leading to her being disqualified and...
March 25, 2026
World Athletics grants U.S. team seven spots after half-marathon blunder
A half-marathon mistake that cost three female athletes a spot on Team USA for the upcoming World Road Running Championships has now been resolved by World Athletics, but with a catch. On Wednesday, the governing body issued a statement allowing for three additional athletes from USA Track & Field (USATF) to compete...
March 25, 2026
Nike’s First Collaboration With a Run Store Features a Super Shoe and Its Most Heavily Cushioned Trainer
Despite Nike’s very origins in running and its leading position in establishing sneaker collaborations, the brand has never collaborated with a specialty run store. That’s now set to change with Renegade, which has doors in Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif., taking on a super shoe and the most cushioned trainer in the...
March 25, 2026
Revealed: secret plans for two-day London Marathon with 100,000 runners
The London Marathon is in advanced talks about staging a two-day event in 2027, allowing tens of thousands more runners to take part in the iconic race and to raise tens of millions more for charity. While the Double London Marathon, as it is being called internally, has not been granted formal approval it...
March 24, 2026
American marathoner says brand dropped her because she’s pregnant
For the first time in four years, American marathonerEmma Bates will not run the Boston Marathon. The 33-year-old, who has twice finished as the top American woman in the field, is stepping away from racing to start a family. But according to Bates, that decision has already cost her a sponsorship....
March 24, 2026
The ‘crazy’ running challenge pushing people to their limits
This is the second year of The Last One Standing challenge. It's run by the group Hardcore Harry's, which formed in 2024 and has since established itself as a platform for fitness challenges "that celebrate effort, grit and growth". "You have some challenges which are arguably easy — 10km a...
