LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
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April 3, 2020
Join EnMOTIVE/imATHLETE In Asking Congress for Relief for The Endurance Industry
April 3, 2020 (Chicago, IL) – The last few weeks have brought unprecedented challenges to our industry. The rapid onset of COVID-19 has forced the immediate cancellation and postponement of every endurance event in the next few months, with more to follow. Revenue in the industry has dropped by 80-90%,...
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April 2, 2020
Portland Track Poised To Deliver What Track and Field Fans Want In This Time Of Uncertainty
April 2, 2020, Portland, OR: Portland Track president Michael Bergmann and his organization are ready for anything. Always have been. Even before the chaos caused by the COVID-19 crisis. When Bowerman Track Club (BTC) coach Jerry Schumacher called last summer to see if Portland Track could produce an Olympic qualifying...
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April 2, 2020
Why Racing has a little fun with their athletes on April Fools Day
Why Racing Events had a little fun with their athletes on April Fools Day launching a new Naked Triathlon in Portland Oregon. Sherri McMillan, race director, explains “Our world is going through so much right now. Having a little chuckle is something we all need. We made our athletes laugh...
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April 1, 2020
Boston Marathon offering refunds for first time
Race organizers say anyone who was entered in the 124th edition of the race this month can still run on the rescheduled date, Sept. 14. But if they can’t make it, they can have their money back. More than 30,000 runners had signed up for the world’s most prestigious 26.2-mile run...
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April 1, 2020
Join Running USA in asking Congress for relief for the endurance industry
April 1, 2020 Endurance Industry Colleagues, The last few weeks have brought unprecedented challenges to our industry. The rapid onset of COVID-19 in the US has forced the immediate and complete cancellation and postponement of every race, triathlon, cycling and endurance event across the U.S. As we’re all proud to...
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April 1, 2020
IRONMAN Virtual Club Launches as Global Go-To-Hub for Athletes
TAMPA, Fla (April 1, 2020) – The IRONMAN Group has officially launched the IRONMAN® Virtual Club™ (VC™) web-based platform today for athletes around the world. As the go-to destination for everything IRONMAN, IRONMAN VC provides athletes with a connected experience to train, compete, earn and celebrate their achievements with a...
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April 1, 2020
2020 National Runner Survey Results Now Available from Running USA
DETROIT – The results of the 2020 National Runner Survey from Running USA are now available and Running USA members can download the survey report for free. “As we grapple with ongoing conditions that challenge our industry, it’s good to remain focused on the core values of our participants and...
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March 31, 2020
100%® Gives Back to Those on The Front Lines
SAN DIEGO, California – March 31, 2020 – 100%®, the San Diego-based sports performance company, has announced today that they sent a shipment of performance protective eyewear to the Los Angeles Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) division. The LAFD EMS has over 1,000 firefighters and paramedics serving the front...
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March 31, 2020
September could be a blockbuster month for racing
Track meets and road races rescheduled from spring will join events already slated for September to create an overloaded race calendar for runners and fans. Read more on Podium Runner.
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March 31, 2020
IRONMAN Announces Technogym As Official Global Fitness Equipment Partner
LONDON / TAMPA (March 31, 2020) – IRONMAN today announced Technogym as the Official Global Fitness Equipment Partner. The partnership will debut with the recently announced IRONMAN® Virtual Racing™ (VR™) Series that will be offered through the IRONMAN Virtual Club, an innovative web-based platform that allows athletes to train and compete...
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March 31, 2020
Grandma’s Marathon Has Been Cancelled
(Duluth, Minn.): Grandma’s Marathon–Duluth, Inc. has cancelled their 2020 race weekend of events scheduled for June 19-20, 2020, dueto the unpredictability of the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) pandemic. The decision comes after careful deliberation by the Grandma’s Marathon staff and board of directors along with medical and public agency leaders in an...
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March 31, 2020
BibRave and 50 Launch Partners Unveil “Release the Runner” Movement
Portland, OR - BibRave, the running industry leader in grassroots digital marketing, and 50 launch partners representing more than 200 races, brands, and companies, have teamed up to promote “Release the Runner,” a collective initiative to grow the number of people running and racing. Self-isolation and gym closures mean thousands...
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March 31, 2020
Skirt Sports is Considering Options for a Strategic Acquisition Partner
Boulder, Colorado -- Innovative women’s athletic brand, Skirt Sports, is seeking new ownership. The company was created by professional triathlete, Nicole DeBoom, who had a vision to create women’s athletic wear that merged fit, performance and femininity, a combination that did not exist in 2004. She created the first ever...
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March 31, 2020
Run Local Diversifies Virtual Opportunities and Supports Community
San Jose, Calif. (March 31, 2020) – In the wake of California's shelter-in-place orders due to the spread of COVID-19, Run Local has taken a two-pronged approach to supporting its community. The first is providing new, virtual outlets for its community to continue to be engaged from home and the...
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March 31, 2020
Addaday Bolsters Marketing and Communications Team with Two Heavy-Hitting Hires
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Mar. 31, 2020 – Addaday, a world leader in injury prevention and recovery technology, announced the appointment of Hugh Williams as Chief Marketing Officer and Kristin Goett as Communications Director. Hugh joins Addaday after more than 20 years at global marketing agency, Weber Shandwick where he was...
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March 30, 2020
IRONMAN Foundation Announces IRONAID COVID-19 Support Fund
TAMPA, Fla. (March 31, 2020) – The IRONMAN Foundation® has announced that in 2020, its existing IRONAID™ program will expand its resources to specifically focus on serving event communities in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. IRONAID engages athletes in the healthcare industry who race IRONMAN® and IRONMAN 70.3® events, with the goal...
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March 27, 2020
The Virtual Run Challenge is offering FREE entry into Earth Day 50th Anniversary Challenge amidst the outbreak of COVID-19 race cancellations
Recently, canceled races due to COVID-19 have left runners without competition Free entry is available for the Earth Day 50th Anniversary Virtual Run Challenge and is available to people of all ages The goal of the Earth Day 50th Virtual Run Challenge is for runners to collectively log enough miles...
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March 27, 2020
Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Distributes a Record-breaking 3,921 Individual Grants
SAN DIEGO, CA – March 27, 2020 – Many lives are rapidly changing around the globe and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) has remained committed and focused on positively impacting athletes with physical challenges. CAF proudly announced today a record-breaking 3,921 individual grants awarded to empower the dreams of athletes...
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March 27, 2020
The Sportstats Virtual Triathlon is the Largest Virtual Triathlon in the World
Sportstats, the world’s largest race timing company, and LifeSport Coaching, led by Olympic Gold Medal Coach, Lance Watson, have joined forces in this time of crisis to create a free, one-of-a-kind, virtual triathlon, the largest such race in the world. “Lance is my coach and I know—as both an athlete...
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March 27, 2020
Race Roster, ASICS, and the Runkeeper™ app team up to offer a more rewarding virtual experience
London, ON — As part of Race Roster’s ongoing effort to support thousands of running events and millions of runners, Race Roster, ASICS and the Runkeeper™ app have teamed up to offer an even more engaging and rewarding virtual event experience. By working together, they are building technology that will...
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March 26, 2020
A Guide for Switching Your Event to a Virtual Race
COVID-19 is spreading, forcing event organizers around the world to take measures to protect their communities. Whether or not the virus has affected your area yet, you’re probably at least planning for what you will do if it becomes unsafe to hold your race on its scheduled date. While postponement...
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March 25, 2020
The Sufferfest and Wahoo Go “All In” on New Indoor Training Plans
ATLANTA, March 25, 2020 - The Sufferfest, a comprehensive training platform for time-crunched athletes that is now part of Wahoo Fitness, today announced the release of a suite of training plans designed specifically for athletes who are staying indoors due to the current global health crisis. These four-week “All In”...
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March 25, 2020
Running USA Releases Latest U.S. Running Trends Report
DETROIT (March 25, 2020) – The number of runners registering for organized races in the U.S. was down slightly in 2019, continuing a six-year gradual drawback of mass participation in recreational road racing. According to Running USA data analysis, the industry peaked in 2013, when 19 million runners crossed the...
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March 25, 2020
In wake of COVID-19 race cancellations, Run The Edge co-founded by Olympian Adam Goucher to offer FREE virtual race options
Boulder, CO March 25, 2020 – The COVID-19 crisis has sent the world spinning with a flood of event cancellations. Nearly every running race and event scheduled this spring has been canceled or postponed. “To athletes training for races, this news can feel devastating,” said Run The Edge Co-Founder and...
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March 25, 2020
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and Outside Interactive Announce Free Official 2020 Remote Participation Through a “Simulated” Race Day Experience
Washington, DC (March 25th, 2020) – Today it was announced that the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run has introduced Outside Interactive’s race day simulator technology for treadmill runners as an integral component of its free virtual race offering for this year’s cancelled race due to the Covid-19 virus,...
