LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS

June 9, 2020

USA Triathlon to Host Fourth Annual National Triathlon Week from June 22-28

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— USA Triathlon today announced the dates for the fourth annual National Triathlon Week, a nationwide initiative to celebrate the sport of triathlon and all its constituency groups. The largely social-media-based campaign brings the multisport community together from June 22-28 — not only to swim, bike and run,...

June 9, 2020

Over 13,000 From 91 Nations Registered To Take On 15k, 8k Or Remix Challenge During Rock ‘N’ Roll Vr7

TAMPA, Fla. (June 9, 2020) –Over 13,000 people from 91 nations and 48 states registered to step up to the virtual start line this past weekend for the seventh edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running™ (VR™) Series. Rock ‘n’ Roll VR7 gave participants the opportunity to challenge themselves...

June 9, 2020

Virtual Event For All Abilities Supports People with Parkinson’s

Where You Are — As an organization dedicated to research, education and raising funds to support people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers, the Davis Phinney Foundation is delighted to bring our supporters a virtual event for all abilities. Run, ride, practice yoga, swim, you name it. We are excited to...

June 9, 2020

Go virtual with your event and use gamification to promote social distancing (with Garmin and Strava sync)

sodisp is a brand new sports platform to quickly create virtual events and challenges. Our goal is to allow everyone to responsibly enjoy the great outdoors in the post-corona era. We automatically analyze all tracks and calculate a social distancing score based on the estimated people density on each route!...

June 8, 2020

All Sports Events announces One New England Challenge

Rumford, Maine – OneNE Challenge, a new initiative created to continue the spirit of the local running scene during the COVID-19 pandemic, has launched a summer long virtual distance running challenge to encourage New England runners to stay in shape while supporting local charities and running stores. Runners can register...

June 8, 2020

KINeSYS Sunscreen Sponsors The Physical Performance Show

8th June 2020 - North America’s leader in active sun care, KINeSYS Performance Sunscreen, have sponsored The Physical Performance Show, an Australian produced podcast with listenership across Australia, USA, Canada and Europe. Over the course of the last few months, with the Covid-19 pandemic, podcasts have seen a spike in listeners and...

June 7, 2020

Dede Griesbauer (USA) and Kennett Peterson (USA) Take Titles During the IRONMAN VR10 Pro Challenge Weekend

TAMPA, Fla. (June 7, 2020) – The 10th edition of the IRONMAN® VR™ Pro Challenge saw a United States sweep with Dede Griesbauer winning the women’s race and Kennett Peterson taking the top honors in the men’s race as eight top triathletes battled it out over the course of two...

June 5, 2020

The 15th Annual Running Event Moves Forward with 2020 Dates

PORTLAND, Maine (June 5, 2020) - The Running Event, the premier conference and trade show in the running specialty industry that is produced by Diversified Communications, announced today it will move forward with its 2020 planned event in Austin, Texas from December 1-3, 2020. Event registration will open in mid-August. “We...

June 5, 2020

KINeSYS Champions participate in #GlobalRunningDay

June 5th 2020 - Although the Covid-19 pandemic may not allow people to join in community events like they usually do, interest in Global Running Day didn’t waiver. Instead runners worldwide showed their passion for running by participating in a more individual capacity including KINeSYS 2020 Champions from Canada, the USA...

June 4, 2020

Rock ‘N’ Roll VR Series has Largest Field to Date with Over 26,000 From Around the World Registered to Take Part in Rock ‘N’ Roll VR6

TAMPA, Fla. (June 4, 2020) – The global community of walkers and runners came together this past weekend for the sixth edition in the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running™ (VR™) Series, Rock ‘n’ Roll VR6, with over 26,000 people from 107 nations and 47 states registered to step up to...

June 4, 2020

Black leaders in the running community talk brands, mental health, safety, and more

Amid anguish across the country, runners opened discussions and made their miles more meaningful on Global Running Day this year. Read more on Women's Running.

June 4, 2020

New Study: Marathon performance linked to fats, potassium, magnesium in diet

Study shows faster marathoners took in significantly more calories and fats—eating more nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables—than slower marathoners. Read more about the study on PodiumRunner.

June 4, 2020

TRR Nutrition partners with Three World Class Triathletes

TRR Nutrition, an industry leading sports supplement brand that develops products for elite level endurance athletes, is proud to announce its newest partnership with three World Class and Ironman Champion triathletes: Craig Alexander, Tim Don and Sara Svensk. The three ambassadors will be joining TRR, a team of health experts and world-class...

June 3, 2020

Banned track coach Salazar gets court date for doping appeal

Banned track and field coach Alberto Salazar will try to overturn his four-year suspension at sport’s highest court in November. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday it will hear appeals from Salazar and endocrinologist Jeffrey Brown between Nov. 8-16. Read more on Associated Press.

June 3, 2020

The 2020 Monterey Bay Half Marathon is Now a Virtual Event

CARMEL, CA – Monterey Bay Half Marathon organizers announced Wednesday that the 2020 race, originally scheduled for Saturday November 14th, will now be a virtual event. The Big Sur Marathon Foundation’s governance board made this difficult decision to cancel the in-person road races as they continued to monitor updates on...

June 3, 2020

35th Annual Big Sur Marathon, Originally Postponed, Has Been Cancelled Due to COVID-19

CARMEL, CA – The 2020 Big Sur International Marathon, originally rescheduled from its late April date to November 15th, has been cancelled. The Big Sur Marathon Foundation’s governance board made this difficult decision as they continued to monitor updates from county, state, federal, and international public safety and health agencies...

June 3, 2020

iFit Celebrates #GlobalRunningDay with Streaming Training Programs for 5K and 10K Distances

(LOGAN, Utah, June 3, 2020) — iFit, the leader in at-home connected fitness, celebrates Global Running Day on June 3 with streaming progressive training programs for 5K and 10K distances. With races postponed to fall, runners are faced with a new challenge: training in dangerous summer heat and humidity. iFit’s...

June 3, 2020

Gourdy’s Pumpkin Run Partners with Girls On The Run

NEW YORK - Gourdy’s Pumpkin Run, the popular and award-winning fall race, has teamed up with Girls on the Run, a nationally recognized Charlotte, NC based nonprofit that uses running and physical activity as a platform for teaching young girls essential life skills. The partnership will last throughout the 2020...

June 2, 2020

New Study Shows Uplifting Power of Running in a World of Lockdown, Reveals ASICS

ASICS surveyed more than 14,000 regular exercisers across 12 countries and found that more than a third (36% globally) of them are more active now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic began – despite most sports being brought to a standstill by social distancing measures. Read more study results here.

June 2, 2020

DMSE Sports Unveils New Cross-Country Virtual Event Aimed at Fitness and Philanthropy

Boston - Registration is open for Medford2Medford, a virtual team running event powered by DMSE Sports, that strives to bring fellow runners together while they’re apart, and to help raise some much-needed funds for charities. The M2M is modeled after Dave McGillivray’s 1978 run from Medford, OR, to Medford, MA....

June 2, 2020

PWR Lab Launches ‘Distributed Racing’ Services for Innovative Event Directors

Santa Cruz, CA (June 2, 2020) – PWR Lab, an innovative running analytics company leveraging training data from wearables to help runners avoid injuries, announces today the official launch of a full suite of Distributed Racing services. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake up sporting and mass-start events, PWR...

June 2, 2020

Registration for The Trans-Texas Virtual Run—A Race as Big as Texas—Is Open

Houston, Texas (June 2, 2020) – Trail Racing Over Texas (TROT), the largest trail racing company in Texas, announces the launch of a new event today: The Trans-Texas Virtual Run. This event is as large as the State of Texas and with all the swagger. Individuals and relay teams will...

June 1, 2020

Do Runners Need to Wear Masks?

Some people have taken to yelling (online and off) at people exercising without masks. But does it really matter? Read more in NYT.

June 1, 2020

SweatWorks acquires wodRocket

Arlington, VA. - SweatWorks, the digital agency that created Conquest Events™, has completed the acquisition of wodRocket - a leading functional fitness event platform. “wodRocket was one of the first digital platforms in functional fitness and took the lead in innovating several features.  We are excited to welcome wodRocket events...

June 1, 2020

Chevron Houston Marathon Launches Global Running Day Virtual Challenge

Global Running Day, a day that brings the entire world together through the celebration of running, is set for Wednesday, June 3, 2020. This year, social gatherings for Global Running Day events may be paused but people will be uniting virtually in a global effort to continue to encourage physical...