LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
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March 30, 2021
RunSignup Launches New and Improved RaceDay Check-In App
March 30, 2021 – Moorestown, NJ – GiveSignup | RunSignup announces the launch of its new and improved RaceDay Check-In mobile application for efficient race day processing of participants. Available for Android and iOS devices, the new release of the free RaceDay Check-In app offers core functionality improvements, simplified user...
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March 30, 2021
Austin Marathon’s KXAN Simple Health 5K Sells Out Quickly
AUSTIN, Texas, March 30, 2021 -- The KXAN Simple Health 5K benefitting Paramount Theatre has sold out and registration is closed. The Austin Half Marathon, owned and produced by High Five Events, is also expected to sell out before race weekend. Both the 5K and the Ascension Seton Austin Half...
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March 30, 2021
Dr. Andy Pruitt Joins Fast Talk Laboratories
March 30, 2021 – Boulder, Colorado, USA – Fast Talk Laboratories, the new sport science community and virtual performance center, welcomes Andrew Pruitt, EdD to its roster of experts as Director of Sports Medicine. Dr. Pruitt is a world-leading expert in sports medicine, overuse injuries, and bike fit. Bringing over...
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March 29, 2021
US Trail Running Conference Webinar provides actionable steps to grow trail communities
Estes Park, CO – The third webinar in a nine-webinar series introduced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by the leading trail registration platform UltraSignup, was hosted on Thursday, March 25. The session subject: Growing Your Trail Running Community featured four industry leaders that have been successful in...
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March 29, 2021
Nike To Stop Selling To Six Additional Wholesale Accounts
The reported account closures come as Nike has been gradually exiting wholesale accounts that do not adequately support Nike’s positioning in the marketplace. They include: DSW, Urban Outfitters, Shoe Show, Dunham’s Sports, Olympia Sports, and Big Five. SGB Media
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March 29, 2021
New study shows consistent training the key to reducing age-related decline in running performance
For marathoners, lifetime bests are generally set between about 25 and 35 years of age, after which the inexorable decline begins. But there’s a caveat. The Globe and Mail
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March 29, 2021
Past Champions, Chinese Olympic Bid Highlight Fast Field for Carmel Marathon Weekend
CARMEL, Ind. (March 29, 2021) – The Carmel Marathon Weekend returns to the streets of Carmel, Indiana for its 11th annual event on Saturday, April 3, 2021 after staging a virtual-only race in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Carmel Marathon Weekend will be an in-person event in 2021,...
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March 29, 2021
Live In-Person Racing with “Mom, This Run’s For You 5K” on Mother’s Day in Philadelphia-Area
Families from the tri-state area are encouraged to start a new tradition with their MOM and race in person in the family-friendly Mom, This Runs For You 5K or 5 Miler at Bayard Rustin High School, 1100 Shiloh Road, West Chester, PA, on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 9). Heats will...
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March 29, 2021
Registration Now Open for USA Duathlon Virtual Run-Bike-Run Presented by RaceX
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the opening of registration for the second annual USA Duathlon Virtual Run-Bike-Run presented by RaceX, a virtual multisport challenge set for April 15-May 3. The event is free to enter. Participants have the option to make a $35 donation to the USA...
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March 29, 2021
Swedish tech startup gets the world up and running
There is an incredible growth and interest in the audio/voice segment. Launching Sprintcrowd today, the world’s first live audio based running platform that connects unlimited amount of runners from all over the world simultaneously. Sprintcrowd allows race organisations, famous runners, coaches and influencers to use the platform as a broadcasting tool to live send...
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March 25, 2021
More Than Marathons: The Largest Road Running Series in the World Rebrands to Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series
- With events that offer distances for everyone, brand refresh showcases the true breadth of the series - New visual identity and name embraces and updates the familiar Rock ‘n’ Roll experience of Bringing Fun to the Run® by celebrating the brand’s roots and core values of connecting running, community...
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March 25, 2021
Frederick Running Festival Postponed to July 10-11
Baltimore, MD (March 25, 2021) --Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) announced today the 2021 Frederick Running Festival presented by Frederick Foot & Ankle will be postponed to July 10-11. After meeting with representatives from the mayor’s office, police department, Parks & Recreation, health department, and the Frederick Fairgrounds, the group collectively...
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March 25, 2021
J&A Racing and Yuengling extend multi-year partnership for Shamrock Marathon Weekend
March 25, 2021 – VIRGINIA BEACH – J&A Racing today announced the extension of Yuengling as the title sponsor of the Shamrock Marathon Weekend held annually in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Since it was founded in 1829, America’s Oldest Brewery has remained fiercely independent, family-owned and continuously operated by the Yuengling...
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March 24, 2021
Stunning drone footage offer’s bird’s eye view of annual ice marathon across world’s deepest lake
Every winter, dozens of Russians and international visitors lace up their special ice cleats and embark on a remarkable 42.2-kilometre run across Siberia's Lake Baikal. Check out the footage here. This year, 70 runners took part. While much of the route across the lake was over clear ice, blowing snow meant...
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March 24, 2021
BibRave Expands Marketing Services with Missoula Marathon, Adding Digital Content Strategy and Management
Portland, OR - BibRave, the running industry leader in grassroots digital marketing, expanded its marketing services with the Missoula Marathon, produced by Run Wild Missoula. In addition to its signature race campaign promotion, driven by its national network of running ambassadors, BibRave will provide a suite of services around digital...
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March 24, 2021
2021 Austin Half Marathon Invites Businesses to Join the Race Weekend Fun
AUSTIN, Texas, March 24, 2021 -- The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour invites businesses to be included in the post-race goodie bag or the virtual goodie bag. This new initiative will cost nothing and can include local establishments and national businesses with an Austin presence. In lieu...
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March 23, 2021
What’s the Minimum Dose of Training to Stay Fit?
A new review assesses what it takes to maintain endurance and strength when circumstances interfere with your usual training. Outside
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March 23, 2021
NorCalUltras Ghost Bridge 14? Endurance Race Debuts in Folsom, CA
The Ghost Bridge 14? endurance race presented by NorCalUltras is returning safely and responsibly to Folsom, California. The race will take place on Saturday, April 3 at Brown’s Ravine Folsom Lake SRA at 7 a.m. Registration is open now and a portion of each entry fee will be donated to...
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March 23, 2021
GiveSignup | RunSignup’s Biannual Race Registration Market Analysis Shows Growth
Moorestown, NJ – GiveSignup | RunSignup released the Spring 2021 Registration Market Analysis, a biannual effort to evaluate the true state of the endurance market in an industry without a comprehensive aggregator for data. The report builds a three-dimensional view of the marketplace, with a snapshot of major news in...
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March 23, 2021
Hospital Hill Run Opens the 2021 Half Marathon Season in Kansas City
Kansas City, MO - The Hospital Hill Run will be the first Half Marathon offering a live in-person event in the Kansas City Metro area in 2021. The event weekend includes a Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k distances and will take place in Kansas City, MO on June 5, 2021....
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March 23, 2021
2021 Austin Half Marathon is Officially Ready to Run Austin
AUSTIN, Texas, March 23, 2021 -- The return to Austin running begins April 25th with the Ascension Seton Austin Half Marathon presented by Under Armour. Formal approval has been issued by the City of Austin through the special event permitting process with Austin Center for Events (ACE) and Austin Public...
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March 22, 2021
Nike posts mixed results as sales fall short of estimates, hurt by U.S. port congestion
Nike reported net income of $1.45 billion, or 90 cents per share, compared with $847 million, or 53 cents per share, a year earlier. In North America, revenue dropped 10% year over year, hurt by shipment delays. CNBC
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March 22, 2021
How the Women Leading the Running Industry Diversity Coalition Are Using Sport to Create a Better Tomorrow
Created as an agent for change, the Running Industry Diversity Coalition is led by several of the most inspiring women run today. Read how they are using their connection to the sport to create a better world. Footwear News
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March 22, 2021
Dunkin’ Becomes Official Coffee and Donut of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
PITTSBURGH, PA (March 22, 2021) –Pittsburgh runs on Dunkin’ is taking on a whole new meaning this week, as P3R and Dunkin' team up for the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. Through this collaboration, Dunkin’ will serve as the official coffee and donut of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, to...
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March 22, 2021
Celebrating 25 years of KINeSYS Performance Sunscreen
22 March 2021 - Performance sunscreen brand KINeSYS is celebrating 25 years of protecting active outdoor people. The milestone has brought a perfect opportunity to reminisce on the past, define what makes the brand unique, and welcome a new era of KINeSYS. The KINeSYS mission is to develop innovative sun...