LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
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March 19, 2021
Award Winning Film, All the Way: The Making of Swimrun Champions, Premieres March 24
San Francisco, CA (March 19, 2021)– All the Way: The Making of Swimrun Champions will hold its global virtual premiere on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Made by award-winning documentary filmmaker Carl Eneroth at Sthlm Social Innovation Lab, All the Way is a heart-pounding, intimate, and mind-expanding portrait of the Swimrun team...
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March 18, 2021
The Barkley Marathons 2021 are underway
The race (with only 40 participants) involves completing five 20-mile loops on unforgiving and steep terrain in under 60 hours. Five and a half hours into the race, someone had already dropped, and only 15 people have completed in its 35-year history. Read more about the race here and follow...
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March 18, 2021
Dick Hoyt, who ran 32 Boston Marathons while pushing his son, dies at 80
Dick Hoyt, who competed in 32 Boston Marathons while pushing his son, Rick, in a custom racing chair, has died at the age of 80, according to the Boston Athletic Association. Hoyt died Wednesday morning of heart failure. Boston 25 News
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March 18, 2021
Peloton instructors design a new Adidas clothing line
The 11-piece line, called the adidas x Peloton SS21 collection, is priced between $30 to $85 and consists of tank tops, pants shorts and hoodies. Peloton has other branded clothes with athletic companies, like Nike and Lululemon, but this is the first designed with the help of its instructors, who...
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March 18, 2021
Nike Beats Earnings but Misses Revenue Estimates Amid Port Congestion Delays and Store Closures
For the three months ended Feb. 28, the sportswear giant logged earnings that rose 71% to $1.4 billion, or 90 cents per share, trouncing the 76 cents per share analysts predicted. Revenues, on the other hand, increased 3% to $10.4 billion but fell sizably short of analysts’ forecasts of $11.02...
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March 18, 2021
ATRA’s 25th Anniversary Challenge – spring edition – opens registration
Colorado Springs, CO - The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) has opened registration for its spring virtual challenge. This is the third in a series of challenges designed by ATRA to celebrate its 25th anniversary and inspire the community to experience the outdoors and enjoy the trails whether running, walking, or...
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March 18, 2021
Athlete and Activist Alison Mariella Désir Brings Meaning Thru Movement To Global Audience
MARCH 18, 2021- After a highly successful outing in 2020 with thousands of attendees in seven countries, the Meaning Thru Movement Tour will kick off for a second season this Saturday, March 20. Created and hosted by athlete and activist Alison Mariella Désir and presented by HOKA ONE ONE, these...
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March 17, 2021
Barkley Marathons book documents race’s 15 finishers
If you follow trail running or ultrarunning, odds are you know about the Barkley Marathons which has had only 15 finishers in its 35-year history. A new book titled The Finishers tells the stories of those 15 Barkley Marathons finishers, as well as the tale of the event itself, through...
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March 16, 2021
Athletes react to Nike pregnancy ad
While the ad is a step in the right direction for the company, many athletes, including Allyson Felix, Kara Goucher and Alysia Montaño, are criticizing Nike for not acknowledging their past treatment of pregnant female athletes. Canadian Running Magazine
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March 16, 2021
Meet the Women Creating a More Egalitarian Future in Running
From athletes to activists, business innovators to community organizers, these women are revolutionizing the future of running to make for a more equal society in sport and life. Podium Runner
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March 15, 2021
Boston Marathon announces reduced field size for 2021 event
With a cap of just 20,000 participants, 30% less than previous years, this year may be the toughest Boston qualifier yet. Canadian Running Magazine
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March 15, 2021
One Marathon Will Require Vaccination or Negative Test for Runners
As runners train to run in-person marathons again this year, one marathon is taking a step to institute new health protocols. This means each runner must have been vaccinated or have a negative test to participate. Running With Miles
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March 12, 2021
Introducing the Latest Running Headlamp From Fenix, The HL18R-T
Fenix is known for offering some of the best trail running and hiking headlamps on the market, and their latest release is no exception. Introducing the HL18R-T. This revolutionary running headlamp from Fenix offers the perfect combination of lightweight design and high-performance features. The HL18R-T headlamp features Fenix’s innovative patented...
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March 12, 2021
GiveSignup | RunSignup Releases a Roundup of Q1 Events Showing a Return to Racing
(Moorestown, NJ)– GiveSignup | RunSignup, the leading technology provider for endurance and nonprofit events in the U.S., released a roundup of events across the country showing a significant resurgence of in-person running. The roundup features 50 live events across 42 states, ranging in size from under a hundred participants to...
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March 12, 2021
50th Anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival Moved to December 10-12, 2021
[DALLAS] - The Board of Directors and Staff of the BMW Dallas Marathon announced the postponement and new date of the running of the 50th Anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival, from April 30 – May 2 to the weekend of December 10-12, 2021. “Unfortunately, due to the continuance of...
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March 11, 2021
Adidas Pivots to China and E-Commerce
In a five-year plan released alongside its Q4 earnings on Wednesday, Adidas said it plans to double e-commerce sales to between $9.5 billion and $10.7 billion by 2025. The company will invest over $1.2 billion in the digital transition. Front Office Sports
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March 11, 2021
Girls on the Run Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Girls
Charlotte, N.C. - March 11, 2021 - National non-profit Girls on the Run celebrates 25 years of service as a leader in positive youth development programming. The organization will celebrate the anniversary on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 7 p.m. EST with a virtual keynote address from Hoda Kotb. Interested...
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March 11, 2021
Colon Cancer Foundation To Host Virtual Challenge in Support of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March
NEW YORK – March 11, 2021 – March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and this year the Colon Cancer Foundation (CCF) is helping promote the importance of early detection in successfully beating the disease. CCF is honoring awareness month with a range of activities aimed at the Foundation’s ambitious goal of...
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March 10, 2021
Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High
We can stop crediting endorphins, the natural opioid painkillers produced by our bodies, for the floaty euphoria we often feel during aerobic exercise, according to a nifty new study of men, women and treadmills. New York Times (paywall)
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March 10, 2021
Life Time Announces Full Lineup of First-Ever Her Summit on March 19-21
BOULDER, Colo., (March 10, 2021) — On the heels of Life Time’s announcement of Her Summit, its first-ever women’s retreat created to increase comfort, accessibility and knowledge of outdoor sports for women, the company today announced the full lineup of speakers and sessions at the virtual gathering March 19-21, including...
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March 10, 2021
BibRave Innovates the Virtual Race Experience with the Napa Valley Marathon
Portland, OR - BibRave, the running industry leader in grassroots digital marketing, created a unique digital content series for the Napa Valley Marathon, managed by Blistering Pace Race Management (BPRM), that propelled their recent virtual experience beyond the standard race model. With the Behind the Vines digital content series, BibRave...
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March 9, 2021
Jaybird Teams Up With Des Linden To Inspire Future Generations of Runners
PARK CITY, Utah — March 9, 2021—Jaybird, the leader in wireless headphones for outdoor sports and fitness enthusiasts, announced its partnership with American long-distance runner, Des Linden. Linden is a two-time Olympian in the marathon, representing the U.S. in 2012 and 2016, and won the Boston Marathon in 2018 becoming...
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March 9, 2021
Detroit Resident runs 313 Kilometers for charity as part of 313 Day Virtual Running event
DETROIT, MI – Local endurance event company, Epic Races has not been able to hold actual running events during this pandemic so they have focused on expanding their virtual events and helping nonprofits raise money while they themselves have not been able to hold live events that bring in much...
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March 9, 2021
US Trail Running Conference DEI Webinar sets high benchmark
Estes Park, CO– The second webinar in a nine-webinar series introduced by the US Trail Running Conference was hosted on Thursday, February 25. The session subject was Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and focused on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Mirna Valerio, a certified DEI trainer and former...
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March 8, 2021
Spring in Your Stride: Run the adidas Running Virtual Half Mayrathon
Vienna, AUSTRIA, March 8, 2021: On May 2, the adidas Running app will host its biggest ever virtual event: the Virtual Half Mayrathon. The race, open to anyone using the free running app, will require running a distance of 13.1 miles (21.09 km), and can be tracked using the app...