LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS

September 20, 2022

Any Distance raises $1.5 million to continue building its’ new activity tracking platform

Atlanta, Georgia. September 20, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Building digital and physical experiences to motivate people to be active, Any Distance today announced that it has secured $1.5M in a pre-seed round. Its new activity tracking platform for iPhone and Apple Watch gamifies and inspires movement of all kinds. The round was...

September 20, 2022

Tailwind Nutrition Athlete Annie Hughes Wins Run Rabbit Run

DURANGO, Colo. (Sept. 20, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tailwind Nutrition athlete Annie Hughes, 24, of Leadville, Colo. won the Run Rabbit Run 100-mile race Sunday in the women’s category, with a time of 21 hours, and 26 minutes. Annie finished 10th overall. Run Rabbit Run takes place in Steamboat Springs, and features about...

September 20, 2022

2022 AKTIV Against Cancer Award Luncheon Honors adidas

NEW YORK, September 20, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – AKTIV Against Cancer, the organization co-founded by legendary runner Grete Waitz and Helle Aanesen, today announced it will honor adidas and Olympic Champion Chaunté Lowe for outstanding contributions to the field of Exercise Oncology at their eighth annual awards luncheon. The reception will be...

September 20, 2022

Triathlon Industry Icon Bob Babbitt joins SFuels

Raleigh, North Carolina (September 20, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – SFuels LLC, a leader in endurance sport nutrition is honored to announce that triathlon industry icon Bob Babbitt has joined the advisory board. As one of the sport’s most recognized figures, Bob will be instrumental in facilitating commercial growth plans, accelerating market awareness, and...

September 20, 2022

Lake Sonoma Race Series Gets Bigger and Better for 2023, Adding Prize Money, New Women-Only Half Marathon and Fall Races

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Lake Sonoma Race series returns in 2023 bigger and better than ever with enhanced offerings designed to enliven the runner experience, heighten the spectacular feeling of community inherent in trail running and drive inclusiveness and diversity. The Lake Sonoma 50 Mile (LS50) and Marathon returns to its...

September 19, 2022

Their Sport Is on the Verge of Extinction. These Runners Won’t Give It Up.

Last year, the ultramarathon governing body dumped many multiday races from their catalog. So a group of fringe runners created their own championship, and just kept running. NY Times (Paywall)

September 19, 2022

Gnarly Nutrition Announces Range of Motion Project and Asian Trail Mix as Fuel For Life Grant Winners

Salt Lake City, UT (September 19, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Gnarly Nutrition is thrilled to announce the winners of their Fuel for Life Scholarship to provide funding for endurance sports groups. Of 152 overall submissions, 10 finalists were selected to create a video submission to be considered for the two grants. Gnarly is...

September 16, 2022

Skechers settles trademark fight with Brooks Running over ‘5’ logo

Skechers and Brooks have settled a trademark infringement lawsuit. Skechers on Friday filed a notice of dismissal of the suit, which had alleged that Brooks Sports used a number “5″ mark on its shoes that was “confusingly similar” to Skechers’ “S” mark it generally uses on its sneakers. A Brooks...

September 16, 2022

CLASH Endurance Acquires Daytona Beach Half Marathon

(Daytona Beach, FL) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - CLASH Endurance is excited to announce its acquisition of the Daytona Beach Half Marathon taking place on February 12, 2023. This event will return with renewed excitement powered by CLASH Endurance, a brand known for its family friendly endurance festival weekends around the U.S....

September 16, 2022

Run Medford Gets Star-Struck For Mayor’s Celebrity Mile

Sept. 14, 2022, BOSTON – Nearly 20 celebrities will be toeing the line this Sunday at Run Medford, a brand new weekend-long celebration of community, running, and the City of Medford produced by DMSE Sports and hosted by the Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation. Members of the media, sports legends,...

September 15, 2022

Running brand On creates shoe made from carbon emissions

Swiss company On has created the first shoe using carbon emissions as a raw material in its foam. The Cloudprime shoe - which uses CleanCloud EVA foam in the midsole - was made in partnership with LanzaTech, Borealis and Technip Energies to create a “supply chain coalition.” RetailDive

September 15, 2022

Long Beach Marathon Prepares for Take Off with Long Beach Airport

LONG BEACH – September 15, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ahead of more than 15,000 runners hitting the pavement at the Long Beach Marathon and Half Marathon in October, Long Beach Airport (LGB) and race organizers today announced a renewed partnership for the 2022 event. The premier fall marathon in Southern California...

September 15, 2022

Chicago Half Marathon Celebrates 25 Years on September 25 with ‘All Things Chicago’ Theme

CHICAGO – (September 15, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The HOKA Chicago Half Marathon produced by Life Time will celebrate its 25th anniversary as the Windy City’s most established and iconic half marathon on September 25. In recognition of the historic milestone, race organizer Life Time has created an ‘All Things Chicago’...

September 15, 2022

The Running Event Announces “For Every Run Film Festival” in Partnership with Pacers Running

PORTLAND, Maine (September 15, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Running Event (TRE), North America’s premier specialty retail conference and trade show, has partnered with Washington, DC-based retailer Pacers Running to present the first annual For Every Run Film Festival. The festival will take place December 1 at The Running Event in Austin, TX....

September 15, 2022

The AbbottWMM Global Run Club App is here!

MEDIA ALERT Thursday 15 September 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) Global Run Club launched their first ever mobile App today bringing the virtual training and racing hub into the palm of thousands of runners’ hands around the world. The Global Run Club launched in 2020 to keep...

September 15, 2022

6-Time IRONMAN World Champion Mark Allen Endorses Frontier X2

London, UK /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Mark Allen – dubbed the greatest endurance athlete of all time through an official ESPN poll – has partnered with pioneering medical technology start-up Fourth Frontier to help endurance athletes monitor their heart health and train at optimum levels. The company has made great strides to...

September 15, 2022

RunSignup Endurance Industry 2022 YTD Update

September 15, 2022,  Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading registration provider for U.S. endurance events, provides a September industry update. Recent data indicates the market is showing signs of improving. Previously, data on a per race basis revealed a decrease in the per event registrations and in repeat...

September 14, 2022

Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas Extends Partnership with Resorts World Las Vegas Bringing The Health & Fitness Expo to The Las Vegas Strip for Three More Years

- 2023 Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas Half Marathon taking place on Sunday, Feb. 26 will be streamed on Resorts World Las Vegas 100,000 square-foot West Tower LED screen - Registration for the 2023 Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas with a distance for everyone including 5K,...

September 14, 2022

Can a State-Funded Pro Running Team Work? Jared Ward & Isaac Wood Are Hoping the Answer is Yes

When it comes to distance talent, Utah is a state that punches above its weight. Starting with Clayton Young‘s win in the NCAA 10,000 meters in June 2019, five native Utahns have combined to win eight NCAA individual distance titles in a little over three years, all for BYU — Young,...

September 14, 2022

London Marathon follows Boston in adding non-binary category

Five of the six largest marathons in the world will soon allow runners to compete without registering as men or women. The London Marathon changed its policy on Wednesday. Inside The Games

September 14, 2022

BUFF® Releases Fall-Winter 2022-23 Collection

SANTA ROSA, California /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - BUFF®, creator of versatile performance head and neckwear for all-season outdoor enthusiasts, announces the launch of its fall-winter 2022-23 collection. The brand celebrates 30 years of innovation, incorporating two new eco-friendly materials into its collection: PrimaLoft® Bio™ Fleece, a 100-percent recycled synthetic fiber made from...

September 14, 2022

MicroOLED Introduces the First AR Solution to Enable Real-Time Display of Apple Watch Sensor Data

GRENOBLE, France and BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 14, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – MicroOLED, the company that specializes in the design and manufacture of OLED microdisplays, today announced the first of its kind integration of the ActiveLook “Light AR” platform with Apple Watch. The integration allows Apple Watch users to connect ActiveLook-enabled eyewear directly to...

September 14, 2022

Stryd Launches NIL Program

Boulder, CO September 14, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Today, Stryd announces the launch of a groundbreaking NIL (Name, Image & Likeness) program to advance collegiate running performance & highlighting student-athlete achievement — with Stryd’s breakthrough running power metric and wearable foot pod. This program will show that Stryd can help...

September 13, 2022

BAA launches inaugural Boston Marathon medical research funding program

The program will provide researchers with a one-time itemized budget of up to $25,000 to complete the proposed work. The BAA said it may also choose multiple proposals at lower amounts to support depending on the total number of submissions received. The BAA said proposals for field studies aimed at...

September 13, 2022

Bank of America Chicago Marathon will host the 2023 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships

13 SEPTEMBER 2022, CHICAGO, USA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/- The 2023 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships is heading to North America and will be held as part of the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. After two consecutive Championships in London, the Chicago Marathon will welcome a larger field size of...