LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
February 11, 2022
Elite Distance Runner Kate Sanborn signs agency contract with Elite Runner Management
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Kate Sanborn, an Olympic Trials qualifier and 2:33 marathoner, has signed an agency contract with Elite Runner Management (ERM), the Michigan based sports agency headed by Chris Mengel. It was also announced today that Sanborn will be sponsored by Tracksmith, the Boston-based independent running brand. “It’s a...
February 11, 2022
RunSignup Brings Free, Next-Generation Email Marketing to Endurance Events
Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading technology solution for US endurance events, is excited to announce the launch of a new, next-generation email marketing platform for event directors. The platform includes robust personalization and customization tools and includes unlimited contact uploads and email sends – all for free....
February 11, 2022
US Trail Running Conference Webinar Provides Path to Carbon Neutral Trail Races
Estes Park, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The first webinar in a seven-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by Marathon Printing, the leading producer of custom printed items for endurance sports, was live on Thursday, February 3. The session subject that opened the eagerly awaited series...
February 10, 2022
Asics’ Revenues Climb 23 Percent In 2021
Asics reported that despite the effects of COVID-19, net sales increased 22.9 percent in its year ended December 31 due to strong sales in all regions, mainly driven by the Performance Running category and the Core Performance Sports category. The biggest regional gains were seen in North America, up 31.8...
February 10, 2022
Blistering Pace Taps Recover Brands as Premier Sustainability Partner
NAPA, CA. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Blistering Pace Race Management (BPRM) is thrilled to expand their partnership with Recover Brands to encompass all five of the event management company’s West Coast events. Recover Brands creates eco-friendly custom apparel that aims to minimize environmental impact from manufacturing to fulfillment. BPRM takes pride...
February 9, 2022
EVENT INSIGHTS: 13 Tips to Improve Your Event Social Media Marketing
Social media has become a popular medium for marketing events of all kinds, and it’s easy to see why. Nearly two-thirds of the US population (approximately 231.5 million) have an account on some channel. Those users generally spend just over two hours a day browsing their feeds. That gives you a significant...
February 9, 2022
Quincy Cass Associates Marathon Challenge to Highlight Elite Runners of 2022 Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles, CA (February 10, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 2022 Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS is proud to announce the return of the Quincy Cass Associates Marathon Challenge, an exciting 26.2-mile race-within-a-race competition that will highlight the talented runners of the women’s and men’s elite fields in an...
February 9, 2022
“Krewe” of runners to roll through Baton Rouge for Mardi Gras Mambo
BATON ROUGE, La. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Celebrate Carnival Season with a “krewe” of over 1500 other runners from across the South taking on the Mardi Gras Mambo in Baton Rouge this weekend. The Saturday race boasts a distance for everyone from beginners to runners dipping their toe into longer distances...
February 9, 2022
Registration Now Open for the 2022 Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race
PITTSBURGH, PA (February 9, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Registration is now open for the 45th annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and 27th annual Dollar Bank Junior Great Race. More than 10,000 are expected to cross the finish line in...
February 9, 2022
Runners Experience the Antarctica Marathon & Half-Marathon after more than a Two Year Wait
KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA, February 9, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 22nd running of the Antarctica Marathon & Half-Marathon took place on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica on Sunday, February 6. After deferring the event in 2020 and 2021, the Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT) organizing team produced a second highly successful Antarctica event in 10 days, despite a unique set of circumstances due to the...
