LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
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April 5, 2023
KINeSYS Sunscreen Announces 2023 Brand Ambassadors
Vancouver, Canada, 05th April 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - KINeSYS Performance Sunscreen is proud to announce our roster of 2023 KINeSYS Champions. Now in its fifth year, the Brand Ambassador program is a group of 35 individuals from all walks of life. A mix of professional athletes and keen amateur sporting enthusiasts,...
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April 4, 2023
Athletics Integrity Unit suspects doping conspiracy in Kenya
On Tuesday, Kenyan doping-related suspensions reached a new high with the eight-year suspension of the 26-year-old 800m runner and Commonwealth Games finalist Eglay Nalyanya. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) found some alarming similarities between Nalyanya’s case and the previous case of Betty Lempus, uncovering a savvy operation that helps Kenyan...
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April 4, 2023
After Hitting $1 Billion, Here’s How Hoka Plans to Surpass Its Next Sales Milestone
What a decade. As one of footwear’s newest billion-dollar brands, Hoka has skyrocketed under Deckers direction. It’s an impressive feat given that the performance running brand had sales of less than $3 million when the company acquired the brand in 2012. FN
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April 4, 2023
Nix Biosensors CEO, Meridith Cass, Named to Inc.’s 2023 Female Founder 200 List
BOSTON, MASS — APRIL 4, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Inc. today announced its sixth annual Female Founders list, honoring an outstanding group of 200 leaders whose innovations and leadership are creating positive change in the world. The founders cross all industries and bring with them unique stories of success from each...
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April 4, 2023
The RunnerBox and RiderBox Partner with University of North Carolina Asheville to Enhance the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Spur Company Growth
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The RunnerBox & The RiderBox, which curates subscription and gift boxes for runners and cyclists, has been working with UNC Asheville business students since January as part of a Business Consulting Practicum. The class, taught by Associate Professor of Business, Dr. Susan Clark allows students to have...
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April 4, 2023
Ultra X Goes Loopy: Partners Announced
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ultra X, the global ultra-marathon events series, is excited to announce the partners for their upcoming event, Ultra X Goes Loopy, in 2023. The event promises to be incredible, thanks to the involvement of Asics, Red Bull, Days Brewing, Jubel, Phizz, and Rise Porridge. “Ultra X was setup...
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April 4, 2023
Sportstats Announces Acquisition by New Ownership Group
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Sportstats World, one of the world's largest sports timing companies and a leader in the endurance sports timing industry, is proud to announce the successful completion of an internal sale to an investment group led by its Director of Operations and Lead Timer, A.J. Mousseau...
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April 3, 2023
J&A Racing Announces Inaugural Labor Day Race, The Chartway Virginia Beach 10 Miler & 5K
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Excitement and preparations are underway for the newest of J&A Racing’s events. The Chartway Virginia Beach 10 Miler will debut this Labor Day weekend at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Participants will have the opportunity to run a 5K on Saturday, 10 Miler on Sunday, or...
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April 3, 2023
Runners to Race for Climate Research
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – For the second year in a row, Biosphere 2 is partnering with Run Tucson to host the annual TMC Earth Day 5K Race on Saturday, April 22. The race starts in the morning, but for folks and families looking for fun outside of the race, Biosphere 2 will...
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April 3, 2023
Hillary Bor Sets American Record, Takes Home $50,000 Bonus From 50th Annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
April 2, 2023, Washington, DC /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - With the sun shining and temperatures in the mid-40s, runners in today’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (CUCB) faced stiff headwinds at times, but not stiff enough to keep top American Hillary Bor from breaking the 40-year-old American Record of 46:13,...
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April 3, 2023
Author Matt Fitzgerald Launches Dream Run Camp
Flagstaff, AZ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Celebrated endurance sports author Matt Fitzgerald today announced the upcoming launch of Dream Run Camp. The new venture was inspired by Fitzgerald’s experience as a self-described “fake pro runner” in 2017, when he spent a full summer training with the Flagstaff-based HOKA Northern Arizona Elite team before...
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April 2, 2023
50th Annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom Festivities Include Hall of Fame Recognition for Gar Williams, Jeff Darman and Irv Newman
Washington, DC /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Among the many special elements of this weekend’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom (CUCB) 50th anniversary celebrations, the announcement of the inaugural CUCB Hall of Fame was clearly a highlight of the pre-race dinner for elite athletes, race committee members, and Credit Union Miracle Day partners....
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April 1, 2023
Trail running events contribute microplastic pollution to conservation and wilderness areas
Clothing and footwear designed for trail running shed microplastics (MPs) during use. Trail running events may therefore present a significant source of MP pollution in conservation and wilderness areas. Microplastics may present long-term risks to biodiversity and endemic plant and animal species in such areas. In this study, we used...
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April 1, 2023
Tifosi Optics Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Platinum Giveaway Package
Watkinsville, GA (April 1, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tifosi Optics, the #1 brand of cycling eyewear in the United States, is thrilled to celebrate its 20th anniversary with an exciting giveaway promotion throughout the month of April. Beginning on April 1st, 2023, Tifosi fans can enter for the chance to win...
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March 31, 2023
Women-Owned Running Apparel Brand Launches Unique Campaign Profiling Individuals Sharing Dreams to Inspire Others
March 31, 2023 - (Santa Barbara, CA.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Santa Barbara-based women-owned performance-running apparel company rabbit announced the launch of its Dream Chasers campaign and apparel line that highlights monthly stories about individuals who dream on their own terms. In honor of avid runners' unique running practices paired with rabbits'...
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March 31, 2023
Brooks to Invest $10 Million in New Initiative to Empower Young Runners
On Friday, the Seattle-based performance brand unveiled “Future Run,” a new program aimed at teaching young people the benefits of running. The new initiative is an evolution of the brand’s current community impact work and aims to reach one million young runners in the U.S. with a $10 million investment...
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March 31, 2023
Science in Sport (SiS) announces an exclusive partnership with Eilish McColgan, Britain’s top female long-distance runner
31st March - London, UK /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Science in Sport (SiS) has signed an exclusive partnership with Eilish McColgan. The global endurance nutrition brand will support Britain’s top female long-distance runner as she builds up to her eagerly awaited marathon debut at the London Marathon at the end of April -...
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March 31, 2023
Tifosi Expands Swank Series Sunglasses with Smirk
Watkinsville, GA (March 31, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tifosi Optics, a leading sport and lifestyle eyewear brand, is thrilled to announce the launch of its newest lifestyle sunglass: Smirk. Designed for everyday wear and casual outdoor activities, Smirk is a fashionable yet functional pair of durable eyewear that won’t break the...
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March 30, 2023
What You Do (and Don’t) Need in a Running Shoe
Humans have run for hundreds of thousands of years, most without the benefit of cushy, brightly colored footwear. But take a stroll around a sporting goods store or scroll through a running website, and you’ll find a dizzying array of options. Some promise speed, others comfort and injury reduction —...
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March 30, 2023
Wesley Kiptoo and Caroline Rotich Aim to Defend Titles at the 2023 UPMC Health Pittsburgh Half Marathon
PITTSBURGH (March 30, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Wesley Kiptoo and Caroline Rotich will return to the streets of Pittsburgh to defend their titles at the 2023 UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, May 7. Last year in their Pittsburgh debuts, Kiptoo and Rotich both set new event records....
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March 30, 2023
Course Records Expected to Drop at 13th Annual Carmel Marathon Weekend
CARMEL, Ind. (March 30, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – With one of the fastest and flattest Midwestern marathon and half marathon courses in the spring, the 2023 Carmel Marathon Weekend has attracted an elite field of runners aiming to break course records on Saturday, April 8 in Carmel, Ind. CRRG Events, event...
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March 30, 2023
RACE RESULT Track Box Passive Patent Granted in US and EU
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RACE RESULT is excited to share that it has received US and EU patents for its cutting-edge sports timing device, Track Box Passive. Since the introduction of the Track Box Passive in 2020, the solution has become very popular among timekeepers around the world. Every weekend, several hundred...
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March 30, 2023
US Trail Running Conference Announces 2023 Theme
Nailsworth, England /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference, presented by Marathon Printing, has announced the theme for this year’s eleventh annual event, Building a Sustainable Approach to the Business of Trail Running. This year’s theme is an organic development that combines previous themes focused...
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March 29, 2023
The IRONMAN Foundation Announces 2023 Ambassador Team and Service Project Schedule
TAMPA, Fla. (March 29, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The IRONMAN Foundation, Inc., which aims to create positive, tangible change in race communities through grants and volunteerism efforts, announced today its 2023 IRONMAN Foundation Ambassador Team, along with 18 service project initiatives for the season. Leading the team as The IRONMAN Foundation...
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March 29, 2023
The Race That Changed Running: The Book Behind Trail Running’s Biggest Race
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Helvetiq will publish The Race That Changed Running in English and French on June 13, 2023, two months before the 20th anniversary edition of the world’s most important trail race. In 2023, more than 30,000 people from more than 100 countries have entered the lottery for starting places...