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October 29, 2020
Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon Raises More Than $420,000 in 2020 Movement With Purpose
October 2020 - Glastonbury, CT– The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) created a widespread community movement with nearly 5,000 participants at the 2020 Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon earlier this month. The movement with purpose brought the community together virtually and raised $420,712 for local charities (reported to date). Together...
October 29, 2020
Tracksmith Introduces New York Pioneer Club Collection
BOSTON (Oct. 29, 2020) – Inspired by the legacy of New York Pioneer Club athlete Ted Corbitt and in celebration of 50 years of New York’s marathon, Tracksmith today introduces the New York Pioneer Club Collection, a capsule collection designed in collaboration with writer, coach, and Black Roses NYC founder...
October 29, 2020
The world comes together virtually on the streets of Singapore for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2020
SINGAPORE / TAMPA, 29 OCTOBER 2020 – The IRONMAN Group, event organiser of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM), today announced the launch of registration for the 2020 SCSM that will feature a unique hybrid race format for participants to run through the streets of Singapore virtually, creating a world-class...
October 28, 2020
How to Run a Race in a Time of Surging Coronavirus
Runners registered for races must decide whether they feel comfortable racing in-person and, if so, how they can best protect ourselves and other runners. To learn more and gather cautions and reassurance about racing safely, New York Times spoke with race officials and infection-control researchers. This is what they had...
October 28, 2020
Next year’s Boston Marathon will be postponed, BAA announces, with eye toward Fall 2021 date
The marathon will not be held on its traditional Patriots' Day date in 2021, but the org is aiming to reschedule the race later in the year. Massachusetts' reopening plan, which prohibits road races until the state can enter Phase 4, is cited as one of the reasons for the...
October 28, 2020
Running USA Launches 2020 Global Runner Survey
(October 28, 2020) – Running USA, the non-profit trade organization for the sport of running, has revamped and rebranded its annual runner survey, which will now be global. Running events and businesses of all kinds, worldwide, are encouraged to share the survey for widest possible response. The 2020 survey edition...
October 28, 2020
Without Limits™ Launches COVID Safe In-Person Events
October 28, 2020 - Wilmington, North Carolina. After months without in-person racing, the Without Limits team is thinking outside the box to produce safe events that are COVID-19 compliant. “We eat, sleep and breath races, so when it became necessary to shut down live events we immediately went to work...
October 27, 2020
Mind Body Tri presented by Hyperice Announces Successful Inaugural Event Featuring World Class Yoga, Famous Race Announcer and Top Notch Prizes
October 27, 2020 – Organizers of the Mind Body Tri presented by Hyperice celebrates its successful inaugural virtual event held on October 24, 2020. Participants from 26 states and six countries exercised their bodies and calmed their minds at this one-of-a-kind online event that brought together families, friends, triathlon clubs,...
October 27, 2020
Rock ‘n’ Road Trip heads to the Pacific Northwest for St. Jude Rock ‘N’ Roll VR Seattle, offering participants a Virtual Running Tour of the Emerald City with Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, and Remix Challenge Options
SEATTLE, Wash. / TAMPA, Fla. (October 28, 2020) – After a run in the sun that included over 6,500 participants hitting the virtual sugar sand beaches and crystal-clear waters of Florida’s Gulf Coast for the Rock ‘n’ Roll VR® Clearwater, the Rock ‘n’ Road Trip tour bus heads to the...
October 27, 2020
Running Tour Company Expanding Across U.S.
October 27, 2020 – Nashville Running Tours, a tour operating company based in Nashville, Tennessee specializing in running and walking tours, has rebranded to Running Tours USA and is expanding operations to markets across the United States. In addition to Nashville, Running Tours USA will be setting up operations in...
