LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
March 30, 2021
Altra Partners with &Mother for Virtual Mother’s Day 5K Race on May 9
Denver, Colo. (March 30, 2021) –Altra, an innovator in the performance footwear category, is partnering with &Motherfor a Mother’s Day virtual 5K to support its mission to break the barriers that limit a woman’s abilityto thrive as a mother and in their career. This Mother’s Day, May 9, women and...
March 30, 2021
Healthy Kids Running Series Secures Lidl US as East Coast Sponsor
Healthy Kids Running Series (HKRS) announced today that Lidl US, the fast growing and top ranked U.S. grocer, will become an official east coast sponsor for the 2021 spring and fall race seasons. The partnership will support more than 17,000 kids in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC,...
March 30, 2021
HOKA ONE ONE® x Cotopaxi® Empowers All Athletes to Explore the Trails
(Salt Lake City, Utah and Goleta, Calif.), Mar. 30, 2021 – Outdoor and B Corp brand Cotopaxi® and leading footwear brand HOKA ONE ONE®, a division of Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), have joined forces to launch a colorful collaboration featuring limited-edition riffs on two signature styles. Born out of a...
March 30, 2021
Austin Marathon Adds Siete Family Foods as Partner
AUSTIN, Texas, March 30, 2021 -- Leading up to the 2021 Austin Half Marathon, Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour is excited to announce its partnership with locally owned and operated Siete Family Foods. The Austin-based company, which has quickly become the leading health-conscious Mexican-American food brand on...
March 30, 2021
RunSignup Launches New and Improved RaceDay Check-In App
March 30, 2021 – Moorestown, NJ – GiveSignup | RunSignup announces the launch of its new and improved RaceDay Check-In mobile application for efficient race day processing of participants. Available for Android and iOS devices, the new release of the free RaceDay Check-In app offers core functionality improvements, simplified user...
March 30, 2021
Austin Marathon’s KXAN Simple Health 5K Sells Out Quickly
AUSTIN, Texas, March 30, 2021 -- The KXAN Simple Health 5K benefitting Paramount Theatre has sold out and registration is closed. The Austin Half Marathon, owned and produced by High Five Events, is also expected to sell out before race weekend. Both the 5K and the Ascension Seton Austin Half...
March 30, 2021
Dr. Andy Pruitt Joins Fast Talk Laboratories
March 30, 2021 – Boulder, Colorado, USA – Fast Talk Laboratories, the new sport science community and virtual performance center, welcomes Andrew Pruitt, EdD to its roster of experts as Director of Sports Medicine. Dr. Pruitt is a world-leading expert in sports medicine, overuse injuries, and bike fit. Bringing over...
March 29, 2021
US Trail Running Conference Webinar provides actionable steps to grow trail communities
Estes Park, CO – The third webinar in a nine-webinar series introduced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by the leading trail registration platform UltraSignup, was hosted on Thursday, March 25. The session subject: Growing Your Trail Running Community featured four industry leaders that have been successful in...
March 29, 2021
Nike To Stop Selling To Six Additional Wholesale Accounts
The reported account closures come as Nike has been gradually exiting wholesale accounts that do not adequately support Nike’s positioning in the marketplace. They include: DSW, Urban Outfitters, Shoe Show, Dunham’s Sports, Olympia Sports, and Big Five. SGB Media
March 29, 2021
New study shows consistent training the key to reducing age-related decline in running performance
For marathoners, lifetime bests are generally set between about 25 and 35 years of age, after which the inexorable decline begins. But there’s a caveat. The Globe and Mail
