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December 10, 2019
Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon Series Announces 2020 Tour Schedule and 24-Hour Global Sale
TAMPA, Fla. (December 10, 2019) – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series®, a subsidiary of The IRONMAN Group, today announced its 2020 Tour Schedule, covering 30 destinations on four continents around the world. The 2020 tour stretches across Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the United...
December 10, 2019
Shirt and Medal Revealed for the 2020 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
INDIANAPOLIS (December 10, 2019) The 500 Festival, a nonprofit organization providing life-enriching events and programs that celebrate the spirit and legacy of the Indianapolis 500®, today revealed the designs of the participant shirt and finisher medal for the 2020 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. Featuring a combination of iconic symbols intertwined...
December 10, 2019
Events.com Partners with Festive Races to Kick Off the Holiday Season
LA JOLLA, CA (December 10, 2019) — Events.com, a mobile-first event management and registration platform, today announced some jolly news to ring in the holidays, with the debut of its partnerships with winter races in various cities across the U.S. Last year, over two-thirds of Americans made exercise a part...
December 9, 2019
Russia banned from Olympics, world champs for 4 years; athletes could compete as neutrals
Russia is banned from the next two Olympics and other major sports events for four years, though its athletes could still compete without representing the country if cleared by anti-doping authorities. Russia’s hosting of world championships in Olympic sports also face being stripped after the World Anti-Doping Agency executive committee approved...
December 6, 2019
SLO Marathon & Half Event Seeks New Home After Nearly a Decade in San Luis Obispo
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California – (December 6, 2019) – The 9th annual SLO Marathon & Half event is searching for a new home. The SLO Marathon, the largest running and fitness festival in the County, has been hosted in San Luis Obispo City since 2011. The weekend-long fitness festival includes...
December 6, 2019
Northern California’s Prestigous Endurance Race Returns to Cool, California
Cool, California– Click here to register today for the 31st Annual Way Too Cool 50K. Registration closes on December 10, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. On Saturday, March 7, 2020, more than 800 ultra runners will travel from around the globe to race in the 31st Annual The Way Too Cool 50K Endurance...
December 5, 2019
Morning Run Details Announced for 2020 Running USA Industry Conference
DETROIT (Dec. 5, 2019) – Running USA is pleased to announce that DMSE Sports returns to present the Morning Fun Run at the 2020 Industry Conference in Las Vegas. The event is set for Feb. 9-11, 2020, with morning runs at 6:15am on Monday and Tuesday morning. The run is...
December 5, 2019
California International Marathon Continues Growth as a Force For Good in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The 37th annual California International Marathon, organized by the Sacramento Running Association, is set to bring together runners from around the world, while also leaving a profound mark on the local community. A record-setting field of nearly 10,000 marathon runners and 3,000 CIM Relay runners is set...
December 4, 2019
Athlete-Approved Email Marketing Tips
You’ve searched the web, you’ve read all the articles, you’ve even gotten advice from other organizations. But who knows what athletes want to see in email correspondence more than the athletes themselves? We talked to IRONMAN World Championship qualifiers to learn what they prefer in their emails, from the cadence...
December 4, 2019
Court forces Nike to pull $16 million “Sport Changes Everything” campaign in trademark infringement case
Nike Inc.‘s “Sport Changes Everything” ad campaign was halted by a North Carolina federal court based on likely confusion with running shoe seller Fleet Feet Inc.'s “Change Everything” and “Running Changes Everything” trademarks. Nike debuted the $16 million campaign this summer with plans to run through 2020. Read more details about...
December 4, 2019
Run Specialty Readies For Its Next Evolution
After undergoing a rough patch a few years ago, the specialty run channel has stabilized and is seeing some growth, proving that the package of strong customer service and community involvement still pays off, according to two panels held at The Running Event (TRE) in Austin. Check out the recap...
December 4, 2019
BibRave Announces Winners of The BibRave 100 for 2019
Austin, TX - BibRave, the running industry leader in grassroots digital marketing, recently announced the 2019 edition of The BibRave 100: A Definitive List of the Best Races in America. Today at an awards luncheon at The Running Event, the company revealed the final results from The BibRave 100, including the...
December 4, 2019
Ragnar Names Founder, Tanner Bell, as Chief Executive Officer
Salt Lake City, UT (December 4, 2019) - Ragnar, an endurance running event company, announced that founder and long-time president Tanner Bell has been named as Chief Executive Officer. Bell co-founded Ragnar in 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As President he has been instrumental in growing Ragnar into one of...
December 4, 2019
UltrAspire joins Run Rabbit Run as the Official Hydration Sponsor
The Run Rabbit Run courses are very much like life, in that there are many little, and not so little, ups and downs in between the obvious highs and lows. RRR holds a 50 miler and a 100 miler in beautiful Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The directors of Run Rabbit Run...
December 3, 2019
Fargo Marathon sold to Rugged Races with hopes of boosting participation
According to Fargo Marathon race founder Mark Knutson, Rugged Races is expected to help push the numbers up with its national arsenal of marketing power, including a database of 500,000 runners. The Fargo Marathon began in 2005 with 2,641 participants. Growth came quickly with almost 20,000 in all events by 2010,...
December 3, 2019
Kahtoola Launches New EXOspikes™ Footwear Traction for Fall 2020
Flagstaff, Ariz. (Dec. 3, 2019) – Kahtoola, creator of award-winning MICROspikes® and NANOspikes® footwear traction, is proud to introduce a new, more versatile winter traction system, EXOspikes™. Intended for running and hiking in a multitude of conditions and terrain, EXOspikes™ enables people to safely navigate icy and snow-packed paved surfaces,...
December 3, 2019
Nathan Sports is the Official TRE 2019 Hydration Sponsor, Leading Cup Free Initiative
Fountain Valley, CA (December 3, 2019) – Nathan Sports, leader in running hydration and visibility, is proud to announce that they are the official Hydration Sponsor of this year’s TRE (The Running Event), in Austin, TX. Did you know that 8,000,000 metric tons of plastic goes in the ocean every...
December 3, 2019
Addaday Helps Ultra Runners Go The Distance As The Official Recovery Partner Of The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 3, 2019 – Addaday Intelligent Technologies (AIT), announced today its partnership with the Western States®as the Official Recovery Partner of the iconic 100-mile trail race, one of the oldest and most challenging endurance tests in the world. The new partnership brings Addaday’s award-winning technology to help...
December 3, 2019
Salomon Launches Women’s Trail Half Marathon in Lake Sonoma, California
OGDEN, Utah (December 3, 2019) – Today, Salomon announces its latest trail running event in the U.S., the female-only WMN Trail ½ Marathon in Lake Sonoma, California. The race comes in partnership as part of the 2020 Lake Sonoma 50 race weekend, hosted in partnership with the Healdsburg Running Company,...
December 3, 2019
Kicksology Author Brian Metzler To Sign Books at The Running Event 2019
Austin, TX, USA — December 3, 2019 — Running shoes are every runner’s favorite obsession, and Brian Metzler’s new book Kicksology lets readers run a mile inside the running shoe industry. In Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes, seasoned running journalist and veteran shoe-tester Brian Metzler...
December 3, 2019
Altra Welcomes Chuck Ponthier as Senior Director of Sales
DENVER, COLORADO – December 3, 2019 – Altra is thrilled to welcome Chuck Ponthier as Senior Director of Sales. Ponthier will lead all North American sales strategy from overseeing key accounts and P&L sheets to managing sales teams and business development. Ponthier comes to Altra with tremendous experience and sales...
December 2, 2019
Thousands of Runners and Walkers Braved the Thanksgiving Day Rain at the 7th Annual Turkey Trot Los Angeles, Presented by UAE-USA United, Raising Nearly $50,000 for The Midnight Mission
(LOS ANGELES; December 2, 2019) - Two thousand brave runners and walkers battled the Thanksgiving Day rainstorm at the 7th annual Turkey Trot Los Angeles, presented by UAE-USA United on November 28, 2019. The popular turkey day charity run raised close to $50,000 for those in need for The Midnight...
December 2, 2019
Record Setting Races at Tulsa’s Williams Route 66 Marathon
TULSA, Okla. Dec. 2, 2019– Two runners set records at the 2019 Williams Route 66 Marathon according to preliminary race results. Race times aren’t considered final until they are certified, but preliminary results show two runners set records in the Nov. 24th, 2019 half marathon. Julia Webb, 36, of Little Rock,...
December 2, 2019
“Where’s your bib?” – Dozens of bandits pulled from Miami Turkey Trot
Frankie Ruiz is the South Florida’s Chief Running Officer South for Life Time Fitness. He is also the co-creator and Race Director for The Miami Marathon. He also does not tolerate bandits at his races. In the video, you see a number of bib-less runners being directed off of the course by...
December 2, 2019
Exercising 3 hours a week may lower your depression risk
A new study, which was published this month in Depression and Anxiety found that walking, jogging, yoga or any type of exercise may help to ward off depression, even in those with a genetic susceptibility. Read the details of this new study here.
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