LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
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February 6, 2023
Tokyo Marathon Six Star Finishers going for GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title
February 6, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – On Sunday March 5, more than 3,000 participants in the Tokyo Marathon will be aiming to complete their AbbottWMM Six Star journey and achieve a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title in the process. Going for the record of the ‘most people to earn a Six Star Medal...
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February 3, 2023
Anheuser-Busch InBev Returns to Huntington Beach for the 2023 Surf City Marathon presented by 361°
HUNTINGTON BEACH – February 3, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon presented by 361° and Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced a renewed partnership across three categories for the 2023 event. The 27th running of Southern California’s premier oceanfront road race will welcome more than 15,000 runners...
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February 2, 2023
Kaiser Permanente Renews Title Sponsorship of the San Francisco Half Marathon for 19th Year
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K presented by Pamakid Runners returns on February 5, 2023, after a renewal from title sponsor, Kaiser Permanente. This year marks the race’s 39th year running through the streets of San Francisco, and Kaiser Permanente’s 19th year as title sponsor....
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February 2, 2023
New Look XTERRA Americas Tour Starts February 15 in Arizona
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2023 XTERRA Americas Tour season opener is just two weeks away at the XTERRA Iceman off-road triathlon in Morristown, Arizona, which was recently named to Triathlete Magazine’s list of “Best Tris for a Good Time.” XTERRA Iceman is the first of 25 events in the Americas region...
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February 2, 2023
Skechers Beats Expectations in Q4 Despite a 23% Drop in China Sales, Hits Annual Sales Record
Skechers sales in China dropped 23% in the fourth quarter, in part due to Covid-19 related restrictions and temporary store closures in November. Despite the slowdown, Skechers’ chief operating officer David Weinberg said in a statement that momentum will likely pick up in 2023, following recent improvements in the region....
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February 2, 2023
Ascension Seton Austin Marathon and Shokz Strike Harmonic Deal
AUSTIN, Texas, February, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k is excited to announce its partnership with Shokz. The sports headphone company will have a presence at the Austin Marathon Health & Fitness Expo and at the Finish Line Festival. In addition the company is...
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February 2, 2023
Believe in the Run Announces New Hire and Role as It Expands Its Brand Vision in 2023
Baltimore, Md. (February 2, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Following its rapid growth as a leading voice within the run industry, Believe in the Run has begun to implement a growth strategy to provide its followers with more high-quality content that has come to define the brand. Phase one of the new...
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February 1, 2023
Athletic Brewing Re-releases Soul Sour for Black History Month
MILFORD, Conn. and SAN DIEGO (February 1, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Athletic Brewing Company, America’s leading producer of non-alcoholic craft beer, is excited to relaunch Soul Sour in celebration of Black History Month. Originally launched in 2021, Soul Sour was inspired by Athletic teammates who wanted to celebrate the beauty,...
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February 1, 2023
BibRave Leads First Ever Brooks Athlete Summit
Honolulu, HI /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – BibRave, the leading-edge endurance and fitness marketing agency, partnered with Brooks Running to gather their team of elite athletes for an interactive summit. Hosted at their Seattle, WA headquarters, the Summit brought together 48 elite Brooks sponsored athletes from across the country for three days of...
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February 1, 2023
Virtual Races Continue With P-38 Lightning Aircraft Featured
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The P-38 Lightning will be the second retired aircraft to headline the 2023 History & Heritage Race Series, powered by the Air Force Marathon, beginning March 1. The event marks the second of six virtual races during the series’s third season. Each event features its own historical aircraft...
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February 1, 2023
Runners Get Lucky With New Course, New Prizes and New Partnerships at St. Paddy’s Day Dash Down Greenville 5K
Feb 1, 2022 /DALLAS /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – An iconic local tradition will offer a fresh, new experience to Dallas residents this year! The St. Paddy's Day Dash Down Greenville 5K, which has kicked off the St. Paddy's Day Parade festivities for nearly three decades, is introducing a brand new course. Participants...
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January 31, 2023
Vimazi Adds New Sales Agencies in Pacific Northwest & East Coast
Portland, Ore. (Jan. 31, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Vimazi, maker of the first ever pace-tuned running shoes, is excited to announce the addition of REPresents.fun and NJ Athletic Co. to their sales team. The first four models of their new pace-tuned running shoes are set to begin shipping on February 2. Justin...
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January 31, 2023
Nike Sues Lululemon Over Sneakers, Claiming Patent Infringement
In a lawsuit filed Monday in a New York District Court, Nike alleged that Lululemon’s Chargefeel Mid, Chargefeel Low, Blissfeel and Strongfeel sneakers infringe on Nike’s patents related to its Flyknit technology. Specifically, Nike’s claims relate to the way the shoes in question are manufactured as well as textile and...
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January 31, 2023
Catherine Blizzard and Daniel Widtfeldt keep their cool to Win Too Cold to Hold Half Marathon
DALLAS /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Known for chilly forecasts over its more than 25-year history, the Too Cold To Hold Half Marathon, 10K and 5K at White Rock Lake had unseasonably mild temperatures Saturday. Close to 2000 runners joined Run Project for their second race of the year. Daniel Widtfeldt and Catherine...
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January 31, 2023
Shamrock Run Portland benefiting OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 31, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Shamrock Run Portland named OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital as their primary beneficiary in 2002, and since then has raised nearly $600,000 for the world-class institution. This year, the Shamrock Run Portland is celebrating 45 years running on Sunday, March 12,...
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January 31, 2023
A pioneer of gravel events, the Old Man Winter Rally prepares for a sellout event amid wintry weather.
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Now in its 9th year, this ‘Epic Winter Adventure’ has become the annual kickoff event for adventurous runners and riders from all over the country. Need to know: 1,500 riders and runners from 27 states will take the start line in Lyons, Colorado on Sunday 2/5/23. Elite...
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January 31, 2023
US Trail Running Conference 2022 session recordings now available
Nailsworth, England /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Industry leading US Trail Running Conference provides high quality content, innovative perspectives, networking and actionable practices to help race directors create and develop successful trail races. If you missed the 2022 event, you can now secure session recordings. A majority of the Conference sessions...
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January 31, 2023
COROS and Kilian Jornet Partner on Limited Release APEX 2 Pro
Irvine, CA, January 31, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - COROS Wearables Inc., makers of endurance sports wearables and training software, announced today the release of the limited-edition COROS APEX 2 Pro Kilian Jornet Edition. Kilian and COROS worked in harmony to design an exclusive product bundle that's approved by the world's...
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January 31, 2023
RunSignup Announces 2023 Technology Development Roadmap for Endurance and Ticket Events
January 31, 2023 - Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading registration and technology solution for US endurance events, announces its 2023 technology product roadmap. RunSignup technology development plans focus on supporting the needs of its customer base of 28,000 events, including running, walking, triathlon, cycling, water and other...
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January 31, 2023
MudGear to be the Official Performance and Lifestyle Sock of Spartan and Tough Mudder U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
BOSTON, MASS. (January 31, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Spartan and Tough Mudder, the world’s leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brands, announced that MudGear will become an official sponsor, to offer their top-of-the-line performance socks to racers through the 2023 and 2024 race seasons in the U.S, Canada, and the U.K....
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January 30, 2023
Polar Starts to License Their Sports & Fitness Algorithms
Polar has launched a website aimed at selling their sports/fitness/physiological algorithms to other companies. With this new venture, they aim to make it possible for other sport/fitness/etc. companies to leverage Polar’s algorithms. This could be used in areas such as sleep, activity tracking, training load, recovery, and more. In other words,...
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January 30, 2023
Brooks becomes parkrun’s global footwear partner in multi-year deal
Free, timed 5K international run series, parkrun, has announced a multi-year partnership with Brooks. With its global HQ in Seattle, USA, Brooks has become parkrun’s global footwear partner and the first presenting partner of parkrun USA, Netherlands and Germany. Endurance.biz
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January 30, 2023
Ultramarathoner sues race organizers after she was hit by motorcycle
A group of race organizers for a 12-hour ultramarathon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are being sued for negligence after one runner was hit by a motorcycle driver during the Dec. 17 race, fracturing her ankle. Canadian Running
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January 30, 2023
American Trail Running Association Announces 2023 Theme
January 30, 2023 / Colorado Springs, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – This month, American Trail Running Association’s (ATRA) board members evaluated our strategy and goals for the coming year and as part of these discussions came up with a theme to guide us over the next 12 months. A theme helps us to...
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January 30, 2023
The Marathon Des Sables for under £400?
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Global ultra-marathon events series, Ultra X launch their latest race, a 2 day, 110km race around Ouarzazate in Morocco, adding to their collection of bucketlist races. Ultra X 110 Morocco is a multi-stage ultra-marathon taking place over two days. There is also an option for competitors to...