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April 16, 2024
Beijing Half Marathon runner insists he was employed as ‘pacer’ for winner He Jie, as agent angrily denies involvement
Willy Mnangat, one of the runners involved in the Mengniu Beijing Half Marathon controversy, insists he was a pacemaker in the race despite suggestions he entered as a runner. Kenyans Mnangat and Robert Keter, and Ethiopia’s Dejene Hailu Bikila found themselves in the middle of a social media storm on...
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April 16, 2024
Canada’s Capital City, Ottawa, Becomes Newest Host City for IRONMAN Canada Triathlon
- IRONMAN and Ottawa Tourism partner to host first full-distance IRONMAN triathlon in Canada’s Capital city - First edition of IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa triathlon, part of the VinFast IRONMAN North America Series scheduled for Sunday, August 3, 2025 - General registration to open on April 22, 2024, by visiting www.ironman.com/im-canada-ottawa OTTAWA,...
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April 16, 2024
IRONMAN Pro Series Start Lists Announced For Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas Triathlon, Part Of The VinFast IRONMAN North America Series
- The 2024 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas North American Championship triathlon offers a maximum of 5,000 points to the winner as the first full-distance IRONMAN triathlon in the IRONMAN Pro Series - Designated as the North American Championship, the event offers a $175,000 total pro prize purse - IRONMAN Pro...
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April 16, 2024
US Olympian, 2x Grandma’s Marathon Champion Dakotah Lindwurm Returning to Duluth
DULUTH, MINN./ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Dakotah Lindwurm will be at the starting line during this year’s Grandma’s Marathon weekend in June, just not as part of the race that’s helped make her a fan favorite in Duluth and one of the best female distance runners in America. Instead of the full...
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April 16, 2024
Pittsburgh Running Star Jennifer Bigham to Headline Women’s Field at 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 16, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Pittsburgher Jennifer Bigham will headline the women’s field at the 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 5. Bigham, a formidable force in the local running community, has an impressive record that includes victories at the USA Masters Half Marathon...
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April 16, 2024
Kitman Labs Expands Performance Deal With NWSL Expansion Team, Bay FC
Menlo Park, CA and San Jose, CA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Kitman Labs, the global enterprise SaaS platform providing the only single, centralized operating system for performance intelligence in the elite performance industry, today announced a new deal with NWSL expansion team, Bay FC. On the heels of the NWSL’s deployment of...
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April 16, 2024
Mascot Sports Names Mack Chew as President Amid Rapid Company Growth
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Mascot Sports announced several leadership promotions, including Mack Chew to President and Fletcher Beggs to Vice President of Production. Meghan Burk was promoted to Vice President of Operations and Toby Duffin to Director of Partnerships. As Director of Operations at Project Sport in 2012 and RaceForce, via acquisition in...
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April 16, 2024
TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Announces Exciting Addition to Event Weekend: 5K Race Now on Saturday
TORONTO, ON – April 16, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is thrilled to announce that they have been granted a permit to host the 5K race on Saturday, October 19th, in conjunction with the Marathon and Half Marathon taking place on Sunday, October 20th. This news...
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April 15, 2024
Endurance Sportswire Executive Interview Series – Gregory McDonough of the Chief Endurance Officer Podcast
Most of us in the business of endurance sports are athletes in our spare time and feel fortunate to have parlayed our passion into a related career. Today’s interview is with Gregory McDonough, an endurance athlete, successful business owner, and host of the podcast Chief Endurance Officer. His passion for...
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April 15, 2024
Human muscle map reveals how we try to fight effects of aging
How muscle changes with ageing, and tries to fight its effects, is now better understood at the cellular and molecular level with the first comprehensive atlas of ageing muscles in humans. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Sun Yat-sen University, China applied single-cell technologies and advanced...
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April 15, 2024
What is the prize money at the 2024 Boston Marathon? How much does the winner get?
The Boston Marathon is a marathon like no other. One of the six World Marathon Majors (although with Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York), it was first held in 1897, making it the oldest such event on the planet. And because of the prestige that brings, it is also the most lucrative. The...
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April 15, 2024
Exercise may benefit heart by calming the brain, study shows
You know exercise is great for your cardiovascular health, but new research suggests that your brain has a lot to do with it. It's all about physical activity's ability to lower stress levels within the brain, explained a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. Bolstering that finding, their...
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April 15, 2024
Brooklyn e-bike shop owner arrested and charged for lithium-ion battery violations
For the first time in its campaign to help the city address escalating lithium-ion battery fires, the Fire Department of New York filed criminal charges against a Brooklyn e-bike shop owner for illegal storage and charging on Friday. Tian Liang Liu was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, according to...
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April 15, 2024
More Than 1,500 Registered Runners Converged In Fruita, Colorado For The 2024 Desert Rats Trail Running Festival By UTMB
- Rajpaul Pannu (Denver, Colo.) and Elena Ormon (Boulder, Colo.) winners of the 100K race at 2024 Desert RATS Trail Running Festival by UTMB - Justin Grunewald (Boulder, Colo.) and Helen Mino Faukner (Truckee, Calif.) victorious in 50K race FRUITA, Colo. (April 15, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2024 Desert...
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April 15, 2024
The National Cycling League to focus on 2025 and pause the 2024 season.
(Miami, Fla, April 15, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - National Cycling League (NCL) announces it will pause operations for the 2024 season effective immediately as it looks to restructure and rebuild for the 2025 season. While NCL will not field events or teams in 2024, the executive team and board of...
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April 15, 2024
SUAREZ Gran Fondo National Series Announces 2024 Raffle Prize List
Gettysburg, PA – April 15, 2024/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Gran Fondo National Series today announced more than $30,000 worth of prizes that Series riders will win during the 2024 season. All participants in the six Series-owned events are eligible to win a wide range of products in race-day raffles. Prizes are...
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April 15, 2024
Boulderthon’s Half Marathon and 5K Courses Both Rated Top 10 in America by USA TODAY
BOULDER, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA TODAY has named Boulderthon’s 5K the #5th best in the country, while simultaneously announcing its Half Marathon as the #8th best in the US, in its 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice awards. The lists are curated by USA Today 10Best editors reviewing thousands of races...
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April 14, 2024
Outrage sparked by Nike’s skimpy Olympic uniforms
Women athletes have spoken out after images of the U.S. Olympic uniforms, with the Nike-designed attire displayed on a mannequin, were released on Thursday. The women’s outfit is being criticized for its notably high-cut panty line and Reuters reported that athletes say the emphasis seems to be on appearance rather...
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April 12, 2024
Olympic favourites Beth Potter And Cassandre Beaugrand Go Head-To-Head At supertri E World Triathlon Championship powered by Zwift
LONDON, UK/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The world’s number one and two ranked women will go head-to-head for the first time in the biggest year of their careers as Beth Potter and Cassandre Beaugrand face off at supertri E World Triathlon Championship powered by Zwift on Saturday (April 13). Britain’s World Champion...
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April 12, 2024
Renowned Explorer and Author Tori Murden McClure to Keynote Running USA Industry Conference presented by haku in 2025
(Louisville, KY. April 12, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Running USA is excited to announce that Tori Murden McClure, esteemed explorer, author, and President of Spalding University, will deliver the keynote address at the 21st Running USA Industry Conference presented by haku in Louisville, Kentucky, scheduled for February 2-4, 2025. Registration...
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April 12, 2024
Zdeno Chara to Wear Nix Hydration Biosensor for Boston Marathon
BOSTON, MASS — April 12, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Boston-based, cutting-edge health biosensing company, Nix Biosensors, is honored to be working with NHL and Boston Bruins veteran, Zdeno Chara, in his journey to the start line of the Boston Marathon. Zdeno has been training with the biosensor for several months in...
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April 12, 2024
Kiptoo, Chelangat Win Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile at 4th PRRO Circuit Stop
WASHINGTON, DC /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – At the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, on a beautiful Sunday morning, April 7, in the nation’s capital, Wesley Kiptoo of Kenya won a close men’s race in 45 minutes, 54 seconds, beating countryman Raymond Magut by 1 second, while Sarah Chelangat of Uganda...
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April 12, 2024
RRCA Announces 54th Class of Distance Running Hall of Fame Inductees
Arlington, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Founded in 1971, the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame inducts American runners that have attained extraordinary levels of achievement in the sport of distance running as either an athlete or a key influencer (an individual that has contributed a considerable amount of their time...
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April 11, 2024
London and Manchester Marathons to be held on the same day next year
A predicament is on the cards for UK marathoners as the two biggest marathons in the country will take place on the same day in 2025. Runner's World
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April 11, 2024
Safa Brian Set To Unveil Pray For Speed X Ornamental Conifer Project At Sea Otter Classic
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Cyclist and filmmaker Safa Brian, recognized for his PRAY FOR SPEED films, announced a collaboration with artist Nicolai Sclater, known mainly by his moniker Ornamental Conifer, in a post (https://tinyurl.com/ysshx7bd) on social media today. The project includes two pieces of hand-painted cycling equipment, a SCOTT Foil bike,...