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May 31, 2022
Andrea Peet Becomes First Person Diagnosed With ALS To Finish 50 Marathons in 50 States
PRINCE OF WALES, Alaska /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Andrea Peet has become the first person diagnosed with ALS to finish 50 marathons in 50 states, following her completion of the Prince of Wales Island Marathon on Saturday. Peet’s journey began in 2016 at the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach, Va., though...
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May 30, 2022
Canadian dad wins Buffalo Marathon while pushing his child in stroller
Canadian marathoner and dad from Waterdown, Ont., Lucas McAneney not only won Sunday’s Buffalo Marathon in Buffalo, N.Y. but did it with his two-year-old son Sutton along for the ride. McAneney pushed a stroller for the entire race in an attempt to break Calum Neff’s Guinness world record for the...
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May 29, 2022
Quinn Simmons and Kira Payer win Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca Cola Road Race
Durango, Colo. (May 29, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE / - Quinn Simmons and Kira Payer won the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca Cola Road Race this morning in Silverton. The road race and non-competitive, gran fondo-style McDonalds Citizen’s Tour saw 2,200 riders in total across all age group categories, with the...
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May 27, 2022
Sponsors Cut Ties with Colin Strickland Following Death of Moriah Wilson
Pro cyclist Colin Strickland has lost multiple sponsors amid the Moriah Wilson murder investigation. Strickland became a central figure in the case after police accused his girlfriend and business partner, Kaitlin Armstrong, of shooting and killing Wilson in Austin, Texas, on May 11. Strickland told police that he and Wilson had pursued a romantic...
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May 27, 2022
Paka Introduces The First Ever High-Performance Alpaca Running Socks
Los Angeles, CA (May 27, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ –Paka, the sustainable alpaca fiber apparel company, has launched the first-ever high-performance alpaca running socks. Tested in both the Boston and L.A. marathons, the socks blend Paka’s dedication to sustainable sourcing and manufacturing with high-performance design that stands up to countless miles of road...
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May 27, 2022
Running USA Sets Example by Achieving Responsible Sport Certification of its Annual Industry Conference
PORTLAND, May 27, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Council for Responsible Sport (Council) announced today that Running USA has been awarded silver level Certification of its 2022 Industry Conference held in Orlando, Florida in February. This is the nonprofit’s first responsible sport certification, earned by demonstrating adherence to robust standards...
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May 27, 2022
California Coast 500 presented by REI Summer Mileage Challenge Returns in Support of Eat. Learn. Play.
San Francisco, Calif. (May 27, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Returning for its third year, Bay Area-based event production company Run Local® is welcoming participants from around the world for another edition of the fan favorite California summer mileage challenge – the California Coast 500 presented by REI. From Memorial Day,...
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May 27, 2022
InsideTracker Celebrates Global Running Day with Live, Virtual Event Featuring Rahaf Khatib, Sally McRae
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—May 27, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - As runners across the globe unite on June 1 to celebrate Global Running Day, a worldwide celebration of running that encourages people of all ages and abilities to get moving, InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system, brings together some of...
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May 26, 2022
USA Cycling Partners with Endurance Zone to Launch Member Benefits Platform
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Endurance Zone has partnered with USA Cycling for the next 3 years launching ‘USA Cycling Rewards’ – a platform full of benefits tailored for USA Cycling’s active members. Through Endurance Zone’s white label technology and API integration, USA Cycling Rewards will house over 150 cycling and sports rewards, branded, and integrated into...
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May 26, 2022
World’s Sports Group launches the marketplace World’s Cycling
World’s Sports Group, the company behind the marketplace World’s Marathons and the endurance event calendar Ahotu, recently launched the platform World’s Cycling. It is meant to help athletes discover amazing cycling events all over the globe and provide support for event organisers in finding new participants. The pandemic has resulted...
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May 26, 2022
66 runners started a 100-mile race in Maine. Only 19 finished
Early in the morning of May 14, a pack of 78 runners stood in the parking lot at Androscoggin Riverlands State Park in Turner. Twelve of those runners were preparing for a 20-mile loop as the first of five runners in relay teams competing that day. The other 66 runners...
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May 26, 2022
Yamaha Bicycles Increases its Support of Ride Santa Barbara 100 and the Santa Barbara Cycling Community
CYPRESS, Calif. – May 26, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Yamaha Bicycles today announced its expanded support of Ride Santa Barbara 100, the premier century bike ride on California’s Central Coast. The pioneering e-Bike brand has signed on as the Official E-Bike Sponsor of this year’s event, scheduled for October 22. It will also...
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May 26, 2022
Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Functionality From Karoo
Effective next Thursday, Hammerhead will remove all Di2 functionality from the Hammerhead Karoo series, via firmware update. This is at the request/demand of Shimano, who according to Hammerhead, now sees them as a competitor. This means all Di2-related functionality including Di2 battery status, gear indicators, page changes via Di2 hood...
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May 26, 2022
Little Rock Marathon to Host Global Running Day on June 1
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 26, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Little Rock Marathon race officials today announced it will again partner with Rock City Running and Little Rock Parks & Recreation to host a free running/walking event at 6 a.m. on June 1 at Murray Park in celebration of Global Running Day....
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May 26, 2022
BikeExchange CEO resigns as company announces plans to raise capital
BikeExchange, a global online listing platform that hosts thousands of brands and retailers, recently announced that Mark Watkin, global CEO, has resigned immediately. Watkin will stay on with the company, following five years of service, until a replacement has been found. Bikebiz
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May 26, 2022
USA Cycling Partners with Endurance Zone to Launch Member Benefits Platform
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Endurance Zone has partnered with USA Cycling for the next 3 years launching ‘USA Cycling Rewards’ – a platform full of benefits tailored for USA Cycling’s active members. Through Endurance Zone’s white label technology and API integration, USA Cycling Rewards will house over 150 cycling and sports rewards, branded, and integrated...
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May 26, 2022
“Journey to Pro Cycling” video series, Episode 1 – SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND Team on GCN
Eslohe, Germany - May 26, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The mission of Saris is to break down barriers to make cycling more inclusive. The SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND Team is striving to break down their own barriers as they make their journey towards the pro tour. With GCN, the team released the...
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May 26, 2022
Legacy Triathlon Women’s Training Program for Beginners
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Elevate MultiSport Endurance Training 4 Women, Parathletes & Beginners (an affiliate of the LA Tri Club) is very excited to announce the inaugural Women’s only training program at the Toyota Legacy Triathlon and Paratriathlon National Championships in Long Beach, CA, July 15-17, 2022. The Elevate Women 4Tri...
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May 26, 2022
Sub7 & Sub8 athletes announce the final pacemakers to their teams
Sydney, Australia 26 June 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Pho3nix Foundation today revealed the remaining pacemakers selected by Alistair Brownlee, Kristian Blummenfelt, Nicola Spirig, and Kat Matthews for the Pho3nix Sub7 and Sub8 Project, Powered by Zwift. To break the seven-hour and eight-hour mark over the full distance of triathlon,...
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May 26, 2022
Adventure Race Croatia – A Remarkable Race For Every Team
Adventure Race Croatia is one of the most popular races in the Adventure Racing World Series, and this year welcomed 48 teams, with racers from 5 continents, including past winners and the current World Champion team. The race took place in the Gorski Kotar and Kvarner regions, on a 590km course,...
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May 26, 2022
New Event Record Set at the 2022 Denver Colfax Marathon
Denver, CO – A new event record was set at the 2022 Denver Colfax Marathon. 35-year-old Tyler McCandless of Fort Collins, CO, ran the high-altitude marathon in 2:21:07, breaking the previous marathon course record by three minutes. McCandless recently came in 4th at the Los Angeles Marathon and has qualified...
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May 26, 2022
Cycling Canada, Gruppo Announce Partnership
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Windsor, Ontario - Gruppo Nutrition – formerly Infinit Nutrition Canada – and Cycling Canada – one of Canada’s oldest National Sport Organizations – have announced a 12-month strategic and sponsorship agreement to provide premium cycling-specific sports nutrition to Cycling Canada and its national membership via the association’s provincial...
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May 26, 2022
Natural Grocers Grant Subsidizes Women’s Entries Fees for the Upcoming Jesse Blancarte Time Trial in Gardner, KS
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (May 26, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Natural Grocers® Cycling Team (with the support of their title sponsor, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.) is proud to support women’s bike racing at the 2022 edition of the Jesse Blancarte Memorial 10k Time Trial on May 29th, 2022, near Gardner, Kansas....
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May 26, 2022
RunSignup Announces New Release of RaceDay Scoring
May 26, 2022 - Moorestown, NJ/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunSignup, the leading registration provider for U.S. endurance events, announces its latest release of RaceDay Scoring, the next generation in scoring software. This new release of RaceDay Scoring includes backup to cloud functionality giving timers greater data security and flexibility. Participant scoring data...
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May 26, 2022
Olympians and World Champions Lead Field of Professional Triathletes Set to Compete in 2022 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon
SAN FRANCISCO – (May 26, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - IMG, a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, today announced the pro field for the 41st Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, set to take place June 5, in San Francisco. The line-up includes Olympian Ben Kanute (USA), 2016 IRONMAN World...