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March 7, 2022
New UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh BACK Half Marathon Celebrates Outstanding Charity Runners with Red Carpet Experience
PITTSBURGH, PA (March 7, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - This year P3R is unrolling the red carpet and celebrating outstanding charity runners with the new UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh BACK Half Marathon. Limited to the first 500 runners who fundraise $1,500 or more for charity, the new race will start in Shadyside...
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March 7, 2022
3,200 Runners Take On Baptist Health 305 Half Marathon & 5K produced by Life Time March 5
MIAMI, Fla., Mar. 6, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - More than 3,200 runners hit the pavement today at the Baptist Health 305 Half Marathon and “305K”, owned and produced by Life Time. As a fast follow to the Miami Marathon, which is also produced by Life Time, the 305 Half offers runners the...
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March 7, 2022
World’s Most Accomplished Mountain Athlete Kilian Jornet Joins Team COROS
Irvine, CA, March 7, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - COROS Wearables Inc., makers of innovative performance GPS watches is introducing Mountain Running and Ski Mountaineering World Champion Kilian Jornet and World Champion Mountain Runner Emelie Forsberg as its newest Pro Athlete Ambassadors. This partnership is yet another sign of the COROS brand’s commitment...
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March 7, 2022
Pic2Go Partnered with The Ventura Marathon to deliver Race Day Photos and Rich Finisher Galleries!
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The fast and scenic Ventura Marathon returned this year, offering a point-to-point marathon (and half marathon) with the perfect amount of downhill starting in Ojai and ending in Ventura. This year the organizers have partnered with Pic2Go to enhance the participants’ experience with auto-delivered free race day...
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March 7, 2022
Super League Triathlon Secures Live and Highlights Coverage Across Europe on Eurosport and discovery+ in 2022
SLT’s Arena Games Triathlon and Championship Series to air in 50 markets in Europe across Discovery’s network of channels and platforms Live and on-demand coverage of SLT events to reach more than 200 million viewers via broad television coverage and streaming via discovery+ and the Eurosport App /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -...
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March 7, 2022
Speed Hound Announces Partnership with Dare2Tri
Menlo Park, CA (March 7, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Earlier today, Speed Hound announced their collaboration with Dare2Tri, an organization focused on breaking down barriers to make fitness accessible for all, regardless of physical ability. “Our brand’s mission are well aligned and Speed Hound is beyond thrilled to be joining forces with...
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March 7, 2022
Stampone O’Brien Dilsheimer Law announced as new Title Sponsor of Women’s Philadelphia Triathlon & 5K, Expanding Partnership with DelMoSports
Cape May, NJ - March 7, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - DelMoSports is pleased to announce that Stampone O’Brien Dilsheimer Law has agreed to title sponsor the Women’s Philadelphia Triathlon & 5K for the next 4 years. Scheduled for July 10, 2022, at John B. Kelly Pool in West Fairmount Park,...
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March 6, 2022
Two Kenyan marathoners suspended for doping
The two prominent Kenyan marathoners have been suspended from competition. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Paul Lonyangata for 19 months for use of the drug Furosemide, and Edward Kiprop Kibet has been banned for three years for nandrolone. Running Magazine
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March 5, 2022
Netflix Tour de France series struggling to convince biggest teams to join
The Netflix Tour de France ‘Drive to Survive’ documentary series is struggling to secure the participation of several leading teams due to concerns about editorial control, privacy, and polemics during the sport’s biggest race of the season, as well as fees paid to the teams. Only five of the biggest eight teams are...
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March 5, 2022
Doing 30 to 60 minutes of one exercise weekly could help you live longer, study says
Strengthening exercises most benefit your muscular and skeletal health, but they could have two other big perks: helping you prevent disease and live longer, according to new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. CNN
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March 4, 2022
Zwift plugs cheating hole allowing in-game height and weight adjustment
Zwift made an announcement regarding the updates to the companion app in a forum on its website. The updates, which Zwift terms “security changes,” are meant to address an exploit that permitted a Zwifter to change their avatar’s in-game height and weight in order to gain an unfair advantage. VeloNews
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March 4, 2022
Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber
The Supreme Court on Friday reimposed the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing a federal appeals court ruling that had voided it. By a vote of 6-3, the court rejected defense claims that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong...
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March 4, 2022
Spartan Announces Return to Texas with Dallas Spartan Ultra 50K, Beast 21K and Sprint 5K
GRANBURY, Texas (March 4, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Time to get out of your comfort zone. Spartan, the world's leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, will be bringing its epic Dallas Spartan Ultra 50K, Beast 21K and Sprint 5K weekend to Martha’s Ranch in Granbury, Texas on Oct. 22-23, 2022....
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March 4, 2022
Shamrock Run Portland Returns for 44th year
PORTLAND, Ore. – March 4, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - For those who love lacing up their running shoes and pounding the pavement, imagine Beantown minus the Boston Marathon. Think of the Big Apple missing the New York City Marathon. For two years, that’s what it’s been like for the Portland...
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March 4, 2022
US Trail Running Conference Webinar Offers Guidelines to Increase Diversity for Trail Races
Estes Park, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The second webinar in a seven-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by Marathon Printing, the leading producer of custom printed items for endurance sports, was live on Thursday, February 24. The session subject for was: Diversity and Inclusion, focused on...
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March 4, 2022
Race Roster introduces mobile scanning solutions for quick and easy check-in
London, ON (Friday, March 4, 2022) - With Race Roster’s new mobile scanning solutions, event organizers can reimagine their check-in process. “We are always thinking of ways we can help organizers streamline their race day experiences, which includes eliminating long check-in line-ups!" Says Emily Lutz, Product Manager at Race Roster....
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March 4, 2022
Kane Footwear collaborates with Brian Mazza to launch first athlete-designed shoe
Westport, CT (March 4, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Kane Footwear is releasing their first collaborative design of the Revive recovery shoe with athlete and entrepreneur Brian Mazza. The shoe features earth tones and a printed message on the sole of the shoe that reflects Mazza's story and mission: Nothing Changes if Nothing...
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March 4, 2022
Dean Karnazes appointed Chief Exercise Officer for Afloat
TAMARAC, Fla. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Afloat, the creators of the reimagined and technologically advanced waterbed, have announced a new partnership with ultrarunner Dean Karnazes. Taking on the honorary title of Chief Exercise Officer, Karnazes will act as an ambassador for the brand, sharing how waterbeds offer a superior level of...
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March 3, 2022
iFIT Raises $355 Million, Settles Lawsuit, Lays Off Staff
iFIT Health & Fitness, Logan, Utah, raised $355 million in capital, settled a lawsuit with an investor, installed new leadership and laid off an undisclosed number of staff members, the company announced. Club Industry
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March 3, 2022
Yamaha Bicycles Introduces Two New e-Bikes for the U.S. Market
Cypress, Calif. – March 3, 2022 //ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, the pioneering brand in electric bicycles, is introducing two all-new, class 3, power assist bicycles: the Wabash RT and the CrossCore RC, e-Bikes built from the ground up with the all new Yamaha PWSeries ST drive unit,...
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March 3, 2022
Tucson Bicycle Classic THIS WEEKEND Brings Pro Teams, Novices Together for 3-Day Stage Race
March 3, 2022, Tucson, AZ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Tucson Bicycle Classic is excited to bring pro and novice cyclists together this weekend (March 4-6) for a challenging 3-day stage race! This race is in its 34th year, and has a reputation within the cycling community for being challenging, well-run...
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March 3, 2022
BikeExchange Offers New Clients Free Membership To Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association
Asheville, North Carolina (March 3, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Online bike marketplace BikeExchange (BEX) – fresh off their recent merger with Kitzuma Cycling Logistics, which allows clients to ship fully built, ready-to-ride bikes to their buyers – is again offering added value for its clients with a new initiative: All current and...
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March 3, 2022
Tour de France series on Netflix may be in the works
Professional cycling may be about to get a high-profile boost with the Telegraph Sport reporting on Thursday that streaming giant Netflix is in discussion with the Tour de France organisers ASO and eight WorldTour teams - including British squad Ineos Grenadiers - for a docu-drama series similar to Formula 1:...
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March 3, 2022
Spartan Games 2.0 Premieres March 24; Hardest Extreme Fitness Competition on Reality TV Heads to Big Bear Lake
BOSTON, Mass. (March 3, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A grueling schedule. Tactical challenges. The element of surprise. It all unfolds in the second season of Spartan Games — the most extreme fitness competition on reality television — premiering at 8 p.m. on March 24, 2022, on Outside TV, SpartanTV, and Spartan YouTube....
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March 3, 2022
Peloton ex-CEO John Foley sells $50 million in stock to Michael Dell’s investment firm
Peloton co-founder and ex-CEO John Foley has sold about $50 million in stock to an investment firm backed by Michael Dell, MSD Partners, according to a securities filing. The sale involved about 1.92 million shares, the Wednesday filing said. Foley still owns enough after the sale to maintain effective voting...