Awards

October 20, 2021

Challenge Family Race Awards Winners Announced

20 October 2021 - /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The wait is over, the CHALLENGEFAMILY Race Awards were announced at the annual Race Directors’ Meeting which this year took place on Mallorca, following CHALLENGEPEGUERA-MALLORCA. The Awards were developed in 2019 to provide recognition to the global team of race directors for all...

October 19, 2021

USA Triathlon’s Together, We Thrive Initiative Wins USOPC Diversity Equity and Inclusion Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced USA Triathlon’s Together, We Thrive initiative as the recipient of its annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Choice Award, the fourth time the organization has been honored by the USOPC for its diversity and inclusion efforts since...

October 7, 2021

Innovative Super League Triathlon Nominated for Sports Business Awards

Super League Triathlon has been nominated for a Sports Business award for its innovative response to COVID-19. The SLT Arena Games powered by Zwift has won widespread industry praise, and already picked up a major honour in the Sports Industry Awards with the Cutting Edge Award. It is now being...

September 29, 2021

GFNY Florida Sebring wins Sports Tourism Award 2021

The inaugural GFNY Florida Sebring held on October 25, 2020 attracted 800 cyclists and their families to Highlands County, Florida and earned GFNY the Sports Tourism Award 2021. “The award recognizes GFNY’s dedication to sports tourism by consistently growing sports participation, increasing the promotion and marketability of Highlands County to...

September 28, 2021

Skarda and Swenson Conquer The Pikes Peak Apex presented by Rockshox

Colorado Springs, CO, September 28, 2021 – Sports Strategies announces a successful close to the 2021 Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox following 4 days, 120 miles of dirt and over 15,000 feet of climbing. Alexis Skarda and Keegan Swenson, both from Santa Cruz/SRAM, beat strong fields to win the...

September 22, 2021

Digit Bikes Introduces Unique, GOLD-Award-Winning Full Suspension Bike, with Integrated Shock Absorber

IRVINE, CA (Sept. 22, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -- Veteran bicycle industry engineer and entrepreneur Tim Lane launched Digit Bikes this month with a groundbreaking new suspension system, named ANALOG. Digit Bikes has crowdfunding their launch with a Kickstarter campaign. At time of writing, funding is 100% secured, and pre-orders will...

September 17, 2021

P3R CEO Troy Schooley Recognized with Pittsburgh Business Times 2021 Outstanding CEO and Top Executive Award

PITTSBURGH (September, 2021) – Troy Schooley, P3R’s CEO, was recognized as a top leader in the region with the Pittsburgh Business Times 2021 Outstanding CEO and Top Executive Award. This award celebrates western Pennsylvania’s leading business executives, and Schooley was selected by a panel of independent judges, all of whom...

September 15, 2021

Marmot Celebrates Winners of Elevation Grants Focused on Supporting Outdoor Creatives of Color

Rohnert Park, Calif. — Sep 14, 2021— Marmot proudly announces the winners of its Elevation Grant campaign focused on supporting outdoor creatives of color. With a hugely successful number of entrants into a contest vying for the two coveted spots, winners Janelle Paciencia and Jade Begay are sure to produce...

September 9, 2021

Title Nine’s Fourth Annual Pitchfest Outdoor Edition Announces 2021 Finalists

Emeryville, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2021) - Title Nine, the adventure and outdoor apparel retailer that encourages women to risk, lead and own, is proud to announce the nine incredible woman-owned brands chosen as finalists in its fourth annual Pitchfest Outdoor Edition. As finalists, these women rose to the top as...

September 9, 2021

Super League Puts Triathlon On The Map Again With Win at Prestigious Sports Industry Awards

Super League Triathlon triumphed at the prestigious Sports Industry Awards with the SLT Arena Games beating off stiff competition to land the Cutting Edge Award. Super League CEO and Co-Founder Michael D’hulst was on hand to accept the award at the star-studded ceremony in London just days after a successful...

September 3, 2021

USA Women’s Goalball Claims Silver Medal at Tokyo Paralympics

TOKYO, Japan (September 3, 2021) – Defending gold medalist Turkey proved too much to handle for the short-handed U.S. women’s goalball team in Friday’s final of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall C. The tournament’s leading goal scorer, Turkey’s Sevda Altunoluk, scored six of her nine goals...

September 3, 2021

Allison Corbett Named Top 100 Women in Sports at the 2021 Sports Inclusion Conference

PITTSBURGH (September 3, 2021) – Allison Corbett, P3R’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, was recognized as a sports industry leader and named a Top 100 Women in Sports at the 2021 Sports Inclusion Conference. Nominations were received from across the country, and top leaders were selected based on...

September 3, 2021

Ashworth Awards and Baystate Marathon Release a Sneak Peak of their Finisher Medals

The Ashworth Awards Baystate Marathon released a video to show runner’s a sneak peak into what their finisher medal will look like.  Ashworth Awards has been the title sponsor of Baystate Marathon and Half since 2014, continuing this partnership through Covid-19’s virtual race, and returning back to in-person racing this...

September 1, 2021

BioLite Wins Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award

 Brooklyn, NY (September 1, 2021) — BioLite, a global leader in off-grid personal energy solutions, is honored to receive the prestigious 2021 National Design Award from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Winning the Product Design category, this award celebrates BioLite’s role in using the power of design to change the...

August 27, 2021

Kitsbow Awarded Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists

Old Fort, N.C. (August 27, 2021) – Kitsbow, maker of premium cycling clothing and accessories, is honored to be the recipient of a Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) award for 2021 from the League of American Bicyclists. The Platinum Level is the highest recognition in the League’s Bicycle Friendly...

August 26, 2021

Grandma’s Marathon Wins Top Honors in Statewide Readers’ Choice Awards Program

(DULUTH, MINN.) --- Grandma’s Marathon has been named a gold medal winner in the state’s premier Readers’ Choice Awards program, Minnesota’s Best, it was announced today. Grandma’s was voted the state’s top annual sports event or race in the inaugural “best of” program, which was put together by the Star...

August 26, 2021

Punch Gunk Announces Winners of Go Get It Grant

LOS ANGELES – Punch Gunk, the award-winning performance therapeutics company shaking up the pain relief and workout recovery industry, has announced the winners of their inaugural Go Get It Grant. After receiving many compelling applications from athletes in a variety of sports and from all across the world, a panel...

August 26, 2021

The RunnerBox Named to Runner’s World 30 Best Cheap Gifts for Runners Under $30

The RunnerBox has been named to ” “30 Best Cheap Gifts for Runners Under $30” by Runner’s World Magazine, an authority in the running community and essential guide for everyone who runs. Published to help gift-givers on a budget find top options, the list contains products ranging form hats and socks to...

August 18, 2021

woom bikes USA Named to Inc. 5000 List for the Third Year in a Row

AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 18, 2021 – Inc. magazine announced that woom bikes USA is number 1,198 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020....

August 17, 2021

Colorado-Based Xero Shoes Tops Inc. 5000 for the Fifth Year in a Row

Broomfield, CO (August 17, 2021) – Inc. magazine today revealed that Xero Shoes ranked No. 1498 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. This is the fifth year in a row that Xero Shoes makes the listing, as the company has...

August 17, 2021

Outspoken: Women in Triathlon Summit seeking nominations for the third annual Women in Triathlon Awards

Denver, Colorado, USA — August 17th, 2021. The producers of the Outspoken: Women in Triathlon Summit are back for a third year with the wildly popular Outspoken Women in Triathlon awards. The Women in Triathlon Awards Ceremony where winners will be announced will be held in Tempe, Arizona at 6pm,...

August 8, 2021

2020 Tokyo Olympics medal count: USA tops China in gold, silver, bronze and overall medal totals

The U.S. led the way at the 2020 Games with China, Japan, Great Britain and the Russian Olympic Committee rounding out the top 5. Overall, 339 medals were handed out across 33 sports and Team USA was the big winner collecting one third of all of the medals that were...

August 4, 2021

Another Mother Runner ‘Gears Up’ Features Performance Sunscreen KINeSYS

Worldwide community group, Another Runner Mother, has named KINeSYS SPF 30 Clear Zinc as one of their favorite skincare and beauty products. ‘AMR Gears Up’ features products that are used and loved by AMR ambassadors, tried and tested as go to options by women within the community. Another Mother Runner...

August 3, 2021

New Holland Brewing Wins Spirits Business Award for Beer Barrel Bourbon

Holland, MI (August 3, 2021) -- New Holland Brewing, the Michigan based top-50 craft brewery, is honored to receive a Masters Medal from The Spirits Business in the American Whisky Masters Competition for their Beer Barrel Bourbon. Launched in 2008, the prestigious Global Spirits Masters rates and rewards excellence in...

August 2, 2021

NYCRUNS Incorporates Non-Binary Athletes Equally Throughout Its Race Ecosystem

With the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon & Half Marathon set to become one of the country’s biggest races in April 2022, NYCRUNS is proud to announce that it will be incorporating gender-expansive identification into its race registration and scoring platform. This will be implemented in a few short weeks when the...