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January 20, 2020
USA Cycling has its eye on gravel
Last week, officials from the national governing body met with representatives from some of gravel cycling’s biggest events in Bentonville, Arkansas. The goal of the meeting was to create an official dialogue between USAC and the racing scene that has, thus far, grown up outside of the national governing body’s umbrella of influence....
January 13, 2020
Spartan Pushes Tough Mudder Toward Chapter 11
The saga continues with Tough Mudder, its co-founder, the companies it owes money to, and Spartan, who wants to acquire them. Spartan has filed a statement in support of an emergency motion of petitioning creditors to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee. Read more on MudRunGuide.
December 18, 2019
Triathlete caught cheating to serve a year’s sentence for harassing coach
Edmonton's Amanda Wowk, caught cheating in 2018 at Ironman Mont-Tremblant and Ironman 70.3 St. George, will now serve a year's jail sentence for harassing her coach through hundreds of emails and voice messages. Read the details on Triathlon Magazine Canada.
December 15, 2019
Race imposes $500 fine and tickets for bandits
The Fort Bend KIA 30K, which takes place in Sugar Land, TX, has implemented a policy that potentially fines race bandits $500 USD and charges them with “Theft of Services.” Marathon Investigation reports that banditing is less of a problem for the race now than in the past, but that the policy...
December 15, 2019
84-year-old Canadian becomes oldest Antarctic marathoner
It took 11 hours, 41 minutes and 58 seconds, but Roy Svenningsen of Edmonton, at 84, became the oldest person ever to complete a marathon in Antarctica when he crossed the finish line of the Antarctic Ice Marathon on Friday. Read all about it on Canadian Running.
December 14, 2019
Runner accused of slapping reporter’s butt on live TV now charged with sexual battery
A 44-year-old man accused of inappropriately touching a female reporter during live coverage of a 5K race in Georgia has been charged with sexual battery, according to the Chatham County Sheriff's Office. Read about what has transpired since the race incident on USA Today.
December 11, 2019
Marathon runner banned for life after slapping reporter’s butt on live TV
Alex Bozarjian, with NBC News affiliate WSAV-TV, was reporting live from the the annual Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run on Saturday when a male participant slapped her on the butt as he ran by. The viral clip now has over 10 million views. Officials say they were easily able to identify the runner through his race bib and...
December 9, 2019
Russia banned from Olympics, world champs for 4 years; athletes could compete as neutrals
Russia is banned from the next two Olympics and other major sports events for four years, though its athletes could still compete without representing the country if cleared by anti-doping authorities. Russia’s hosting of world championships in Olympic sports also face being stripped after the World Anti-Doping Agency executive committee approved...
December 5, 2019
Life Time buys Crusher in the Tushar a year after acquiring Dirty Kanza
Life Time has acquired the Crusher in the Tushar, adding another marquee gravel race to its growing portfolio of off-road endurance cycling races. The news was announced by Crusher in the Tushar founder Burke Swindlehurst in a letter to riders. Swindlehurst said he will remain in a management role with the race. Read more...
December 5, 2019
Spartan Race Acquires La Ruta Mountain Bike Race
Spartan Race announced they have acquired La Ruta De Los Conquistadores Mountain Bike Race, which calls itself the Toughest Mountain Bike Race On The Planet. It is a 3 day race that covers 161 miles, crosses 5 mountain ranges and has a cumulative 29,000 feet of climb. Under the terms of...
December 3, 2019
Fargo Marathon sold to Rugged Races with hopes of boosting participation
According to Fargo Marathon race founder Mark Knutson, Rugged Races is expected to help push the numbers up with its national arsenal of marketing power, including a database of 500,000 runners. The Fargo Marathon began in 2005 with 2,641 participants. Growth came quickly with almost 20,000 in all events by 2010,...
December 2, 2019
“Where’s your bib?” – Dozens of bandits pulled from Miami Turkey Trot
Frankie Ruiz is the South Florida’s Chief Running Officer South for Life Time Fitness. He is also the co-creator and Race Director for The Miami Marathon. He also does not tolerate bandits at his races. In the video, you see a number of bib-less runners being directed off of the course by...
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