February 4, 2023

If the Ironman World Championship Doesn’t Happen in Kona, Did It Even Happen?

The iconic one-day world championship event has outgrown the small town on the island of Hawaii. But will triathletes follow the race outside of Kona? NYT  (PAYWALL)

February 2, 2023

The Richest Pro Triathletes of 2022

By race series, the total money breaks down to $4.9M from Ironman ($3.3M for full-distance races, including two world championships in 2022, and $1.6M for 70.3s), $5.6M from the PTO, and $800k from Challenge (including Clash). World Triathlon paid $1.9M for their World Triathlon Championship Series, while Super League offered...

January 30, 2023

Ultramarathoner sues race organizers after she was hit by motorcycle

A group of race organizers for a 12-hour ultramarathon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are being sued for negligence after one runner was hit by a motorcycle driver during the Dec. 17 race, fracturing her ankle. Canadian Running

January 24, 2023

After Runners Apply Pressure, Boston Marathon Announces Pregnancy Deferral Policy

After a runner’s Instagram post about the Boston Marathon’s lack of a clear policy around pregnancy deferrals, the Boston Athletics Association is finally taking action. Women's Running  

January 23, 2023

Pregnant Runner Calls Out Boston Marathon’s Lack Of Maternity Policy

Elite runners are joining the calls for better maternity policies in sport, adding their voices to those in the WNBA and in soccer. WNBA All-Star forward Dearica Hamby called out the Las Vegas Aces this weekend for their “unethical” treatment of her in the wake of her pregnancy announcement. U.S....

January 23, 2023

Mountain Spine Race runners rescued from Auchope Refuge Hut

The 268-mile Spine Race, widely regarded as one of the world’s toughest endurance races, takes place across the Pennine Way, finishing in Kirk Yetholm. Rescue teams from either side of the Scotland-England border were called out shortly after 6am on Sunday to evacuate two hypothermic runners. Border Telegraph

January 20, 2023

Memo to Runners: Your Race Wants You Back in 2023!

In 2022, races were open for business as usual—but runners didn’t flock back. Participation was down about 16 percent from pre-pandemic levels, Road Runners Club of America told Runner’s World last September—and many events saw numbers decline much more. Runners World

January 17, 2023

Could Esports Help “Save” Triathlon?

A new generation is hooked on gaming like never before, and with events like the Arena Games, the UCI esports world championship, and more, experts are hoping that the blend of VR and IRL will power up triathlon. Triathlete

January 17, 2023

Tunnel Ultra: The mind-bending 200-mile ultra-marathon in the dark

The Tunnel Ultra is a race like no other. It's easy to find longer events. Some even involve repeating the same loop for days on end. But nowhere else can you take part in a race so twisted that you spend more than two days in darkness doing a one-mile...

January 11, 2023

Trail Running and Drug-Testing: Where Do We Go From Here?

For years, trail running has had a reputation as a clean sport with a bit of a “wild west” vibe. But the globalization of the sport, increased level of competition, more sponsorship contracts, and the advent of bigger prize purses has started to change the sport in the past decade,...

January 9, 2023

Global Medalists, National Record Holders, Olympians and Paralympians Among 127th Boston Marathon Women’s Field

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) proudly announced today the women’s professional field for the 127th Boston Marathon, featuring decorated Open, Wheelchair and Para Athletics Division athletes from 18 countries. Among the field are global medalists, national record holders, Olympians and Paralympians, as well as five Boston Marathon champions. BAA

January 5, 2023

Pickleball Soars to 37M Players in U.S.

Pickleball is coming off of its best year yet. The sport, which exploded in popularity during the pandemic, saw more than 36.5 million people in the U.S. play between August 2021 and August 2022, according to a report by the Association of Pickleball Professionals. Before the report, around 5 million people played pickleball....

December 22, 2022

Men set to compete in Olympic artistic swimming for first time at Paris 2024

Men will now be eligible to compete in the team event, which features eight athletes on each team. The new rules will permit a maximum of two men to feature on each squad at the Games, with ten teams expected to take part in Paris. ITG

December 15, 2022

The world’s wildest ultra to launch in 2023

If you thought the Barkley Marathons was crazy, this new ultramarathon in Tanzania might change your mind. Launching in the summer of 2023, the Hadza 80K requires runners to only use their survival skills to sustain themselves. Canadian Running

December 15, 2022

Zwift Levies Ban Against Digitally Doping Rider

The race in question took place in mid-November for European and African riders trying to qualify for the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship, and after a three week investigation, rider Eddy Hoole has been banned from Zwift for six months for manipulating his data during the final climb of the...

December 12, 2022

Life Time responds to Sea Otter petition, changes start times for women’s cross-country race

Life Time, the parent company of the Sea Otter Classic, has said they are changing the start format of the Fuego 40km cross-country mountain bike race in 2023. The changes come less than two weeks after Hayley Yoslov started a petition, Let Women Ride: Improve Gender Equality in The Sea Otter...

December 12, 2022

How the 1% Runs an Ironman

Inside the world of Ironman XC, which makes the endurance contest a little more endurable — for executives who can afford to pay. NY Times (paywall)

December 11, 2022

Ironman Triathlon discontinues Alaska race after just 1 year

Nearly as quickly as it arrived, the Ironman Alaska triathlon race has been discontinued. The inaugural race was held Aug. 7 in Juneau, but it won’t return for a second running, Ironman announced Friday. ADN

December 8, 2022

How one race is trying to zero out emissions

Bikes are thought of as a green mode of transportation, but a bike race and all the vehicles around it can almost at first glance seem like the antithesis of sustainability. The cycling community is starting to take its environmental impacts and carbon footprint seriously. Velo News

November 30, 2022

UCI bans team cars from following time trial riders too closely

Tthe UCI has ruled that cars must now follow riders at 15 metres rather than 10 as before, although it is not known how commissaires will measure this in race. Cyclingnews spoke to an aero expert, Richard Kelso, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide, who explained that the...

November 30, 2022

Tour de France will skip Paris finale in 2024

For the first time in race history, the Tour de France will not conclude in Paris in 2024. The final stage of the Tour has always been in Paris (or in nearby suburbs), and since 1975 the final stage has ended on the Champs-Élysées. La Gazzetta reports that an official...

November 25, 2022

Will you dare run a marathon on a frozen Pangong Lake?

One of Ladakh’s most frequented attractions, the Pangong Tso Lake is set to become the venue for India’s first- frozen lake marathon. The maiden edition of the Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon is scheduled to take place on 20 February 2023, and registrations have already begun. CN Traveller

November 22, 2022

Chicago Marathon – 7 Disqualified, 40 More Likely Cut The Course after 35K Checkpoint

Almost immediately following the Chicago Marathon, I began to receive emails about runners with suspicious splits. In particular I received reports of suspicious splits between 35k and 40k. Looking at the map, it is easy to see how runners could cut over 2 miles off the course by skipping the...

November 14, 2022

This Strava Data Shows How Much Slower You Run a Race When It’s Hot

In 2021, the high temp was a cool 55 degrees—ideal, if not a little warm for some runners—compared with the 2022 high of 74 degrees plus humidity. Strava found that its users’ who logged a finish in NYC ran an average finishing time in 2021 of 4:09:36, and this year...

November 13, 2022

What Does It Take to Close the Roads for a Triathlon?

When endurance athletes think of a race director, they might picture the person on the loudspeaker shouting instructions race morning, or the one ordering too many extra-large tees and not enough mediums. But behind the scenes, the bulk of a race director's work (and budget) goes toward securing and preparing...