December 1, 2023

Japan’s Miho Nakata Sets Women’s 24-Hour World Record

Japan’s Miho Nakata jumped into the spotlight in the ultrarunning world on Saturday, December 2, setting the women’s 24-hour world record of 167.996 miles (270.363 kilometers) at the 2023 IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taipei. She beat the previous record set by Camille Herron of 167.842 miles (270.116k) at the...

November 27, 2023

‘HEALING’ | Cork Ironman to ‘take hiatus’ in 2024 after two competitors die in race

Ironman triathlon events will not take place in Cork next year following the deaths of two participants died during the Youghal race back in August. In a statement on Tuesday, the US organisation announced that both the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events “will take a hiatus” in 2024. This pause...

November 21, 2023

DATEV Challenge Roth media reach doubles to 324 million people

Having previously reported 300,000 spectators in Roth, southern Germany, TEAMCHALLENGE noted that the appeal of ‘the world’s largest long-distance triathlon’ remains strong and reached a new peak in 2023. The popularity of Challenge Roth was underlined by the fact that entries for the 2024 event, set for July 7, 2024, were reportedly...

November 15, 2023

U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Start Time Changed To 10 A.M. After Athletes Voice Concerns

The U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, which serves as the selection race for the American marathon team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, were set to be held at noon ET in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 3, 2024. In September, 84 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers and notable American distance runners...

November 7, 2023

Future of Tour of Britain in doubt after British Cycling ends deal with race organiser

The future of the Tour of Britain is in serious doubt after British Cycling withdrew from a deal with race promoter Sweetspot, with the termination reportedly centering around allegations that the company owes around £700,000 in race licence rights fees. The dispute means that the UK's biggest professional bike race could be...

October 30, 2023

Pan American Games race walk course found to be 3 km short

The first day of athletics was off to a rocky start at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile when the women’s 20 km race walk course was found to be three kilometres shorter than the prescribed distance. This unexpected lack of accurate course measurement led to officials quashing...

October 25, 2023

The Tour De France Faces Major Disruption Due To Paris Olympics

Next summer’s Paris Olympics will cost organizers at least $4.5 billion — but the Games will also severely upend one of the most storied international events on the sporting calendar. On Wednesday, the Tour de France released its official route for the 111th edition of the cycling race in 2024, with...

October 16, 2023

Course Cutting/Bib Cheating Prevalent at The Chicago Marathon

An early analysis of The 2023 Chicago Marathon shows that over 275 runners have been removed from the marathon results. To The Chicago Marathon’s credit, they removed the questionable finishers almost immediately. Unfortunately, for me, that makes it a bit more difficult to analyze those specific results. If you search...

October 7, 2023

Runners outraged after local Ontario marathon ran out of water

A marathon in Ontario’s picturesque Prince Edward County is under scrutiny following a severe water shortage in 24 C weather, which left 600 runners searching for answers. Despite assuring on their website that water stations would be available every two kilometres during the second half of the marathon, some runners were shocked...

October 5, 2023

Runners outraged after local Ontario marathon ran out of water

A marathon in Ontario’s picturesque Prince Edward County is under scrutiny following a severe water shortage in 24 C weather, which left 600 runners searching for answers. Despite assuring on their website that water stations would be available every two kilometres during the second half of the marathon, some runners were shocked...

October 4, 2023

Runner accused of cheating in Cardiff half marathon

A runner is alleged to have cheated in the Cardiff Half Marathon. Sion Daniels of Llanelli AC was seen at the finish line celebrating a time of one hour, seven minutes and 40 seconds. But organisers said he removed his chip and submitted a false GPS recorded file which included...

October 2, 2023

The Hardest Job in Multisport? Triathlon Lifeguard.

The triathlon swim is the most chaotic, frenetic segment of the race, and the portion where things are most likely to go wrong. Dying during a triathlon is infrequent, but deaths do happen at a rate of about 1.5 in every 100,000 participants. Nearly 80% of those deaths take place...

October 1, 2023

Annual Twin Cities Marathon canceled due to extreme heat

The annual Twin Cities Marathon has been canceled due to record-breaking heat in Minneapolis and St. Paul, marathon organizers announced Sunday morning. The event, slated to begin at 7 a.m. local time, was expected to draw 300,000 spectators, according to the organizers. Temperatures were forecast to reach an unseasonably high...

September 27, 2023

Train delays Quad Cities Marathon mid-race: How race coordinators accounted for timing issues

More than 4,000 runners pounded the pavement at the 26th Quad Cities Marathon, but roughly 200 of them got a lengthy break in the middle of it. Numerous participants experienced a delay as they waited for a train to cross the tracks on Gaines Street in Davenport near Modern Woodman Park....

September 26, 2023

Malibu Triathlon Gets Green Light from Malibu City Council After Threat From Tidewater Goby

The Malibu City Council voted to allow the triathlon to go ahead this weekend after the fate of the event was in question over permitting issues as a result of an altered course that was designed as a way to protect an endangered fish species that have taken residence in...

September 22, 2023

One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cycling

Pollastri was riding in his basement on Zwift, a multiplayer virtual training program that lets cyclists train together at home. He’d been riding in the Zwift Racing League, the largest competition on the platform, against riders all over the world. Pollastri is a self-described data freak, so on the heels of...

September 19, 2023

Endangered fish endangers Malibu Triathlon

This year's Malibu Triathlon appeared bound for cancellation Tuesday due to a combination of a flooded underpass, an endangered fish and concerns about proper public notification about a change in the race route. But the Malibu Planning Commission on Monday may have doomed the event by rejecting a needed permit....

September 7, 2023

How to Know When to DNF

When an athlete stands on the start line of a race, there are always feelings of possibility, opportunity, and nerves, no matter the distance. The hours of training and preparation that go into making it to the start line are an endurance event on their own. On average, it costs...

September 5, 2023

Mexico Marathon disqualifies 11,000 of their 30,000 runners after finding THOUSANDS cheated, including using cars and public transport mid-race, by investigating their electronic trackers

Organisers of the Mexico Marathon have reportedly disqualified 11,000 runners after electronic trackers revealed the participants had not completed the full course. Over 30,000 runners participated at the 40th anniversary edition of the race in Mexico City on August 27. Mexico Marathon organisers were forced to investigate anonymous complaints from participants...

August 24, 2023

ÖTILLÖ splashes out in USA with acquisition of Ödyssey Swimrun Series

Swimrun AG, the Swiss-based owner of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, and the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series, has acquired a majority stake in Swimrun USA, a leading organizer of swimrun races in the US and the company behind the Ödyssey Swimrun Series. All Ödyssey Swimrun races will become part of...

August 23, 2023

New York City Marathon changes pregnancy deferral policy – but it requires athletes to pay to defer

New York Road Runners (NYRR) – organisers of the New York City Marathon – updated the organisation’s pregnancy and postpartum cancellation policy in an attempt to become a ‘more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and socially responsible organisation’. It means that the New York City Marathon is now the fifth World Marathon Major to allow women...

August 21, 2023

How This 52-Year-Old Crushed His First Ultra, One of the Hardest Races in the World

Ken Rideout had never slept in a tent, run with a backpack, or been in a race longer than 26.2 miles — but when the 52-year-old heard about the grueling Gobi March ultramarathon, something told him he could win it. Not only did Rideout win the Gobi March at 52, taking...

August 20, 2023

Two men die in Ironman Cork competition in Ireland

Two men died during the swimming portion of an Ironman event in Ireland on Sunday, local authorities said. Irish broadcaster RTE said the two men, one in his mid-60s and one in his mid-40s, died in separate incidents during the 1.9 kilometer (1.2 mile) swimming portion of the competition. espn

August 16, 2023

A Vulnerable, Inside Look at What It Takes to Run the Cocodona 250

The Arizona-based race has only been around since 2020, but already it’s developed a reputation for requiring top-notch physical and mental fortitude to complete. Runners depart from Black Canyon City and wind their way through, up, and over central and northern Arizona’s famously challenging terrain to Flagstaff. Over the 250-mile...

August 9, 2023

The Dangerous Promise of the Pro-Doping “Enhanced Games”

Why would we want something like the Enhanced Games? When I spoke with Brett Fraser, a former Olympic swimmer for the Cayman Islands who serves as the organization’s “Chief Athletes Officer,” he told me that the idea was to “create a better environment for athletes to perform in.” In practice,...