EVENT NEWS
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February 2, 2022
UTMB® World Series ready to run into inaugural year, with addition of three events to confirmed 2022 calendar
(Chamonix, France) 2 February 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Just eight months after the concept was first launched, UTMB Group and The IRONMAN Group, organizers of the UTMB World Series® have today confirmed a final calendar of 25 events across 16 different countries in Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas for 2022....
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February 2, 2022
Hospital Hill Run Announces Charity Challenge, benefiting Children’s Mercy Hospital
February 2, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - For 2022, The Hospital Hill Run is partnering with its Official Charity Partner, Children’s Mercy Hospital to provide a health-oriented program for area businesses and organizations to encourage health, wellness, and physical fitness, along with an avenue to fundraise for the “I Love Children’s...
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February 2, 2022
CarbBoom! Energy Gels® Named Official Energy Gel of the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS
Los Angeles, CA (February 2, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - CarbBoom! Energy Gels®, great-tasting performance-oriented nutritional sports supplements made from real fruit, have been named the official energy gel partner of the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS. The 37th running of the Los Angeles Marathon will be held on Sunday,...
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February 2, 2022
BibRave Marketing Savvy Leads Missoula Marathon To First Sellout Since 2013
Portland, OR /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - BibRave, the leading-edge endurance and fitness marketing agency led the Missoula Marathon to its first Marathon sell-out in almost a decade. Capacity was reached in the race’s Marathon event in just 3.5 months. BibRave led the Missoula Marathon team to a strong registration opening in...
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February 1, 2022
GFNY Mexico adds GFNY Zapopan
NEW YORK CITY, February 2, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series brings GFNY Zapopan, scheduled for October 2, 2022. The competitive long distance of GFNY Zapopan is 146km long with 1234m of climbing. Start and finish are hosted in the historic centre in front of the Basilica...
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February 1, 2022
The craziest active streaks in running
On Jan. 29, New Zealand’s Nick Willis ran another sub-4 minute mile at the NYC Millrose Games for the 20th consecutive year. This achievement is something only a few runners have come close to, which has sparked us to find the craziest active running streaks. Canadian Running
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February 1, 2022
ShowcasedThe Antarctica Marathon & Half-Marathon Returns to King George Island
KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA, February 1, 2022 ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 21st running of the Antarctica Marathon & Half-Marathon took place on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica on Friday, January 28. After deferring the event in 2020 and 2021, the Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT)...
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February 1, 2022
USA Triathlon Announces 2022 Toyota U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team Roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Triathlon today announced the 10 members of the 2022 Toyota U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team, the group of elite athletes who will represent the U.S. at the highest levels of elite paratriathlon competition during the 2022 season. The talented roster, which includes five Paralympic triathlon medalists...
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February 1, 2022
Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute Announces New Marathon Partnerships
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – February 1, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute, a world leader in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries and illnesses, today announced a new multi-year partnership with the Surf City Marathon and Long Beach Marathon as the official Official Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Partner...
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February 1, 2022
American River 50-Mile Endurance Run, Presented by Altra – The Trails are Calling!
Auburn, CA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - American River 50-Mile Endurance Run (AR50), presented by Altra, the iconic, historic and second-largest 50-mile endurance run in the United States is returning for its 43rd year. The prestigious race event brings together veterans, first-timers, and runners traveling from out of the country. Taking place...
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February 1, 2022
Registration now open for History & Heritage race featuring all-weather helicopter
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - With the first race in the series now sold out, registration for the upcoming virtual race is now open featuring the historical aircraft, MH-53 Pave Low. Especially equipped to assist in special operations missions, the heavy-lift, long-range helicopter was an all-weather platform capable of...
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January 31, 2022
Eating disorders and professional cycling: the thin end of the wedge
Former Slovenian pro Janez ‘Jani’ Brajkovič raced in the Tour de France, the Vuelta and the Giro, but in private he was battling a series of harrowing eating disorders. As a bulimic, Brajkovič would routinely make himself sick after eating. But Brajkovič is not alone: a recent study in the...
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January 31, 2022
USA Triathlon Unveils Revamped Online Events Calendar with New Features and Search Functionality
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Triathlon today unveiled its new Events Calendar, a completely revamped online race calendar that gives athletes the ability to seamlessly search for, filter and choose from thousands of USA Triathlon Sanctioned races nationwide for their next multisport challenge. The new USA Triathlon Events Calendar...
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January 31, 2022
Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournaments Single-Game Tickets on Sale February 1
NEW ORLEANS /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Single-game tickets for the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. In partnership with Pensacola Sports and Visit Pensacola, the tournaments will be held March 2-7, 2022, at the...
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January 31, 2022
Destination Sport Experiences Guarantee Entry into Brighton Marathon and Dublin Marathon for 2022
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -Destination Sport Experiences are the official Travel Partners for the Brighton Marathon Weekend and as such are pleased to be able to offer clients guaranteed entry, despite general entry now being closed. Brighton Marathon has exploded in popularity in recent years and is now a sell-out event every...
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January 29, 2022
Nick Willis Breaks the Four Minute Mile Barrier for the 20th Consecutive Year at the Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile
January 29, 2022 – New York, NY/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Tracksmith employee Nick Willis ran 3:59.71 in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games. The result marked the 5-time Olympian’s 20th consecutive year running at least one mile under the legendary four-minute barrier. The streak began when Willis first ran a...
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January 28, 2022
Showcased13 Tips to Improve Your Event Social Media Marketing
Using social media is an excellent way to spread news about your upcoming events. While you can use tools like Facebook ads, organic event promotion can also be an effective method for boosting ticket sales, building brand awareness and getting people excited about what’s to come. Here are some valuable...
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January 28, 2022
Ascension Seton introduces Austin’s first European-style charity ride, Tous à Vélo, benefiting Dell Children’s Medical Center
Austin, Texas /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - In collaboration with Circuit of the Americas and SCOTT Sports, Ascension Seton is producing a one-day European-style cycling event that will take place on April 3, 2022. The French way of saying “all on your bike,” Tous à Vélo is a non-competitive ride at the...
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January 27, 2022
As events return, amateur athletes exercise their pent-up demand for travel
Destination athletic events are reporting big spikes in interest and selling out quickly. And there are reasons travel and competing in person in athletic events are among the things people particularly missed during the pandemic. Boston Globe (paywall)
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January 27, 2022
ShowcasedSpeedo SALT Series Announces 2022 Race Dates
Saint Augustine Beach, Florida /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Salty Sports Society, owner and operator of the Speedo SALT Series, among other beach sports events, has announced its event dates for 2022. The Speedo SALT Series will feature age group racing with traditional open water swimming distances of 1 mile and 5...
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January 26, 2022
“The Ride for Mental Health” Gears Up to Pass $1 Million In Donations for Mclean Hospital
NEW YORK CITY and BOSTON (Jan. 26, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Ride for Mental Health, a weekend of cycling and camaraderie in the picturesque Hudson Valley just 90 minutes north of Manhattan, is on pace to surpass the $1 million mark in total donations when it returns to New...
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January 26, 2022
Spartan to Hold North American Championship at Canada’s Big White Mountain
KELOWNA, BC (January 26, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The toughest obstacle course racers in North America will be crowned at Big White Mountain this summer as Spartan, the world's leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, announced today that it will hold its North American Championship in Kelowna, British Columbia....
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January 26, 2022
World’s Coldest Marathon Held in the “Coldest Town on Earth”
Sixty-five runners braved minus 63 degree Fahrenheit temperatures to run the 2022 marathon, half, and 5k races in the Russian region of Yakutia. Local runner Vasily Lukin won the full marathon distance with a time of 3:22. The win marked the second time Lukin, a teacher from Churapcha Institute of Physical Culture and...
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January 26, 2022
New National Criterium Series Announces Full Schedule for 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - On Thursday, a core group of cycling stakeholders announced the full calendar of 10 events for a new national criterium series after announcing the founding events in December. The new events in the series are the Sunny King Criterium in Anniston, Ala., the MVP...
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January 26, 2022
USA Cycling Announces Culinary Team For Cyclocross World Championships
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - USA Cycling is sending 38 athletes to the 2022 Walmart UCI Cyclocross World Championships, and Chef Biju Thomas of Outside and Dr. Allen Lim of Skratch Labs will be preparing the meals for all of them throughout the weekend in Fayetteville, Ark. Thomas and Dr. Lim...