May 11, 2021

Kiwis Osborne, Kingsford take XTERRA Oak Mountain Titles

Sam Osborne and Samantha Kingsford won the 15th XTERRA Oak Mountain off-road triathlon elite titles at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, Alabama on Saturday, May 8, 2021 with winning times of 2:29:00 and 2:56:17, respectively. It’s the 15th XTERRA World Tour win for Osborne, the sixth for Kingsford,...

May 11, 2021

USA Triathlon, Elk Grove Village Present 4 Star Endurance With Entrepreneur/Business Plan of the Year Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon and Elk Grove Village, an Illinois municipality and the organization’s Exclusive Entrepreneur Community, today announced that 4 Star Endurance, LLC, has been named as the first-ever recipient of the Elk Grove Village-USA Triathlon Entrepreneur/Business Plan of the Year Award. The inaugural award is one...

May 11, 2021

Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Virtual Running Club Launches New Mobile App, Offering More Convenient Access To Platform

TAMPA, Fla. (May 11, 2021) – The Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running Club™ (VRC™) and its partners at SportHeroes have launched a new mobile app providing convenient access to all the features available on the platform. The mobile app, which is now compatible with Apple Health, offers Rock ‘n’ Rollers...

May 11, 2021

Snowbasin Resort Announces Summer 2021 Schedule with Outdoor Fun for the Entire Family

Huntsville, UTAH (May 11, 2021) –Snowbasin Resort announced its summer 2021 schedule today with a lineup of fun for the entire family with outdoor adventures, mountain top dining and an outdoor concert series. The resort will officially kick off the summer season on June 12 with lift served hiking and...

May 11, 2021

USA Cycling releases details of Inclusion Conference

(COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—11 MAY 2021) Sport should be open and welcome to all. Yet, recent discriminatory anti-transgender legislation in Arkansas and several other states where USA Cycling and UCI events are being held threatens access to sport. USA Cycling therefore believes it is absolutely necessary to bring the cycling industry...

May 11, 2021

Trail Running Has a Harassment Problem. These Women Are Here to Stop It.

After years of hearing about and experiencing harassment in running—including a tipping-point incident involving one of their own—a group of female leaders have come together to end gender-based violence in the trail and ultra running community. Runner's World

May 10, 2021

This is How US Triathletes Qualify for the Tokyo Olympics

The final auto-selection event for the U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team is this week in Yokohama. Here’s what you need to know. Team USA

May 10, 2021

Pic2Go Partners with The Steamboat Marathon 2021 to deliver Race Day Photos to Participants

After being canceled for the first time in history last year, The Steamboat Marathon, celebrating the 40th anniversary, will return this summer - on Sunday, June 6. The race, sponsored by Bank of the West, will have the half marathon shift to a virtual event while the full marathon and...

May 9, 2021

Brazilian Olympic Committee transports 20 tonnes of sports equipment and PPE to Tokyo

The Brazilian Olympic Committee has now sent the last of 20 containers of sports equipment and COVID-19 protection materials to Japan ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games' scheduled opening on July 23. Transported were 68,000 disposable masks, 12,500 disposable shoe covers, 400 alcohol sprays and 250 aprons, among other products....

May 7, 2021

USA Cycling’s Statement on the Delay of Announcing the 2021 Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – During preparations to announce the date and location for the 2021 USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championship, USA Cycling learned of an anti-transgender bill being considered in the host state’s legislature. This legislation would have barred transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with...

May 7, 2021

Sasquatch Racing Presents Their Biggest Virtual Running Adventure Ever: The Rock the Loch Challenge

San Francisco, CA (May 7, 2021) – Sasquatch Racing, the production company behind The Sasquatch Scramble, The Rattlesnake Ramble, and The Krampus Cross Country 5K/10K (& Brewfest) is rolling out its biggest virtual running adventure yet on May 10, 2021 with the Rock the Loch Challenge. Unlike a conventional challenge where...

May 6, 2021

IOC and Pfizer strike vaccine deal for Tokyo 2020 athletes

The British Olympic Association has been handed a boost in its bid to vaccinate all its athletes and support staff prior to the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in less than 12 weeks’ time. Under a deal struck between the International Olympic Committee and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, vaccines...

May 6, 2021

Nine Woman-Founded Nonprofits Named Finalists for Title Nine’s Pitchfest

Emeryville, Calif. (May 6, 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-founded organizations chosen as finalists in its inaugural annual Pitchfest Nonprofit Edition. As finalists, these women are leading movements of equality and...

May 6, 2021

XTERRA Oak Mountain this Weekend in Shelby County, Alabama

XTERRA is Back!  The first major in the U.S. since the 2019 World Championship in Maui is just two days away at the 15th XTERRA Oak Mountain off-road triathlon in Shelby County, Alabama on Saturday, May 8. Operating under the best practices outlined in USA Triathlon’s Safe Return to Multisport...

May 6, 2021

UTMB Group and The IRONMAN Group partner to launch the ground-breaking UTMB® World Series

UTMB Group – a major player in trail running which has led the sport’s development for the last 18 years – has joined forces with The IRONMAN Group to boost the sport’s international development and, together, will launch the world’s ultimate trail-running circuit: the UTMB® World Series. From as early...

May 6, 2021

Colombia’s Team Medellin, Ukraine’s AMORE E VITA, Hagens Berman Axeon, Elevate–Webiplex Pro Cycling and Team Illuminate Added to Maryland Cycling Classic Line-Up

BALTIMORE, Maryland– The Maryland Cycling Classic supported by UnitedHealthcare, America’s top one-day professional cycling race and the only UCI-sanctioned road race in the U.S., today announced the next round of teams confirmed to compete at the inaugural event, scheduled for September 5, 2021. Team Medellin (COL), recent winners of the...

May 5, 2021

1800 racers at inaugural GFNY Mazatlán

NEW YORK CITY, May 6, 2021 – A gentle rolling course along the pacific shores of Sinaloa in Mazatlán provided a perfect season opener for the 1800 riders at Sunday’s inaugural GFNY Mazatlán. Race day started early at 6am against a backdrop of clear blue skies. Following a tried and...

May 5, 2021

IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Final Competition Heads to Asia Pacific With Teams Represented from Japan, Philippines, and Australia

IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Asia Pacific IRONMAN VR Team Challenge takes the final competition cycle that will be happening on Thursday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. AEST (7.00 p.m. ET) with three teams represented by Japan, Philippines, and Australia facing-off in a Sprint, Olympic and Half-Distance virtual duathlon over the...

May 5, 2021

COVID-19: World’s oldest person pulls out of Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay over fears of spreading virus

Kane Tanaka, 118, was set to carry the torch in southern Japan but has withdrawn over safety concerns. Sky

May 5, 2021

PEDALITALY Launches a Virtual 5-Stage Race series, “PEDALITALY Giro di Sera”, the Spring Edition on ROUVY

Lucca, Tuscany (Italy) / May 5th, 2021 – Great virtual racing experiences, enabling athletes to ride the iconic cycling locations of the next real-life events from home, is the core of ROUVY’s augmented cycling reality platform. Exciting and immersive routes and breathtaking views promise a lot of racing fun for...

May 5, 2021

Super League Triathlon Announces 2021 Championship Series

Super League Triathlon has today announced its biggest ever Championship Series with the sport’s brightest stars to race in four thrilling events at major destinations around the world.  Super League will move into major cities for the first time with stops in London, Munich and Malibu, as well as a...

May 5, 2021

Runners around the world take part in first AbbottWMM Global Marathon

Runners from more than 75 countries took to the streets of their cities, towns and suburbs on May 1-2 to take part in the inaugural AbbottWMM Global Marathon. Runners aged 20 to 87 from Singapore to Switzerland, the Philippines to Peru, Hong Kong to Honduras donned their race bib, laced up...

May 5, 2021

2021 Boston Marathon Cutoff Time Set at 7:47 Below Qualifying Time

In total, 23,824 applications were received by the Friday, April 23 registration deadline. A total of 14,609 athletes applied with a qualifying time equal to or faster than 7 minutes, 47 seconds under their respective qualifying standard or applied through the early registration period for consecutive runners. The B.A.A. was unable to accept 9,215 qualifiers...

May 4, 2021

TriggerPoint Celebrates International Foam Rolling Day with Exclusive Live Programming and Social Contest

Carlsbad, Calif. (May 4, 2021) —TriggerPoint, the leader in recovery and massage products in the athletic and personal wellness markets, encourages everyone to learn about the benefits and importance of foam rolling on International Foam Rolling Day, May 11, 2021. “Foam rolling offers many benefits not only for athletes, but...

May 4, 2021

Race Directors HQ announces Race Directors Run 2021

Race Directors HQ, the online resource platform and community network for race directors worldwide, announced on Tuesday the launch of a worldwide real-time virtual race celebrating the endurance events industry. Race Directors Run 2021 is a free-to-join 5K to be held live on May 27 at 1pm ET. The race...