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September 23, 2021

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GFNY Santa Fe: Ferrara still wins post-pandemic

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/-- The second annual GFNY Santa Fe bounced back from the pandemic with a bang. The southern end of the Rocky Mountains made for spectacular racing in a high altitude setting with perfect racing weather. The 75-mile course included 7,150 feet of climbing of which most is attacked at...

September 22, 2021

Asma Jan, Kanza Malik making history for Pakistani women at world championships

Asma Jan and Kanza Malik made history at the world championships. The two riders became the first women from Pakistan to compete at an international cycling event when they took on the women’s individual time trial Monday. They are part of a four-rider team, along with two men, that is competing in...

September 22, 2021

UCI announces gravel series and official world championships

The UCI has announced the creation of an officially sanctioned gravel series and world championships adding a tenth discipline to the international federation's events. The federation has partnered with Belgian event organiser Golazo to create a UCI Gravel World Series of mass-participation races which will serve as qualifying events for the new UCI...

September 22, 2021

Tour de TOHOKU 2021 goes Virtual on ROUVY

September 22, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/-- Tour de TOHOKU is a bicycle event held every year by the Yahoo Japan Corporation, a leading Internet company in Japan and the Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co., since 2013, for the purpose of supporting the restoration efforts and bequeathing memories, post the Great East Japan...

September 22, 2021

Santa Barbara Half Marathon Unveils New Half Marathon and SB Independent 5K courses Featuring a State Street Finish

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (September 22, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -- The Santa Barbara Half Marathon and SB Independent 5K has unveiled the course maps, presented by Village Properties, that will take runners and walkers on a unique journey through downtown Santa Barbara beginning on Cabrillo Blvd. and finishing on State...

September 22, 2021

Strong Mountain Bike Pro Field Expected For 2nd Annual Pikes Peak Apex Presented by Rockshox

Colorado Springs, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -- Sports Strategies announces a strong professional field of racers for the 4-day mountain bike challenge on the slopes of Pikes Peak. $25,000 is up for grabs, split evenly between the men and women’s top finishers. The men’s field includes reigning APEX Champion and Marathon...

September 21, 2021

10 of the Worst Training Tips You Hear in Running

There are lots of ways to find your running potential. This article points out 10 tips, with each of them usually starting at a place of well-meaning associations, and sometimes ending at a place of actively unhelpful misinformation. Women's Running

September 21, 2021

How to Improve SEO for Your Event Website

Events are a great way to bring people together in a shared experience. Whether you’re organizing a race, concert, festival, tradeshow, or conference, you’re working hard to organize an event your attendees will enjoy. But what does all of that time and effort mean if people don’t know about it?...

September 21, 2021

Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour Presented by Amgen is Back for 2021

SAN FRANCISCO – September 21, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -- The Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic (CCC) Bike Tour presented by Amgen left San Francisco on Saturday morning for its annual 525-mile eight-day bicycle tour to raise $1 million for the Arthritis Foundation. As of Monday morning, the CCC’s 165 in-person...

September 21, 2021

Tough Mudder Launches 2022 Global Calendar and New Distances

BOSTON, Mass. (Sept. 21, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -- Tough Mudder, the global leader in obstacle course adventures, announced the launch of its 2022 season calendar, including new distances and more obstacles than ever before. The company is also expanding its calendar to offer more events to meet post-COVID demand across...

September 21, 2021

Results of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2021 health policy

Quartz Event Program In order to protect the health of the participants and to contribute to a clean sport, the organization of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc has set up since 2008 the QUARTZ Event Program which implies specific medical rules; in particular, runners agree not to take part in any of...

September 21, 2021

2021 Americas Triathlon Championships now part of Super Sprint Weekend in Hurricane, Utah on Oct 30-31

St. GEORGE, Utah — USA Triathlon, PATCO and Intermountain Tri today announced that the 2021 Americas Triathlon Championships St George have been scheduled for Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, in conjunction with Super Sprint Weekend in Hurricane, Utah. The Elite, U23, & Junior international races welcome top athletes...

September 21, 2021

Ghostrider Revealed to Debut as The 2022 Air Force Marathon Featured Aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –Blasting its way in to be featured as the 26th Annual Air Force Marathon aircraft and to celebrate the Air Force 75th anniversary, is the AC-130J Ghostrider. As the 2022 featured aircraft, the AC-130J Ghostrider is a highly modified C-130 which contains advanced features. Its...

September 21, 2021

Yamaha Bicycles Presents e-Bike Class at Ride Santa Barbara 100

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – September, 2021 – Ride Santa Barbara 100 (RideSB100), the premier cycling event on the American Riviera, is announcing its 2021 e-Bike class presented by Yamaha Bicycles. As part of the Yamaha Bicycles sponsorship, Yamaha is funding the activation of an All Kids Bike program in Santa...

September 20, 2021

2,500 Cyclists ‘Revel in the Woods’ At 38th Annual Chequamegon MTB Festival

CABLE, Wis., Sept. 18 – Life Time played host to cyclists from around the country in the remote Wisconsin towns of Hayward and Cable Wisconsin this weekend during the 38th annual Chequamegon MTB Festival, which featured $10,000 in prize purse winnings for 2021. The event’s signature distance features 40-miles of...

September 20, 2021

Sports Photography makes a splash in Hyde Park at the Children with Cancer UK Swim Serpentine

Photography of mass sporting events has taken a leap forward thanks to a new space-enabled service used at the prestigious Children with Cancer UK Swim Serpentine. While swimmers taking part would have in the past expected to wait days for pictures from the event organisers, thousands of photos were today...

September 20, 2021

Nearly 40 Teams Prepare to Take on the 2021 GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan

PITTSBURGH (September 20, 2021) – The 2021 GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan opened registration with its brand-new experience for runners on the Great Allegheny Passage from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md. There are currently 38 teams registered for this year’s event. Previously, the event ran in the opposite direction...

September 20, 2021

Kerrville Triathlon Expects Record Numbers for 10th Anniversary Celebration

AUSTIN, Texas, September 20, 2021 -- The Kerrville Triathlon Festival is ready to welcome the largest field in its 10-year history for triathlon’s return to the Texas Hill Country. With close to 1800 registrants from 20 states bringing their friends and families, Kerrville Tri continues to showcase why it’s a...

September 18, 2021

Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 race canceled due to COVID-19

The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March, and the 2022 edition canceled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan's capital. The race had been set for Oct. 17 but has now been moved to March 6, according to the Tokyo Marathon Foundation website. ESPN

September 18, 2021

Chris Anker Sørensen killed in crash while cycling at world championships

Retired pro rider and television pundit Chris Anker Sørensen has been killed after being struck by a van driver while cycling in Belgium. Sørensen was attending the world championships to work for Danish television channel TV2 Sport at the time of the incident on Saturday. VeloNews

September 18, 2021

Gustav Iden (NOR) And Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) Utilize Dominant Performances to Take the Titles at The Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission

St. GEORGE, Utah / TAMPA, Fla. (September 18, 2021) - After two-years of anticipation for a world championship event, St. George, Utah, took the global spotlight this week as fans and athletes alike witnessed the remarkable lineup of pro athletes at the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship presented...

September 18, 2021

Leadville Race Series Podcast Grit, Guts and Determination Now Available

LEADVILLE, Colo., Sept. 18 2021 – Life Time, the premier healthy lifestyle brand, today announced the launch of Grit, Guts and Determination: The Leadville Race Series Podcast. Hosted by Cole Chlouber, son of Leadville Race Series co-founder Ken Chlouber, each episode highlights inspirational, historical, and transformative experiences that comprise the...

September 17, 2021

The Land of Endurance Daily Recap – Friday, September 17, 2021

St. GEORGE, Utah (September 17, 2021) – Race week for the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission continued today in St. George, Utah with the IRONKIDS Fun Run and athlete bike check-in. The Land of Endurance Daily Recap, which pays homage to this year's...

September 17, 2021

The Apex Presented by Rockshox Welcomes EF Pro Cycling Riders Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes to Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO, September 17, 2021 – Sports Strategies announces EF Pro Cycling riders Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes will be coming to Colorado Springs for the 2021 Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox. Morton, native of Australia, and Howes, from Colorado, are both living in Colorado and will have...

September 16, 2021

Ironman Hints World Championships Could Be Moved From Kona

Ironman CEO Andrew Messick suggested today that the Ironman World Championship—which throughout its 40-year history has always been staged in Kona, Hawaii—could be moved, saying that the company is considering all possibilities. Triathlete