EVENT NEWS
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June 15, 2024
One Runner Dies, at Least Three Injured at 2024 Ultra-Trail du Haut Giffre Race in France
At least four runners are believed to have fallen on steep slopes during the early morning hours of Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the Ultra-Trail du Haut Giffre (UTHG) race in France in bad weather conditions. Reports indicate that one succumbed to their injuries and at least three more were evacuated to...
June 12, 2024
UCI to introduce yellow cards in pro cycling
On Wednesday, the UCI announced several changes for rules in a bid to bolster safety in the pro peloton. Following a spring marred with crashes with many of the top riders in the world, the international governing body is hopeful to avoid future accidents for the rest of the season....
June 12, 2024
Inaugural Olympic mass marathon reveals stylish finisher medals
For the first time in Olympic history, the host city, Paris, is hosting a mass participation marathon on the evening of Aug. 10, the eve of the women’s Olympic marathon. On Wednesday, the finisher medals for the Marathon Pour Tous (Marathon For All) were unveiled, and they are stunning. The...
June 6, 2024
15-year-old Ontario runner completes 100-mile race
Completing a 100-mile race is an accomplishment for any runner, but Ronnie Bondy stood out from the other athletes at the First Annual weULTRA Run (FAwR) in southwestern Ontario’s Essex County last weekend—Ronnie, from Belle River, Ont., is only 15. The Grade 9 student ran with his father, Brian Bondy (an accomplished ultra-distance athlete...
June 4, 2024
Boston Marathon qualifying standards to remain the same for 2025 and 2026
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that they will not raise the entry standards for the 2025 and 2026 Boston Marathons. According to the B.A.A., the qualifying standards across all age brackets will remain the same as they were for the 2024 Boston Marathon. However, achieving a qualifying standard does not...
June 3, 2024
Seine Still Fails Water Quality Tests Two Months Out From Olympic Games
With barely 50 days until the start of the Paris Olympics, questions persist about the viability of using the Seine for the open water and triathlon events. The latest water quality tests done by Surfrider Foundation Europe show levels of E. Coli and enterococci bacteria “higher than authorized levels set...
June 3, 2024
Strike That, Reverse It — Malibu Re-Opening Race RFP
In January of this year, the Council awarded the sole triathlon permit available in the city to the Zuma Foundation, headed by former race director Michael Epstein. This was over the objections of Malibu Triathlon IP holders supertri, who had acquired the event from Motiv Sports (who had bought it from Epstein) and...
May 28, 2024
Calgary Marathon becomes first marathon to have an on-course beer station
The Calgary Marathon celebrated its 60th anniversary on Sunday, and for the first time in event history, the race featured an on-course beer station for the marathon and half-marathon runners. Calgary-based brewery One for the Road Brewing Co. set up what is officially referred to by organizers as a “hydration...
May 27, 2024
Suriname sprinter blames Gatorade for positive doping test
Surinamese sprinter and current world U20 100m record holder Issam Asinga was issued a four-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for the metabolites of GW1516 in an out-of-competition test on July 18, 2023. Asinga and his agent claimed the positive test resulted from ingesting Gatorade Recovery...
May 24, 2024
Ironman offers free entries to athletes who DNFd at Ironman 70.3 Morro Bay due to tough swim conditions
Last weekend athletes competing at Ironman 70.3 Morro Bay faced tough conditions during the swim. The athletes faced a stiff current that was so strong many athletes weren’t able to make any forward progress. That strong current was enough to force many swimmers to pull out of the race, leading to...