EVENT NEWS
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January 22, 2024
Local Runners Win Rose Bowl Half Marathon
Pasadena, CA – January, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – On New Year’s Day, 96,371 college football fans squeezed into the Rose Bowl to watch an epic college football playoff game, Michigan’s 27-20 overtime win against Alabama. Twenty days later, athletes of a different sort, dressed in shorts and singlets, again filled the Rose...
January 21, 2024
“Guilty For Everything” – Belgian Race Organizer Faces Three-Month Suspension After Fatal Route Mishap Claims Life of 19-Year-Old Cyclist
The Belgian cycling community witnessed a stinging hearing from the Tournai police court. After a misplaced racing track claimed the life of 19-year-old rider Stef Loos, the scene sparked calamities on March 17, 2019. While its dire consequences entangled the event’s organizer, Marc Duquesnoy, this latest update marked his prolonged...
January 19, 2024
Top Finisher DQ’d from Sarasota Marathon
School Principal Disqualified from Sarasota Marathon after claiming podium spot, and editing GPS data. Apparently, she was being questioned directly by others that were questioning her results. By Monday, her Garmin data was private. Without this data, there may not have been enough justification to issue the disqualification. While her...
January 19, 2024
PTO backs Michael Epstein’s Zuma Foundation bid for Malibu Triathlon
Last fall the triathlon world was rocked when Michael Epstein, the founder and former owner of the Malibu Triathlon, managed to win back the permits to put on a triathlon in the city, shutting Super League Triathlon out of the event it had purchased a few years earlier. Through a...

January 19, 2024
KeyBank Named Title Partner of the Run for a Reason Charity Program for the 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
PITTSBURGH, PA (January 19, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – P3R, the engine behind Pittsburgh's most exhilarating sporting events, has announced that KeyBank has been named title partner of the Run for a Reason Charity Program for the 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events. More than 2,700 charity runners are...

January 19, 2024
Pro Athlete Line Up Confirmed for Challenge Wanaka
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Reigning champions Jack Moody (NZL) and Grace Thek (AUS) are set to defend their titles at the highly anticipated 2024 Integrity Homes Challenge Wanaka, showcasing an impressive lineup for the pro race on Saturday 17 February which will also feature latest anti-drafting technology, Race Ranger. Since turning...

January 19, 2024
3M Half Marathon Unveils Its Official Mascot
AUSTIN, TEXAS – January 19, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - In a blaze of excitement, the 3M Half Marathon, one of Austin's premier running events, proudly introduces its brand-new mascot, Blaze, to commemorate the event's 30th anniversary. The milestone year promises to be a celebration of speed, spirit, and community, and...

January 18, 2024
USA Cycling Announces 2024 UCI Cyclocross Worlds Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - USA Cycling announced today the 2024 UCI Cyclocross World Championships team competing in Tábor, Czech Republic on February 3-4, 2024. With the support of the MudFund, USA Cycling has been on the road spending several weeks in Europe preparing for the pinnacle of cyclocross,...
January 18, 2024
Chinese marathon runner, 52, is disqualified for CHAIN-SMOKING throughout entire race – which he finished in 3hr 33min
A Chinese marathon runner who chain-smoked his entire way through a 26.2 miles race has been disqualified, despite achieving a competitive time. Uncle Chen, nicknamed the 'Smoking Brother', managed to complete the Xiamen Marathon in three hours and 33 minutes on January 7 this year. But despite crossing the finish...

January 18, 2024
Life Time Athletic Events unveils 2024 calendar featuring iconic mountain biking, gravel cycling, and road + trail running events
CHANHASSEN, Minn., (Jan. 18, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand that operates more than 170 athletic country clubs across North America, has released its 2024 lineup of its owned and produced athletic events. Composed of cycling and running events, the portfolio spans 11 states...