EVENT NEWS
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December 1, 2023
Japan’s Miho Nakata Sets Women’s 24-Hour World Record
Japan’s Miho Nakata jumped into the spotlight in the ultrarunning world on Saturday, December 2, setting the women’s 24-hour world record of 167.996 miles (270.363 kilometers) at the 2023 IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taipei. She beat the previous record set by Camille Herron of 167.842 miles (270.116k) at the...
November 27, 2023
‘HEALING’ | Cork Ironman to ‘take hiatus’ in 2024 after two competitors die in race
Ironman triathlon events will not take place in Cork next year following the deaths of two participants died during the Youghal race back in August. In a statement on Tuesday, the US organisation announced that both the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events “will take a hiatus” in 2024. This pause...
November 21, 2023
DATEV Challenge Roth media reach doubles to 324 million people
Having previously reported 300,000 spectators in Roth, southern Germany, TEAMCHALLENGE noted that the appeal of ‘the world’s largest long-distance triathlon’ remains strong and reached a new peak in 2023. The popularity of Challenge Roth was underlined by the fact that entries for the 2024 event, set for July 7, 2024, were reportedly...
November 15, 2023
U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Start Time Changed To 10 A.M. After Athletes Voice Concerns
The U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, which serves as the selection race for the American marathon team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, were set to be held at noon ET in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 3, 2024. In September, 84 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers and notable American distance runners...
November 7, 2023
Future of Tour of Britain in doubt after British Cycling ends deal with race organiser
The future of the Tour of Britain is in serious doubt after British Cycling withdrew from a deal with race promoter Sweetspot, with the termination reportedly centering around allegations that the company owes around £700,000 in race licence rights fees. The dispute means that the UK's biggest professional bike race could be...
October 30, 2023
Pan American Games race walk course found to be 3 km short
The first day of athletics was off to a rocky start at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile when the women’s 20 km race walk course was found to be three kilometres shorter than the prescribed distance. This unexpected lack of accurate course measurement led to officials quashing...
October 25, 2023
The Tour De France Faces Major Disruption Due To Paris Olympics
Next summer’s Paris Olympics will cost organizers at least $4.5 billion — but the Games will also severely upend one of the most storied international events on the sporting calendar. On Wednesday, the Tour de France released its official route for the 111th edition of the cycling race in 2024, with...
October 16, 2023
Course Cutting/Bib Cheating Prevalent at The Chicago Marathon
An early analysis of The 2023 Chicago Marathon shows that over 275 runners have been removed from the marathon results. To The Chicago Marathon’s credit, they removed the questionable finishers almost immediately. Unfortunately, for me, that makes it a bit more difficult to analyze those specific results. If you search...
October 7, 2023
Runners outraged after local Ontario marathon ran out of water
A marathon in Ontario’s picturesque Prince Edward County is under scrutiny following a severe water shortage in 24 C weather, which left 600 runners searching for answers. Despite assuring on their website that water stations would be available every two kilometres during the second half of the marathon, some runners were shocked...
October 5, 2023
Runners outraged after local Ontario marathon ran out of water
A marathon in Ontario’s picturesque Prince Edward County is under scrutiny following a severe water shortage in 24 C weather, which left 600 runners searching for answers. Despite assuring on their website that water stations would be available every two kilometres during the second half of the marathon, some runners were shocked...