EVENT NEWS
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October 2, 2023
The Hardest Job in Multisport? Triathlon Lifeguard.
The triathlon swim is the most chaotic, frenetic segment of the race, and the portion where things are most likely to go wrong. Dying during a triathlon is infrequent, but deaths do happen at a rate of about 1.5 in every 100,000 participants. Nearly 80% of those deaths take place...
October 1, 2023
Annual Twin Cities Marathon canceled due to extreme heat
The annual Twin Cities Marathon has been canceled due to record-breaking heat in Minneapolis and St. Paul, marathon organizers announced Sunday morning. The event, slated to begin at 7 a.m. local time, was expected to draw 300,000 spectators, according to the organizers. Temperatures were forecast to reach an unseasonably high...
September 27, 2023
Train delays Quad Cities Marathon mid-race: How race coordinators accounted for timing issues
More than 4,000 runners pounded the pavement at the 26th Quad Cities Marathon, but roughly 200 of them got a lengthy break in the middle of it. Numerous participants experienced a delay as they waited for a train to cross the tracks on Gaines Street in Davenport near Modern Woodman Park....
September 26, 2023
Malibu Triathlon Gets Green Light from Malibu City Council After Threat From Tidewater Goby
The Malibu City Council voted to allow the triathlon to go ahead this weekend after the fate of the event was in question over permitting issues as a result of an altered course that was designed as a way to protect an endangered fish species that have taken residence in...
September 22, 2023
One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cycling
Pollastri was riding in his basement on Zwift, a multiplayer virtual training program that lets cyclists train together at home. He’d been riding in the Zwift Racing League, the largest competition on the platform, against riders all over the world. Pollastri is a self-described data freak, so on the heels of...
September 19, 2023
Endangered fish endangers Malibu Triathlon
This year's Malibu Triathlon appeared bound for cancellation Tuesday due to a combination of a flooded underpass, an endangered fish and concerns about proper public notification about a change in the race route. But the Malibu Planning Commission on Monday may have doomed the event by rejecting a needed permit....
September 7, 2023
How to Know When to DNF
When an athlete stands on the start line of a race, there are always feelings of possibility, opportunity, and nerves, no matter the distance. The hours of training and preparation that go into making it to the start line are an endurance event on their own. On average, it costs...
September 5, 2023
Mexico Marathon disqualifies 11,000 of their 30,000 runners after finding THOUSANDS cheated, including using cars and public transport mid-race, by investigating their electronic trackers
Organisers of the Mexico Marathon have reportedly disqualified 11,000 runners after electronic trackers revealed the participants had not completed the full course. Over 30,000 runners participated at the 40th anniversary edition of the race in Mexico City on August 27. Mexico Marathon organisers were forced to investigate anonymous complaints from participants...
August 24, 2023
ÖTILLÖ splashes out in USA with acquisition of Ödyssey Swimrun Series
Swimrun AG, the Swiss-based owner of ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship, and the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series, has acquired a majority stake in Swimrun USA, a leading organizer of swimrun races in the US and the company behind the Ödyssey Swimrun Series. All Ödyssey Swimrun races will become part of...
August 23, 2023
New York City Marathon changes pregnancy deferral policy – but it requires athletes to pay to defer
New York Road Runners (NYRR) – organisers of the New York City Marathon – updated the organisation’s pregnancy and postpartum cancellation policy in an attempt to become a ‘more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and socially responsible organisation’. It means that the New York City Marathon is now the fifth World Marathon Major to allow women...