EVENT NEWS
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August 17, 2021
Heineken USA Teams Up with Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series to Become Official Beer Partner
TAMPA, Fla. (August 17, 2020) – The Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series is excited to announce a new partnership with HEINEKEN USA as the Official Non-Alcoholic Beer Partner for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series. The new partnership will feature the Heineken® 0.0 Beer Garden at the Finish Line Festival...
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August 17, 2021
beIN SPORTS Partners with Professional Triathletes Organisation for Live Collins Cup Coverage Across Mena, USA and Canada
LONDON, ENGLAND: The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and beIN SPORTS have agreed a partnership that will see The Collins Cup screened live and on demand in the USA, Canada, and 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa on beIN SPORTS. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship...
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August 17, 2021
Top Athletes Headline the 2021 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Elite Athlete Field
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today that it will host some of the world’s best elite athletes as it prepares for the 43rd running of the event. In addition to previously announced Americans Galen Rupp and Sara Hall, Getaneh Molla (ETH), Seifu Tura (ETH), Ruth Chepngetich...
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August 17, 2021
Outspoken: Women in Triathlon Summit seeking nominations for the third annual Women in Triathlon Awards
Denver, Colorado, USA — August 17th, 2021. The producers of the Outspoken: Women in Triathlon Summit are back for a third year with the wildly popular Outspoken Women in Triathlon awards. The Women in Triathlon Awards Ceremony where winners will be announced will be held in Tempe, Arizona at 6pm,...
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August 17, 2021
Olympian Ben Kanute and Emma Pallant-Browne Win 2021 Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon™
SAN FRANCISCO – On Sunday, August 15, approximately 1,600 athletes took the plunge into warmer than normal 63-degree water to compete in the 40th Anniversary Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Olympian Ben Kanute and Emma Pallant-Browne took first place honors in the men and women’s pro division. This bucket list race...
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August 17, 2021
Updated Race Plans Announced for 2021 and 2022 Editions of The IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
TAMPA, Fla. (August 17th, 2021)– IRONMAN today announced changes to the 2021 and 2022 editions of the IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship based on the continued global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel and border restrictions are expected to prevent as many as half of the athlete field from being able...
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August 16, 2021
Shock Doctor Launches Legends Showcase 7v7 Football Tournament Series
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA, August 16, 2021 — Shock Doctor, a leader in protection and performance and maker of the #1 Mouthguard in the World, is thrilled to announce the launch of Legends Showcase, its all-new 7v7 football tournament series. Beginning January 2022, Shock Doctor will kick off a tour of...
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August 15, 2021
Ben Flanagan and Edna Kiplagat Win 49th Annual Asics Falmouth Road Race
FALMOUTH, MA (August 15, 2021) – Falmouth Road Race, Inc., organizers of the 49th Annual ASICS Falmouth Road Race, one of America’s premier running events of the summer, officially brought road racing back to the streets of Falmouth today with Canadian, Ben Flanagan, winning the Men’s Division for a second...
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August 15, 2021
Meet the couple who completed every Olympic event in 17 days
Stuart Bates and Charlotte Nichols of the U.K. have officially completed the “Spennylympics,” completing every event from the Tokyo Summer Olympics over the course of 17 days. The massive undertaking was a fundraiser for the Motor Neuron Disease Association in the U.K. Canadian Running sat down with the couple to...
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August 15, 2021
Renowned Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB Produced by Life Time Returns in 2021 With Stacked Field of Riders
Leadville, Colo., (Saturday, August 14, 2021) – The 2021 Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB race, owned and produced by Life Time, today welcomed a field of more than 1,500 riders ranging in age from 18 to 74 years old, representing 49 states and 12 countries. Cyclists tackled the famed...
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August 14, 2021
Runners Bring Back The Roar At Big Blue 5K
August 14, 2021 – NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – Local runners and walkers crossed the finish line of The MSP Design Group Big Blue 5K presented by Bon Secours In Motion to help support the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation. “This was the 8th running of the MSP Design Group Big Blue 5K. We are...
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August 13, 2021
Former World Champions Added To All-Star Super League Triathlon Line-Up
Former World Champions Mario Mola and Non Stanford are among the athletes that have been added to the stellar line-up for the Super League Triathlon 2021 Championship Series. Mola, the Spanish star who won the ITU World Triathlon Series title for three consecutive years between 2016-2018, is sure to bring...
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August 13, 2021
Council for Responsible Sport to assist leading sports organizations in their quest for a more sustainable future – Will offer formal certification to recognize positive actions and more responsible approaches to the business of sport
Portland, OR August 13, 2021 –– After thirteen years of certifying hundreds of individual sporting events around the world, the Council for Responsible Sport (Council) now announces the release of the Responsible Sport Standard for Organizations, enabling the voluntary pursuit by multi-event sport organizations to assess their activities against exacting...
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August 12, 2021
Tim O’Donnell Reveals He Suffered Heart Attack During Challenge Miami
In a surprising new video posted on YouTube, multi-time Ironman and 70.3 champion, and 2019 Kona runner-up Tim O’Donnell revealed he is recovering from a major heart attack suffered earlier this year. The cardiac event took place while racing Challenge Miami on March 14, 2021. Triathlete
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August 12, 2021
2021 London Marathon Elite Fields Are Released And The Field Are Faster Than Ever
This year’s race will be held Sunday, October 3rd and both the men’s and women’s races could set new records for quality if there are no withdrawals between now and race day. Let's Run
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August 12, 2021
Ten Days • A Thousand Miles
1000 MILES TO LIGHT is an Ultra Running Event starting this Saturday, August 14, in the Australian Outback and finishing August 24 at the Byron Bay Lighthouse. This event features America's Ultra Running Team: DEAN KARNAZES * SAMANTHA PRUITT * SHAN RIGGS * & KATIE VISCO This Endurance Event is...
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August 12, 2021
‘La Vuelta Virtual’ Racing Series #1 – Fight for the Red and Green starts Aug 15th on ROUVY
August 12th, 2021 - Starting this Sunday, the global cycling community is invited to compete virtually on the official, real-life race courses of the 2021’ Vuelta a España, just like the pros. Following the announcement of its official, multi-year partnership with La Vuelta and presenting “La Vuelta Virtual”, ROUVY is...
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August 12, 2021
Challenge Almere-Amsterdam announces Wahoo as new Presenting Partner:
Video link available here "It's all about time. It's time to race. It's time for the World Championships Long Distance Triathlon in Almere. It's time to announce our new Presenting Sponsor. It's time for Wahoo." With these words, the new Presenting Sponsor of CHALLENGEALMERE-AMSTERDAM was just presented with a video...
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August 12, 2021
GiveSignup | RunSignup Opens Registration for 2022 Winter Symposium
Moorestown, NJ – GiveSignup | RunSignup, the leading technology provider for fundraising and endurance events in the US, has opened registration for their upcoming Winter Symposium to be held in Orlando, FL January 25-26, 2022. The Symposium is an opportunity for race timers, race directors, and nonprofits to invest in...
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August 11, 2021
Katie Compton banned for four years by USADA
Katie Compton has accepted a four-year suspension after testing positive for an anabolic agent following an out-of-competition test on Sept. 16, 2020, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced. The 44-year-old had planned to retire after the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Arkansas, scheduled for January 29-30, 2022, but was incredibly...
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August 11, 2021
Boston Marathon Announces Its 2021 Elite Field – Jordan Hasay, Molly Huddle, Des Linden, and Abdi Are All Running
The first-ever fall edition of the Boston Marathon will feature more than 140 elite athletes across all divisions on Oct. 11. Organizers, state and local authorities are permitting a field of 20,000 runners, and up to 70,000 more will run a virtual edition of the race, offering a $876,500 prize...
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August 11, 2021
Runners encouraged to celebrate Inspiration4 launch by joining Inspiration4 Miler virtual run for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 11, 2021) – The launch of the all-civilian mission to space this September is taking Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to new heights for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. In celebration of this momentous occasion, EnMotive is holding a virtual run called Inspiration4 Miler benefiting St. Jude Children’s...
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August 11, 2021
The DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events Welcomes Runners Back to a Live Start Line in 2022
PITTSBURGH, PA (August 11, 2021) – Registration is officially open for the 2022 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events. More than 40,000 runners of all ages and abilities are expected to participate in Marathon Weekend’s return to in-person racing since 2019, set for April 29 - May 1,...
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August 11, 2021
Pensacola Bayou Hills Run Highlights Fun-Filled Labor Day Weekend
Pensacola, FL – (August 11, 2021) – Hit the ground running on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6, at one of Pensacola’s oldest racing events, the 2021 Bayou Hills Run. This long-established 5K and 10K race highlights an activity-filled Labor Day weekend in Pensacola that also includes a soccer tournament, music...
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August 11, 2021
Pho3nix Open Applications for 2022 Winter Olympic Games Support
The Pho3nix Foundation is set to expand its Athlete Program and continue to financially assist Olympic athletes in the lead up to the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. Part of the Pho3nix Foundation’s commitment to inspire and assist children’s participation in sport, the Pho3nix Athlete Program aims to support...