EVENT NEWS
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November 13, 2025
Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot Monterey marathon runners
A man from the Sacramento area was arrested in the city of Monterey last weekend after allegedly threatening to shoot runners in a half marathon, according to police. On Sunday just after 7 a.m., a man called 911 and said he was trying to sleep and spoke of “protesters” in...
November 13, 2025
Does the New York City Marathon have a counterfeit bib problem?
The TCS New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world. And with only about three per cent of lottery applicants accepted each year, some runners will do anything to secure a coveted spot on the start line, including leaping physical, ethical and legal barriers.
November 9, 2025
Two runners die after suffering ‘medical emergencies’ during Indianapolis marathon
Two runners died after suffering “medical emergencies” during the Indianapolis marathon over the weekend. The two runners suffered “separate, unrelated medical emergencies during the 26.2-mile (42 km) race, the marathon’s organizer, Beyond Monumental, said in a statement. yahoo! news
November 8, 2025
Lance Armstrong pays for Sir Bradley Wiggins’s stay at top U.S. trauma clinic
Sir Bradley Wiggins says he has checked into one of the U.S.’s leading trauma rehabilitation clinics, with none other than Lance Armstrong picking up the bill. The 2012 Tour de France champion told the Daily Mail (I know, sorry) he will receive treatment at a facility in Utah, arranged and...
October 31, 2025
Popular Bay Area ultramarathon abruptly canceled
Ultramarathoners preparing to run 30 miles up and around Mount Tamalpais soon got a shock Friday when they learned that the event was cancelled due to the government shutdown. Many park service employees were put on furlough. The run included events at a range of lengths that runners typically spend...
October 30, 2025
Eurobike’s future in doubt as two key partners pull out of world’s biggest cycling trade show
Two of Germany’s most influential cycling industry bodies have pulled out of Eurobike, signalling waning confidence in what was once the world’s leading cycling trade show. The two groups – which represent most of the German cycling industry – had presented a 10-point plan aimed at strengthening Eurobike’s importance to...
October 29, 2025
New York City Marathon 2025: A Guide to Brand Events for the Week
The 53rd edition of the 42-kilometer New York Marathon starts from the Island and ends in Central Park, Manhattan after passing through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. The 2025 New York City Marathon is almost upon us, but the brand activations have already begun. Many of the major players will go all-out...
October 29, 2025
Digging deep: Marathoners go over a kilometre underground to set world records
A field of 55 runners from 18 countries have just ventured where no marathoners have gone before – 1,120 metres below the Earth’s surface – to complete the World’s Deepest Marathon inside Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden. And they set two new Guinness World Records in the process in an event...
October 28, 2025
Niagara Falls Marathon disqualifies winners after leading them the wrong way
The 2025 Niagara Falls International Marathon race weekend turned into what one participant called “an absolute nightmare”–and judging by reactions from other runners, they’re not alone in that assessment. On Sunday, the top three runners in both the 10K and half-marathon races unknowingly followed the lead cyclist in the wrong...
October 28, 2025
Running out of ‘cool days’ — how climate change is affecting marathons
Apart from causing wide-ranging adverse repercussions, climate change is also affecting sports by rapidly shrinking the window of "cool days" that allow marathon runners to achieve their best performances, posing an increasing challenge for athletes and organisers of the world's premier long-distance races. THEW NEWS
