EVENT NEWS
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September 28, 2021
Taupō To Host 2024 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
TAUPŌ, New Zealand / TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 28, 2021) – IRONMAN today announced that the 2024 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship is set to be held in Taupō, New Zealand on 14-15 December 2024. Taupō was originally selected to host the 2020 edition of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship which was...
September 28, 2021
Osborne, Kingsford, Serrieres, Mairhofer Dominate XTERRA Fall Majors
Sam Osborne and Samantha Kingsford from New Zealand won the XTERRA USA Championship elite titles in Utah while Arthur Serrieres from France and Sandra Mairhofer of Italy took home the XTERRA/EU Cross Tri Titles in Trentino Dolomiti Paganella over the September 25-26, 2021, weekend. Those four have been the most...
September 28, 2021
Designing the Future of Performance Eyewear with Run Data
Santa Cruz, CA (September 28, 2021) – Among the run community, adoption of fitness tracking devices has become widespread and commonplace. This growing trend generates data that not only provides powerful insights into runner behavior, but is now also revolutionizing product development. Method Seven (M7), a manufacturer of high performance...
September 28, 2021
ShowcasedWomen Run The Vote Relay Raises $111,000 In Second Annual Event
SEATTLE, WA - September 28, 2021 - The Women Run the Vote Virtual Relay, co-sponsored by Oiselle and Run 4 All Women, raised $111,000 for three organizations whose work focuses on environmental justice and indigenous sovereignty. 277 teams, comprising 3593 total participants, covered the 907-mile virtual journey from Apsaalooké (Crow)...
September 27, 2021
Illinois runner wins marathon after bicyclist mistakenly takes race leaders off course
An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the two runners who had far outpaced him were disqualified after being diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist. AP
September 27, 2021
Sea Otter Europe draws to a close with 45,000 visitors
The fifth edition of the Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava-Girona Bike Show closed its doors yesterday, exceeding the organisers’ best forecasts with around 45,000 visitors. Larger spaces, together with distancing between exhibitors and pre-booked tickets for visitors, helped keep capacity limitations in the expo zone and race areas ‘under control’,...
September 27, 2021
Athletic Brewing Hosts First Official Non-Alcoholic Beer Mile
STRATFORD, CT AND SAN DIEGO, CA (September 27, 2021) -- Leading craft non-alcoholic beer maker Athletic Brewing Co. is excited to announce that it will host the first-ever NA Beer Mile on October 17 in Stratford, Conn. The 1-mile race, invented by a group of Canadian runners in 1989, combines...
September 27, 2021
ShowcasedRegistration Opens Friday for 2022 Grandma’s Marathon Weekend
(DULUTH, MINN.) --- Registration will open this Friday, October 1 for the 2022 Grandma’s Marathon weekend, which will again be at full capacity after the COVID-19 pandemic altered race plans in both 2020 and 2021. Organizers are preparing to welcome close to 20,000 participants to Duluth and the surrounding communities...
September 27, 2021
10th Annual Kerrville Triathlon Festival Hosts Largest Field in Event History
AUSTIN, Texas, September 27, 2021 -- Nearly 5000 triathletes and their friends and family traveled to Kerrville, Texas, for the 10th annual Kerrville Triathlon Festival. More than 1800 triathletes from 20 states, most in event history, registered for the Most Scenic Triathlon in Texas. Participants gave their all during a...
September 27, 2021
Life Time Hosts More than 7,200 at 24th Annual HOKA ONE ONE Chicago Half Marathon/5K
Chicago – (September 26, 2021) The HOKA ONE ONE Chicago Half Marathon and 5K, owned and produced by Life Time, was held for the 24th time today in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park, after a year off due to COVID-19. More than 7,200 runners toed the line to enjoy the course,...
