March 10, 2022

In Addition to In-Person Races, Virtual Option Now Available for 2022 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events

PITTSBURGH, PA (/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - P3R has announced that a virtual option has been added for the 2022 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events, scheduled for April 29-May 1. Participants who are unable to attend the in-person event have requested the option to participate virtually, and now they...

March 10, 2022

Denver Colfax Marathon Welcomes New Title Sponsor Cigna to 2022 Race

Denver, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Denver Colfax Marathon has a new title sponsor and a new look. Cigna, a global health service company, has partnered with marathon for the 2022 race season. This partnership has already taken one of Colorado’s largest race weekends to the next level. “At Cigna,...

March 9, 2022

Florida Trooper Risks Life to Stop Drunk Driver from Hitting Runners in 10K Race

A Florida state trooper is being hailed as a hero after she used her vehicle to block a speeding drunk driver from a bridge where thousands were running a charity race. In a last line of defense, Trooper Toni Schuck, a 26-year veteran of the FHP, maneuvered her car to...

March 9, 2022

Intermountain Healthcare Named Title Partner for The 2021 IRONMAN World Championship taking place in St. George, Utah on May 7, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. / ST. GEORGE, Utah (Mar. 9, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - IRONMAN today announced Intermountain Healthcare as title partner for the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship taking place in St. George, Utah on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Intermountain Healthcare will also carry the title sponsorship for the 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 World...

March 9, 2022

Excitement of IRONMAN 70.3 Racing Headed for Tasmania

HOBART / TAMPA (March 8, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - IRONMAN announced today that the Australian island state Tasmania will become the newest addition to the IRONMAN 70.3 Oceania calendar with a five-year agreement, running through 2027. The inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3® Tasmania triathlon is set to be held on Sunday 5 February 2023,...

March 8, 2022

Global, National, and Local Brands Team Up for the 2022 NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon & Half Marathon

Brooklyn, NY, March 8, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - NYCRUNS, the popular organizer of running events throughout New York City, announced today that Poland Spring, Brooklyn Brewery, and Just Salad will join adidas, Nuun Hydration, NYC Ferry, Cannabist, NYU Langone Health, and CAMBA as official partners of the 2022 NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon &...

March 8, 2022

Ventures Endurance and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Announce DC Super Hero Run Series at Participating Six Flags Theme Parks

McLean, VA – March 8, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Ventures Endurance, part of Gannett's USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC announced the first in-person DC Super Hero Run series. The multi-city, 5k event kicks off June 12, in St Louis, MO, with DC Wonder...

March 8, 2022

Ann Centner Breaks Women’s Course Record at Napa Valley Marathon

NAPA, CA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Chilly morning temperatures gave way to perfect running conditions as Ann Centner, 30, of Tallahassee, Florida, made history on the Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon course on Sunday morning. Centner, the new female course record holder, clocked a time of 2:38:30, over one minute faster...

March 8, 2022

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Colorado Classic Seeks Multi-Year Commitment to Relaunch Event

Denver, Colo. (March 8, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Colorado Classic®, America’s premier women’s only racing event, announces a public partnership request in a final effort to relaunch the event. In an open letter to supporters, the founder behind the event, Ken Gart, explains the current position of the Colorado...

March 8, 2022

Professional Cyclist Ayesha McGowan Presents Thee Abundance Mini Grant and Micro Grant Programs Uplifting Black and Brown Women in Competitive Road Cycling

Atlanta, Ga., (March 8, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Ayesha McGowan, the first African-American female professional road racer, launches two programs aimed at uplifting elevating Black and Brown women who seek to further themselves in the sport of competitive road cycling: In its second year, Thee Abundance Mini Grant Program will provide...

March 8, 2022

The King of All Crits Weekend Returns April 9-10

Anniston, AL, March 8, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Alabama’s annual premier professional cycling event weekend, the Alabama Cycling Classic, returns to the City of Anniston and Main Street Anniston’s, Noble Street corridor on April 9-10, 2022. The day one event, the Sunny King Criterium is the first venue and stop of the...

March 7, 2022

New UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh BACK Half Marathon Celebrates Outstanding Charity Runners with Red Carpet Experience

PITTSBURGH, PA (March 7, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - This year P3R is unrolling the red carpet and celebrating outstanding charity runners with the new UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh BACK Half Marathon. Limited to the first 500 runners who fundraise $1,500 or more for charity, the new race will start in Shadyside...

March 7, 2022

3,200 Runners Take On Baptist Health 305 Half Marathon & 5K produced by Life Time March 5

MIAMI, Fla., Mar. 6, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - More than 3,200 runners hit the pavement today at the Baptist Health 305 Half Marathon and “305K”, owned and produced by Life Time. As a fast follow to the Miami Marathon, which is also produced by Life Time, the 305 Half offers runners the...

March 6, 2022

Two Kenyan marathoners suspended for doping

The two prominent Kenyan marathoners have been suspended from competition. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Paul Lonyangata for 19 months for use of the drug Furosemide, and Edward Kiprop Kibet has been banned for three years for nandrolone. Running Magazine

March 4, 2022

Zwift plugs cheating hole allowing in-game height and weight adjustment

Zwift made an announcement regarding the updates to the companion app in a forum on its website. The updates, which Zwift terms “security changes,” are meant to address an exploit that permitted a Zwifter to change their avatar’s in-game height and weight in order to gain an unfair advantage. VeloNews

March 4, 2022

Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber

The Supreme Court on Friday reimposed the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing a federal appeals court ruling that had voided it. By a vote of 6-3, the court rejected defense claims that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong...

March 4, 2022

Spartan Announces Return to Texas with Dallas Spartan Ultra 50K, Beast 21K and Sprint 5K

GRANBURY, Texas (March 4, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Time to get out of your comfort zone. Spartan, the world's leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, will be bringing its epic Dallas Spartan Ultra 50K, Beast 21K and Sprint 5K weekend to Martha’s Ranch in Granbury, Texas on Oct. 22-23, 2022....

March 4, 2022

Shamrock Run Portland Returns for 44th year

PORTLAND, Ore. – March 4, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - For those who love lacing up their running shoes and pounding the pavement, imagine Beantown minus the Boston Marathon. Think of the Big Apple missing the New York City Marathon. For two years, that’s what it’s been like for the Portland...

March 4, 2022

US Trail Running Conference Webinar Offers Guidelines to Increase Diversity for Trail Races

Estes Park, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The second webinar in a seven-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by Marathon Printing, the leading producer of custom printed items for endurance sports, was live on Thursday, February 24. The session subject for was: Diversity and Inclusion, focused on...

March 3, 2022

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Tucson Bicycle Classic THIS WEEKEND Brings Pro Teams, Novices Together for 3-Day Stage Race

March 3, 2022, Tucson, AZ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Tucson Bicycle Classic is excited to bring pro and novice cyclists together this weekend (March 4-6) for a challenging 3-day stage race! This race is in its 34th year, and has a reputation within the cycling community for being challenging, well-run...

March 3, 2022

Spartan Games 2.0 Premieres March 24; Hardest Extreme Fitness Competition on Reality TV Heads to Big Bear Lake

BOSTON, Mass. (March 3, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A grueling schedule. Tactical challenges. The element of surprise. It all unfolds in the second season of Spartan Games — the most extreme fitness competition on reality television — premiering at 8 p.m. on March 24, 2022, on Outside TV, SpartanTV, and Spartan YouTube....

March 3, 2022

Virtual Tour of Africa by Giant & Liv welcomes all to explore Southern Africa with its prominent riders

South Africa/March 3rd, 2022  /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A big adventure awaits everyone in the vast deserts, steep mountain passes and rugged coastlines of Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho. Africa is really an amazing place and absolutely worth exploring. Though, for many reasons, it is not always very easy to scout it...

March 3, 2022

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Speed Hound to Be Recovery Partner for Clash Miami

Menlo Park, CA (March 3, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Speed Hound is proud to announce a partnership with Clash Endurance and named the official recovery sponsor for the Clash Miami event. While athletes swim, bike, and run their way through the south Florida terrain, they’ll have the full support of Speed Hound...

March 3, 2022

Everything Set for The Citroën Ë-Tour by Bkool, The First Virtual Cycling Stage Race

Madrid, March 3, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/  Starting March 7, the Citroën ë-Tour by BKOOL will take place in four stages of between 14 and 25 km each, set on the virtual streets and highways of Spain and Portugal. There will be prizes for every participant who finishes at least one...

March 3, 2022

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Sports Backers, Allianz Partners announce partnership for Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon

RICHMOND, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Sports Backers announced today a new partnership with Allianz Partners, making the consumer specialty insurance provider the new title sponsor of the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon. The 2022 event is set for Saturday, November 12, in downtown Richmond, and also features the CarMax Richmond Half...