EVENT NEWS
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July 5, 2025
$40K Up for Grabs as The Marathon Project Reboots in 2025
The Marathon Project is making its return this December, and organizers are backing it up with a sizable investment: a $40,000 prize purse, the largest in Arizona road racing history. The 2025 edition of the race, scheduled for Sunday, December 21 at Wild Horse Pass outside Chandler, will offer equal prize money in...
July 4, 2025
The New York City Marathon’s real heroes finish after dark
A new short film turns the focus on the everyday runners at the back of the New York City Marathon pack – the underdogs who finish in darkness but still change their lives. Many hours after the winners cross the line each year, the sun goes down over Central Park,...
July 2, 2025
The UCI reveals its programmes to combat doping and technological fraud at the 2025 Tour de France
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) reveals its programmes to combat anti-doping and technological fraud that it will implement for the upcoming Tour de France (5-27 July). The comprehensive anti-doping programme deployed at the French Grand Tour will be led by the International Testing Agency (ITA), the body to which the UCI delegated...
July 2, 2025
Are “runfluencers” ruining running?
Influencers are taking over the world. Social media users are leaning more and more heavily on these content creators for advice on fashion, travel, food and fitness. And with running growing more popular by the day, running influencers–or “runfluencers”–are hitting their stride. They’re promoting races, run clubs and giving running...
July 2, 2025
Coach banned for life after doping 16-year-old son with testosterone
Richmond, Texas, coach Michael Vowell, has accepted a lifetime ban from the sport after providing his 16-year-old son with testosterone gel during the 2023 USATF Junior Olympic Cross-Country Championships. CANADIAN Running Magazine
July 1, 2025
A beginner’s guide to the Tour de France
Reportedly watched by 3.5 billion people around the world, the Tour de France' appeal extends beyond the traditional cycling fan base, as people tune in to watch the daily dramas unfold against a picturesque and ever-changing backdrop of France. If you’re one of those who might be tuning into the...
July 1, 2025
Shimano Europe initiative to address mechanic shortage across cycling industry
Shimano Europe has launched a new initiative to address an urgent shortage of skilled bicycle mechanics across Europe. According to Shimano Europe, the bicycle mechanic shortage is being driven not only by rising demand, but also by a growing skills crisis. ENDURANCE.BIZ
June 27, 2025
Olympic Runner Faith Kipyegon Misses 4-Minute Mile Record by Mere Seconds
Faith Kipyegon nearly ran a mile in less than four minutes — coming oh-so-close to breaking the threshold which no female athlete has ever achieved on Thursday, June 26. People
June 27, 2025
How to Watch the 2025 Tour de France in the United States, Canada, and Worldwide
They will host live start-to-finish coverage of every stage from the grand départ in Lille to the grand finale on the Champs-Élysées on July 27. VELO
June 26, 2025
Teen sprinter faces life in prison after fatal track meet stabbing
The track and field world was rocked by the tragic death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who was fatally stabbed during high school meet in Frisco, Texas. On Tuesday, according to CBS News, Karmelo Anthony–17 at the time of the attack–was indicted for first-degree murder. Anthony, now 18, is set to be tried as...