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March 11, 2026
Challenge Family Announces China Expansion with Launch of Challenge Shanghai
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The global triathlon calendar is set to expand onto the East China seafront as Challenge Family announces Challenge Shanghai on 24-25 October 2026. The new race represents a strategic milestone for the global series, selecting a destination widely recognized as a “National Sports and Leisure Sanctuary”. For...
March 11, 2026
New Bicycle Industry Summit Launches November 18–21 in Partnership with El Tour de Tucson
Tucson, AZ (March 11, 2026) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – A new national gathering for cycling professionals will debut this fall as the Bicycle Industry Summit launches November 18–21, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona, in partnership with El Tour de Tucson. Created to serve the evolving needs of the cycling business community, the...
March 11, 2026
haku Releases 2025 Endurance Industry Report Revealing a Major Shift Toward Younger, Earlier, Mobile-First Participants
Miami FL (March 11, 2026) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ — haku, the global leader in technology for endurance events, today released its 2025 Endurance Industry Report, revealing a major shift in participation and purchasing behavior across the endurance market. Based on 4 million registrations across 2024 and 2025, the report found that Gen...
March 10, 2026
Michael Johnson allegedly paid himself US$500,000 despite league’s financial troubles
With a recent report showing the failed athletics venture Grand Slam Track is now US$40 million in debt, a Tuesday court filing alleges league founder Michael Johnson paid himself $500,000 without proper board approval or justification. On Tuesday, Front Office Sports published an article detailing that several Grand Slam Track vendors asked a bankruptcy court...
March 10, 2026
Short Bursts Of Cycling Leads To Brain-Boosting BDNF Spikes, Study Finds
Exercise is amazingly good for your brain. Even a 10-minute walk might help to improve your mood, focus, and reaction time; 150 minutes of activity a week could keep your mind younger for longer. A new paper published in Brain Research has suggested that short bursts of exercise could increase people’s brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), linked...
March 10, 2026
Emerson Announced as Title Sponsor of 2026 Greater St. Louis Marathon
ST. LOUIS (March 10, 2026) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – GO! St. Louis proudly announces Emerson as the title sponsor of the Greater St. Louis Marathon, presented by Emerson. The global automation and software technology company brings its leadership and commitment to the region's premier running event, which will welcome more than 12,000...
March 10, 2026
Hezo Sports Will Make You Custom 3D-Printed Zero Drop Road & Gravel Shoes for Your Feet Only
The use of 3D printing has become commonplace in the cycling industry for good reason: the technology allows designers to produce complex shapes and products that may not be possible otherwise (or at least not financially viable). In spite of that, the cycling industry still has yet to crack the...
March 10, 2026
Delfina Athletics Introduces “The Butterfly Effect” Collection to Support Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA — March 10, 2026 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Delfina Athletics, the performance endurance sports company founded by 3-time Olympic swimmer Nina Sadauskas, today announced the launch of its limited-edition Butterfly Effect Collection in support of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Twenty percent of every purchase from the swim,...
March 10, 2026
U.S. Trail Running Conference Announces 2026 Event Dates and Location in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, TN (March 10, 2026) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ — The U.S. Trail Running Conference will return November 5–7, 2026, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, bringing together race directors, brands, media, athletes, and industry leaders for three days of education, collaboration, and community-building focused on the future of trail...
March 10, 2026
Three Incidents. Three Weeks. Is Your Race Director Certified?
DeKalb, Ill. (March 10, 2026) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 2026 endurance season is barely underway, and three high-profile incidents in the span of just eight weeks have put race director preparedness under a national spotlight — reinforcing what Race Director University (RDU) has been saying since 2012: professional certification for...
