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October 27, 2020
The Cyclists’ Alliance: Women’s cycling faced unique set of challenges due to COVID-19
A new survey conducted by advocacy group The Cyclists' Alliance shows inequity in medical support for women's teams. Read more on VeloNews.
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October 27, 2020
Coronavirus’s Toll on Marathons and Other Races: A 95% Drop
Last Sunday’s four-mile race in New York’s Central Park had no runners bunched shoulder-to-shoulder, no cowbell-clanging spectators. This race used to draw about 5,000 runners, but on Sunday, it capped at 300. This is what recovery looks like in the road-race industry. Read more on The Wall Street Journal.
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October 27, 2020
Second stop on IRONMAN VR World Tour Visits the Americas offering IRONMAN VR30 Chattanooga
IRONMAN® VR World Tour™ The IRONMAN VR World Tour: Spotlight on Americas The five-week long IRONMAN VR® World Tour focusing on specific regions of the world kicked off Oct. 19 and runs through Nov. 22. Participants have the unique opportunity to virtually travel to 20 stunning race locations around the...
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October 27, 2020
Rock ‘n’ Road Trip heads to the Pacific Northwest for St. Jude Rock ‘N’ Roll VR Seattle, offering participants a Virtual Running Tour of the Emerald City with Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, and Remix Challenge Options
SEATTLE, Wash. / TAMPA, Fla. (October 28, 2020) – After a run in the sun that included over 6,500 participants hitting the virtual sugar sand beaches and crystal-clear waters of Florida’s Gulf Coast for the Rock ‘n’ Roll VR® Clearwater, the Rock ‘n’ Road Trip tour bus heads to the...
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October 27, 2020
Running Tour Company Expanding Across U.S.
October 27, 2020 – Nashville Running Tours, a tour operating company based in Nashville, Tennessee specializing in running and walking tours, has rebranded to Running Tours USA and is expanding operations to markets across the United States. In addition to Nashville, Running Tours USA will be setting up operations in...
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October 27, 2020
Trail Runner Day Concludes the US Trail Running Conference
On Saturday, October 24, the 2020 US Trail Running Conference came to an end in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After three days of contact geared to event directors, the conferences annual “Trail Runner Day” included presentations and panel discussions to help trail runners learn more about the sport they love. The Conference...
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October 27, 2020
RunSignup’s Geographic Shipping Feature Expands Virtual Race Opportunity
Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup, the leading all-in-one platform for in-person and virtual endurance events, unveiled a new shipping charge feature to help race directors manage the cost of shipping internationally. As the virtual event market has grown throughout 2020, races have found themselves with a new opportunity: international...
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October 27, 2020
Introducing: #VirtuallyMiamiFamous wired by 2021 Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon presented by cbdMD
MIAMI, Fla., Oct 27, 2020 — Following the cancellation of the 2021 Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon presented by cbdMD and Life Time Tropical 5K, Life Time today announced #VirtuallyMiamiFamous, a virtual experience available to U.S. and international participants. The event offers a trio of distance options including...
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October 27, 2020
Sea to Summit Announces New Highly-Anticipated Tent Lineup for Spring 2021
Boulder, CO (October 27, 2020) — Sea to Summit, the globally recognized adventure equipment brand headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, is pleased to announce the company’s entry into technical backcountry tents. Following more than three years of rigorous research and design, Sea to Summit will be releasing two lightweight tent...
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October 27, 2020
Phelps Brand Ninja Goggle Now Available Worldwide
VISTA, Calif. October 27, 2020 — Phelps Brand, a global swim brand offering best-in-class, innovative swim products, today announced its all-new Ninja competition goggle is now available worldwide. The latest evolution of the Phelps Brand’s top-of-the-line competitive racing goggle, the Ninja offers swimmers the ultimate high-performance racing goggle on the...
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October 26, 2020
2021 Running USA Industry Conference cancelled
Running USA made the difficult decision to cancel its 2021 Industry Conference, which was previously set for February 2021 in New Orleans. All registered attendees have received communications with their follow-on options laid-out. Read more on Endurance.Biz.
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October 26, 2020
Women Are Better Runners Than Men [2020 Analysis]
An analysis that covers 2,348,505 marathon results achieved during the 2009-2019 period sought to see the differences in pace throughout a marathon between women and men. The data has shown that women are 18.33% better at keeping an even pace than men. They burn out less in the 2nd half...
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October 26, 2020
TRUE Communications Builds Leadership Team
(Sausalito, CA — 26 October 2020) Integrated communications agency TRUE Communications recently announced a series of promotions to better service their rapidly expanding roster of clients and suite of services. TRUE has promoted Peter Nicholson to Partner, Greg Fisher to Partner, Garin Fons to Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, and...
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October 26, 2020
Thule rides bike boom to 45% growth in Q3
Sales for the third quarter ending in September were SEK 2,436 million ($278 million), up from SEK 1,682 million ($192.1 million) from the third quarter 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic caused Thule's sales to decrease 4.9% in the first quarter and 11.6% in the second quarter. Read more on Bicycle Retailer.
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October 26, 2020
Giro d’Italia stage 19 shortened by 100km after riders refuse to race full course.
The refusal was due to the length of the planned 258km in dreary conditions, coming after a tough week of mountainous racing in cold weather and before a tough final test up the Sestriere tomorrow. Read more on Cycling Weekly.
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October 26, 2020
Mary’s Gone Crackers Announces Senior Research and Development Manager Kaitlin Sass to Join Team
Reno, Nev. (October 26, 2020) – Mary’s Gone Crackers– the leading organic, gluten free, and plant-based snack brand – has welcomed Kaitlin Sass as Senior Research and Development Manager. In this role, Sass will plan and implement new research programs, oversee the development of new products, and leverage her previous...
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October 26, 2020
Ocean Spray and the Valley Preferred Cycling Center Honor Mandy Marquardt
BREINIGSVILLE, Pennsylvania, October 26th, 2020. The 2020 track racing season at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, like so many other aspects of daily life, was interrupted and impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic but that did not stop local athlete and Olympic Long Team athlete, Mandy Marquardt from keeping her eye...
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October 26, 2020
Pocket Outdoor Media Joins Time to Vote Movement
Boulder, Colorado, USA — October 26, 2020 —Pocket Outdoor Media (POM), the world's leading creator of active lifestyle content, is the latest company to join the business-led, nonpartisan coalition, Time To Vote, which aims to increase voter participation in the U.S. elections. Voter turnout in the U.S. is one of the...
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October 26, 2020
CAKE To Host “CAKEMA” – “The Not in Milan Motorcycle Show”
(Stockholm, Sweden – October 26, 2020) – CAKE, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric motorcycles, today announced that in lieu of the cancellation of the 2020 EICMA motor show in Milan, Italy, the CAKE team will instead host a virtual event to showcase 2021 novelties and model updates and share...
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October 25, 2020
Los Angeles Marathon Rescheduled For May
The 36th edition of the marathon had been scheduled to run March 21 and the LA Big 5K for March 20. The McCourt Foundation also announced Tuesday format changes to two other races it operates: The 2021 Rose Bowl 5K will be run Jan. 16-17 and the Rose Bowl Half-Marathon...
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October 23, 2020
bluerub partners with Professional Triathlete Angela Naeth
Loveland, CO: Today, bluerub, a natural body care company for all athletes, announced a new partnership with world-class triathlete Angela Naeth, and the organization she founded, IRACELIKEAGIRL. This partnership supports and encourages women of all ages and abilities to enter and compete in triathlons. “We are delighted and humbled to...
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October 23, 2020
RunSignup Announces RaceJoy for Challenge Events
October 23, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup announces RaceJoy’s mobile, interactive race experience is now fully integrated with RunSignup’s virtual Challenge Platform. RunSignup, the foremost technology provider for U.S. endurance events, has quickly become the chosen challenge platform provider for fitness and nonprofit communities. The integration of...
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October 23, 2020
Professional Triathletes Organisation announces Lucy Hall, Chris Leiferman, Simone Mitchell and James Cunnama as Final Wildcard Selections for PTO 2020 Championship
LONDON, ENGLAND: The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that Lucy Hall, Chris Leiferman, Simone Mitchell and James Cunnama have been selected as the final wildcards for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA®. In the final round of wildcard selections, the PTO’s focus was on Categories 2 and 3 of the...
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October 23, 2020
900 riders registered for inaugural GFNY Florida Sebring
NEW YORK CITY, October 23, 2020 – Under strict Covid-19 safety measures approved by local authorities, riders are extremely excited to be taking part in the race this Sunday, with many loyal GFNY riders saying it will be the highlight of their year. Riders registered from 25 countries will, however,...
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October 23, 2020
Race Roster shares how ‘Jordan’s Run the Runway’ executed a safe and successful COVID-secure event
London, ON (Friday, Oct 23, 2020) - In an attempt to organize an in-person 5K event during a global pandemic, the Jordan’s Run the Runway team came across a series of challenges they were not expecting to face. Determined to carry on the traditional experience of running down the Diamond...
