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May 2, 2022
Registration for the 2023 Ascension Seton Austin Marathon Officially Opens May 2
AUSTIN, Texas, May 2, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ Registration for the 2023 Ascension Seton Austin Marathon® officially opens Monday, May 2nd. The 31st Annual Austin Marathon is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The initial pricing structure is offered during Launch Week of May 2-9...
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May 1, 2022
ShowcasedSDCCU OC Marathon Returns in Epic Fashion
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 1, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - One thousand ninety-five days is a long time to wait to throw a party, but that’s how long it had been since the SDCCU OC Marathon Running Festival had been staged in its 26.2-mile entirety. COVID protocols limited the race to a...
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May 1, 2022
Pallant-Browne Takes Emphatic Win and Steger Makes It Two in a Row at Challenge Riccione
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Near perfect conditions greeted over 1,200 athletes at Challenge Riccione on Italy’s Adriatic Coast today with Thomas Steger (AUT) successfully defending his title to make it two in a row in 3:37:40 and Emma Palant-Browne (GBR) taking a convincing win in 3:56:50. While Steger led out of...
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May 1, 2022
17,000 MOVERS Braved the Weather to Return to the Streets of Pittsburgh for Marathon Sunday
PITTSBURGH, PA (May 1, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – At the 14th DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon under rainy and sometimes downpour conditions on Sunday morning, more than 17,000 runners braved the weather to return to the in-person Pittsburgh Marathon. Runners have spent the past two years running virtually through the pandemic,...
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April 30, 2022
‘Nonbinary Runners Have Been Here the Whole Time’
In the past year, road races have debuted a nonbinary category, typically with around two dozen or fewer such competitors at each event. The nonbinary category in races has not drawn as much public controversy. Most nonbinary runners go unnoticed on race day, running alongside tens of thousands of other...
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April 29, 2022
GFNY Passista: mechanical watches for cyclists
New York City /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/- GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series launches an automatic watch made specifically for bike racing: the GFNY Passista Professional 300 in titanium, hardened with Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) and a Swiss movement with Incabloc shock resistance. The GFNY Passista 200 in steel is your daily all-rounder...
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April 28, 2022
EVENT INSIGHTS: How Covid-19 Has Created a New Kind of Audience for Events
Whether you are putting on an virtual or in person event, participants have been changed by the pandemic and are evaluating a new set of priorities when choosing their next race. Race directors need to embrace that future by adopting these essential best practices in today's changing landscape. MORE
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April 28, 2022
Are the US Olympic Marathon Trials Broken? Examining the Business Model of America’s Greatest Marathon
Brant Kotch did not want to host the US Olympic Marathon Trials in 2012. Kotch, an affable, mustachioed Texan, has served as the race director of the Houston Marathon since 2002. And as USATF searched for bidders in 2009 for the next Olympic Trials, Kotch had been the target of a...
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April 28, 2022
How Super Shoes are Upending Running’s Sponsorship Model
Last week’s Boston Marathon sparked yet another debate about shoe tech in professional running. This time, the question wasn’t whether super shoes were undermining cherished notions of competitive fairness, but whether pro runners are being forced to choose between getting the best possible sponsorship deal and maximizing their chances of...
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April 28, 2022
Arthritis Foundation Adds Arthritis Challenge Experience to the 2022 California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour, Presented by Amgen
LOS ANGELES - April 28, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Organizers of the 2022 California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour + Arthritis Challenge Experience presented by Amgen, today announced that 70 spaces remain for its 8-day, 525-mile, in-person tour down the California Coast this September 10-17. May is Arthritis Awareness Month and Bike Month,...
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April 28, 2022
Two Additional Goalball Paralympians Elected to USABA Board
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – As the newly-certified national governing body for the Paralympic team sports of goalball and blind soccer, the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) has announced the election of two additional athlete representatives to its Board of Directors. Paralympians Zach Buhler (Huntington, Ind.) and...
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April 28, 2022
Science in Sport set to disrupt the world of endurance fuelling with groundbreaking new scientific study
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Science in Sport’s Beta Fuel range is leading a revolution in endurance fuelling, having famously powered Chris Froome’s sensational 80km solo ride on Stage 19 of the 2018 Giro D’Italia - widely believed to be the elite athlete’s greatest ever feat on a bike. And now, Science...
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April 28, 2022
San Francisco Marathon Partners Up With Nella by FitBiomics
San Francisco, CA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The San Francisco Marathon is happy to announce a partnership with FitBiomics and their first product Nella, a performance probiotic geared specifically toward people with active lifestyles. “Gut bacteria play an important role in human health, such as supplying essential nutrients, synthesizing vitamin K,...
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April 28, 2022
USATF Engages RealResponse In Fight Against Abuse In Sport
April 28, 2022 Indianapolis, Ind. And Charlotte, NC /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA Track and Field (USATF) today announced it has engaged RealResponse, (@RealResponseHQ), the award-winning leading safe and secure feedback, monitoring and anonymous reporting platform for athletic teams and organizations, as their platform to track, monitor and proactively address issues encountered by...
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April 28, 2022
WSG will be the official partner of the European Running Business Conference 2022 in Stockholm
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – ERBC is a biennial event arranged by European Athletics. It is one of six Area Associations of World Athletics, the sport’s global governing body which has 51 members and is headquartered in Lausanne. Link to the conference: https://erbc2022.european-athletics.com/ The conference attracts delegates from all over the world...
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April 28, 2022
Pacing to Perfection: FORM and Pho3nix Sub7Sub8 Partner to Break Barriers
Sydney, Australia 28 April 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Today, Mana Global and the Pho3nix Foundation announce FORM as the official Swim Technology Partner of the Pho3nix Sub7 and Sub8 Project, Powered by Zwift. Set for June 5, 2022 at the Dekra Lausitzring racetrack in Germany, the Pho3nix Sub7 and Sub8...
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April 28, 2022
RunSignup Announces Integration with U.S. Masters Swimming
April 28, 2022, Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading registration and technology solution provider for endurance events in the United States, announces its integration with U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS). With nearly 60,000 members, USMS is the industry standard for sanctioned adult swimming events, clubs, and associated training programs....
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April 28, 2022
Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon Partners with Amazon to Provide FREE Kids Day Events
BOSTON – April 28, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – ethos, the mass participation event organization that presents the Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon, today announced that it has named Amazon an Official Community Partner of Kids Day at the Boston Triathlon, and is partnering with Amazon to make registration for Kids Day free...
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April 28, 2022
America’s Top Pro Cycling Race Maryland Cycling Classic Announces Course Route, Weekend Schedule of Events and Key Partners
BALTIMORE, Maryland/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Maryland Cycling Classic supported by UnitedHealthcare, America’s top-ranked professional road cycling race, today announced its inaugural course, a diverse 120-mile (194 kilometer) route that features the rolling pastoral countryside of Baltimore County and the urban landscape and waterfront of central Baltimore. The race will start at...
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April 27, 2022
Salt Lake City, Utah Becomes Newest Rock ‘N’ Roll Running Series Host City
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah / TAMPA, Fla. (April 27, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series, the world’s largest running series, announced today with Sports Salt Lake, that Salt Lake City, Utah will become the newest destination for the Series. As part of the announcement the Utah Sports Commission will also come on...
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April 27, 2022
Sam Long hit by car during St. George build up
American Ironman World Championship favorite Sam Long has been hit by a car while training for the upcoming Ironman World Championship race in St. George, Utah on May 7. Today he confirmed that despite the crash, he will be on the start line next week after the accident. Triathlon Canada
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April 27, 2022
Workout Anytime Signs 20-Unit Deal to Bring New Clubs to 4 States
Workout Anytime, the 180-plus-unit leader in the fitness industry, has signed an agreement to bring 20 new locations to markets in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Florida. This multi-unit development deal — which was signed in partnership with Phenomenal Gyms, LLC — comes as the fast-growing fitness franchise is outpacing its...
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April 27, 2022
Garmin sees ‘normalization’ of cycling product sales
Garmin Ltd. reported record first-quarter revenue despite a 28% decrease in sales in its fitness division, which includes Garmin's cycling products. Consolidated revenue was $1.17 billion, a 9% increase year-over-year. Three other segments posted double-digit growth led by the outdoor segment ($385 million), which grew 50% year-over-year, and was boosted...
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April 27, 2022
ShowcasedLace Up for Veteran’s in Maine!
April 27, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – On Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 9am, Rick’s Run 5k walk/run will host runners locally at Spring Hill in South Berwick, Maine and virtually around the country. Over the past 6 years, Rick’s Run 5k has become a community favorite event, raising funds for Veterans...
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April 27, 2022
ROUVY to host a 3rd Virtual Edition of The German UCI Classic ESCHBORN-FRANKFURT
Frankfurt, Germany / Apr 27, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – In the transition from the spring monuments to the national tours, there will once again be a battle between the pro classics specialists and the sprinters' elite. In a total of 20 selected teams, with BORA – hansgrohe being the only German...