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December 9, 2020
Returning to Racing: With 2021 in Sight, Next Running USA Webinar to Focus on Building Consumer Confidence through Refund and Registration Polices
As 2020 draws to a close, the running industry is preparing to enter uncharted territory in 2021. With the hope that vaccine access can lead to larger field sizes and more group events returning next year, event producers must rethink their strategies for attracting runners. To help you prepare, Running...
December 9, 2020
History Written at PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA®
Daytona Beach, Florida: The PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA® served up a thrilling end to a challenging year for professional triathletes as over 100 of the world's best triathletes battled it out over a 100-kilometre course at CHALLENGE DAYTONA. The world-famous Daytona International Speedway® delivered an electrifying race with the 2km...
December 8, 2020
Triathletes Set to Race in Inaugural Esports World Championship
The start list for the event includes pro triathletes Lionel, Angela Naeth, and former pro Holden Comeau—the current Zwift national champion. The Zwift-hosted event is 50km long and takes place in the virtual world of Watopia - a Figure 8 Reverse route on Zwift, which covers 50km and 483m of...
December 8, 2020
Apple Fitness+: The future of fitness launches December 14
Apple announced Fitness+, the first fitness experience built around Apple Watch, brings studio-style workouts to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, intelligently incorporating workout metrics from Apple Watch. It offers a first-of-its-kind personalized and immersive experience users can complete wherever and whenever is convenient for them. Apple.com
December 8, 2020
Olympic Games to reach equal gender participation for 2024 event
The UCI and IOC (International Olympic Committee) confirmed there will be an equal number of female and male cyclists taking part at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, with 90 athletes from each gender participating in road events. VeloNews
December 8, 2020
Pocket Outdoor of Boulder raises additional $5.27M
Pocket Outdoor Media LLC raised $5 million more within its Series A round, bringing its total funds raised in the round to just less than $16.5 million, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The funds came from an additional 22 people and groups, bringing...
December 8, 2020
Certified Piedmontese IRONMAN Tulsa and Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 St. George Selected to Host 2021 North American Championships
TAMPA, Fla. / TULSA, Okla. / ST. GEORGE, Utah – The IRONMAN Group today announced that the Certified Piedmontese IRONMAN® Tulsa and Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN® 70.3® St. George have been selected to host the respective IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championships for 2021. Both events will enter an elite...
December 8, 2020
IRONMAN Brings World Class Triathlon Racing to the Land of the Pyramids with new IRONMAN 70.3 Egypt
HURGHADA / LONDON / TAMPA (December 8, 2020) – The Red Sea town of Hurghada has long been a magical place for tourists and now, it will extend its fame to a new group of guests: triathletes. Enter IRONMAN®70.3® Egypt on November 19, 2021, the first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 event in the land...
December 8, 2020
The 30th Annual YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot Presented by UPMC Health Plan Receives Record Donations
PITTSBURGH, PA (December 8, 2020) – More than 2,500 runners from 35 states and four different countries participated in this year’s virtual YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot Presented by UPMC Health Plan, keeping the 30 year Thanksgiving tradition strong. “The Turkey Trot has been a hallmark event of the...
December 8, 2020
USA Cycling Champions the Programs, Participation, and Performances Essential to Cycling in America with New Board Members
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling announced the approval, by vote, of new organizational bylaws and Board of Director members. In an overwhelming vote of confidence and after working in close alignment, the USA Cycling Board of Directors has given a full endorsement to the next 100 years of championing...
December 8, 2020
Wahoo Announce Official Partnership with Challenge Family
(London – Tuesday, 8th December 2020) – Wahoo- the global leader in smart training - has officially launched a new partnership with CHALLENGE FAMILY, one of the leading global triathlon event organisers. Wahoo joins CHALLENGE FAMILY in a three-year commitment, which will see them as the ‘Official Global Training Partner' and...
December 8, 2020
Launch Your Own Comeback with Matt Fitzgerald’s THE COMEBACK QUOTIENT
Boulder, CO, USA — December 8, 2020 — Everyone loves a great comeback. In this inspiring new guide, The Comeback Quotient, best-selling sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald examines the science and stories behind some of the most astonishing comebacks in sport. He digs deep into the science of why some athletes...
December 8, 2020
Richmond Marathon Delivers Hybrid Race Experience
December 8, 2020 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup | GiveSignup announces Richmond Marathon delivers a hybrid race experience utilizing its RaceDay platform of technology products. Richmond Marathon’s 2020 event, held this November with 5,500 registrants, adjusted its typical race structure to accommodate concerns associated with Covid-19. This included offering three...
December 7, 2020
Nine “health” foods that can be very unhealthy
Check out these nine foods that have earned a healthy reputation, but can undermine your diet if you aren’t careful. PodiumRunner
December 7, 2020
PeopleForBikes Announces New Coalition Members and Subcommittee Volunteers
BOULDER, COLO (Dec. 7, 2020) — Despite the many challenges our nation faced in 2020, PeopleForBikes was hard at work this year supporting the bike industry and getting more people on bikes. Working to ensure bicycling and local bike shops were considered essential at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
December 7, 2020
Bikes projected to outsell cars in Europe two-to-one by 2030
Three cycling associations this week announced a new forecast for the cycling sector, which showed that Europeans are expected to buy an extra 10 million bikes per year by 2030, a whopping 47% more than in 2019. Cyclingtips
December 7, 2020
Cotopaxi and Wolfgang Man & Beast Partner Launch GoodDog Holiday Gifts
(Salt Lake City, UT.) Dec. 7, 2020 –Impact-driven outdoor gear brand and B Corp Cotopaxi has teamed up with fellow Salt Lake City brand Wolfgang Man & Beast to announce a unique and coveted brand collaboration, launching today, just in time for the holiday gifting season. Wolfgang designs and manufactures...
December 7, 2020
Smiling faces and amazing battles: Challenge Daytona was a huge success!
With over 2500 Age Group athletes participating, smiles on the faces of all the athletes and amazing battles between the absolute best athletes in the world, it’s safe to say that last weekend’s CHALLENGEDAYTONA was a huge success. On Friday, amateur athletes could team up with the professional athletes during...
December 7, 2020
HEXR Launches Smartphone Fitting App to Make Bespoke Helmets Accessible to Over 600 Million People Globally
LONDON – December 7, 2020 – HEXR has developed a smartphone fitting app utilising the latest methods in Machine Vision to capture over 250,000 data points of a customer’s head shape. The app uses the most accurate 3D scanning technology available on a smartphone, able to measure details finer than...
December 7, 2020
ROAD iD’s Pink With a Purpose Campaign raises more than $40,000 in the fight against breast cancer.
In honor of national breast cancer awareness month, ROAD iD donated $10.00 from every limited-edition pink iD purchased during the month of October to the American Cancer Society, totaling $40,410 to support the Society’s breast cancer programs, research and initiatives. “Support from corporations like ROAD iD enables the American Cancer...
December 7, 2020
Professional Triathletes Organisation 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA® to be Seen in Over 100 Countries
LONDON - The PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA® is set to take place at the iconic Daytona International Speedway® on December 6th and will be shown in over 100 countries around the world, following broadcast deals secured by IMG. The highlight of the year will see the world’s top triathletes...
December 6, 2020
Gustav Iden wins $100,000 dollar at PTO 2020 Championship after epic battle: ‘I was thinking this is torture’
In a race that grew to epic proportions, where favourites dropped out but outsiders in some cases showed unexpected things, there was just one supreme winner at the PTO 2020 Championship: Gustav Iden from Norway. "I raced smart once again. I felt like I had pretty good control during the...
December 6, 2020
Outstanding Paula Findlay strikes at PTO 2020 Championship, crowns herself $100.000 champion
With a huge force majeure Paula Findlay just won the PTO 2020 Championship, bringing home an astronomical amount of $100,000. The Canadian, who also won Challenge Daytona last year and thus prolonged her title, was on fire the whole day, leading the race almost completely. "I was so shocked. In...
December 5, 2020
Challenge Daytona Pro-Am Relay: ‘This was the best with the best’
For lots of athletes it's a dream that comes true: racing with world-class athletes, who are heroes to many of them. Today this dream came true for every participant of the CHALLENGEDAYTONA Pro-Am Relay. In this Sprint Distance race, pro athletes completed the swim part, while Age Group athletes took...
December 5, 2020
Challenge Daytona: ‘Grateful for such an epic event and responsible measurements’
It was generally known that CHALLENGEDAYTONA was going to be the final race of the season, but not many people would have thought that it was also going to be one of the first races of the year. After a successful start of the weekend with the Pro-Am Relay yesterday,...
