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September 20, 2022

Any Distance raises $1.5 million to continue building its’ new activity tracking platform

Atlanta, Georgia. September 20, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Building digital and physical experiences to motivate people to be active, Any Distance today announced that it has secured $1.5M in a pre-seed round. Its new activity tracking platform for iPhone and Apple Watch gamifies and inspires movement of all kinds. The round was...

September 20, 2022

Challenge Family and Turkish Triathlon Federation Announce Partnership

20 September 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Challenge Family and the Turkish Triathlon Federation today confirmed the signing of a multi-year agreement that heralds the global triathlon series’ expansion into the region and marks a significant step forward in the continued development of Turkish Triathlon. The agreement was signed at Challenge Family...

September 20, 2022

Schmidt Earns Top-10 in Time Trial World Championship

WOLLONGONG, Australia /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The final day of individual time trial events was the centerpiece of the third day of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong. The morning had the Junior Women’s competing, with Chloe Patrick (Carson, Calif.; Serious Cycling) and Katherine Sarkisov (North Potomac, Md.; LUX Cycling...

September 20, 2022

Generosity of Multisport Community Leads to Record-Breaking Impact for USA Triathlon Foundation

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo./ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The USA Triathlon Foundation has raised more than $2 million over the past 12 months from nearly 3,000 individual supporters across the United States. The $2 million-plus raised over the past 12 months more than doubles the previous 12-month record and is more than the combined total...

September 20, 2022

Itaú BBA IRONMAN® 70.3® Rio de Janeiro debuts New Course in 2023

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (September 20, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – It was announced today that the Itaú BBA IRONMAN® 70.3® Rio de Janeiro event scheduled for July 9, 2023, will debut a new race course in the heart of “Cidade Maravilhosa” (Wonderful City). There will be 1,900 meters (1.2 miles) of...

September 20, 2022

Tailwind Nutrition Athlete Annie Hughes Wins Run Rabbit Run

DURANGO, Colo. (Sept. 20, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tailwind Nutrition athlete Annie Hughes, 24, of Leadville, Colo. won the Run Rabbit Run 100-mile race Sunday in the women’s category, with a time of 21 hours, and 26 minutes. Annie finished 10th overall. Run Rabbit Run takes place in Steamboat Springs, and features about...

September 20, 2022

2022 AKTIV Against Cancer Award Luncheon Honors adidas

NEW YORK, September 20, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – AKTIV Against Cancer, the organization co-founded by legendary runner Grete Waitz and Helle Aanesen, today announced it will honor adidas and Olympic Champion Chaunté Lowe for outstanding contributions to the field of Exercise Oncology at their eighth annual awards luncheon. The reception will be...

September 20, 2022

Triathlon Industry Icon Bob Babbitt joins SFuels

Raleigh, North Carolina (September 20, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – SFuels LLC, a leader in endurance sport nutrition is honored to announce that triathlon industry icon Bob Babbitt has joined the advisory board. As one of the sport’s most recognized figures, Bob will be instrumental in facilitating commercial growth plans, accelerating market awareness, and...

September 20, 2022

Lake Sonoma Race Series Gets Bigger and Better for 2023, Adding Prize Money, New Women-Only Half Marathon and Fall Races

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Lake Sonoma Race series returns in 2023 bigger and better than ever with enhanced offerings designed to enliven the runner experience, heighten the spectacular feeling of community inherent in trail running and drive inclusiveness and diversity. The Lake Sonoma 50 Mile (LS50) and Marathon returns to its...

September 20, 2022

Stages SB20 Smart Bike Lowest Price Ever

(Boulder, CO – 20 September, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Stages SB20 Smart Bike will be on sale for $1999 from September 22 through October 3, providing customers with the best price ever on the leading smart bike from Stages Cycling. The SB20 Smart Bike is nearly silent and connects with all...

September 20, 2022

Master Spas adds pro triathlete Ben Kanute to roster of brand ambassadors

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Master Spas, the world's largest swim spa manufacturer, is excited to announce a partnership with professional triathlete Ben Kanute. “We could not be more excited to announce Ben as the newest addition to Team Master Spas,” says Kevin Richards, Vice President of Sales...

September 20, 2022

The 2023 Belgian Waffle Ride Events Schedule Announced

San Diego, CA - September 20, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Monuments of Cycling (MoC), a premier cycling events producer best known for its iconic Monument of Gravel, the Belgian Waffle Ride (BWR), has announced its burgeoning BWR calendar for the first half of 2023 with a North American expansion into Canada,...

September 20, 2022

Foehn Transforms Performance Outerwear With New Fall/Winter Collection

Quebec City, Canada (September 20, 2022) – Foehn showcases the vision and bold innovation that sets apart every item in its new fall/winter outerwear collection with the Salem Dyneema® Down Parka. It features a rare application of literally indestructible Dyneema® fabric in a super-lightweight down parka that meets the Alpine...

September 19, 2022

Life Time Foundation Commits to ‘Get Kids Moving’ with more than $600,000 in Grants to Nineteen Youth Organizations Across the Nation

Chanhassen, Minn., (Sept. 19, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Life Time Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), announces nineteen grant recipients from its Get Kids Moving initiative, a new program launched in November 2021 to spark exercise and healthy movement in nation’s youth. The program complements the Life Time...

September 19, 2022

Their Sport Is on the Verge of Extinction. These Runners Won’t Give It Up.

Last year, the ultramarathon governing body dumped many multiday races from their catalog. So a group of fringe runners created their own championship, and just kept running. NY Times (Paywall)

September 19, 2022

Inaugural Challenge Sanremo Attracts 48-Strong International Pro Field to Italian Riviera

19 September 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – With only a few races so far this year due to injury, Pablo Dapena González (ESP) is lining up fit and ready to race next Sunday, 25 September as the top seed at the first edition of Challenge Sanremo on the Italian Riviera. Among the women,...

September 19, 2022

Gnarly Nutrition Announces Range of Motion Project and Asian Trail Mix as Fuel For Life Grant Winners

Salt Lake City, UT (September 19, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Gnarly Nutrition is thrilled to announce the winners of their Fuel for Life Scholarship to provide funding for endurance sports groups. Of 152 overall submissions, 10 finalists were selected to create a video submission to be considered for the two grants. Gnarly is...

September 18, 2022

2XU Malibu Triathlon Raised Over $1 Million To Benefit the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

MALIBU, Calif., Sept. 18, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ Over 5,000 athletes participated in the 37th Annual 2XU Malibu Triathlon Presented by Bank of America this weekend. The iconic event, bringing together athletes, celebrities, and Fortune 500 Corporations, took place on the shores of Zuma Beach for one common goal - to...

September 18, 2022

Optimize Exercise: Specific Links Between Exercise, Memory, and Mental Health Revealed by Fitness Trackers

Exercise can boost your mental and cognitive health — but not all forms and intensities of exercise affect the brain equally. In fact, according to a new Dartmouth study, the effects of exercise are much more nuanced. It found that specific intensities of exercise over a long period of time...

September 18, 2022

Over 1,400 Athletes Converge in Cambridge, Maryland for the 2022 Qatar Airways IRONMAN Maryland, part of the VinFast IRONMAN U.S. Series

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (September 18, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The coastal and scenic city of Cambridge, Md. and surrounding Dorchester County provided a stunning backdrop for the Qatar Airways IRONMAN® Maryland race, part of the VinFast IRONMAN U.S. Series, on Saturday, Sept. 17. Over 1,400 athletes kicked off their IRONMAN journey, beginning...

September 18, 2022

Thomas and Faulkner Top-10 in Time Trial on Day 1 of 2022 Road Worlds

WOLLONGONG, Australia /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Sunday saw the start of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. Four Americans, Kristen Faulkner (Homer, Alaska; Team BikeExchange-Jayco), Leah Thomas (Santa Clara, Calif.; Trek-Segafredo), Neilson Powless (Roseville, Calif.; EF Education-EasyPost), and Magnus Sheffield (Pittsford, N.Y.; Ineos Grenadiers), took to the 32.4-kilometer course north of...

September 18, 2022

Stages Cycling Barn Burner Welcomes Riders of all Ages to Flagstaff, Ariz. for a Family-Filled Mountain Bike Weekend

Flagstaff, Ariz., (Sept. 17, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2022 Stages Cycling Barn Burner, an endurance mountain bike race owned and produced by Life Time (NYSE: LTH) and Leadville Trail 100 MTB qualifier event, took place this Saturday, bringing more than 400 cyclists representing 28 states and three countries to Flagstaff, Ariz....

September 17, 2022

Savilia Blunk and Bradyn Lange Take First At 39th Annual Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek

Cable, Wis., (Sept.17, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2022 Life Time ​​Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek, owned and produced by Life Time (NYSE: LTH), brought 2,800 riders to northern Wisconsin on Saturday. As a family-focused weekend, participants rode one of three distances – Chequamegon 40-miler, Short & Fat 16-miler, or Little...

September 17, 2022

Ashleigh Gentle Runs Down Taylor Knibb In Texan Heat To Win Second PTO Title

Dallas, Texas/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ashleigh Gentle stormed to a PTO US Open win in Dallas to add to her stunning victory in the PTO Canadian Open in July. Her PTO Tour record for 2022 now reads: raced three, won three; after also beating Laura Philipp and Chelsea Sodaro in her Collins Cup...

September 16, 2022

Skechers settles trademark fight with Brooks Running over ‘5’ logo

Skechers and Brooks have settled a trademark infringement lawsuit. Skechers on Friday filed a notice of dismissal of the suit, which had alleged that Brooks Sports used a number “5″ mark on its shoes that was “confusingly similar” to Skechers’ “S” mark it generally uses on its sneakers. A Brooks...