STUDIES
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about studies in the running, cycling and triathlon industries? Scroll below to view all endurance sport studies.
September 15, 2025
Study investigates how running a marathon impacts brain health
Marathoners hear plenty of scary claims about what running 26.2 miles can do to the brain. A new open access study paints a clearer, calmer picture. Exercise research over the past two decades has consistently linked regular activity with sharper attention, memory, and learning. This foundational review summarizes how aerobic training supports brain...
September 15, 2025
Running USA Releases 2025 Global Runner Survey Findings, with Largest Response Ever
September 15, 2025 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ — Understanding what drives runners to sign up, show up, and return to races is essential for growing and sustaining the running industry. That’s why Running USA conducts its annual Global Runner Survey. The 2025 edition, sponsored by Active Network, is now available, offering the most...
September 9, 2025
RunSignup Releases September 2025 Race Registration Market Analysis
Moorestown, NJ (September 9, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunSignup, the leading registration and technology provider for endurance events in the U.S., today released its biannual Race Registration Market Analysis, a tradition since 2015. The September 2025 report shows race growth slowing industry-wide, yet transaction volume rising, while RunSignup continues to...
September 8, 2025
Fitness Wearables Market Set To Hit $190B, but Data & Battery Life Hurdles Remain
The global fitness tracker market is expected to more than triple by 2032, climbing from $52.29 billion in 2024 to $189.98 billion, according to a new report from Verified Market Research. Athletech NEWS
August 31, 2025
Beet juice secretly helps older adults lower blood pressure in just two weeks
The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter conducted the study, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, comparing responses between...
August 27, 2025
Strava gives a peek into mid-year Year In Sport trends
Strava, the app for active people, has released some mid-year findings from its annual Year in Sport Trend Report, revealing how users are tracking and training to reach their 2025 goals, and what’s keeping them motivated. With five months still to go in 2025, Strava notes that 41% of its subscribers...
August 25, 2025
Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests
Repeated exposure to heatwaves is accelerating ageing in people, according to a study. The impact is broadly comparable with the damage smoking, alcohol use, poor diet or limited exercise can have on health, the researchers said. Extreme temperatures are increasingly common owing to the climate crisis, potentially causing widespread and...
August 20, 2025
HydraPak Continues Leadership in Race Waste Reduction by Commissioning Study Confirming the Efficacy of Refillable Cup Systems
Oakland, CA (August 20, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ — Deepening their commitment to sustainability, HydraPak, the global leader in performance hydration, commissioned Marcel Altenburg MSC MA, a renowned crowd dynamics expert, to conduct a first-of-its-kind aid station logistics and racer flow analysis. The study focused on comparing the efficiency of HydraPak’s Sustainable...
August 19, 2025
Are Marathons and Extreme Running Linked to Colon Cancer? – The New York Times
The rate of advanced adenomas was much higher than that seen among adults in their late 40s in the general population, which ranges from 4.5 percent to 6 percent, according to recent studies The figure among extreme runners was even higher than the 12 percent rate among Alaska Natives, who are unusually prone to...
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