LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
April 4, 2023
Athletics Integrity Unit suspects doping conspiracy in Kenya
On Tuesday, Kenyan doping-related suspensions reached a new high with the eight-year suspension of the 26-year-old 800m runner and Commonwealth Games finalist Eglay Nalyanya. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) found some alarming similarities between Nalyanya’s case and the previous case of Betty Lempus, uncovering a savvy operation that helps Kenyan...
April 4, 2023
After Hitting $1 Billion, Here’s How Hoka Plans to Surpass Its Next Sales Milestone
What a decade. As one of footwear’s newest billion-dollar brands, Hoka has skyrocketed under Deckers direction. It’s an impressive feat given that the performance running brand had sales of less than $3 million when the company acquired the brand in 2012. FN
April 4, 2023
Nix Biosensors CEO, Meridith Cass, Named to Inc.’s 2023 Female Founder 200 List
BOSTON, MASS — APRIL 4, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Inc. today announced its sixth annual Female Founders list, honoring an outstanding group of 200 leaders whose innovations and leadership are creating positive change in the world. The founders cross all industries and bring with them unique stories of success from each...
April 4, 2023
Ultra X Goes Loopy: Partners Announced
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ultra X, the global ultra-marathon events series, is excited to announce the partners for their upcoming event, Ultra X Goes Loopy, in 2023. The event promises to be incredible, thanks to the involvement of Asics, Red Bull, Days Brewing, Jubel, Phizz, and Rise Porridge. “Ultra X was setup...
April 4, 2023
The RunnerBox and RiderBox Partner with University of North Carolina Asheville to Enhance the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Spur Company Growth
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The RunnerBox & The RiderBox, which curates subscription and gift boxes for runners and cyclists, has been working with UNC Asheville business students since January as part of a Business Consulting Practicum. The class, taught by Associate Professor of Business, Dr. Susan Clark allows students to have...
April 4, 2023
Sportstats Announces Acquisition by New Ownership Group
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Sportstats World, one of the world's largest sports timing companies and a leader in the endurance sports timing industry, is proud to announce the successful completion of an internal sale to an investment group led by its Director of Operations and Lead Timer, A.J. Mousseau...
April 3, 2023
J&A Racing Announces Inaugural Labor Day Race, The Chartway Virginia Beach 10 Miler & 5K
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Excitement and preparations are underway for the newest of J&A Racing’s events. The Chartway Virginia Beach 10 Miler will debut this Labor Day weekend at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Participants will have the opportunity to run a 5K on Saturday, 10 Miler on Sunday, or...
April 3, 2023
Runners to Race for Climate Research
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – For the second year in a row, Biosphere 2 is partnering with Run Tucson to host the annual TMC Earth Day 5K Race on Saturday, April 22. The race starts in the morning, but for folks and families looking for fun outside of the race, Biosphere 2 will...
April 3, 2023
Hillary Bor Sets American Record, Takes Home $50,000 Bonus From 50th Annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
April 2, 2023, Washington, DC /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - With the sun shining and temperatures in the mid-40s, runners in today’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (CUCB) faced stiff headwinds at times, but not stiff enough to keep top American Hillary Bor from breaking the 40-year-old American Record of 46:13,...
April 3, 2023
Author Matt Fitzgerald Launches Dream Run Camp
Flagstaff, AZ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Celebrated endurance sports author Matt Fitzgerald today announced the upcoming launch of Dream Run Camp. The new venture was inspired by Fitzgerald’s experience as a self-described “fake pro runner” in 2017, when he spent a full summer training with the Flagstaff-based HOKA Northern Arizona Elite team before...
