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April 30, 2023
The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon is back as a World Athletics Gold Label Race
SINGAPORE, 28 April 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) marks its return this year as a World Athletics Gold Label Race for the first time since the pandemic. The three-day festival, which hosts the International Elite Race and the Singapore National Championships will take place from...
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April 30, 2023
Over 1,900 Registered Runners Took On 2023 The Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB In First Ever UTMB World Series Major In The Americas
AUBURN, Calif. (April 30, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 2023 UTMB World Series continued with the 2023 Canyons Endurance Runs™ by UTMB® on April 28-29. Over 1,900 registered runners descended on the historic gold-rush town of Auburn, California, an iconic destination in trail running considered the birthplace of mountain ultras...
April 30, 2023
Fancy Ultramarathons Vex Traditionalists With $11,000 Entry Fees and Private Butlers
Long-distance races roll out luxury amenities to tempt runners, confounding traditionalists. Danielle Zhao was clawing at rocks and crying as she scrambled up a hillside in the Scottish highlands, battling against her fear of heights to complete her first-ever ultramarathon. One thought kept her going. WSJ (paywall)
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April 28, 2023
The Bay Bridge Run will be held on November 12, 2023
April 28, 2023- Baltimore, MD /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - After a successful return in 2022, Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) has announced that the Bay Bridge Run will be held on November 12, 2023. Registration for the 2023 Bay Bridge Run will open for signups on Monday, May 1 at 12pm. The...
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April 28, 2023
RunSignup Reveals Strong Preference for Its Registration Platform Among Repeat Endurance Event Participants
Moorestown, NJ - April 28, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunSignup, a leading registration and technology platform for endurance events in the United States, has conducted an analysis of its 13-year history, revealing repeat participant data that demonstrates a strong preference for its registration platform. With a 40% market share in the U.S....
April 27, 2023
No Shortage of Imposters at The Boston Marathon
Every year after The Boston Marathon, some runners take to social media to report on some form of bib stealing. In the days following the marathon, runners flock to Marathonfoto.com to look at their photos, only some runners find photos of another runner with their bib #. It is unknown...
April 27, 2023
Steve Shanks: London Marathon runner dies on way home from race
A man has died shortly after completing the London Marathon in under three hours. Organisers of the event said Steve Shanks, 45, from Bingham, Nottinghamshire, died suddenly while travelling home on Sunday. Tributes have been paid to the runner, whose cause of death has not yet been shared. BBC
April 27, 2023
ShowcasedSports Backers announce ‘Virginia Credit Union River City Half’ and 5k running event along the James River
RICHMOND, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Sports Backers announced a new half marathon event, the Virginia Credit Union River City Half and River City 5k, which will start and finish at the beautiful campus of the University of Richmond (UR) on Saturday, March 9, 2024. This is the first time Sports Backers...
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April 27, 2023
Publix Battleship 12K opens registration to with a BOOM!
MOBILE, AL /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Nearly 1,700 runners from 20 states and Canada registered on opening day for the 8th Annual Publix Battleship 12K, a race to honor and support those who have served in the US military. The race is scheduled for November 19, 2023, and runners will start...
April 26, 2023
What We Don’t Know About Carbon-Plated Running Shoes May Be Hurting Us
Eliud Kipchoge, arguably the greatest marathoner of all time, ran a 1:59:40 marathon in 2019 wearing custom-made carbon-plated shoes. Since then, carbon-plated shoes seem to be everywhere, from record-breaking efforts in running and triathlon to age-groupers looking for a PR. It is quite true that in triathlon events, even small...