LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
January 19, 2023
The Pro Trail Runners Association: Trail Running’s First Union
As the sport grows, professional athletes are banding together to create a group that can lead the way on issues like doping, contract clarity, and race schedules. Here’s what it means for the future of the sport. Trailrunner
January 19, 2023
Chinese TikToker earns millions running in high heels
A 41-year-old TikToker and salesman from Sichuan, China, Wu Nan, has found a niche way to sell women’s high heels. The man’s marketing strategy involves sprinting in stilettos–and he has reportedly generated a staggering six million yuan (CAD $1,100,000) in monthly sales. Canadian Running
January 19, 2023
3M Half Marathon Welcomes Local Bands for On-Course Music
AUSTIN, Texas, January 19, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 3M Half Marathon has finalized the lineup for its on-course entertainment for the point-to-point race happening this Sunday, January 22 in Austin, Texas. The ten local bands and DJ join the race-day excitement and perform live music for participants along the 13.1...
January 19, 2023
RunSignup Reports Growth in 2022
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunSignup, the leading technology solution for US endurance events, reports strong company growth in 2022 and encouraging signs the overall endurance market is strengthening. Compared to 2019 – the pre-pandemic baseline – the number of registrations on the RunSignup platform grew 20% while the total transaction dollars increased...
January 19, 2023
ShowcasedFuelin Founders to Attend USA Triathlon’s Endurance Exchange Conference
(San Francisco, CA) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Nutrition coaching app, Fuelin, will participate at the 2023 Endurance Exchange conference in Austin, Texas as part of the innovation expo. Co-founders, Jonathan Lee and Scott Tindal, will be on site at next week’s event to meet with coaches, athletes, club leaders and endurance industry...
January 18, 2023
North American races to see a resurgence in 2023, survey says
Athlinks, the largest race results database in the world, surveyed an audience of 400,000 athletes based in North America, identifying their post-pandemic habits to gain an understanding of why numbers did not fully bounce back in 2022. Canadian Running
January 18, 2023
3M Half Marathon Taps EIGHT Beer as Official Beer Sponsor
AUSTIN, Texas, January 17, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – High Five Events, one of the largest privately owned event production companies in the United States, pens sponsorship deal with EIGHT Beer making it the Official Beer of the 3M Half Marathon. This inaugural agreement means that EIGHT, an Austin-based company, will feature...
January 18, 2023
BibRave Boosts Missoula Marathon Social Following By More Than 28 Percent
Honolulu, HI /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – BibRave, the leading-edge endurance and fitness marketing agency, worked with the Missoula Marathon to create a simple but effective sweepstakes to increase the race’s social following across all platforms and boost engagement and other social media metrics. “We rely on BibRave to manage all of our...
January 17, 2023
Shamrock Run, Kells Irish Pub Announce New Partnership for Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 17, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Two of Portland’s favorite St. Patrick’s Day traditions are joining forces, as the Shamrock Run Portland and Kells Irish Pub & Brewery today announced a partnership for a bigger and better Irish Festival in 2023. The new collaboration between two of downtown...
January 17, 2023
Rebranded RUN Varsity Aims to Support Teenagers Moving
PITTSBURGH /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – P3R has announced that 4RUN2 Varsity has rebranded to RUN Varsity. The rebrand is designed to be more inclusive of ALL youth in the area. RUN Varsity adds to P3R’s robust programming to motivate any and all to MOVE and will continue to support, educate and encourage teenage...
