LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
January 20, 2023
29th Annual 3M Half Marathon Ready to Run Austin’s Roads
AUSTIN, Texas, January 20, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – High Five Events, one of the largest privately owned event production companies in the United States, is putting the final touches on the 3M Half Marathon presented by Under Armour. More than 6000 participants have registered, with 46 states and 11 countries represented....
January 19, 2023
Run Local® Acquires Oakland Running Festival
OAKLAND, Calif. – (January 19, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – After a decade of growing the Oakland Running Festival into a community-wide celebration and must-do on a runner’s annual calendar, Corrigan Sports Enterprises has sold the property to Bay Area-based events company Run Local®. The 2023 edition takes place on Sunday, March...
January 19, 2023
Eaton Becomes Mobile Charging Unit Partner at P3R Events, Including DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events
PITTSBURGH, PA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – P3R announced that Eaton, an intelligent power management company, will be the mobile charging unit partner at all P3R events, including the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events. Through the three-year partnership, convenient and secure phone charging stations will be set up at locations...
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...
