LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
July 20, 2022
Runners to take on Snowbird’s Toughest Trails at Speedgoat Mountain Races by UTMB
SNOWBIRD, Utah/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The stunning Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah will set the stage for one of the toughest endurance trail runs in the USA this weekend as part of the iconic Speedgoat Mountain Races by UTMB®. Runners will face the ultimate test as they take on a staggering 11,800 feet...
July 20, 2022
Darn Tough Vermont® to Host “Big Pitch” Session at US Trail Running Conference
Estes Park (July 20, 2022) - Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference, have announced that Darn Tough Vermont ® will be the honored host of the “Big Pitch” session at the 2022 Conference on Wednesday, October 19. Darn Tough invites race directors and organizers far and...
July 20, 2022
Spartan Partners with RACE RESULT// World-Class Timing Technology at all Spartan Races
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – “We are very happy about the new cooperation,” said Amaury Da Costa, Spartan’s Senior Director of Technology Systems. “Our events are based on sophisticated logistics. That's why we need partners whose products can be perfectly integrated into our processes. RACE RESULT timing systems are particularly quick to set...
July 20, 2022
Tom Fowler, Former President of Polar, Joins Nix Biosensors Advisory Board
BOSTON, MASS. — JULY 20, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Nix, the biosensor company delivering health and wellness data to consumers, today officially welcomes Tom Fowler, former president of Polar, to its advisory board. Fowler brings decades of experience in the health, wellness and sports performance industries, having led high-growth strategies at...
July 19, 2022
Vimazi Secures $1M in Seed 3 Funding to Bring Pace-Tuned Running Shoes to Market this Fall
Portland, Ore. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Vimazi, the hybrid direct-to-consumer startup that makes running shoes specifically tuned for the pace of the runner, completed its Seed 3 investment round of $1M on June 30, 2022, bringing its total funding raised to $2.6M. The Seed 3 Round consisted of all angel investors. Vimazi...
July 19, 2022
Runners Value Sports Sponsors More than the General Public According to Recent Survey by Elevent
MONTRÉAL – July 19, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Elevent, North America’s leading provider of sponsorship lifecycle management software, consulting services, and research, today unveiled the results of a recent survey of American adult runners and their unique perceptions of sports sponsors. The results reveal a dedicated fanbase with a positive perception of...
July 19, 2022
Hot Temperatures and Hot Competition Highlight 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race
CARMEL, Ind. (July 19, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A sold-out field stood at the start line of the 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race and Cat Nap 5K on Saturday, July 16 in Indianapolis with fresh legs and smiles, and ended the day with a combined total of 6,491.48 miles on those...
July 18, 2022
Wine Country welcomes 4,000 runners for 18th running of Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon Weekend
Sonoma, California /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Sonoma County is blessed with more than 425 wineries, and on a sun-kissed Sunday morning, thousands of runners scampered past many of them for the 18th Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon. No one was faster than the Reno, Nev., husband-wife tandem of Dominic...
July 18, 2022
Inside the ‘crazy’ plan to boost track and field’s popularity before the 2028 Olympics
The series is part of a strategic plan formed by USATF and backed by World Athletics to take advantage of what it has called a critical six-year window in hopes of making track and field the country’s fifth-most-followed sport by the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. AOL.com
July 15, 2022
Ultra Marathon Legend Charlie Engle’s ‘Movement For Recovery’ July Event Draws Star-Studded Participation
Havre de Grace, Md. (July 15, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Penguin: Movement for Recovery – a live and virtual event held July 23-24 - launches a worldwide campaign to celebrate addiction recovery using movement as a tool to not just survive but to thrive. In the middle of an...
