LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
June 10, 2022
Tough Mudder to Host First-Ever 24-Hour OCR World Championships
BOSTON, Mass. (June 10, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tough Mudder, the global leader in obstacle course adventures, today announced that World’s Toughest Mudder (WTM) has been sanctioned as the 24-Hour OCR (Obstacle Course Racing) World Championships. The event will take place in Atmore, Ala. on Nov. 12 - 13, 2022, and will...
June 9, 2022
New Balance is suing Steve Madden over its 327 sneaker imitation
New Balance is taking Steve Madden to court. A complaint filed Tuesday to the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts claims Madden’s Chasen model sneaker from 2020 is a “deliberate knock-off intended to free-ride off the popularity of New Balance’s 327.” Input
June 8, 2022
Nike is shutting down its Run Club app in China
Nike is deactivating its Run Club app in China, becoming the latest Western company to reconfigure its business in the world's second largest economy. In a statement to CNN Business, a Nike (NKE) spokesperson said that it would roll out a "localized" platform for Chinese runners in future, and continue...
June 8, 2022
Climate Positive Sportswear Brand Presca Launch Webinar Series Hosted by CEO Rob Webbon
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – ‘The Lunchtime Webbonars’ is a new series with Rob Webbon, Presca’s CEO, who will be having casual chats with a selection of inspirational people from the Presca network and world of sustainability. Listening in will give insight into topics of endurance sports, to the industry supply chain, to...
June 7, 2022
How Do Men And Women Differ In Post-Ultra Physiological Responses?
After ultramarathons, the body undergoes numerous physiological changes. A wonderful new study examined how those changes vary across athletes. While there are many similarities, the variance between men and women points toward very cool ideas for future physiology studies and training theory. Trail Runner Mag
June 7, 2022
Tifosi Optics Launches New Stellar Series Colorway For Summer
Watkinsville, GA (June 7, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tifosi Optics, a leading sport and lifestyle sunglasses brand, is excited to kick off summer with a new colorway collection, the Stellar Series. In celebration of the summer season, the Stellar Series features patterning reminiscent of the night sky, with speckled patterns like “Moon Dust,”...
June 6, 2022
The nation’s biggest AR returns
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The nation’s largest adventure race returned this weekend, with a sold-out field of five hundred athletes take part. The seventh edition of the Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, which includes three-, eight-, and eighteen-hour divisions, drew participants from fourteen states, ranging in age from seven to sixty-nine. While the...
June 6, 2022
Evan Perperis Completes First-Ever OCR Everest Challenge on Tough Mudder Course
BOSTON, Mass. (June 6, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tough Mudder, the global leader in obstacle course adventures, today announced that Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) endurance athlete Evan Perperis has become the first person to complete the Everest Challenge on an obstacle course. Perperis completed the challenge on Tough Mudder’s New England course...
June 6, 2022
Registration Open for 2022 Running USA Industry Conference presented by Race Roster
DENVER (June 6, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Registration is now open for the 2023 Running USA Industry Conference presented by Race Roster. The 19th edition of the running industry’s leading education and networking event is set for February 10-12, 2023. For the first time ever, the conference will be held in Denver, Colo....
June 5, 2022
Runner sent the wrong way at Stockholm Marathon, still wins race
The leaders of Saturday’s Stockholm Marathon were in confusion and disbelief after being sent the wrong way for an extra kilometre. Felix Kirwa, Tesfaye Lencho Anbesa, and Merhawi Keste were pointed in the wrong direction by race officials around the 30 km mark of the marathon. Canadian Running