LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
May 19, 2022
Belgian runner sets Backyard Ultra world best with 90 laps (600+ km)
Last weekend in Germany, ultrarunner Merijn Geerts of Wilsele, Belgium, set a new world best in the quirky backyard ultra format of 90 laps during the Backyard Masters, breaking Harvey Lewis’s record of 85 laps set at the 2021 Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra. Canadian Running
May 19, 2022
Registration Now Open for the 2022 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler
PITTSBURGH (May 19, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Registration for the 2022 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler is officially open. Scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 6, the “most Pittsburgh race ever” will celebrate its 10th anniversary and once again take participants on a scenic tour of Pittsburgh with fun course activations along the way that...
May 19, 2022
Four-time American Olympian Galen Rupp heads back to Chicago to join new event
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Galen Rupp, two-time Olympic medallist and inspirational American long-distance runner, will join the talented speaker line-up at the launch of the Run Show USA series, set to take place on June 4-5 at the DES Convention Center, Chicago. Rupp will join Olympic athlete, Carl Lewis, ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes, World...
May 19, 2022
Speed Hound and Skid Row Running Club Partners on a Mission to Give People a Second Chance
Menlo Park, CA (May 19, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Speed Hound has officially joined forces with Skid Row Running Club to support athletes as they participate in upcoming events, as well as their journey toward a positive future. Speed Hound’s focus on helping everyday athletes achieve the impossible is the...
May 19, 2022
Ventures Endurance Global Running Day
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ventures Endurance is committed to putting running shoes on the next generation of runners. To celebrate Global Running Day, they are teaming up with Shoes That Fit, an organization that provides running shoes to poverty-stricken children. Half of all proceeds will go directly to the charity. The cost to participate is $10,...
May 18, 2022
Are water stations useless for 5Ks and 10Ks?
After participating in Toronto’s Sporting Life 10K a couple of weeks ago, I was curious to know how many of the top 50 runners grabbed water at 8 km. My friend who was working the water station told me zero–no takers. Obviously, races are required to have water stations, but...
May 18, 2022
Why Running at Night Feels Harder
The new study, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, had 15 volunteers do a series of ten-minute treadmill walks in four conditions: with and without a 56-pound pack, and with and without a blindfold on. The treadmill was set at a comfortable pace of around 30 minutes per...
May 18, 2022
The Ultimate Run Passport: Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Announces 2023 Tourpass
TAMPA, Fla. (May 18, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series, the world’s largest road running series today announced details of the 2023 Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series TourPass. The TourPass is the best way for runners to lock in low rates and access to amazing Rock ‘n’ Roll...
May 18, 2022
Emerging Brand KINeSYS Sunscreen invited to Runchella 2022
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - KINeSYS Performance Sunscreen is honoured to be one of seven emerging brands invited to Runchella 2022, the Running Industry Association’s membership summit. Runchella runs from 16 – 19 May 2022 and combines educational programming, collaborations and brand presentations and is open to RIA members only. Lisa and...
May 17, 2022
Vancouver run specialty store to launch run NFTs
An independent run specialty retailer out of Vancouver is taking an unusual approach to reconnecting runners to the sport they love; it’s creating running NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Canadian Running Magazine
