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September 21, 2021
Results of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2021 health policy
Quartz Event Program In order to protect the health of the participants and to contribute to a clean sport, the organization of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc has set up since 2008 the QUARTZ Event Program which implies specific medical rules; in particular, runners agree not to take part in any of...
September 21, 2021
Ghostrider Revealed to Debut as The 2022 Air Force Marathon Featured Aircraft
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –Blasting its way in to be featured as the 26th Annual Air Force Marathon aircraft and to celebrate the Air Force 75th anniversary, is the AC-130J Ghostrider. As the 2022 featured aircraft, the AC-130J Ghostrider is a highly modified C-130 which contains advanced features. Its...
September 20, 2021
InsideTracker Partners with Shalane Flanagan on World Marathon Majors Feat, Project Eclipse
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Sept. 20, 2021— Shalane Falanagan today announced Project Eclipse, a mission to run all six World Marathon Majors, starting September 26 in Berlin and concluding November 7 in New York City, at the site of her 2017 championship win. InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system...
September 20, 2021
Nearly 40 Teams Prepare to Take on the 2021 GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan
PITTSBURGH (September 20, 2021) – The 2021 GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan opened registration with its brand-new experience for runners on the Great Allegheny Passage from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md. There are currently 38 teams registered for this year’s event. Previously, the event ran in the opposite direction...
September 20, 2021
Supersapiens Launches New Real-Time Data Display Wearable, The Supersapiens Energy Band
ATLANTA, 20 September 2021 — Supersapiens ecosystem, powered by Abbott’s Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, announced today the first Supersapiens glucose display wearable designed specifically for athletes. The Supersapiens Energy Band, Version Zero is the first and only wearable device that can read sport glucose data directly from Abbott’s Libre...
September 18, 2021
Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 race canceled due to COVID-19
The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March, and the 2022 edition canceled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan's capital. The race had been set for Oct. 17 but has now been moved to March 6, according to the Tokyo Marathon Foundation website. ESPN
September 17, 2021
P3R CEO Troy Schooley Recognized with Pittsburgh Business Times 2021 Outstanding CEO and Top Executive Award
PITTSBURGH (September, 2021) – Troy Schooley, P3R’s CEO, was recognized as a top leader in the region with the Pittsburgh Business Times 2021 Outstanding CEO and Top Executive Award. This award celebrates western Pennsylvania’s leading business executives, and Schooley was selected by a panel of independent judges, all of whom...
September 17, 2021
Long Beach Airport Renews Partnership with the Long Beach Marathon
Long Beach, CA – September 17, 2021 – The Long Beach Marathon and Half Marathon today announced a renewed partnership with Long Beach Airport (LGB). One of Southern California’s premier fall road races, the marathon will welcome runners back to the oceanfront streets of Long Beach for its 37th edition...
September 16, 2021
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) releases official report on Salazar ban
While the report seemed to cast some doubt on the appropriateness of the bans, while still upholding them, CAS ruled that Salazar had committed three anti-doping rule violations, including possession of testosterone, complicity in Brown’s administration of a prohibited method and tampering with the doping control process with respect to the...
September 16, 2021
Running legend and global health and wellness advocate Meb Keflezighi joins Kilter Board of Advisors to connect active lifestyles with important causes
MADISON, WI (September 16, 2021) -- Meb Keflezighi, the only athlete ever to win the Boston and New York City Marathons and an Olympic marathon medal, will join the Kilter Board of Advisors, it was announced today by Seth Braddock, Kilter Founder & CEO. The newly created Kilter Board of...