LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
July 22, 2021
Alpha Win & Events.com Partner to Power Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort Half Marathon
LA JOLLA, CA, July 22, 2021— Events.com, a mobile-first event management and registration platform, today announced its partnership with Alpha Win, formerly known as HITS Endurance. Alpha Win has grown to include the 2021 Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort Half Marathon. Alpha Win currently uses Events.com as the official registration platform for...
July 22, 2021
Skechers Reveals Strong Q2 Earnings on Wholesale Boom
The company announced record quarterly sales of $1.66 billion, an increase of 127.3% year-over-year, and 31.7% over the second quarter of 2019. BW
July 22, 2021
Strava opening new office in Dublin
The leading social platform for athletes and the largest sports community in the world reports that it now has over 88 million athletes. The brand’s international expansion comes at a high-momentum moment for Strava as its global community continues to grow rapidly, adding 2 million athletes every month. In addition...
July 22, 2021
Ultra-Trail Harricana du Canada™ and The North Face extend their partnership for three years
La Malbaie – The Ultra-Trail Harricana du Canada™ is proud to announce that The North Face Canada has confirmed its partnership as the presenter of the event for the next three years (2021-2022-2023). The company, which specializes in sports clothing and accessories, mainly oriented towards mountain activities and trail running,...
July 22, 2021
Santa Barbara Half Marathon Ready to Run on Sunday, November 7
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Half Marathon is set for Sunday, November 7. The road race event supports the Santa Barbara Running Association’s (SBRA) youth running programs. Organized by Run Local®, the fall event welcomes runners and walkers from the local community and around the country to be inspired...
July 21, 2021
Tech company TCS renews NYC Marathon rights and will spend $280 million on race sponsorships
TCS has retained New York City Marathon title rights and plans to spend up to $40 million annually until 2029 on global race sponsorships. The India-based firm also has become the new title sponsor of the London Marathon. CNBC
July 21, 2021
Altra Founder, Brian Beckstead, Discusses All Things Running
Altra was founded in 2011 when two high school trail running friends, who didn’t like their shoes, found a toaster oven and started heating up and “zero-dropping” their shoes. Ten years later, after two buy-outs, most recently by VF Corp. and a cadre of world champion trail runners and Olympians...
July 21, 2021
BibRave Creates Robust, Bespoke Content Series for the IMT Des Moines Marathon
Portland, OR - BibRave, the running industry leader in grassroots digital marketing, partnered with the IMT Des Moines Marathon to create the Run Iowa content series to increase engagement with runners and bring added value to sponsors. The Run Iowa content series will produce content for 5 months and includes...
July 20, 2021
Gwen Jorgensen is Leaving Bowerman Track Club
After four years at the Nike-sponsored club, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in triathlon is making some big changes. Women's Running
July 20, 2021
How to Watch the Tokyo Summer Games
When, how, and what to tune in for running, cycling, sport climbing, surfing, and more. Outside