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April 25, 2021
RRCA Successfully Hosts First In-Person Running Industry Conference in More than a Year
ARLINGTON, Virginia – Thirteen months after the 2020 RRCA National Convention became one of the first major running events shut down by COVID-19, the 2021 RRCA Convention became the first in-person running industry conference in more than a year. From April 15-18, 2021, over 127 attendees and sponsors from across...
April 23, 2021
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, to host 2021 Americas Triathlon Para Championships on June 27
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon, PATCO and Race Day Events today announced that the 2021 Americas Triathlon Para Championships have been scheduled for Sunday, June 27, in conjunction with the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon in Wisconsin. The elite international race serves as a World Triathlon Paralympic Games country qualifier. Athletes...
April 23, 2021
When Will Athletes Be Ready To Return?
Brooklyn, NY—While many running event companies have been putting on races for some time and are looking to continue ramping up, are most athletes prepared to resume racing? NYCRUNS, a New York based running company that puts on over two dozen races annually in New York City, began organizing safe...
April 23, 2021
April 23, 2021 Newsletter – Eco-Friendly Running Shoes
EDITOR'S PICKS Sales in the Americas fuels Thule’s 46% net sales gain in Q1, which was helped by sales in the Americas that jumped 83% after currency adjustment. Sport and cargo carriers drove the Region Americas growth with bike product demand leading the way. Bicycle Retailer A number of brands have...
April 22, 2021
These New Eco-Friendly Running Shoes Are Great, Just Not For Running
These plant-based and recycled-material running shoes are stylish, comfortable — and not ready to be your daily trainers. Podium Runner
April 22, 2021
Endurance Legends Shalane Flanagan, Dean Karnazes, Rebecca Rusch Talk Longevity, Performance in Live Panel Discussion Presented by InsideTracker
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— April 22, 2021— InsideTracker, the leading ultra-personalized performance system, is proud to present four-time Olympian and New York City Marathon winner, Shalane Flanagan; ultramarathoner and New York Times bestselling author, Dean Karnazes; and seven-time world champion and Mountain Biking Hall of Famer, Rebecca Rusch, in a live, public...
April 22, 2021
Light of Life’s Annual Yinzer 5K to Take on a New Course, Becoming the Yinzer 4.12K in Partnership with P3R
PITTSBURGH (April 22, 2021) – The Yinzer 5K is changing course - literally. Elevating the Pittsburgh-pride theme, the event wraps around the Northside of Pittsburgh with a 4.12K distance that honors the Steel City’s famous area code. The event originated by Light of Life Rescue Mission is now a partnership with...
April 22, 2021
April 22, 2021 Newsletter – Ice for Sore Muscles? Think Again.
EDITOR'S PICKS Ice for Sore Muscles? Think Again. Icing muscles after strenuous exercise is not just ineffective, it could be counterproductive, a new study in mice suggests. New York Times (paywall) Fitness Giant Xponential Planning to Go Public After Acquiring Rumble. A listing could value Xponential — which owns Pure Barre, CycleBar,...
April 22, 2021
Battleship 12K returns for 2021 bigger and better than ever
Mobile, AL – The Battleship 12K, a patriotic run to honor those who served, is excited to return to the USS Alabama after taking a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year promises to make up for a year off. In addition to the brand awareness the event has...
April 22, 2021
Hartford Marathon Foundation Opens Registration for 2021 RiMaConn Relay, presented by Webster Bank
GLASTONBURY, Conn. – The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) today opened registration for the much-anticipated return of the three-state team RiMaConn relay race along the East Coast Greenway, presented by Webster Bank. The daylong endurance event will return on Saturday, August 28, 2021, and span 21 communities in Rhode Island, Massachusetts...