LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
June 25, 2024
Tokyo Marathon set to create non-binary option for runners
The Tokyo Marathon Foundation decided Monday to add a non-binary option for regular runners of the annual marathon from next year's race. The Tokyo Marathon will join other World Marathon Majors such as the Boston Marathon to have a category for those whose gender identity falls outside of male or...
June 25, 2024
Nix Biosensors Introduces ‘Nix Pro’, Revolutionary Group Hydration Monitoring for Teams, Military, Labor Groups
BOSTON, MASS — June 25, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Nix Biosensors, the leading provider of cutting-edge hydration monitoring technology, is proud to announce the launch of their groundbreaking app, Nix Pro. Nix’s first app, Nix Solo was launched in 2022 for individual athletes seeking improved performance through personalized hydration biosensing. Nix...
June 25, 2024
AAA – Auto Club Group becomes an Official Partner of Tough Mudder US
BOSTON, MASS. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tough Mudder, the global extreme fitness brand, announces that AAA - The Auto Club Group (ACG) will become an official partner of Tough Mudder. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for both organizations, aiming to enhance the participant experience at select Tough Mudder events across the...
June 24, 2024
Rouvier and Morvillo Win XTERRA Switzerland Amidst Challenging Conditions
VALLÉE DE LA BRÉVINE, SWITZERLAND /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – XTERRA Switzerland marked the 11th stop of the 2024 XTERRA EMEA Tour on June 22, 2024. Valentin Rouvier (FRA) and Bianca Morvillo (ITA) were victorious in the valley beneath the Neuchâtel mountains. The two-day event attracted both local and international competitors offering...
June 24, 2024
Smiles Shine Through Rain-Soaked 2024 Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital
BOSTON /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – More than 8,100 athletes took part in today’s 2024 Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital persevering through intermittent downpours to reach the finish at Boston Common. Sabastian Sawe (Kenya) and Melknat Wudu (Ethiopia) each won their first B.A.A. event, breaking the tape in 27:42...
June 23, 2024
Barno Continues Winning Ways, Mazuronak Bursts onto Scene At 2024 Grandma’s Marathon
(DULUTH, MINN.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Elisha Barno and Volha “Olga” Mazuronak are certainly on different ends of the experience level when it comes to Grandma’s Marathon – one entered as the winningest runner in the event’s history, and one was making a first-time appearance in Duluth. On Saturday morning, though,...
June 22, 2024
Sanclemente, Reyes Gomez Win Waterlogged Wheelchair Race at Grandma’s Marathon
(DULUTH, MINN.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - After US Paralympians Aaron Pike, Susannah Scaroni, and Jenna Fesemyer dropped out of this year’s Grandma’s Marathon wheelchair division due to forecasted rainy conditions, it might’ve been wondered who would deliver the fireworks. Cue Luis Francisco Sanclemente and Ivonne Reyes Gomez. Sanclemente, who was part...
June 22, 2024
Jury awards more than $13 million to ultramarathon athlete injured in fall on a Seattle sidewalk
A jury awarded $13.1 million to an ultramarathon athlete who was severely injured when she fell on a Seattle sidewalk in 2021. Lesley Mettler Auld, 53, said that she will never run again and struggles to walk after the fall on a sidewalk in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. The professional...
June 22, 2024
It Was Rainin’ Records as History Books Get a Rewrite at Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon
(DULUTH, MINN.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon record books will need an update after Saturday morning, thanks to the fast feet of Tebello Ramakongoana and Annie Frisbie conquering the cool and rainy streets of downtown Duluth. Ramakongoana, a native of Lesotho, broke the longest-standing event record still...
June 21, 2024
Austin International Half Replaces 3M Half Marathon
Austin, Texas – June 21, 2024/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – High Five Events is thrilled to announce the rebranding of the renowned 3M Half Marathon to the Austin International Half. The race, set to take place on January 19, 2025, will continue to offer the same scenic route through Austin, Texas, while embracing...
