LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS

March 25, 2025
TrailCat The Race 2025, A Global Ultra-Endurance Challenge in Costa Daurada
March 25, 2025 /ENDURANCE SPOTSWIRE/ - TrailCat The Race 2025 proved to be an unforgettable event, bringing together 200 ultra-resistance athletes from 19 different nationalities to tackle the rugged trails of Costa Daurada and Prades Mountains. Held from March 13th to 16th, the race tested participants’ endurance, navigation skills, and...

March 25, 2025
2026 XTERRA World Championship Returns to USA for 30th Anniversary
RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO, USA (March 25, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ — The XTERRA World Championship returns to American soil to celebrate its 30th anniversary in Ruidoso, New Mexico, from October 8-11, 2026. Set in the majestic Lincoln National Forest at over 6,900 feet elevation, the iconic event will bring athletes back...

March 25, 2025
Record Crowd Expected for Visit Tuscaloosa Half Marathon & 5K, Boosting Local Economy
TUSCALOOSA, AL (March 25, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Tuscaloosa is gearing up for a record-breaking weekend as nearly 2,000 runners from 43 states are set to participate in the 13th annual Visit Tuscaloosa Half Marathon, DCH 5K, and Alabama Credit Union Fun Run on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The event,...
March 24, 2025
Rossignol Enters Trail Running Category
Rossignol officially entered the trail running category this month with its designed-for-athletes Vezor 4 shoe with soles produced in collaboration with Michelin. Rossignol also launched the Venosk for everyday trial training on all terrain, alongside a range of T-shirts, polos, sweaters, and shorts. SGB
March 24, 2025
CLASH Endurance Miami Event Weekend Draws Decorated Olympians, Collegiate Athletes & Weekend Warriors to the Homestead-Miami Speedway
March 24, 2025 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Boasting its fourth annual event at the historic Homestead-Miami Speedway, CLASH Endurance is thrilled to welcome nearly 2,000 athletes to test their fitness at one of the numerous events taking place March 28-30. Whether it is a one-mile swim, duathlon, triathlon or aquabike, athletes...

March 24, 2025
Crist, Bagnell & Chamberlain Win Oakland Marathon
OAKLAND, Calif. /ENDURAMCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Oakland Marathon presented by Kaiser Permanente celebrated record participation in its 16th edition which began on Monday with a week’s long Oakland Run Week highlighting the diversity of running culture in the East Bay. Witnessing another 20% year-over-year growth in registration, the Oakland Marathon...
March 23, 2025
Runners Turn the Streets of Downtown Chicago Green at the 44th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle
Sunday, March 23, 2025, CHICAGO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Thousands of runners gathered in Grant Park Sunday morning to kick off Chicago’s spring running season at the 44th running of the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle. Featuring a sold-out field, more than 26,500 participants crossed the finish line on Columbus Drive...
March 21, 2025
How Federal Layoffs Threaten Trail Races and Public Lands
Some of the United States’ most iconic trail races — including the Javelina 100 Mile, Badwater 135 Mile, Moab 240 Mile, Western States 100, and Hardrock 100 — take place on federally managed public lands. However, emergent changes to how these public lands are administered may threaten the future of trail running and racing, making...
March 21, 2025
Boston Marathon Giving Day is a runaway success
March 21, 2025 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - With just one month to go until the 129th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America a new fundraising record was set yesterday with more than $1.87 million being raised on Giving Day. Boston Marathon Giving Day encourages athletes and marathon supporters to raise meaningful funds for the 176...
March 21, 2025
76-year-old marathon World Record holder has the VO2 Max of a 20-year-old
The abstract of the study, published on 18 February 2025, states it “assessed the cardiorespiratory fitness, running biomechanics, muscle architecture, and training characteristics of a 76-yr-old female runner who currently holds the world record 1,500m to marathon in the women’s 75–79 yr age category.” Run247