LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
August 15, 2020
Nike’s controversial Vaporfly shoes make runners faster — so runners sponsored by other brands are blacking them out to wear in secret
Research suggests the Vaporfly soles give runners more energetic efficiency: at least a 4% boost over shoes from competing brands. Some runners sponsored by other brands have worn the shoes, but blacked out the Nike logo and neon colors with marker so it isn't visible. Read more on Business Insider.
August 14, 2020
The PEACEHEALTH APPLETREE MARATHON FESTIVAL transitions to a VIRTUAL race with a pre-marked course and so many upgrades that 2020 may be the BEST year ever!
Vancouver WA – Covid-19 is dealing out some pretty rotten apples, but Why Racing Events is using it as an opportunity to make their 2020 PEACEHEALTH APPLETREE Marathon Festival the best year ever. Although the race is transitioning to a virtual option, which means athletes aren’t able to race together,...
August 14, 2020
Sour Fish Events Introduces Gobbles’ Free Range 5K
NEW YORK - Sour Fish Events, organizers of the award-winning fall race known as Gourdy’s Pumpkin Run, has announced their newest virtual event, Gobbles’ Free Range 5K. With a fun and spunky turkey, who serves as the namesake of the Virtual Run, Gobbles’ Free Range 5K is a family friendly...
August 13, 2020
Runner breaks European record, disqualified for wearing NEXT% shoes
Sondre Moen of Norway broke the European one hour track record, running over 21K in an hour and clocking 56:53 in the 20,000m en route, another national record. Unfortunately, the new World Athletics shoe rules had already taken effect, and the shoes he wore disqualified him, and his record did...
August 13, 2020
iFit Connected Fitness Now Streaming Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Walking Series
(LOGAN, Utah) — iFit, the leader in connected fitness, invites members to explore personal growth with its six-part Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Walking Series. The series teaches practices to help improve sleep, increase body positivity and self-esteem, and cultivate powerful stress-management coping tools while iFit members walk on their treadmills. “Exercise...
August 13, 2020
Addaday recruits World Leaders in Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy and Coaching to fuel innovation and validate its technology
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2020 – Addaday, a global leader in injury prevention and connected recovery technology, today announced the formation of the Addaday Medical Advisory Board, a diverse team of world-renowned experts, to help the brand fuel its relentless innovation and bring category-leading technology to market that is...
August 13, 2020
ATRA Announces Virtual 25 Year Celebration
Colorado Springs, CO----- The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2021, and to honor this milestone, a three-tiered virtual event is planned. Runners around the globe can register and participate in a fun, virtual run challenge complete with leaderboards and weekly trail teasers to keep the...
August 13, 2020
Richmond Marathon to provide measured course at Dorey Park, Virginia Capital Trail from Nov. 7-Nov. 22
RICHMOND, VA – The 2020 Richmond Marathon, originally scheduled for Saturday, November 14, won’t be held as a traditional single-day event due to public health guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sports Backers, the nonprofit event organizers, announced today. The event will instead offer an official course starting and finishing...
August 13, 2020
Virtual Participants Raise More Than $200,000 to Support People with Parkinson’s
Louisville, Colo. — Like so many people in 2020, we’re missing seeing all of our friends and supporters at summer cycling events like Ride the Rockies as well as at more everyday interactions like yoga classes, running groups, boxing classes, or walking around the block. For people with Parkinson’s and...
August 12, 2020
Registration is Open for First-Ever Virtual 500 Festival mini-mini Kids’ Run
INDIANAPOLIS (August 12, 2020) – The 500 Festival, a nonprofit organization providing life-enriching events and programs that celebrate the spirit and legacy of the Indianapolis 500®, today announces registration is open for the first-ever virtual 500 Festival mini-mini kids’ run. Virtual mini-mini participants will complete their race distance whenever and...