LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
May 1, 2020
AfterShokz Announces Launch of Making Stridez Grant for Youth Runners
Austin, TX — May 1, 2020 — AfterShokz, the leading manufacturer of bone conduction headphones, today launched its Making Stridez Grant for high school and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) track & field and cross country teams. The new initiative will help financially support deserving team programs in celebration of Global...
May 1, 2020
RRCA’s RunPro Camp to go on Hiatus for 2020
Arlington, VA – Due to the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has postponed RunPro Camp, scheduled for July 16-18, to a July date for 2021. RunPro Camp is designed to educate and inform distance runners who are interested in pursuing a professional...
April 30, 2020
Electrolit Donates Over Half a Million Dollars of Hydration Beverages to Frontline COVID-19 Workers
CERRITOS, Calif. (April 30, 2020) – The makers of Electrolit – the preferred, premium hydration beverage made from pharmaceutical quality grade ingredients – announced today that they have donated over $570k in hydration beverages to frontline COVID-19 workers. The donation will be distributed to hospitals throughout New York, California and...
April 30, 2020
New Partnerships and New Medals As COVID-19 Impacts Race Schedules
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the running world in the same way its changed travel, trade shows, and nearly every other aspect of daily life. Races around the world have been postponed until later in the year, including the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon normally run in April in conjunction with...
April 30, 2020
UCAN and Marathon Training Academy Partner to Present “Social Distancing” Run Gone Viral
With races having been postponed or cancelled for the foreseeable future, athletes are looking for other ways to get motivated and express their competitive nature. Marathon Training Academy, in partnership with UCAN, is presenting the “Social Distancing” Run in honor of our un-run races. It has since gone viral, attracting...
April 30, 2020
Trail Racing Over Texas’s Summer Virtual Running Series a Huge Success
Houston, Texas (April 30, 2020) – Trail Racing Over Texas (TROT), the largest trail racing company in Texas, has pivoted from hosting trail races to virtual runs as a result of COVID-19 to give their amazing running community a way to stay fit and stay connected with other runners. The...
April 29, 2020
The man who runs 365 marathons a year
One day, Michael Shattuck started to run. He liked it, so he ran longer, sometimes for as many as 65 hours each week. He never wanted to stop. What was he running from? Read more on Outside.
April 29, 2020
First Responders Fueled by GU Energy Labs Donations
Berkeley, Calif. — April 29, 2020 — GU Energy Labs has donated more than 65,000 product packages to more than 175 hospitals, medical care facilities, fire departments, police departments and other first responders across the country that are going above and beyond to keep our community safe and save lives...
April 29, 2020
ATRA Announces Partnership with GU Energy Labs
Colorado Springs, CO ----- The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) will feature GU Energy Labs as a member of its Event Standards Program. ATRA’s Event Standards Program debuted in 2012 and now includes vendors and suppliers as partners to further assist trail race directors in meeting ATRA’s 15 criteria necessary for...
April 29, 2020
PEAR Sports® Announces a Smart, Affordable Digital Coaching App for Personal Trainers
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - PEAR Sports®, creators of the PEAR Health & Fitness Platform™ that delivers smart digital coaching technology, has launched PEAR Pro Trainer™. Pro Trainer is a powerful platform that provides all the tools needed for personal trainers to create dynamic video and audio workouts with 1:1 human...