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February 12, 2020
Good Grief! Run & Ride Race Series Celebrates Peanuts 70th Anniversary with Throwback Medals
Seventy years old and still running races! The Run & Ride Race Series, a running series in and around three U.S.-based Cedar Fair Amusement Parks, has just released its medals for the three Peanuts Run & Ride events in 2020 at Kings Dominion on June 6-7, 2020, Cedar Point on...
February 11, 2020
Berkshire’s Brooks running unit sues Brooks Brothers over trademark
Brooks, the running shoe and apparel unit of billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Brooks Brothers, pitting two companies whose roots date back more than a century against each other. Read more on Reuters.
February 11, 2020
2020 Los Angeles Marathon to Welcome Most Runners All-Time
Presented by ASICS, the milestone 35th anniversary event will take place on Sunday, March 8 and is on-course to become the biggest gathering of runners in the marathon’s history The Los Angeles Marathon is one of the top-five marathons in the country with thousands of participants traversing the world-renowned ‘Stadium...
February 11, 2020
Team Cancer Sucks to Join Forces with the Lazarex Cancer Foundation
Petaluma, CA (February 11, 2020)– Team Cancer Sucks, an organization that raises funds to help cancer patients access needed medical care is becoming a program of the Lazarex Cancer Foundation in 2020. Team Cancer Sucks was created in 2013 with a mission to use the endurance sports platform to help...
February 10, 2020
Why Altra signing two pregnant runners is a big deal
Last week, the shoe company announced that it will sponsor runners Alysia Montaño and Tina Muir. Montaño is a U.S. national champion and an Olympian in the 800 meters, and Muir is a 2:36 British marathoner and host of the podcast Running for Real. While Altra’s move is surprising, it fits into a larger...
February 10, 2020
ATRA announces partnership with UltraSignup
Colorado Springs, CO - The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) has partnered with UltraSignup to be its preferred registration provider and 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...
February 10, 2020
18th Annual Life Time Miami Marathon presented by cbdMD Sells Out; Runners Revel in Sunny Skies and Ideal Temperature
Saidi Juma Makula takes first place in his second US race; Aydee Loayza Huaman claims first place in women’s division at her first-ever marathon MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 10, 2020 – In its 18th year, the 2020 Life Time Miami Marathon presented by cbdMD was a sell-out event for the first time in...
February 10, 2020
P3R announces updates and opens registration for the 2020 GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan
PITTSBURGH (February 10, 2020) – The 2020 GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan opens registration with a new experience, giving runners more ways to participate in the weekend’s adventure. Runners will still experience the Great Allegheny Passage from beginning to end, but new for 2020, the adventure will begin...
February 10, 2020
Running Industry Celebrates Standouts at 2020 Running USA Industry Conference
Las Vegas event fetes Olympian Kara Goucher, industry leaders from Chicago and Canada, rising star from Ohio and top youth program from Texas LAS VEGAS (Feb. 9, 2020) – The Running USA Industry Conference presented by Race Roster is underway this week at Caesars Palace, and Sunday night featured the...
February 10, 2020
Austin Marathon Prepares for One of the Largest Event Weekends in its 29-Year History
AUSTIN, Texas, February 10, 2020 - The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour is making final preparations for one of the largest event weekends in its 29 years. Highlights of this world-class event include four events for participants of all speeds and abilities, two Guinness World Record attempts,...