LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
February 4, 2020
Austin Marathon Announces Fourth Round of Accepted Elite Runners
Fourth round of elite runners competing for $23,200 prize purse AUSTIN, Texas, February 4, 2020 - The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour introduces the fourth round of accepted athletes for 2020. This program, in its fourth year, creates a competitive field of elite male and female runners...
February 3, 2020
Nike Vaporfly shoes won’t be banned from Olympics
After helping smash marathon records, Nike’s controversial sneaker can still be used by athletes in Tokyo Games. However, track and field’s world governing body on Friday moved to curb the future escalation of running-shoe technology pioneered by Nike’s Vaporflys. The new regulations issued by World Athletics would restrict the thickness of a...
January 31, 2020
Catalina Island Marathon Applies for Certification From Council for Responsible Sport
Catalina Island Marathon LOS ANGELES — The Catalina Island Marathon has applied for Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport. Responsible Sport certified events are some of the world’s leading examples of responsible sport in action, supporting sustainability and environmental consciousness. This creates a perfect partnership with the Catalina Island...
January 31, 2020
Inaugural Guinness Open Gate Brewery Run Set for April 18
Brewery to Release New Beer and Host After Party Halethorpe, Md. (January 30, 2020)— Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) announced today it will host the inaugural Guinness Open Gate Brewery Run & Beer Release on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8 a.m. in Halethorpe, Maryland. The new running event features a...
January 30, 2020
Asics Ventures invests in smart shoe technology
Asics Corporation announced that its investment subsidiary Asics Ventures Corporation invested in a Japanese startup, No New Folk Studio Inc., the developer of sensing solution Orphe Track which measures and analyses foot movement. Asics, in conjunction with No New Folk Studio, developed a smart running shoe that gives runners real-time...
January 30, 2020
Austin Marathon, AfterShokz Forge Strategic Partnership
AUSTIN, Texas, January 30, 2020 - The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour introduces AfterShokz as this year’s Official Headphones Sponsor. Participants will have the opportunity to discover AfterShokz at custom activations during the 2-day expo and the finish line festival. The AfterShokz team will be on-site to...
January 30, 2020
9th 408k ‘Race to the Row’ Brought to you by Amazon Kicks Off 2020 Run Local Bay Area Series
One-of-a-kind five-mile San Jose course finishes on Santana Row; event benefits the Pat Tillman Foundation; race weekend kicks off at Sports Basement on Thursday, January 30; Saturday, February 1 events at Santana Row includes 408k-9 Dog Parade and free Mobility IQ™️ class at lululemon San Jose, Calif. (January 30, 2019) – Thousands...
January 29, 2020
24,500 runners attend National Running Show Birmingham 2020
The National Running Show Birmingham in partnership with Children with Cancer UK took place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th January 2020. The organizing team reported that the UK show attracted ‘more than 24,500 runners. Read Endurance Business to find out more about the speakers, new trail running section and sustainability...
January 29, 2020
Motiv and Sonoma Creamery Announce Event Partnership
Seven event sponsorship to kick off at Surf City Marathon on the weekend of February 1 – 2 Sonoma, Calif. – January 29, 2020 – Motiv, an active lifestyle, sports and entertainment company, today announced that Sonoma Creamery will become a featured partner at seven of the company’s premier races....
January 29, 2020
Monterey Bay Half Marathon Launches Ambassador Program for 2020 Race
Applications are now being accepted for the race’s inaugural ambassador team CARMEL, CA. – The Big Sur Marathon Foundation is launching their first-ever Ambassador Program for the Monterey Bay Half Marathon, recently named the “Best Half Marathon in California” by RaceRaves. The organization is seeking enthusiastic runners who are familiar...