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May 14, 2024
Movemint Raises Pre-Seed to Transform Endurance Event Management and Sign Up
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Movemint, a modern and easy-to-use event registration platform, today announced the close of its pre-seed funding round. Founded in 2024 by former Strava engineering leader Zack Isaacs and designer Taylor Peliska, Movemint is on a mission to make athletic event discovery, sign-up, and results easy and fun....
May 14, 2024
Boulderthon Announces New All-Road Heart to Heart 5K Course Presented by Boulder Community Health
BOULDER, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ahead of their 2024 event, Boulderthon, one of the fastest-growing races in the U.S., has announced major changes to their 5K race to be held on Sept. 29, 2024. The Boulder Community Health (BCH) Heart to Heart 5K will feature an all-road, fast and flat...
May 13, 2024
Stoked Oats sponsors Madeline Wighardt for the 2024 100-Mile Western States Endurance Run
Calgary, Alberta, May 13, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Stoked Oats (SO) is back for the third year as the Official Breakfast Sponsor of Western States Endurance Run, June 29-30 in Auburn, CA. Madeline Wighardt, the 22-year-old chemical engineering student who placed third in Leadville Trail 100 last year, will represent...
May 13, 2024
Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Draws Thousands in Mother’s Day Weekend Tradition
Solvang, California /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Under overcast skies ideal for distance running, more than 2,000 athletes gathered in downtown Solvang on Saturday for the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon presented by Chumash Casino Resort. The 17th annual event, held traditionally each Mother’s Day weekend, is popular for its scenic route and...
May 13, 2024
Rich Running Fan Pays Boston Marathon Winner After Organizers Still Haven’t
Buzunesh Deba was named the official winner in 2016 after Rita Jeptoo was disqualified for doping. But the Boston Athletic Association has held up paying her the $100,000 she’s due—$75,000 for winning and $25,000 for setting a course record—because it’s been unable to recover the money from Jeptoo. The Wall Street Journal wrote about Deba’s...
May 13, 2024
Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Brings $22 Million Economic Impact to Virginia Beach
MAY 13, 2024 – VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon held in Virginia Beach has once again proven to be a major economic driver for the city, bringing in an impressive $22 million in revenue. The event, which took place March 15-17, 2024 attracted over...
May 13, 2024
Davies Dominates & Draper Tracks Down Rhodes at XTERRA Weston Park
STAFFORDSHIRE, UK /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Daisy Davies (GBR) dominated the women's Full Distance off-road triathlon, and Will Draper (GBR) secured victory in the men's race at the 2024 edition of XTERRA Weston Park, which unfolded on Saturday, May 11th. Held in the expansive 1,000-acre private estate of Weston Park, the...
May 13, 2024
Whitefish Marathon Powered by Hammer Nutrition Announces First-Ever Half Marathon Sellout
WHITEFISH, Mont. (May 13, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 2024 Whitefish Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Powered by Hammer Nutrition will bring more than 1,200 people to its start line on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Whitefish, Montana, tripling its registration numbers since 2019. For the first time in its...
May 13, 2024
Unbridled Women Cut Loose in Parklands
Louisville, KY /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Unbridled Women Adventure Race is returning to the Parklands of Floyds Fork on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The 6-hour event will be staged out of the Brown-Forman Silo Center in Turkey Run Park. Participants will race in teams of 2 or 3, visiting checkpoints...
May 10, 2024
Asics Delivers Q1 Wholesale Growth in North America, Bolstered By Speciality Run Channel
Asics North America got a lift in wholesale sales during the first quarter of 2024. And U.S. sales in the specialty run channel were a large part of that. The Japan-based athletic brand‘s sales in the United States, Canada and Mexico all saw double-digit growth in the quarter compared to the prior...