LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
January 19, 2024
KeyBank Named Title Partner of the Run for a Reason Charity Program for the 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
PITTSBURGH, PA (January 19, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – P3R, the engine behind Pittsburgh's most exhilarating sporting events, has announced that KeyBank has been named title partner of the Run for a Reason Charity Program for the 2024 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events. More than 2,700 charity runners are...
January 19, 2024
3M Half Marathon Unveils Its Official Mascot
AUSTIN, TEXAS – January 19, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - In a blaze of excitement, the 3M Half Marathon, one of Austin's premier running events, proudly introduces its brand-new mascot, Blaze, to commemorate the event's 30th anniversary. The milestone year promises to be a celebration of speed, spirit, and community, and...
January 18, 2024
Chinese marathon runner, 52, is disqualified for CHAIN-SMOKING throughout entire race – which he finished in 3hr 33min
A Chinese marathon runner who chain-smoked his entire way through a 26.2 miles race has been disqualified, despite achieving a competitive time. Uncle Chen, nicknamed the 'Smoking Brother', managed to complete the Xiamen Marathon in three hours and 33 minutes on January 7 this year. But despite crossing the finish...
January 18, 2024
Altra’s Lone Peak 8 Returns with Increased Durability and Lightweight Responsive Feel
DENVER (January, 2024)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Altra, a leading innovator in performance running, announces the latest update to the best-selling and award-winning Lone Peak series. Now with a refined upper and customizable lacing, the Lone Peak 8 gives trail runners an improved fit and added protection from trail debris for all types of...
January 18, 2024
Life Time Athletic Events unveils 2024 calendar featuring iconic mountain biking, gravel cycling, and road + trail running events
CHANHASSEN, Minn., (Jan. 18, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand that operates more than 170 athletic country clubs across North America, has released its 2024 lineup of its owned and produced athletic events. Composed of cycling and running events, the portfolio spans 11 states...
January 18, 2024
Publix and Magic Sports Announce Major Strategic Partnership in Triathlon and Running Races Across Tennessee and Kentucky
Nashville, TN – January 18, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ –Magic Sports, a leading organizer of triathlons and running races across the Southeast, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking strategic partnership with Publix, one of the largest and fastest-growing supermarket chains in the United States. This partnership marks the largest sponsorship in the...
January 18, 2024
30th Edition of 3M Half Marathon Set to Race Austin’s Streets This Weekend
AUSTIN, Texas, January 18, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – High Five Events, a premier event production company in the United States, is putting the final touches on the 30th Annual 3M Half Marathon. With over 6,000 enthusiastic participants hailing from 46 states and 8 countries, this year's edition promises to be a monumental...
January 18, 2024
Over 3500 Runners Kick Off 2024 at the Key West Half Marathon Weekend
KEY WEST, Fla. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Key West Half Marathon and 5K held its annual Half Marathon and Runfest this past weekend, featuring their traditional offerings for the second this year, the Papa’s Pilar Rum Stroll and Key West Beach N’ Beer Mile. The Papa’s Pilar Rum Stroll took participants...
January 17, 2024
58-Year-Old Runs 100th Sub 3-Hour Marathon
For Jeff Mescal, 58, Disney World really is the “Happiest Place on Earth.” The three-time Guinness World Record holder ran his 100th sub three-hour marathon at the Walt Disney World Marathon on January 7, in 2:57:26. There was added pressure, Mescal told Runner’s World, because of this superlative and the...
January 17, 2024
Boston Champions & Global Stars Set to Square Off at 128th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America
BOSTON/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – A fast and accomplished professional men’s field will take center stage at the 128th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, featuring two-time defending open champion Evans Chebet, wheelchair course record holder Marcel Hug, and the world’s fourth-fastest man Sisay Lemma. Marathon winners from around the world and...
