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January 23, 2024
3M Half Marathon Marks 30 Years of Excellence Amid Optimal Race Day Setting
AUSTIN, Texas, January, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Over 6300 runners, representing 46 states and 8 countries, registered for the 30th Anniversary event held on Sunday, January 21st. Athletes traversed the streets of Austin on a course renowned as one of the swiftest 13.1-mile routes in the nation. The day was marked...
January 23, 2024
ShowcasedPublix Florida Marathon Weekend Hosts Intellectual Impaired Division for All Races
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Smooth Running, LLC, the producer of the Publix Florida Marathon Weekend and other leading Central Florida triathlons, distance running races and professional surfing tournaments is proud to partner with the Chris Nikic 1% Better Foundation to feature an Intellectually Impaired (I. I.) division in each of its...
January 23, 2024
Northern California’s Prestigious Endurance Race Returns to Cool, California The 34th Annual “Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run Presented by Altra” Slated for March 2, 2024
Cool, California /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Click here to register today for the 34th Annual Way Too Cool 50K Presented by Altra. Registration is now open and closes on February 27, 2024 or until filled. On Saturday, March 2, 2024, more than 600 ultra-runners will travel from around the globe to...
January 22, 2024
Local Runners Win Rose Bowl Half Marathon
Pasadena, CA – January, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – On New Year’s Day, 96,371 college football fans squeezed into the Rose Bowl to watch an epic college football playoff game, Michigan’s 27-20 overtime win against Alabama. Twenty days later, athletes of a different sort, dressed in shorts and singlets, again filled the Rose...
January 19, 2024
Top Finisher DQ’d from Sarasota Marathon
School Principal Disqualified from Sarasota Marathon after claiming podium spot, and editing GPS data. Apparently, she was being questioned directly by others that were questioning her results. By Monday, her Garmin data was private. Without this data, there may not have been enough justification to issue the disqualification. While her...
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...