PRESS RELEASES
Browse the latest press releases from companies serving the running, cycling and triathlon industries. You’ll find news regarding new hires, promotions, products, partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, special announcements, and more.
May 14, 2020
Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k Virtual Run Sells Out at 36,000 Entries
May 14, 2020 (Chicago, IL) – RAM Racing, the leading endurance race producer in the country, has announced the sell-out of the Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k Virtual Run. With over 36,000 participants, the event is considered the most popular virtual run in North America. From its launch in February 2020,...
May 14, 2020
Kahtoola’s Virtual Run Raises $25,000 for the Grand Canyon’s Havasupai Tribe
Flagstaff, Ariz. (May 14, 2020) – Kahtoola, creator of award-winning MICROspikes® and NANOspikes® footwear traction, is proud to announce the conclusion of its virtual run which raised $25,000 to benefit the Havasupai Tribe’s COVID-19 relief fund. 258 participants from 23 states, along with 624 donors, helped Kahtoola surpass its original...
May 14, 2020
IRONMAN Announces 2020 IRONMAN World Championship and IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Have Been Postponed Due to Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic
TAMPA, Fla. (May 14, 2020) – IRONMAN today announced in conjunction with host city partners and authorities in Hawai`i, United States and Taupō, New Zealand, that due to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 2020 editions of the IRONMAN® World Championship and IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship cannot take...
May 14, 2020
Santa Barbara’s Surf’s Up Bath Co. Launches Hand Sanitizer Product; Donates 10 Percent of Inventory to COVID-19 Relief
Santa Barbara, Calif. (May, 14 2020) - Surf's Up Bath Co. and The Little Bath Co. – the pure, gentle, and eco-friendly personal care and bath brands – announced today the launch of their new FDA compliant, alcohol-based hand sanitizer to be available online and in stores beginning today. In conjunction with...
May 14, 2020
Grant Application Window Now Open for USA Triathlon Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The USA Triathlon Foundation is now accepting applications for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, which will provide financial support to members of the multisport community who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals and organizations may apply for funding starting today, May 14, through May 31....
May 14, 2020
Sports Technology Company FORM Announces Launch of Open Water Features
Vancouver, BC, May 14, 2020 — FORM, the direct-to-consumer sports technology company behind FORM Smart Swim Goggles, today announced the upcoming release of a free firmware update which will provide open water features in the summer of 2020. In addition to the standard performance metrics offered through the FORM goggles...
May 14, 2020
Reset your cycling season with training plans from pro cyclist Emma Grant and Velocious master coach Tim Cusick
(Carlisle, Pennsylvania, May 2020) Each of us has a different way of dealing with the pandemic, and each of us has our own challenges, whether tragic like the death of a loved one or crushing like the loss of your job or small business. Many of us are lucky to...
May 13, 2020
Leadville Race Series to Cancel All 2020 Leadville-Based Events Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
LEADVILLE, Colo., May 13, 2020 — Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand which owns the Leadville Race Series, announced today all 2020 Leadville-based mountain bike and run events will be cancelled amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Leadville Race Series is near and dear to us at Life Time,...
May 13, 2020
100%® is #100PercentTogether with the Outdoor Industry
SAN DIEGO, California – May 13, 2020 – 100%®, the San Diego-based sports performance company, continues to give back to those in need during this pandemic, announcing today that it will donate 20 percent of online sales proceeds throughout the month of May to the Outdoor Foundation, the giving arm...
May 13, 2020
Organizing a Virtual Event? You need maps.
With more and more events being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more event directors are attempting to replace them with virtual events. From 5ks to running across states and cycling around lakes, most of these events look the same with static online leaderboards and some social media...