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.
April 28, 2020
PRRO Circuit Postpones Season, Championship Due to COVID-19 Impacts
BETHESDA, Md. – The Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO), organizer of the PRRO Circuit, has announced that due to the impacts of COVID-19 its 2020 season will be cancelled. In March, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, the slated 2020 PRRO Circuit first stop, was cancelled, the second stop...
April 28, 2020
VirtualSportsRacing.com Announces $1 Sign-Up for Event Organizers Hosting Virtual Endurance Events
Dallas, Texas – April 28, 2020 – VirtualSportsRacing.com, an innovative digital platform for virtual sports races, events and challenges, today announced $1 per registration pricing for all race directors, event organizers, brands and charities looking to host virtual endurance, multisport and gym events for their participants for events starting any time...
April 28, 2020
The 2020 Monumental Mile Will Be A Virtual Event
INDIANAPOLIS – (April 28, 2020) – The 7th Annual Monumental Mile, originally scheduled for June 4 on Monument Circle, will now be a virtual event experience due the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Registrants will receive a participant tank and race bib prior to the event date and be able to come together,...
April 27, 2020
More Than 11,000 Participants from Across the Globe Race Over the Weekend in Inaugural Rock ‘N’ Roll Virtual Running Series Race
TAMPA, Fla. (April 27, 2020) – The global community of walkers and runners came together over the weekend with a total of 11,000 people from 80 nations and all 50 states taking to the virtual start line for Rock ‘n’ Roll VR1, the inaugural event in the Rock ‘n’ Roll®...
April 27, 2020
Toray’s New Kudos XT Sets New Standards For DWR Durability
Toray Industries, Inc. has announced Kudos XT, a new Durable Waterproof Treatment delivering higher levels of durability for both abrasion and machine washing. The breakdown of DWR treatment and subsequent "wetting out" of a garment's outer layer has been a top consumer complaint since the advent of waterproof/breathable fabrics. DWR...
April 27, 2020
TBI Joins Endurance Sports Coalition
In response to COVID-19, Triathlon Business International (TBI) has joined the Endurance Sports Coalition. Founded in 2010, TBI is a multisport industry networking organization of businesses and individuals who support the growth and success of triathlon as a business and a sport. For more information about TBI, click here. The...
April 26, 2020
iFit Makes Treadmill Travellin’ at Home a Reality
LOGAN, Utah, April 27, 2020—iFit, the leading interactive, connected fitness technology, is now streaming its Egypt walking series, a 14-part tour. This walking series is available to all iFit members and all free trial users of the newly launched iFit app. With iFit’s newly launched app, iFit’s award-winning workouts can...
April 24, 2020
PeopleForBikes Supports Additional Funds for Paycheck Protection Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2020) — Today, the federal government injected an additional $310 billion into the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), supporting small businesses hit hardest by COVID-19’s economic slowdown. Small businesses are the backbone of the bicycle industry, serving their local communities, especially those who now...
April 24, 2020
ENDU Virtual Granfondo – Spring Edition Starts April 26
Live again, from your home, the emotions of a Granfondo. Taste the feeling of the rising up at dawn, the breakfast, your favourite outfit, hurry up to pick up your bib, your gift bag with coupons and products offered by sponsor. Now we are ready, still a little patience and...
April 24, 2020
Naked Sports Innovations Collaborates With Virtual Trail Running Film Festival
What: Trail Running Film Festival: Virtual Edition When: Friday May 1st, 2020 5:30pm (PST) Brief For years the Trail Running Film Festival has brought the most relevant trail stories and visual artistry to theaters across the country. We’re adapting and responding to “distant socializing” with a 2 hour live stream...