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.
March 19, 2020
VirtualSportsRacing.com Announces Innovative New Platform for Virtual Endurance Events
Dallas, Texas – March 19, 2020 - VirtualSportsRacing.com, an innovative digital platform for virtual sports challenges, events and races, today announced the availability of its industry-leading platform and pricing for all event organizers and race directors looking to host virtual endurance, multisport and gym events for their participants. The platform’s...
March 18, 2020
2020 Carmel Marathon Postponed to Sunday, June 14
CARMEL, Ind. – CRRG Events announced today that the 10th anniversary running of the Carmel Marathon has been moved from April 4 to Sunday, June 14. With state and local efforts to control the COVID-19 virus expanding quickly, race organizers worked with the City of Carmel, race medical officials and...
March 18, 2020
Fanomena Events reacts to COVID-19
For years the digital goodie bag solution Fanomena Events has been used at numerous events worldwide to share personalized content and engaging offers from sponsors, exhibitors & vendors. Times like these, where the COVID-19 virus forces thousands of events to be postponed or even cancelled require special actions. “When live events...
March 18, 2020
2020 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Events Cancelled; Free Virtual Race Planned
March 18, 2020, Washington, DC: Race organizers of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run - The Runners’ Rite of Spring® for the past 47 years - announced on Saturday the cancellation of all of the activities over race weekend, April 3-5, including the Health and Fitness Expo, the Kids’ Run,...
March 18, 2020
BASE Performance expands to Australia with FastGear as Exclusive Distributor
Boulder, CO, Release: 18 March, 2020. BASE Performance is excited to announce FastGear as its exclusive distributor in Australia. Sports are more global than ever, and it is important for BASE to have representation and access in both hemispheres. Seeing the resilience of the entire country after the terrible fires...
March 17, 2020
St. Anthony’s Triathlon Weekend Postponed
PETERSBURG, FL., (MARCH 17, 2020) – The St. Anthony’s Triathlon is postponing its weekend of events, scheduled for April 24-26, 2020. Organizers of the 37th annual event are working with the city of St. Petersburg and USA Triathlon (USAT) to find a date later this year. “The health and well-being of our...
March 17, 2020
City of Pittsburgh Bans Large Gatherings Through May 10
PITTSBURGH (March 17, 2020) — The City of Pittsburgh announced that, in accordance with guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, it has banned all gatherings of 50 or more people during the eight-week period beginning March 15, 2020, as part of the city’s efforts to help slow...
March 17, 2020
Salomon Athletes Courtney Dauwalter and Francois D’Haene Announce 2020 Race Plans
OGDEN, Utah (March 17, 2020) – Salomon ultrarunning athletes Courtney Dauwalter and Francois D’Haene today announced their race plans for the 2020 running season. The star athletes have recently taken the ultrarunning world by storm, each earning Ultrarunner of the Year recognitions and podium finishes across the board. This year, the American and...
March 17, 2020
Herbalife Nutrition Postpones Herbalife24 Triathlon, 5k and Bike Tour Event
LOS ANGELES--March 16, 2020-- Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE: HLF), a premier global nutrition company, today announced that the Company and the event operator have postponed the Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles, 5k and Bike Tour originally scheduled for Sunday, May 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The health and safety of...
March 17, 2020
RunBetter App Lets Users Run Your Race Course Virtually From Any Treadmill
With possible coronavirus race cancellations looming on the horizon, the RunBetter App offers race directors a convenient way to integrate a virtual run into their contingency plan. The app, available for both Apple and Android devices, lets users run specific race courses virtually from any treadmill. Whether you are hosting...