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December 18, 2020
The IRONMAN Group returns to Kenting, Taiwan with New IRONMAN 70.3 Event for 2021
TAIWAN / TAMPA, Fla. (December 18, 2020) – After a five-year hiatus, the IRONMAN Group announced today it will once again return to Kenting, Taiwan with the addition of IRONMAN®70.3® Kenting through licensee Taiwan Triathlon Corporation. Taking place on April 25, 2021, IRONMAN 70.3 Kenting, Taiwan will serve as an early season...
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December 18, 2020
National Blind Running Unity Day Connects Runners Across Nation
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- In late September, runners across the nation received the dreaded news that the 2020 California International Marathon was canceled due to health and safety guidelines associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. For United States Association of Blind Athletes’ runners and guides, it also meant the cancellation of...
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December 18, 2020
P3R and Pittsburgh Brewing Co. Announce New Partnership, Establishing I.C. Light as the Official Beer of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
PITTSBURGH (December 18, 2020) – P3R and Pittsburgh Brewing Co. announced their new two-year partnership as part of both companies’ efforts to create amazing experiences for Pittsburgh’s runners. I.C Light will be the official beer for the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend of events, and will pop-up to help...
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December 18, 2020
New Venue, New Name for Spring 2021 Half Marathon
The Kings and Queens Half Marathon is getting a new venue and a new name. Since 2015 Pewaukee, WI has played host to the Mother’s Day Race. After acquiring the event in 2019 from Lighthouse Events and having a virtual event in 2020, Race Day Events decided the race deserved...
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December 18, 2020
Garmin UNBOUND Gravel and Major Taylor Association Commit to Growing Inclusion in Gravel Racing
EMPORIA, Kans., (Dec. 18, 2020) — Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand which owns and produces the Garmin UNBOUND Gravel event, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Major Taylor Association as part of Life Time’s ongoing commitment to growing diversity at gravel cycling events. This partnership...
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December 18, 2020
Beyond Monumental Donates $65,000 To Local Public Education
INDIANAPOLIS – (December 18, 2020) – Beyond Monumental has announced 2020 donations totaling $65,000. Receiving donations are IPS Education Foundation ($50,000), Lawrence Township Education Foundation ($10,000) and Pike Township Educational Foundation ($5,000). Donations are made in line with Beyond Monumental’s mission of educating Indianapolis youth on the benefits of exercise,...
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December 18, 2020
Endurance Magazine Raises over $500,000 to Support Food Security Through Fitness Challenges
Chapel Hill, NC — Chapel Hill-based Endurance Magazine has motivated over 26,000 people across North America to raise over $500,000 for local food banks and hunger relief programs. Since May, in the midst of COVID-19 business closures, quarantines, and unprecedented social distancing, Endurance launched a portfolio of virtual challenges that...
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December 17, 2020
ARCHER Components adds an exciting new Gravel system with New Drop Bar Remote
Scotts Valley, California (December 17, 2020) —ARCHER Components’ proven wireless electronic system is shifting the paradigm of electronic componentsin the bike industry, and they’ve widened their reach with the launch of their eagerly awaited Drop Bar Remote (DBR). The new remote follows on the heels of the highly successful mountain bike...
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December 17, 2020
Will We See an American Record Fall at The Marathon Project?
When COVID-19 postponed or canceled all of the year’s major marathons in the U.S., Ben Rosario, the coach of NAZ Elite in Flagstaff, and Josh Cox, an agent to many marathoners, brainstormed a way for some of the country’s fastest athletes to race. The result is The Marathon Project, an...
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December 17, 2020
Thieves nab $160,000 in bikes from Specialized headquarters
Thieves made off with museum pieces and bikes owned by employees of Specialized Bicycles last Dec. 13, with bikes valued at more than $160,000 taken from its headquarters during a daytime break-in and robbery. VeloNews
