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December 6, 2020
Gustav Iden wins $100,000 dollar at PTO 2020 Championship after epic battle: ‘I was thinking this is torture’
In a race that grew to epic proportions, where favourites dropped out but outsiders in some cases showed unexpected things, there was just one supreme winner at the PTO 2020 Championship: Gustav Iden from Norway. "I raced smart once again. I felt like I had pretty good control during the...
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December 6, 2020
Outstanding Paula Findlay strikes at PTO 2020 Championship, crowns herself $100.000 champion
With a huge force majeure Paula Findlay just won the PTO 2020 Championship, bringing home an astronomical amount of $100,000. The Canadian, who also won Challenge Daytona last year and thus prolonged her title, was on fire the whole day, leading the race almost completely. "I was so shocked. In...
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December 5, 2020
Challenge Daytona Pro-Am Relay: ‘This was the best with the best’
For lots of athletes it's a dream that comes true: racing with world-class athletes, who are heroes to many of them. Today this dream came true for every participant of the CHALLENGEDAYTONA Pro-Am Relay. In this Sprint Distance race, pro athletes completed the swim part, while Age Group athletes took...
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December 5, 2020
Challenge Daytona: ‘Grateful for such an epic event and responsible measurements’
It was generally known that CHALLENGEDAYTONA was going to be the final race of the season, but not many people would have thought that it was also going to be one of the first races of the year. After a successful start of the weekend with the Pro-Am Relay yesterday,...
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December 4, 2020
PTO 2020 Championship pro press conference: ‘Let’s not make it a gunfight, but a nuclear war’
With what is going to be most likely the most spectacular pro field ever seen in a Middle Distance race, tension is growing every day at Challenge Daytona. The PTO 2020 Championship (2-80-18) will take place upcoming Sunday and some of the most interesting pro athletes just came together already...
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December 4, 2020
The Great Spartan Games are here: Watch Episode 1 now
Despite the ups and downs of 2020, the Spartan Games are on. The lineup includes ultramarathoners, CrossFitters, swimmers, adventure racers, triathletes, and more competing for $100,000. Gear Junkie
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December 4, 2020
New Balance is laying off several dozen employees as it shutters Boston factory
The footwear and apparel brand revealed that 63 employees at its Boston-based factory will be affected. Footwear News
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December 4, 2020
A new challenge for professional triathletes: Toppling Ironman Inc.
For decades, the Ironman and other races filled with weekend warriors have dominated triathlon. Now, the elites are trying to take control with a new series. NYT (subscription)
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December 4, 2020
P3R Named One of Pittsburgh’s 2020 Best Places to Work
PITTSBURGH (December 4, 2020) – P3R, the engine behind Pittsburgh’s greatest races – including the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon – was named one of Pittsburgh’s 2020 Best Places to Work by the Pittsburgh Business Times. In addition to Pittsburgh’s annual marathon weekend, P3R also runs a variety of other...
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December 4, 2020
Made in the Mitten – A Story of Snowboarding
(Holland, MI) Dec. 5 2020 -- New Holland Brewing of Holland, MI is partnering with Vermont-based iconic snowboard brand, Burton, to support director Zeppelin Zeerip’s new short film, Made in the Mitten. Harkening back to the original days of Snurfing, as popularized by inventor Sherman Poppen in 1965 in Muskegon,...
