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November 20, 2020
JFK 50 Mile criticized for COVID risks as cases surge in rural Maryland
With close to 1,200 runners set to race, the JFK 50 Mile is getting negative press this week due to the local surge in COVID-19 cases. Its existence is being questioned within the ultratrail community as well as the wider public, seeing that this is not the best time to...
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November 20, 2020
USA Cycling Launches The Olympic Development Academy To Grow Discipline Development Pathways
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Friday, USA Cycling announced the Olympic Development Academy (ODA), a unique semester-based program to create a new, consistent, and sustainable development model across all cycling disciplines; BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, Cyclocross, Mountain Bike, Road, and Track. Athletes enrolled in the academy will be part of...
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November 20, 2020
The Last Weekend of ‘LA VUELTA VIRTUAL’ with the Pros from Burgos BH and Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
Madrid, Spain / November 20, 2020 - The last two races of the 4-stage virtual grand finale of the digital version of La Vuelta 20’, organized by UniPublic and ROUVY, will be held on the 21st and 22nd of November 2020. Pro riders from the UCI Continental teams will compete with other...
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November 20, 2020
XTERRA Wild Forest VR powered by COROS, December 3-7
HONOLULU, HI (November 20, 2020) - The XTERRA Wild Forest VR Trail Runs and Duathlons powered by COROS, to be held over five days from December 3-7, 2020, are the seventh in a series of XTERRA VR events to engage the endurance community and their families as they train to stay...
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November 20, 2020
Pittsburgh Area Corporate Employees Participate in the First-Ever Explore Your Parks Adventure
PITTSBURGH, PA (November 20, 2020) – The first annual Explore Your Parks Challenge, spanning throughout the month of October, inspired local corporate employees participating in the FedEx Corporate Challenge to explore the nine Allegheny County Parks; Boyce Park, Deer Lakes Park, Harrison Hills Park, Hartwood Acres Park, North Park, Round...
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November 20, 2020
RunSignup | GiveSignup Releases New Deferral Feature For an Easier 2021
RunSignup | GiveSignup released a new feature to streamline the process of deferring registrations from one year to another. With thousands of races cancelling throughout 2020, this tool simplifies logistics for the many events that offered deferrals as a resolution for participants. The feature makes the process of completing a...
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November 20, 2020
Race Roster introduces virtual team relays using the ASICS Runkeeper™ app
London, ON (Friday, November 20, 2020) - Race Roster recently released NEW team-based features, allowing event organizers to host virtual team relay events using the ASICS Runkeeper™ app. Using these tools, event organizers can display detailed team results including rankings by team, rankings by leg, custom filters, team finisher certificates,...
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November 20, 2020
Run Local® Welcomes Community to Free Virtual Santa Barbara Half Marathon & 5K Benefiting Local Youth Runners
Santa Barbara, Calif. (November, 2020) – Run Local’s latest addition to its event portfolio, welcomes runners to the American Riviera for a free, virtual Santa Barbara Half Marathon & 5K benefiting local youth runners in partnership with the Santa Barbara Athletic Association (SBAA). Registration opens on Wednesday, November 18 and...
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November 19, 2020
PTO adopts Maternity Leave Policy for female pro athletes
Under the policy, a woman PTO Professional athlete shall be entitled to take up to 15 months of maternity leave, beginning from her pregnancy date and ending six months after birth. At the time of her pregnancy, the athlete’s PTO World Ranking will be fixed, and during her maternity leave...
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November 19, 2020
Japanese study finds 1 case of COVID-19 linked to running
Of the close to 700,000 people involved in 787 races since July, there has only been one reported case of coronavirus. One reported case doesn’t mean there weren’t other cases that went unreported or that were asymptomatic, but the results are still impressive. Canadian Running
