May 20, 2020

Austin Marathon Invites Runners to Free Global Running Day Virtual 5K

AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2020 - The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour invites runners from around the world to register for the free Global Running Day Virtual 5K. This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to come together to celebrate the sport we love and the entire...

May 20, 2020

EnMotive’s Virtual Event Fulfillment ships 100,000 goody bags since Covid-19 shutdown

May 20, 2020 (Chicago, IL)– EnMotive, the world-class leader in growth-driven technology solutions for events, has fulfilled 100,000 goody-bags for virtual events since the onset of COVID-19 restrictions. The EnMotive virtual event offering is one of the premier services in the endurance market. The offering includes streamlined registration, uploading of...

May 20, 2020

BikeFlights.com and Quality Bicycle Products Launch New Program for Bike Shops

PORTLAND, OR (May 20, 2020) - BikeFlights.com has teamed up with Quality Bicycle Products to launch a new program exclusively for QBP’s bike shop retailers. Effective immediately, the Top Shop program is open to QBP-affiliated shops that ship bikes, wheels and gear via BikeFlights.com. “We’re pleased to roll out our...

May 19, 2020

Crusher In The Tushar Cancels 2020 Event

Beaver, Utah, May 19, 2020 — Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand announced today that their newest acquisition, Crusher in the Tushar, will be canceled amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Crusher in the Tushar was acquired by Life Time at the end of 2019, and was originally scheduled for...

May 19, 2020

Strava leaderboards and routes no longer free; subscription model the future for fitness platform

Encouraging more users to pay for a Strava subscription will, according to co-founders Mark Gainey and Michael Horvath, fund future product development and, crucially, provide a route for the company, founded in 2009, to become profitable. Read more on BikeRadar.

May 19, 2020

Marathon racing brings big money to cities across America. Some events may not survive the pandemic

In this segment of the series, “The Next Normal,” CNBC examines what happens to the highly popular running industry as thousands of races have been cancelled, and what races of the future might look like. Read this in-depth article here.

May 19, 2020

Cotopaxi Announces Seize The Día Questival Virtual Adventure For Community Connection And Covid-Relief

Salt Lake City, UT. May 19, 2020 -- Cotopaxi, Benefit Corporation, outdoors brand, and founders of the popular Questival event series, today announced a second virtual adventure race for 2020, the Seize the Día Questival. The BCorp outdoors brand held its first ever virtual Questival Quaranteam on April 23, which...

May 19, 2020

The Athlete’s Gut Is a Problem-Solving Guide to the Gut for Athletes

Boulder, CO, USA — May 19, 2020 — The Athlete’s Gut by Dr. Patrick Wilson is an informative guide for endurance athletes to explore the digestive system and troubleshoot gut-related issues. Combining the latest research on exercise and the gut with humorous descriptions and relatable stories, Dr. Wilson makes the often-complicated...

May 19, 2020

Molokaʻi-2-Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships Goes Virtual

HONOLULU, HI (May 19, 2020) – Molokaʻi-2-Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O) opened registration this week for its M20 Virtual race to celebrate paddling worldwide. M20 Virtual is a 16-mile ‘Anyone, Anywhere, Anything Goes’ event that will take place over the three-day July 24th-26th. M2O, the prestigious annual 32-mile race across the Ka’iwi...

May 19, 2020

UltrAspire Welcomes Camille Herron to the 2020 Elite Athlete Team

Camille Herron is an Ultramarathon runner originally from Oklahoma. She is the first athlete to win all three of the IAU’s 50k, 100k, and 24-Hour World Championships. She won the 2017 Comrades Marathon and has set multiple best times on multiple distances throughout her career. Camille is a three-time Olympic...