March 24, 2020

Strava releases Routes for runners and riders

With over 3 billion activities uploaded from all over the world, Strava ‘knows where athletes actually run and ride.’ The new Routes tool uses that knowledge to provide route recommendations personalized to athletes’ preferences for location, distance, surface type (pavement or dirt) and hilly or flat terrain. Read more on...

March 24, 2020

On a lighter note: Man runs full marathon on apartment balcony

Elisha Nochomovitz lives in Toulouse, France, where he, along with millions of his fellow French citizens, are under strict shelter in place orders from the government. He’d been training to run a marathon before the pandemic descended and was at a loss about how to remain as active as possible. So he...

March 24, 2020

Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially postponed until 2021

Never before had the Olympic Games been postponed or canceled for something other than war, but on Tuesday, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by about one year. Read more on ESPN.

March 24, 2020

BikeFlights.com Enhances Bike Shipping Website

PORTLAND, OR (March 24, 2020) - BikeFlights.com is pleased to announce enhancements to its website to make it easier for customers to get answers to their bike shipping questions and book shipments. “Our site enhancements are the result of months of research and collaboration among our staff and customers,” said...

March 24, 2020

RunSignup Cancels 2020 Summer Symposium to Focus on Coronavirus Response

Moorestown, NJ – With the endurance industry facing uncertainty due to COVID-19 and related restrictions on gatherings, RunSignup has announced they will not hold a 2020 Summer Symposium. The biannual RunSignup Symposiums are an educational and networking opportunity for race directors, timers, and nonprofits; this year, RunSignup will shift their...

March 24, 2020

Final Surge Announces New Virtual Racing Service with Free Entry into Virtual 5K

Raleigh, NC – March 24, 2020 – Final Surge is announcing it’s new Virtual Racing service by giving free entry into the Final Surge Virtual 5K.  The race takes place this week on any day between Monday, March 23rd and Sunday, March 29th.  All finishers will be entered into a...

March 24, 2020

New Name, Same Great Race: The Great Pumpkin Run Undergoes Name Change

NEW YORK - The popular, award-winning fall race formerly known as The Great Pumpkin Run has undergone a name change for the 2020 fall race season. Coming off a successful, 20 race season, including a Virtual Run that had over 18,000 participants, the family-friendly 5K is now Gourdy’s Pumpkin Run,...

March 23, 2020

Peloton temporarily suspends sales and deliveries of its treadmill

Peloton announced that it will temporarily suspend the sale and delivery of its Tread, a treadmill with a touchscreen to stream live and on-demand classes, because the size of the machine is too big to deliver to customers while attempting to maintain physical distance during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Sales of its...

March 23, 2020

IOC member says 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed because of coronavirus pandemic

Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound, a Canadian who has been one of the most influential members of the IOC for decades, said the games will likely be moved to 2021, with the details to be worked out in the next four weeks. Neither the IOC nor the Tokyo 2020...

March 23, 2020

Race Roster introduces a free innovative virtual event toolkit to support industry professionals during this challenging time

London, ON - In response to the impact of COVID-19 on the global running community, Race Roster has developed a free virtual event toolkit to aid the cancellation and postponement processes of beloved running events. “In times of uncertainty, movement helps. Race Roster’s commitment is to drive well-being and support...