March 17, 2020

RunBetter App Lets Users Run Your Race Course Virtually From Any Treadmill

With possible coronavirus race cancellations looming on the horizon, the RunBetter App offers race directors a convenient way to integrate a virtual run into their contingency plan. The app, available for both Apple and Android devices, lets users run specific race courses virtually from any treadmill. Whether you are hosting...

March 17, 2020

TrainingPeaks Partners With Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and Spanish Triathlon Federation

Boulder, Colo., March 17, 2020— TrainingPeaks, a global leader in providing smart and effective digital training solutions for athletes and coaches, today announced a new partnership with the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and Spanish Triathlon Federation. These partnerships offer Spanish Federation members the latest in endurance training technology, helping athletes...

March 17, 2020

BASE Performance partners with 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman Champion, Danielle Dingman

Boulder, CO, March 17, 2020. Coming off a 2nd place podium at Ironman Dubai 70.3 and 3rd place at Ironman Campeche 70.3, BASE Performance is excited to partner with Danielle Dingman for 2020 as both a nutrition and apparel sponsor. Coming to triathlon with a strong running background including a...

March 17, 2020

Pro Triathlete Wassner Twins re-sign with Dual Action XRCEL Athlete Fuel for the Sixth Season

Charleston, SC (March 17, 2020) – New World Consumer Products, LLC, a division of New World Pharmaceuticals, re-signed triathlon pros Laurel and Rebeccah Wassner for the 2020 race season. The dual action, immediate and extended release fuel provided by XRCEL has been providing this dynamic duo competitive advantage for the...

March 16, 2020

We can now estimate the effect of blood doping

Russian women got slower after the Athlete Biological Passport was introduced in 2012. Anti-doping officials think they know why. An analysis of Russian female distance runners before and after the implementation of a new anti-doping technique reveals a starkly incriminating pattern, and provides a back-of-the-envelope estimate of how big of a...

March 16, 2020

Iconic female athletes replace ‘Clif Bar Climber’ on wrappers

Clif Bar unveiled its first-ever packaging change with limited-edition wrappers that feature superstar female athletes across six sports. Ashima Shiraishi, Venus Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Lakey Peterson, Katerina Nash, and Jordyn Barratt will grace the wrappers of Clif Bar‘s most popular flavors for 2020. Read more on GearJunkie.

March 16, 2020

Why Can’t I Just Get a Refund? And Other Emails to RDs in the COVID-19 Era

Slowtwitch explains the finances and questions that many people will be asking of race directors over the next few months. Read more here.

March 16, 2020

Inside the Mid South’s decision to proceed as the coronavirus escalated

The Mid South was held as the global pandemic around COVID-19 escalated. This is what the race promoters, local authorities, and participants had to say about the event. The event serves up a 100 and 50 mile cycling distance, a 50k ultramarathon foot race. Read more on VeloNews.

March 16, 2020

Coronavirus made races unsafe, so athletes and organizers are turning to simulations

With coronavirus sweeping the globe, scores of marathons, smaller races, and cycling competitions hang in the balance. That has led some to the world of race simulators. Read more about the options events are looking into and what it takes to make it happen on Mashable.

March 16, 2020

Cycling: UCI seeks retroactive end to Olympic qualifying process

Cycling's governing body (UCI) plans to retroactively use March 3 as the cut-off point for Olympic qualification in mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle as the coronavirus pandemic continues to decimate the sporting calendar. Road and track cycling have completed their qualification events, the last of which was the...