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April 15, 2020
Endurance Nation and Final Surge Partner on PROJECT5K
Today Endurance Nation, a company focused on helping athletes be their personal best for any event, has partnered with Final Surge, the online training platform for athletes, coaches, teams and clubs. PROJECT5K is the first publicly available training plan from Endurance Nation to be combined with a Final Surge Virtual...
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April 15, 2020
Corrigan Sports Hosts Virtual Run to Benefit Restaurant Industry Employees
Baltimore, Md. (April 15, 2020) -- Corrigan Sports Enterprises announced that it has partnered with sponsor 19 Crimes Wine to conduct the 2020 Run4Relief virtual run to benefit the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (RERF). The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, in conjunction with Guy Fieri, created RERF to support restaurant workers experiencing...
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April 15, 2020
Marine Corps Marathon Earns Gold Certification for Social and Environmental Initiatives
Portland, OR—April 15, 2020—The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) has achieved Gold level certification by the Council for Responsible Sport (Council) for being socially and environmentally responsible as a world-class running event. The MCM has been recognized for enacting 48 specific best practices during the 44th edition of the event, held...
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April 14, 2020
World’s Best Triathletes To Go Head To Head In Z PRO TRI Race Series
(Long Beach, CA) Zwift, the global online training platform, has today announced a new weekly race series for professional triathletes, the Z PRO TRI Race Series. The community can watch some of the best triathletes compete on the bike. With both long and short course athletes signed up to the...
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April 14, 2020
JUST RUN Offers Free At-Home Youth Fitness Program
CARMEL, CA -- JUST RUN, an award-winning fitness program utilized by schools across the globe, has announced a fitness-at-home program to support physical activity in children facing school closures. In response to parent requests to have their child participate in JUST RUN during Shelter in Place orders, JUST RUN has...
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April 14, 2020
Are running or cycling actually risks for spreading Covid-19?
An unpublished study went viral after a research team warned that respiratory droplets may travel more than 6 feet during exercise. But that's not the whole story. Read more on Wired.
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April 14, 2020
Cancellation of Tour could lead to ‘economic meltdown’ in cycling
The Tour de France is not just the center of the cycling season and a celebration of the French nation, but an economic pillar on which teams, sponsors and riders rely. The past month has already seen several teams cut rider salaries and sponsors shoot out warnings of recalling budgets as the early-season racing stop took its...
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April 14, 2020
Tour de France postponed, could start in late August
After weeks of holding out hope that the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned, the world’s most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of sporting events postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. The three-week race could still take place this year, however, with French...
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April 14, 2020
PeopleForBikes Webinars Provide Virtual Guidance for Bike Industry in Time of COVID-19
BOULDER, COLO. (April 14, 2020) — PeopleForBikes is conducting a series of webinars to connect and advise retailers, manufacturers, and advocates within the bike industry. In addition to March and April webinars focused on COVID-19, the schedule includes sessions addressing tariffs, trade, e-bikes, digital riding campaigns, and sustainability. “Now more...
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April 14, 2020
Planet Fitness and iFit Unite to Bring New Streaming Workouts to Your Home
HAMPTON, N.H., April 14, 2020 / Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing global franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, today announced a partnership with iFit, the leader in streaming home workouts, and the pioneer in interactive connected fitness technology with...