April 28, 2024

Over 23,000 Registered Runners Take on the 2024 St. Jude Rock ‘N’ Roll Running Series Nashville for A Running Tour of Music City

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville event provided an unforgettable running tour of Music City for over 23,000 registered runners. With a distance for everyone, Saturday’s distances included a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon. The event continues Sunday with a 1-mile,...

April 28, 2024

Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez (MEX) And Kat Matthews (GBR) Victorious at 2024 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN North American Championship Texas Triathlon Claiming Maximum IRONMAN Pro Series Points

THE WOODLANDS, Texas /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Lone Star state and The Woodlands, Texas played host to the 2024 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN® North American Championship Texas, part of the VinFast IRONMAN North America Series, doubling as the second event of the IRONMAN Pro Series™, on April 27. In the first...

April 28, 2024

Wins for Jack Moody and Els Visser at Challenge Taiwan

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Over 8,000 athletes lined up in spectacular Taitung this weekend with Jack Moody (NZL) and Els Visser (NED) taking out the 12th Challenge Taiwan titles in 3:49:16 and 4:08:39 respectively. The day started overcast and warm with high humidity levels and a water temperature of 24C meaning...

April 27, 2024

Rapha abruptly closes North America office and lays off staff

Rapha has abruptly closed its North American office and laid off six of its eight staff as the clothing brand says it is “realigning Rapha to better reflect our strategic priorities and current market dynamics.” Rapha CEO Francois Convercey siad that the layoffs were part of a consolidation plan. Rapha’s...

April 26, 2024

What millennials are doing to confront the ‘quarter-life crisis’

We’ve all heard of a midlife crisis, but how about a quarter-life crisis? It’s now happening to people in their 20s. Whether it's harder, taking longer to find a career path that is meaningful to them or taking longer to find a partner, or moving to a new city, and...

April 26, 2024

The Stages Cycling Saga Is Only Going to Get Messier

As Stages product owners know quite well, the company had seemingly been on life support for the last year, visible to both consumers and industry watchers alike. This follows nearly a year of continued degradation of their product support responsiveness, and loss of key long-term leaders at the company.  The...

April 26, 2024

Gamification, Financial Rewards Drive Workout Motivation, Study Shows

Gamified, point-earning strategies and small financial incentives can encourage increased physical activity, especially when the two are combined, according to new research. An 18-month study presented this month at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session examined the effect that earning points or small amounts of money had on the...

April 26, 2024

Bike-carrier demand helps propel Thule’s 9% Q1 net sales gain

Buoyed by Sports & Cargo Carriers, Thule Group's first-quarter net sales increased 8.7% year-over-year. Sales of Sports & Cargo Carriers, including the largest sub-category bike carriers, jumped 16% compared with the same time last year. Overall net sales of SEK 2,420 ($222 million) for the quarter topped the SEK 2,226...

April 26, 2024

Denver Colfax Marathon Introduces New “Colfax FLY Feet” Program

Denver, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 18th Denver Colfax Marathon, presented by Cigna Healthcare, is thrilled to introduce a new youth-focused element to its race weekend in May. In its inaugural year, the “Colfax FLY Feet” program, is a platform for at-risk Colorado kids to participate in Denver’s largest running...

April 25, 2024

Mount to Coast™ Emerges as First Performance Footwear Brand in the World to Specialize in Ultrarunning

HONG KONG (April 26, 2024)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Today, Mount to Coast™, a new technical footwear brand dedicated to long-distance running, debuts its first two shoes designed for high-mileage road runners: the R1, created for race days, and the S1, tailored for daily training sessions. Engineered in Mount to Coast’s cutting-edge biomechanics...