September 1, 2021

Birthday Girl Eliana Mason Leads USA Women’s Goalball Into Semifinals of Tokyo Paralympics

TOKYO, Japan (September 1, 2021) – The never-say-die USA Goalball Teams continued their streak of come-from-behind wins on Wednesday at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. This time it was the U.S. women’s team rallying from a 3-2 halftime deficit to defeat the Russian Paralympic Committee, 5-3, in a quarterfinal match...

September 1, 2021

BioLite Wins Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award

 Brooklyn, NY (September 1, 2021) — BioLite, a global leader in off-grid personal energy solutions, is honored to receive the prestigious 2021 National Design Award from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Winning the Product Design category, this award celebrates BioLite’s role in using the power of design to change the...

September 1, 2021

Gnarly Nutrition Adds Creatine to Lineup

Salt Lake City, UT (September 1, 2021) -- Gnarly Nutrition, the group behind the clean, effective, and great tasting sports nutrition supplements, is excited to announce the addition of Gnarly Creatine to its product lineup. Gnarly Creatine will replace the discontinued Gnarly Pump, a pre-workout option which also included arginine...

September 1, 2021

Strava Announced as Title Sponsor for 2021 Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Community Challenge

SAN DIEGO, CA – (September 1, 2021) – Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is proud to announce its  flagship fundraising event this fall is now the, 2021 CAF Community Challenge, powered by Strava. This October, athletes of all abilities can connect to participate and record activities across multi-sports and raise funds...

September 1, 2021

Cirrus Cycles, Inc. Expands International Distribution

BELLINGHAM, WA — Cirrus Cycles Incorporated, makers of Kinekt Suspension Components, is proud to announce the addition of two new distributors to their growing list of sales channels outside of the USA. Effective January 1st, 2022, ZyroFisher, Ltd will be the new distributor in the UK and Ireland. Additionally, Chung Yung...

September 1, 2021

Registration Opens for 2022 Escape from Alcatraz™ Triathlon on September 14

SAN FRANCISCO (September 1, 2021) – IMG, a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, today announced random drawing registration for the 2022 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon will officially open on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. More than 10,000 athletes enter the random drawing each year, with hopes of securing...

September 1, 2021

Kaia Schmid kicks off 2021 Junior Track World Championships with Fourth in Scratch Race

CAIRO – Kaia Schmid (Marblehead, Mass.; LUX/Sideshow p/b Specialized) kicked off the 2021 UCI Junior Track World Championships for Team USA with a bang, placing fourth in the Junior Women’s Scratch Race. This is the 18-year-olds first world championship and is a solid start to the event for her. Schmid...

August 31, 2021

At least six female Afghan cyclists reach Italy, professional cyclists group announces

The Italian Professional Cyclists Association has announced that six female Afgan cyclists, along with a male athlete and some family members, arrived in Rome on Italian Air Force plane on Aug. 27. American activist Shannon Galpin has been working to help female Afghan cyclists get out of the country. She told...

August 31, 2021

The Land of Endurance Beckons: Next Phase of The IRONMAN Virtual Club Launches With 2021 IRONMAN VR Land of Endurance; IRONMAN Virtual Club Now Compatible with Wheelchair Racing and Handcycling Activities

TAMPA, Fla. (August 31, 2021) – As many of the world’s best athletes prepare to compete in the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission, the IRONMAN Virtual Club™ (VC™) has launched the perfect complement and next evolution of virtual racing with the 2021 IRONMAN...

August 31, 2021

Runners: gulp, don’t sip, your carbs on race day

New research shows that taking in larger amounts of carbohydrates less frequently is the better way to fuel during a race. Canadian Running t’s undeniable that carbohydrate intake during a long race improves performance, but exactly how much, what type and when you need it is less certain. Recently, researchers at Loughborough...