June 28, 2021

Hyland’s Doubles Down on Cycling, Adding Paul Thomas to the Hyland’s Powered Family

LOS ANGELES – June 28, 2021 – Hyland’s, a century-old leader in products to support a healthy, active lifestyle, is proud to announce the addition of elite cyclist Paul Thomas to the Hyland’s Powered athlete roster. Thomas will support the cycling initiatives of Hyland’s Powered, including coaching their cycling teams at the 2021...

June 28, 2021

Arthur Serrieres and Eleonora Peroncini win XTERRA Switzerland

Arthur Serrieres (FRA) and Eleonora Peroncini (ITA) won the XTERRA Switzerland off-road triathlon elite races in the Vallee de Joux on Saturday, June 26, 2021, with winning times of 2:14:03 and 2:38:20, respectively. It’s the 10th career XTERRA World Tour victory for Serrieres, his third this season and second in...

June 28, 2021

Amazon’s Growing Fitness Ambitions

Amazon is looking for a Head of Fitness Programming to join its Halo team — the group leading the company’s new wave of fitness services. Halo, a fitness band and subscription service, made its debut last August. The device helps users assess their overall health and movement; the subscription offers hundreds of exercise, sleep,...

June 28, 2021

Fitness companies back in business with IPOs

The last week has seen a number of companies in the fitness industry making comebacks with public offerings or announcing intent to do so: Pure Barre parent Xponential Fitness seeks IPO likely valuing firm at some $1.3B Seeking Alpha Beachbody went public via a three-way business combination with Peloton competitor...

June 28, 2021

Montana’s Whitefish Marathon Sets Record Attendance in 2021

WHITEFISH, Mont. (June 28, 2021) – The return of the Whitefish Marathon brought sunshine and smiles as runners and walkers raced in the shadows of Glacier National Park on Saturday, May 22. After canceling the event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants and event organizers alike were pleased...

June 27, 2021

Women Only Triathlons Return to Charleston, SC

Mt. Pleasant, SC. Approximately 100 women crossed the finish line of the inaugural Crews Subaru She Tris Sprint Triathlon Hobcaw on May 23rd. Ranging in age from 11 to 78, the women swam 200 yards, biked 12 miles, and ran 2 miles in and around the picturesque Hobcaw neighborhood. “It...

June 27, 2021

Tokyo 2020 eye tighter rules on arrivals after Ugandan COVID-19 positives

A nine-member group from Uganda arrived on June 18, with a team coach testing positive on arrival at Narita International Airport, despite reportedly being fully vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine and testing negative before he landed. The individual was later found to have tested positive for the Delta variant of COVID-19,...

June 26, 2021

Tour de France organisers aim to sue spectator who caused mass stage 1 crash

The Tour de France spectator who caused a massive crash on stage 1 could be facing legal action from the race organisers. Race deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault said they are suing this woman so that the tiny minority of people who do this don't spoil the show for everyone. Cycling...

June 26, 2021

EventHub Continues as Expo Management Partner for 2022 Running USA Industry Conference

Running USA announced today that EventHub, the leading Endurance Sponsorship and Expo Platform, will continue in the role of Expo Management Partner for the 18th Running USA Industry Conference to be held at Disney’s Coronado Springs resort from Feb. 20-22, 2022. Registration is now open. Running USA has previously used...

June 26, 2021

Emily Sisson, after missing marathon team, 483 days later wins Olympic Trials 10,000m

Emily Sisson won the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials 10,000m on Saturday, 483 days after starting the marathon trials as favorite and dropping out by mile 22. NBC Sports