EVENT NEWS
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November 6, 2024
Las Vegas Marathon Goes All In With 6,300 Runners At Inaugural Event
LAS VEGAS, Nev. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Las Vegas Marathon, the premier and city-signature road running event for the city of Las Vegas, debuted on Nov. 3 with over 6,300 runners taking part. The inaugural event brought a premier full marathon distance experience back to the city. The race also...
November 6, 2024
Italians win first ever mass participation cycling race in The Bahamas
New York City, November 6, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Nassau, the vibrant capital of The Bahamas, hosted GFNY Bahamas, the first ever mass participation cycling race in the country. Riders tackled a flat yet very windy 60.8-mile course. New Yorker Kyle Devine-Szymonek (Team Zero Ducks Racing) attacked from the gun...
November 5, 2024
U.S. running tourism company using disguised Russian plane for Antarctic race
Canadian Running has learned that Runbuk, the U.S.-based running tourism company that recently took over the World Marathon Challenge, is using Canadian and American-sanctioned Russian aircraft to transport participants from Cape Town to its race. Running Magazine
November 5, 2024
RunSignup Requests Nominations for 2025 Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award
Moorestown, NJ – November 5, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunSignup, the leading registration and technology provider for endurance events in the United States, is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award. In recognition of the remarkable efforts of race timers, this award honors those...
November 5, 2024
High Stakes on the Line at This Weekend’s Challenge Xiamen
November 5th. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The inaugural Challenge Xiamen this Sunday promises exciting racing featuring a small but competitive professional field with not only victory on the line, but also crucial deciding points for the Challenge Family World Bonus. The men’s professional field includes Jack Moody (NZL), the current leader...
November 4, 2024
Running influencer enrages participants at New York City Marathon
Running influencer Matt Choi, 29, of Austin, Texas, ran the Sunday’s New York City Marathon, finishing in 2:57:15. But his participation drew some negative reactions from other runners and supporters, who took to Reddit to complain about the fact that he was accompanied by someone riding an ebike. Running Magazine
November 4, 2024
2024 Point Series Champions Crowned by Gran Fondo National Series
(Gettysburg, PA – November 4, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Gran Fondo National Series today congratulates 21 Points Series Champions at the conclusion of the 2024 Gran Fondo National Series. The season-long competition rewards accomplishment and consistency by awarding points to cyclists who compete in at least three Gran Fondo National...
November 3, 2024
TCS Sydney Marathon joins Abbott World Marathon Majors
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - ABBOTTWMM today confirmed that the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS will join the series in 2025 to become the seventh marathon in the Abbott World Marathon Majors series. The TCS Sydney Marathon, which will take place on August 31, 2025, joins six races including the Tokyo...
November 3, 2024
Wayaffe and Pohle Take Victory in Tough Conditions at Challenge Barcelona
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A heavy swell, forecast to increase, saw the swim cancelled at today’s Challenge Barcelona, turning the race into a duathlon for the sold-out field of 3,500 athletes. But this did not deter Jonathan Wayaffe (BEL) and Caroline Pohle (GER) from achieving their wins in 2:18:55 and 2:37:36...
November 2, 2024
More Than 1,200 Runners and Cyclists Cross Finish Line at Sold Out Life Time Austin Rattler
Burnet, Texas (November 2, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand and producer of nearly 30 athletic events, welcomed a combined total of more than 1,200 runners and cyclists to the 2024 Life Time Austin Rattler MTB & Run in Burnet, Texas this weekend. Just...