EVENT NEWS
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January 17, 2023
Tunnel Ultra: The mind-bending 200-mile ultra-marathon in the dark
The Tunnel Ultra is a race like no other. It's easy to find longer events. Some even involve repeating the same loop for days on end. But nowhere else can you take part in a race so twisted that you spend more than two days in darkness doing a one-mile...
January 11, 2023
Trail Running and Drug-Testing: Where Do We Go From Here?
For years, trail running has had a reputation as a clean sport with a bit of a “wild west” vibe. But the globalization of the sport, increased level of competition, more sponsorship contracts, and the advent of bigger prize purses has started to change the sport in the past decade,...
January 9, 2023
Global Medalists, National Record Holders, Olympians and Paralympians Among 127th Boston Marathon Women’s Field
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) proudly announced today the women’s professional field for the 127th Boston Marathon, featuring decorated Open, Wheelchair and Para Athletics Division athletes from 18 countries. Among the field are global medalists, national record holders, Olympians and Paralympians, as well as five Boston Marathon champions. BAA
January 5, 2023
Pickleball Soars to 37M Players in U.S.
Pickleball is coming off of its best year yet. The sport, which exploded in popularity during the pandemic, saw more than 36.5 million people in the U.S. play between August 2021 and August 2022, according to a report by the Association of Pickleball Professionals. Before the report, around 5 million people played pickleball....
December 22, 2022
Men set to compete in Olympic artistic swimming for first time at Paris 2024
Men will now be eligible to compete in the team event, which features eight athletes on each team. The new rules will permit a maximum of two men to feature on each squad at the Games, with ten teams expected to take part in Paris. ITG
December 15, 2022
The world’s wildest ultra to launch in 2023
If you thought the Barkley Marathons was crazy, this new ultramarathon in Tanzania might change your mind. Launching in the summer of 2023, the Hadza 80K requires runners to only use their survival skills to sustain themselves. Canadian Running
December 15, 2022
Zwift Levies Ban Against Digitally Doping Rider
The race in question took place in mid-November for European and African riders trying to qualify for the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship, and after a three week investigation, rider Eddy Hoole has been banned from Zwift for six months for manipulating his data during the final climb of the...
December 12, 2022
Life Time responds to Sea Otter petition, changes start times for women’s cross-country race
Life Time, the parent company of the Sea Otter Classic, has said they are changing the start format of the Fuego 40km cross-country mountain bike race in 2023. The changes come less than two weeks after Hayley Yoslov started a petition, Let Women Ride: Improve Gender Equality in The Sea Otter...
December 12, 2022
How the 1% Runs an Ironman
Inside the world of Ironman XC, which makes the endurance contest a little more endurable — for executives who can afford to pay. NY Times (paywall)
December 11, 2022
Ironman Triathlon discontinues Alaska race after just 1 year
Nearly as quickly as it arrived, the Ironman Alaska triathlon race has been discontinued. The inaugural race was held Aug. 7 in Juneau, but it won’t return for a second running, Ironman announced Friday. ADN