EVENT NEWS
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March 8, 2022
The King of All Crits Weekend Returns April 9-10
Anniston, AL, March 8, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Alabama’s annual premier professional cycling event weekend, the Alabama Cycling Classic, returns to the City of Anniston and Main Street Anniston’s, Noble Street corridor on April 9-10, 2022. The day one event, the Sunny King Criterium is the first venue and stop of the...
March 7, 2022
New UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh BACK Half Marathon Celebrates Outstanding Charity Runners with Red Carpet Experience
PITTSBURGH, PA (March 7, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - This year P3R is unrolling the red carpet and celebrating outstanding charity runners with the new UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh BACK Half Marathon. Limited to the first 500 runners who fundraise $1,500 or more for charity, the new race will start in Shadyside...
March 7, 2022
3,200 Runners Take On Baptist Health 305 Half Marathon & 5K produced by Life Time March 5
MIAMI, Fla., Mar. 6, 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - More than 3,200 runners hit the pavement today at the Baptist Health 305 Half Marathon and “305K”, owned and produced by Life Time. As a fast follow to the Miami Marathon, which is also produced by Life Time, the 305 Half offers runners the...
March 6, 2022
Two Kenyan marathoners suspended for doping
The two prominent Kenyan marathoners have been suspended from competition. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Paul Lonyangata for 19 months for use of the drug Furosemide, and Edward Kiprop Kibet has been banned for three years for nandrolone. Running Magazine
March 4, 2022
Zwift plugs cheating hole allowing in-game height and weight adjustment
Zwift made an announcement regarding the updates to the companion app in a forum on its website. The updates, which Zwift terms “security changes,” are meant to address an exploit that permitted a Zwifter to change their avatar’s in-game height and weight in order to gain an unfair advantage. VeloNews
March 4, 2022
Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber
The Supreme Court on Friday reimposed the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing a federal appeals court ruling that had voided it. By a vote of 6-3, the court rejected defense claims that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong...
March 4, 2022
Spartan Announces Return to Texas with Dallas Spartan Ultra 50K, Beast 21K and Sprint 5K
GRANBURY, Texas (March 4, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Time to get out of your comfort zone. Spartan, the world's leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, will be bringing its epic Dallas Spartan Ultra 50K, Beast 21K and Sprint 5K weekend to Martha’s Ranch in Granbury, Texas on Oct. 22-23, 2022....
March 4, 2022
Shamrock Run Portland Returns for 44th year
PORTLAND, Ore. – March 4, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - For those who love lacing up their running shoes and pounding the pavement, imagine Beantown minus the Boston Marathon. Think of the Big Apple missing the New York City Marathon. For two years, that’s what it’s been like for the Portland...
March 4, 2022
US Trail Running Conference Webinar Offers Guidelines to Increase Diversity for Trail Races
Estes Park, CO /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The second webinar in a seven-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by Marathon Printing, the leading producer of custom printed items for endurance sports, was live on Thursday, February 24. The session subject for was: Diversity and Inclusion, focused on...
March 3, 2022
ShowcasedTucson Bicycle Classic THIS WEEKEND Brings Pro Teams, Novices Together for 3-Day Stage Race
March 3, 2022, Tucson, AZ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Tucson Bicycle Classic is excited to bring pro and novice cyclists together this weekend (March 4-6) for a challenging 3-day stage race! This race is in its 34th year, and has a reputation within the cycling community for being challenging, well-run...