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October 6, 2021
ShowcasedRoad Runners Club of America Announces 2022 National Championship Event Series
Arlington, VA - The RRCA Championship Event Series is one of the oldest distance running traditions in the US, dating back to 1958 when the RRCA awarded its first championship designation. The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to shine a spotlight on well-run, community-based events, and to...
October 5, 2021
Ultramarathon runner dies after collapsing during six-day race
Tragedy has hit the Marathon des Sables as organisers confirmed the death of a competitor after he suffered a cardiac arrest. The six day, 156-mile ultra marathon race, approximately the distance of six regular marathons, is currently taking place in its traditional venue of the Sahara desert in southern Morocco. The...
October 5, 2021
‘Ran for Our Lives’: How the Deadliest Ultramarathon Claimed 21 Runners
In all, 21 of 172 runners who started the race would die as a sudden cold front from Mongolia drove temperatures to as low as 23 degrees Fahrenheit, with snow pellets and wind gusts strong enough to tear apart foil blankets. The scale of the tragedy has confounded the international...
October 5, 2021
World-Class Athletes Head to Inaugural Challenge Budva-Montenegro
Following last year’s cancellation due to COVID, CHALLENGEBUDVA-MONTENEGRO is ready to go this Sunday with a strong field of world-class athletes ready to compete against each other in spectacular Montenegro. From Nils Frommhold (DEU) and Magnus Ditlev (DEN) to Patrick Lange (DEU), recently the winner of DATEV CHALLENGEROTH, each has...
October 4, 2021
Decathlon Returns to the Professional Peloton As Official Partner of Cofidis Cycling Team
LILLE, FRANCE (October 4, 2021) — Starting January 1, 2022, Decathlon will return to the professional cycling circuit alongside the UCI World Tour Cofidis cycling team as the official supplier of performance cycling apparel and activewear for the Cofidis men, women and para cycling teams. This partnership was born out...
October 4, 2021
Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Deal with Eclat Media Group for Collins Cup Highlights Coverage Across Asia
4th October 2021 - The Professional Triathletes Organisation and Eclat Media Group have announced a deal that will see The Collins Cup highlights show as well as the Beyond Human documentary televised across 16 markets in Asia. Eclat Media Group is aiming to fill the gap left by the closure of...
October 4, 2021
World Champions Crowned in London
More than 3,300 World Championship finishers from 82 countries World’s most competitive marathon lineup ever The inaugural AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships took place as part of the 41st Virgin Money London Marathon today with World Champion status the goal for more than 3,300 runners. The camaraderie between these...
October 4, 2021
Gravel Riders and Runners Take on a New Off-Road Adventure in Life Time’s The ‘Rad Dirt Fest
Trinidad, Colo., (October 4, 2021) – The first-ever edition of Life Time’s The ‘Rad Dirt Fest took place this weekend in Trinidad, Colo. Off-road athletes either took on the three distances of the gravel race or two distances of the running event while some athletes took on both events in the...
October 4, 2021
12th annual Northshore Half Marathon and 10-miler return to St. Tammany Sunday
BATON ROUGE, La. - The 12th annual Northshore Half Marathon and 10-miler return to St. Tammany on Sunday, Oct. 10 as one of the first events the parish will host since Hurricane Ida made landfall in August. Over 800 participants from 14 different states will flock to the historic streets...
October 4, 2021
Keegan Swenson finishes 7th in 2021 Marathon MTB World Championships
ELBA ISLAND, Ita. – The 2021 Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships took on the island of Elba in Tuscany. Almost every part of this course is demanding single track with challenging climbs. The men raced 71 miles with 14,000 feet of climbing. The women raced 50 miles with over 10,000...