EVENT NEWS
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July 12, 2021
Hit Repeat! Humana Rock ‘N’ Roll Virtual Running Club Is Repeating the Fun This July
TAMPA, Fla. – The Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running Club™ (VRC™) is hitting repeat during the month of July with runners ]seeing familiar distances through the month. Throughout the month, participants will have the chance to increase their milage building towards the Vega® Rock ‘n’ Roll VR29 which includes...
July 11, 2021
Leadville Race Series Welcomes Over 600 Runners on Saturday as Part of its Silver Rush 50 Endurance Event Weekend
Leadville, Colo. – The Silver Rush 50 Run, owned and produced by Life Time, welcomed a field of approximately 615 runners representing 47 states and 5 countries to Leadville’s beautiful high country on Saturday. The 50-mile event that takes runners through extreme territory, starts at 10,200 feet and reaches 12,000...
July 10, 2021
Pro Dual Slalom Titles Awarded Along with 23 Age Group Titles
Winter Park, Colo. – On Friday at the 2021 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, Trestle Bike Park saw junior XC racers take on huge fields, age groupers shred the downhill course, and the best Dual Slalom riders in the country go head-to-head on the first day of professional competition....
July 9, 2021
Summer Sets in And IRONMAN Virtual Club Cruises Through July with A Series of New Month-long Challenges
TAMPA, Fla. (July 9, 2021) – As summer sets in, the IRONMAN® Virtual Club™(VC™) cruises through July with an exciting set of virtual offerings. So far, the IRONMAN VR All-Terrain Series has celebrated the Flat and Fast races, spotlighted the best Coastal courses, highlighted the best Urban destinations, and revisited...
July 8, 2021
GFNY Peru: high altitude racing on Incan grounds
NEW YORK CITY, Jul 08, 2021– As race season commences, GFNY Endurance Sports Series continues with the inaugural GFNY Peru where two amazing routes will challenge riders in different ways this weekend, Sunday, July 11. GFNY Peru presents two distance options: a long route of 135km long and a (non-competitive) medium...
July 8, 2021
The IRONMAN Group names Geoff Meyer Managing Director for Oceania
TAMPA, Fla. (July 14, 2021) – The IRONMAN Group is pleased to announce that Geoff Meyer has been named the company’s new Managing Director for Oceania. Meyer brings to the position a significant wealth of experience and knowledge through his almost 20 years in the mass participation sports industry working...
July 8, 2021
World leading race calendar, Ahotu.com, expands coverage to include all major endurance event formats
In preparation for the long-awaited reopening of the endurance event scene, Ahotu.com has become the biggest and the most comprehensive endurance calendar on the planet. The Ahotu team has added 15 new verticals. With the addition of triathlon, cycling, swimrun, swimming and other popular disciplines, Ahotu is now the place...
July 8, 2021
Olympics host city Tokyo bans spectators amid COVID-19 emergency
The Olympics will take place without spectators in host city Tokyo, organisers said on Thursday, as a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the Games. Organizers were still uncertain how much revenue would be lost due to the absence of spectators,...
July 7, 2021
Japan to Declare State of Emergency 16 Days Ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Officials from the Japanese government, the International Olympic Committee, and Tokyo organizers will meet Thursday or Friday to discuss how to proceed with spectators at the Games. Women's Running
July 7, 2021
The Huey P Long Bridge Run is proud to announce Ochsner Fitness Center as the Presenting Sponsor
Elmwood, LA. – The Huey P Long Bridge Run is excited to have Ochsner Fitness Center become the Presenting Partner and host of the Finish Line party scheduled for Saturday, October 16, 2021. Traditionally held in the Spring, the pandemic forced the race to take a year off in 2020. This...