EVENT NEWS
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December 14, 2020
Runners safely take over the Coast for the 5th Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon as course records fall.
BILOXI, MS. – The 5th Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon took over Coastal Mississippi this morning as runners from 47 states, Canada, Columbia, Venezuela, Poland, Bolivia, and Mexico competed. The event was held with COVID Mitigation and Safety Protocols. The marathon (26.2 miles), which started at Hwy 90 & Henderson Point...
December 14, 2020
Running Insight Announces Return of Market Week in 2021
PORTLAND, Maine (December 14, 2020) - Running Insight, the leading industry news source for businesses in the sport of running, announced today the 2021 dates and format for the second Market Week, a free event that connects run specialty retailers with industry experts and leading brands. It will take place...
December 14, 2020
Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend Embraces The Unknown With A Brand New Shamrock Experience
December 14, 2020 – VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA – The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend has been welcoming nearly 25,000 runners to Virginia Beach, Virginia since 1973. This year’s event, the 49th running, will look like no other race in the event’s history. As one of the first large running events in...
December 14, 2020
Documentary ‘The Infinite Race’ examines hard truths about the people who run Mexico’s most controversial foot race
The Infinite Race highlights the complicated relationship between the sport and an indigenous people who, for better or worse, have had their very identity enveloped in a unique manner by their mere association with running. Forbes
December 14, 2020
Human Potential Running Series Becomes Only Major Race Series in The World to Host Full Calendar of Events in 2020
Arvada, CO – On Saturday December 12th Colorado’s Human Potential Running Series (HPRS) successfully hosted their final event of 2020 in Golden, CO. Even though the participation limit for their Sawmill Trail Runs was reduced from 200 to 75 runners, it marked the completion of hosting their full schedule of...
December 11, 2020
Mark Allen, Scott Molina, Dave Scott and Scott Tinley to Reunite at Endurance Exchange
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— USA Triathlon today announced that the “Big Four” — the iconic powerhouses who dominated triathlon’s golden era of the 1980s and ‘90s — will reunite for a panel at the 2021 Endurance Exchange, a virtual triathlon industry conference set for Jan. 21-23. Mark Allen, Scott Molina, Dave...
December 11, 2020
Registration open for ATRA’s 25th Anniversary Challenge – winter edition
Colorado Springs, CO ----------- The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) was founded in 1996 in Colorado Springs, a city located along the Front Range of Colorado at the base of Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain. ATRA will celebrate its founding and honor this iconic landmark by offering a distance and...
December 11, 2020
Professional Triathletes Organisation 2020 Championship At CHALLENGE DAYTONA® To Be Seen On NBCSN & NBC
Daytona Beach, Florida: The PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA® served up a thrilling end to a challenging year for professional triathletes as over 100 of the world's best triathletes, the strongest field ever assembled, battled it out at CHALLENGE DAYTONA® for a share of the $1.15 million prize purse on offer -...
December 11, 2020
First-ever ‘Sports Backers Marathon’ set to take place March 12-14, 2021, at Dorey Park, Virginia Capital Trail
RICHMOND, VA – The first-ever ‘Sports Backers Marathon’ will take place over the weekend of March 12-14, 2021, at Dorey Park and the Virginia Capital Trail, Sports Backers announced this week. The event will feature measured, marked courses for a marathon, half marathon, and 5k, allowing participants to train confidently...
December 10, 2020
5 bicyclists killed, 4 injured after truck hits group on ‘retirement ride’ in Nevada
On a highway ride to celebrate a cyclist's retirement, four male one female bicyclist were killed and four others were injured in a crash involving a truck, which struck the group of about 20. USA TODAY