EVENT NEWS
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October 30, 2020
Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee decor for 2021 Middle Distance Triathlon, Aquathlon and Aquabike European Championships
With pride, passion and lots of enthusiasm CHALLENGE KAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE announces that next year the 2021 Middle Distance Triathlon, Aquathlon and Aquabike European Championships will be organized at the iconic race in Austria. "After a year in which we had to cancel a lot of races, including CHALLENGE KAISERWINKL-WALCHSEE, it is even more special...
October 30, 2020
Tough Mudder Launches Tough Turkey, A Free Virtual Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving is a holiday of traditions. Tailgating at football games, jogging in your local turkey trot, waiting in crowded lines for Black Friday sales, travelling to see family. For most of us, all of these are cancelled in 2020. The team at Tough Mudder believes it’s time for a new...
October 30, 2020
GFNY Florida Sebring breaks records
NEW YORK CITY, October 30, 2020 – Sebring, Florida delivered a successful event under the new normal to the delight of the 700 riders who were able to travel in for the inaugural event last Sunday 25th October. The majority of riders at GFNY Florida Sebring were local to the...
October 29, 2020
Life Time Reveals New Brand for Emporia Gravel Event: UNBOUND Gravel
EMPORIA, Kans., October 30, 2020 — Life Time is pleased to announce the new name for its wildly popular Emporia, Kans.-based gravel event. UNBOUND Gravel will carry on the 15-year history, legacy and energy of the original event with a new identity. Garmin will remain on as title sponsor of...
October 29, 2020
Sea to Summit Provides all US Employees a Paid Day Off to Vote on November 3rd
Boulder, CO (October 29, 2020) — Sea to Summit, the global adventure equipment brand headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, is encouraging civic responsibility by providing its entire US-based staff a paid day off on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The company made the announcement last week that it would provide everyone the...
October 29, 2020
The world comes together virtually on the streets of Singapore for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2020
SINGAPORE / TAMPA, 29 OCTOBER 2020 – The IRONMAN Group, event organiser of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM), today announced the launch of registration for the 2020 SCSM that will feature a unique hybrid race format for participants to run through the streets of Singapore virtually, creating a world-class...
October 28, 2020
How to Run a Race in a Time of Surging Coronavirus
Runners registered for races must decide whether they feel comfortable racing in-person and, if so, how they can best protect ourselves and other runners. To learn more and gather cautions and reassurance about racing safely, New York Times spoke with race officials and infection-control researchers. This is what they had...
October 28, 2020
Next year’s Boston Marathon will be postponed, BAA announces, with eye toward Fall 2021 date
The marathon will not be held on its traditional Patriots' Day date in 2021, but the org is aiming to reschedule the race later in the year. Massachusetts' reopening plan, which prohibits road races until the state can enter Phase 4, is cited as one of the reasons for the...
October 28, 2020
IRONMAN Mallorca returns to The Balearic Island in 2021
PALMA / LONDON / TAMPA (OCTOBER 28, 2020) – Some things take time, and five years after its last edition in 2016, the Balearic island of Mallorca will once again host an IRONMAN® triathlon event – IRONMAN Mallorca on May 15, 2021, the IRONMAN Group announced today. Originally held in September from...
October 28, 2020
Akagiyama Hill Climb Race hosts its first virtual edition on ROUVY on October 31st
Since 2010, Akagiyama Hill Climb has been a cycling road race from Maebashi, Gunma/Japan. Maebashi (only 120km North from Tokyo) is an famous cyclist-friendly city in the heart of Japan with a “Keirin” dome. The 10th edition could not take place because of the enforced quarantine measures. However, the virtual...