EVENT NEWS
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May 20, 2020
Covid-19: 2020 UTMB® Mont-Blanc is cancelled
After having carefully examined all the options in compliance with the government’s regulations, but also after having consulted with the runners, local authorities and partners, the UTMB® Mont-Blanc organization team regrets to announce that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition, which was scheduled to take place from August...
May 20, 2020
Run Local® Invites Runners to “Run the One” with the California Coast 500 Challenge
Capitola, Calif. (May 20, 2020) – San Francisco Bay Area based event production company Run Local® is launching the California Coast 500 – Run the One challenge, which welcomes all who have or dreamed of taking a journey on California’s idyllic Highway One to run 500 virtual miles this summer....
May 20, 2020
How the heck do you do a Virtual Triathlon?!
Vancouver, WA The racing world has become accustomed to cancelled running races transitioning to virtual events. Why Racing Events, headquartered in the Northwest, has already had to produce three virtual events in their 2020 season. As the impact of COVID-19 has extended into the summer months, they recently learned that...
May 20, 2020
Austin Marathon Invites Runners to Free Global Running Day Virtual 5K
AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2020 - The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour invites runners from around the world to register for the free Global Running Day Virtual 5K. This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to come together to celebrate the sport we love and the entire...
May 20, 2020
EnMotive’s Virtual Event Fulfillment ships 100,000 goody bags since Covid-19 shutdown
May 20, 2020 (Chicago, IL)– EnMotive, the world-class leader in growth-driven technology solutions for events, has fulfilled 100,000 goody-bags for virtual events since the onset of COVID-19 restrictions. The EnMotive virtual event offering is one of the premier services in the endurance market. The offering includes streamlined registration, uploading of...
May 19, 2020
Crusher In The Tushar Cancels 2020 Event
Beaver, Utah, May 19, 2020 — Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand announced today that their newest acquisition, Crusher in the Tushar, will be canceled amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Crusher in the Tushar was acquired by Life Time at the end of 2019, and was originally scheduled for...
May 19, 2020
Marathon racing brings big money to cities across America. Some events may not survive the pandemic
In this segment of the series, “The Next Normal,” CNBC examines what happens to the highly popular running industry as thousands of races have been cancelled, and what races of the future might look like. Read this in-depth article here.
May 19, 2020
Cotopaxi Announces Seize The Día Questival Virtual Adventure For Community Connection And Covid-Relief
Salt Lake City, UT. May 19, 2020 -- Cotopaxi, Benefit Corporation, outdoors brand, and founders of the popular Questival event series, today announced a second virtual adventure race for 2020, the Seize the Día Questival. The BCorp outdoors brand held its first ever virtual Questival Quaranteam on April 23, which...
May 19, 2020
Molokaʻi-2-Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships Goes Virtual
HONOLULU, HI (May 19, 2020) – Molokaʻi-2-Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O) opened registration this week for its M20 Virtual race to celebrate paddling worldwide. M20 Virtual is a 16-mile ‘Anyone, Anywhere, Anything Goes’ event that will take place over the three-day July 24th-26th. M2O, the prestigious annual 32-mile race across the Ka’iwi...
May 18, 2020
The Fourth Edition of The Rock ‘N’ Roll Virtual Running Series Eclipses 20,000 Participants from Across the Globe
TAMPA, Fla. (May 18, 2020) – The global community of walkers and runners came together for the fourth straight weekend setting a new benchmark high with over 20,000 people registered spanning from 94 nations and 47 states stepping up to the virtual start line for Rock ‘n’ Roll VR4, the...