EVENT NEWS
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June 30, 2020
USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships to Return to Tempe in 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced that the 2021 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships will return to Tempe, Arizona, on April 9-10. The city was set to host Collegiate Club Nationals in April 2020 for the fourth time, but the event was ultimately rescheduled to Oct. 16-17,...
June 30, 2020
Rock ‘N’ Roll VR10 Sees Over 12,000 Registered Participants From 96 Nations Take On Half Marathon, 5k Or Remix Challenge
TAMPA, Fla. (June 30, 2020) –More than 12,000 people from 96 nations and 48 states registered to take part in the tenth edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running™ (VR™) Series. Rock ‘n’ Roll VR10 gave participants the opportunity to challenge themselves with two different race distances that included...
June 30, 2020
US Trail Running Conference announces pivot to hybrid format for 2020 Event
Estes Park, CO – Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference has announced that the 2020 event will be a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and virtual attendees and exhibitors. This pivot is expected to encourage an expanded reach for the industry leading event, supporting access for...
June 30, 2020
Verizon New York City Triathlon Pivots to Virtual Duathlon for 2020; Event to Kick Off July 11
New York (June 30, 2020) – For the first time in its illustrious nearly 20-year history, the Verizon New York City Triathlon, owned and produced by Life Time, is going virtual. Beginning Saturday, July 11, the Virtual Duathlon will open to all 2020 Verizon NYC Triathlon registrants at no cost...
June 30, 2020
athleteReg Releases Interactive Virtual Challenge Tools
(Easthampton, MA) athleteReg is excited to announce the launch of a new set of virtual challenge tools on all athleteReg platforms. With many events cancelling or postponing, athleteReg has responded by providing a new suite of tools for event directors and athletes. These virtual challenges can be a single discipline...
June 30, 2020
Co2uT Announces Knight Composites as Official Wheel Sponsor
FRUITA, CO June 30th, 2020 — Desert Gravel is proud to announce Knight Composites as its official wheel sponsor of Co2uT gravel race for 2020 and 2021. The inaugural event (scheduled for October 10th, 2020) starts and ends in Fruita, CO, and travels around and across the Colorado-Utah borderlands. A...
June 30, 2020
FRESHJUNKIE Racing launches Gulf Coast Challenge
As the COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous events to be cancelled or postponed, active people have looked for an outlet for their efforts. The Gulf Coast Challenge hopes to fill that need for thousands of participants who might normally be participating in races every weekend. In addition, the pandemic has encouraged...
June 29, 2020
Get Ready for a Virtual Tour de France
A version of the biggest race on the cycling calendar, Tour de France, is about to be held on stationary bikes. The real thing will come in August—pandemic allowing. Read more about it on Bloomberg.
June 29, 2020
Badwater 135 cancelled just 10 days ahead of race start
Just days after confirming the race was a go, the running community was hit with another event cancellation, and the 135-mile ultramarathon Blackwater 135 through Death Valley in California was called off a little over a week before it was set to run on July 6 to 8. Read about...
June 29, 2020
XTERRA Adventures Premieres July 2, 2020 on Outside TV
Honolulu, HI (June 29, 2020) - An all-new 2020 season of XTERRA Adventures television shows will debut on Outside TV this Thursday, July 2, at 9pm EDT. The six-episode series will showcase incredible destinations, the determination and drive of the human spirit, and the unique stories of XTERRA with broadcast...