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March 19, 2020
Professional Triathletes Organisation Pays Athletes $2,500,000 In Response To COVID-19
LONDON, ENGLAND. The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced its response to COVID-19 by increasing its Year-End Annual Bonus Programme from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 and paying it all immediately based on the PTO World Rankings. The $500,000 increase would go to men and women athletes ranked 21-50, who previously would have...
March 19, 2020
ReSport Offers Virtual Race Platform Free of Charge Through April
Realtime Experience Sport (ReSport), a platform for advanced mapping, registration, results, and race tracking, announces free use of its virtual race platform for events disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now through the end of April, race directors can create virtual races to replace or supplement postponed or cancelled races, giving...
March 19, 2020
Aussie Pro Carrie Lester keeps her momentum going with XRCEL in 2020
Charleston, SC (March 19, 2020) – - Pro triathlete Carrie Lester again chooses XRCEL Athlete Fuel to fuel her 2020 season, continuing a 5 year relationship that has seen her improve her standings on the world stage in each of the 5 years she has partnered with XRCEL. "I am...
March 19, 2020
VirtualSportsRacing.com Announces Innovative New Platform for Virtual Endurance Events
Dallas, Texas – March 19, 2020 - VirtualSportsRacing.com, an innovative digital platform for virtual sports challenges, events and races, today announced the availability of its industry-leading platform and pricing for all event organizers and race directors looking to host virtual endurance, multisport and gym events for their participants. The platform’s...
March 18, 2020
Nike commits $15M toward COVID-19 fight — Including personal donations from new and former CEOs
Nike has pledged over $15 million to fight the virus — including $10 million in contributions Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman emeritus, Mark Parker, former CEO and current executive chairman of the and John Donahue, the firm’s new president and CEO. The executives and their families are donating $1 million to the...
March 18, 2020
2020 Carmel Marathon Postponed to Sunday, June 14
CARMEL, Ind. – CRRG Events announced today that the 10th anniversary running of the Carmel Marathon has been moved from April 4 to Sunday, June 14. With state and local efforts to control the COVID-19 virus expanding quickly, race organizers worked with the City of Carmel, race medical officials and...
March 18, 2020
On a lighter note: homemade soap treadmills
Runners stuck at home have come up with an interesting substitute for a treadmill. Read more on Canadian Running.
March 18, 2020
IRONMAN parent company Wanda Sports Group agrees US$240m loan facility with Credit Suisse
The funding will help Wanda’s sports arm to refinance and prepay its existing 364-day term loan facility, dated 15th Match 2019. The agreement has been made at uncertain times for the sports industry, with WSG announcing earlier in the month that the ongoing coronavirus outbreak could have a ‘material adverse impact’...
March 18, 2020
On a lighter note…We ate 26 energy products in one go and this is what happened
BikeRadar is known for its comprehensive, authoritative testing, so they decided to try every product in the Clif Bar range in a single sitting. Find out what their favorite flavors were and what happened here.
March 18, 2020
Fanomena Events reacts to COVID-19
For years the digital goodie bag solution Fanomena Events has been used at numerous events worldwide to share personalized content and engaging offers from sponsors, exhibitors & vendors. Times like these, where the COVID-19 virus forces thousands of events to be postponed or even cancelled require special actions. “When live events...