News Topics
March 8, 2024
Livermore Valley Half Marathon Champions Sustainability with Recyclable BibBoards Bib Clips
Livermore, CA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Livermore Valley Half Marathon, known for its commitment to innovation and sustainability, has taken a significant step towards an eco-friendly race experience by partnering with BibBoards for pinless bib attachment. This forward-thinking move eliminates the need for traditional safety pins, contributing to a cleaner...
March 8, 2024
Electrolit Serves the 2024 Miami Open presented by Itaú as Official Hydration Sponsor
Houston, TX. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Electrolit – the preferred, premium hydration beverage made from pharmaceutical quality grade ingredients – proudly announces it is the official hydration beverage of the prestigious 2024 Miami Open presented by Itaú, taking place from March 17 - 31. "Being part of the Miami Open presented by...
March 8, 2024
Launch Week for the 2024 Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon and the 2025 Louisiana Marathon starts Monday
BATON ROUGE, LA. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Registration for duo of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon and the Louisiana Marathon launch registration on Monday, March 11th. The weekend-long events bookend the holiday season with Coastal Mississippi hosting on December 14-15, 2024, and Baton Rouge is hosting on January 18-19, 2025. Runners...
March 8, 2024
Bikeflights Announces 2024 Brand Ambassadors
PORTLAND, OR (March 8, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Bikeflights, a bicycle shipping service trusted by riders worldwide, is pleased to introduce its roster of 2024 Brand Ambassadors and Sponsored Teams. "What Bikeflights offers is hugely helpful in managing logistics, reducing stress and saving time and money for Ambassadors who are...
March 7, 2024
HotelPlanner Expands Partnership with Ventures Endurance on Athlete Hotel Bookings
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology platform and hotel booking engine, today announced an expanded sponsorship with Ventures Endurance, a subsidiary of Gannett’s USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, to share revenue on athlete hotel bookings for more than 115 annual endurance and adventure races and...
March 7, 2024
TrainingPeaks Partners with German Cycling as Official Software Provider
Louisville, Colo., March 7, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – TrainingPeaks, the industry-leading training app for endurance coaches and athletes, is now the exclusive training software provider for the German Cycling Federation (BDR). TrainingPeaks will be used by BDR’s elite riders and their coaches for 2024 and beyond. The platform will also...
March 7, 2024
How did the Barkley Marathons start? The story behind the world’s toughest ultramarathon
Deliberately obscure, and designed to be near-impossible to finish. The Barkley Marathons is perhaps one of the most famous events that everyone knows next to nothing about. The start date is kept secret for all but the 40 runners brave enough to try and tame the Barkley beast. The route changes year...
March 7, 2024
‘It’s a joke’ – Anti-doping testers swoop Spanish amateur race, 130 riders abandon
An astonishing story has exposed the potential extent of doping on the amateur circuit in Spain, with 130 riders abandoning a race in Valencia at the weekend. The suspected reason: the presence of anti-doping authorities at the finish line. Spanish cycling website Ciclo21 carries anonymous quotes from riders who, without...
March 7, 2024
Trek will cut spending by 10%
According to the memo, which Bike Retailer obtained, Burke outlined a strategy where Trek will reduce both its overall inventory volume – by some 20% measured by days in stock – and the number of SKUs (stock keeping units) in its lineup by an even larger 40% by the 2026...
March 7, 2024
Has Pro Cycling Maxed-out on Caffeine?
Riders have been slamming espresso since way before flat whites were a “thing” in the chase for caffeine’s benefits on perceived effort, muscle pain, and mental acuity. “Caffeine has consistently been shown to improve endurance by 2-4 percent across dozens of studies using doses of 3-6 mg/kg body mass,” read a...