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May 28, 2024
Calgary Marathon becomes first marathon to have an on-course beer station
The Calgary Marathon celebrated its 60th anniversary on Sunday, and for the first time in event history, the race featured an on-course beer station for the marathon and half-marathon runners. Calgary-based brewery One for the Road Brewing Co. set up what is officially referred to by organizers as a “hydration...
May 27, 2024
Suriname sprinter blames Gatorade for positive doping test
Surinamese sprinter and current world U20 100m record holder Issam Asinga was issued a four-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for the metabolites of GW1516 in an out-of-competition test on July 18, 2023. Asinga and his agent claimed the positive test resulted from ingesting Gatorade Recovery...
May 24, 2024
Ironman offers free entries to athletes who DNFd at Ironman 70.3 Morro Bay due to tough swim conditions
Last weekend athletes competing at Ironman 70.3 Morro Bay faced tough conditions during the swim. The athletes faced a stiff current that was so strong many athletes weren’t able to make any forward progress. That strong current was enough to force many swimmers to pull out of the race, leading to...
May 24, 2024
Deckers CEO Says Innovation is Hoka’s ‘Top Priority,’ as the Performance Shoe Brand Continues to Grab Market Share From Nike
On the product front, Hoka is driving growth and consumer acquisition through innovative updates and new introductions across a diverse assortment of footwear. Innovation is the Hoka brand’s top priority, continuing to develop groundbreaking products that energize consumers around the world. FN
May 23, 2024
Opinion: How AI will make pro racing even faster
Training diaries that live on the cloud have become the norm for most athletes over the last twenty years. And as data analysis has proliferated in everything from sleep quality to body weight, to heart rate to on-bike power, metrics are now drawn from algorithms to predict performance. Of course,...
May 23, 2024
Nearly 400 Fail To Finish Iron Man Morro Bay After Water Currents
The Ironman 70.3 Morro Bay on California’s picturesque Central Coast had 1437 competitors this year and 378 of them didn’t finish the race, mostly due to treacherous water currents during the 1.2-mile ocean swim that caused mayhem and led to many Ironmen needing to be rescued by boat. BroBible
May 23, 2024
Cyclists rarely choose the shortest route but the one that feels shortest’ says new study – GCN
Cyclists prioritise safety and convenience, even if it means riding further, according to new research that hopes to improve analysis of cycling route planning and influence policymaking. A new paper by Miroslawa Lukawska of the Technical University of Denmark showcases a review of 33 prior studies from a variety of countries...
May 23, 2024
Slow running is on the rise… but what’s the appeal?
In modern life it can often feel like everything is a race. Racing to get a promotion in work, meet a partner, buy a house. And yet amid the rat race that is modern life a quiet revolution is taking place: slow running. When people think about running they might...
May 22, 2024
Former cycling film actor accused of motor doping at French stage race dramatically flees and knocks down race director with his van
You may have heard the terms 'mechanical doping' or 'motor doping' in the context of cycling, where a cheating rider tricks out their bike with some form of assistance to reduce their effort needed to pedal, thus gaining an illegal advantage... but how about (alleged) motor doping committed by a former elite cyclist...
May 22, 2024
Ultra runners face risk of kidney damage, finds study
And a recent study carried out in France and published in Physiological Reports reveals that ultra-trail runners face an elevated risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), particularly during the first half of a race. The study, lead by Jean‐Charles Vauthier of the Département de Médecine Générale, Faculté de Médecine in Nancy,...