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April 21, 2020
Will fall 2020 marathons go on?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the health and safety of people around the world, the virus also continues to wreak havoc on the racing calendar. What was once shaping up as a crowded fall marathon season may not go off as planned.
April 21, 2020
NSGA sports participation study shows growth In 2019
Participation increased in 7 of 10 segments in 2019 according to the 2020 National Sporting Goods Association’s (NSGA) Sports Participation in the U.S. Report* released today. One segment remained relatively flat and two segments decreased compared to the prior-year the survey noted. Read more on SGBMedia.
April 21, 2020
Peloton will resume live classes from instructors’ homes
Peloton today announced that it will resume live workout classes after finally closing its studios on April 3rd when an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Classes will now be streaming from the instructors’ homes. Users can expect between two to three new live classes daily; the schedule currently focuses on morning classes, but the...
April 21, 2020
What will endurance races look like when they come back?
Marathons. Cycling Races. Triathlons. So many have been wiped out, but organizers are already planning how to bring them back. Read more in the New York Times.
April 20, 2020
World Athletics and IIRM form outbreak prevention taskforce for mass events
World Athletics has joined forces with the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM) to set up a medical taskforce to provide endurance events that include mass gatherings with guidelines for outbreak prevention. Click here to see the many industry organization that are on board.
April 20, 2020
How quickly does your body detrain?
Between homeschooling kids, trying to get your work done and attempting to maintain a relative level of normal, daily exercise has taken a back seat in some people’s lives. While this is completely understandable, runners should try their best to fit in some activity even once or twice a week,...
April 20, 2020
Gyms rank among the first to be allowed to re-open
In a memo issued on Thursday titled “Guidelines for Opening Up America Again,” the White House included gyms among the businesses that could reopen to the general public during “phase one” of its three-part reopening plan to jump-start the American economy. The decision on gyms came a day after Trump’s phone...
April 20, 2020
USA Track and Field lays off 7; CEO takes 20% pay cut
USA Track and Field has laid off seven people from its 65-person staff and CEO Max Siegel is taking a 20% pay cut to offset lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organization that runs the country’s largest summer sport has been forced to cancel dozens of events, including the...
April 16, 2020
Athletes completing bans get unexpected chance at Olympics
Athletes completing doping bans over the next year will be eligible to compete in the postponed Tokyo Olympics, an unintended effect of the coronavirus pandemic that has some crying foul. Read more on Associated Press.
April 16, 2020
Fitness under lockdown: Is America staying active?
With almost the entire country confined within their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic, fitness seems to have taken a major hit. Piplsay surveyed over 24,000 people to find out if and how the social distancing has disrupted fitness routine of Americans. Read the survey results here.