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May 20, 2021
Study finds that 28 per cent of runners started during the pandemic
A recent study from RunRepeat found that 28 per cent of current runners got started in the sport during the pandemic. The study surveyed close to 4,000 individuals, and it found out more about these new runners and what they want out of running. Read more on Canadian Running
May 20, 2021
A New World Awaits with Zwift’s Makuri Islands
Zwift, the online global fitness platform, has today opened its latest virtual travel destination, Makuri Islands. Makuri Islands is an entirely new Zwift World primed for future expansion. The first map within Makuri Islands will be Yumezi, a fantastical countryside destination, inspired by Japanese culture. The spirit of an ancient...
May 20, 2021
CURAD® Partners with Mike Reilly, the Official “Voice of IRONMAN”
Northfield, Ill. – May 20, 2021 –CURAD® and ActivICE®, two Medline brands and leading providers of world-class consumer medical products, are excited to announce today that they are teaming up with Mike Reilly, the legendary official "Voice of IRONMAN." Mike will help communicate the leading-edge training and recovery benefits of...
May 20, 2021
Autobiography Release: Helle Frederiksen opens up in her inspiring international autobiography
Bryrup, Denmark- Former professional triathlete, Helle Frederiksen, publishes her raw and up-close autobiography, The Pursuit Of Victory. A book that is praised by current and former professional triathletes. During her 11 year racing career, Helle Frederiksen rose to become one of the best triathletes in the world. Retiring from racing...
May 20, 2021
Hoka Propels Deckers to Stellar Quarterly Earnings and Sales
For the three months ended March 31, the group posted an income of $54.6 million, or earnings of $1.18 per share, compared with the prior year period’s income of $16.7 million, or earnings of 57 cents per share. Hoka One One recorded a 74.2% gain to $177.5 million. FN
May 20, 2021
Tiger 10K returns to Death Valley
Baton Rouge, LA (May 20, 2021) – Registration for the Fourth Annual Our Lady of the Lake Tiger 10K opens on Thursday, May 20th. The event, which features a 10K, 5K and a Kids Mile, will take place Sunday, Dec. 5, at the south gates of Tiger Stadium. This year’s...
May 19, 2021
This Race Director Wants More Black and Brown Athletes to Try Cyclocross
In early April, Randy Locklair, 41, the membership director for the Century Road Club Association (CRCA) in New York City, announced that he was starting a cyclocross team called BE Cyclocross. And the team was to be focused on getting more Black and Brown athletes into the sport. Locklair put a...
May 19, 2021
IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Enters the Final Week of Showcasing the Asia Pacific Region on Facebook Watch Via the IRONMAN Now Page with Teams Taking on The Half-Distance Distance Duathlon Simulation
IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Asia Pacific IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Week 3 taking place on Friday 21 May at 7:00 a.m. GMT+8 / 9:00 a.m. AEST (Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. ET) with three teams facing-off in a Half-Distance virtual duathlon. Professional triathlete Tim Reed will join this week’s competition providing the teams...
May 19, 2021
PeopleForBikes Coalition Board Meets to Discuss Embracing New Riders, Focusing on Bicycle Infrastructure
BOULDER, COLO (May 19, 2021)—The PeopleForBikes Coalition Board of Directors, composed of 22 of the bike industry’s top leaders, met virtually for their semi-annual gathering May 18. The board’s primary topic of conversation was embracing the millions of Americans who discovered, or rediscovered, bicycling in 2020 and providing them with...
May 19, 2021
A Community that Rocks, Go Behind the Scenes with Diamondback on the Creation of the Get Amped Campaign
KENT, Wash., (May, 19 2021) — Diamondback Bicycles launched a new collection of ebikes in early April with the help of regional artists and creators to produce its comprehensive Get Amped campaign. Pulling inspiration from Seattle’s rock and roll history and the play on words of electric vs. acoustic bikes,...
