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RaceClocker releases integration with RunSignup

Oct 8, 2024

RaceClocker releases integration with RunSignup

The easy-to-use integration is designed to allow race managers to seamlessly import race data and start lists from RunSignup into RaceClocker's timing system.

RunSignup announces strong Q3 2024 performance

Oct 8, 2024

RunSignup announces strong Q3 2024 performance

2024 is set to be a record-breaking year with 8% participation growth.

A new collaboration between Ahotu and TRITON set to make new triathlon series global

Oct 7, 2024

A new collaboration between Ahotu and TRITON set to make new triathlon series global

The TRITON World Series and Ahotu, the world’s largest endurance sports calendar, have partnered to further extend TRITON’s global footprint.

Toronto Waterfront Marathon organizers warn of online bib transfer scam

Oct 5, 2024

Toronto Waterfront Marathon organizers warn of online bib transfer scam

With the October race sold out weeks in advance, organizers say scammers are trying to sell fake registrations.

Organizers move up 40th Long Beach Marathon start time due to heat

Oct 3, 2024

Organizers move up 40th Long Beach Marathon start time due to heat

With temperatures expected to reach 89 degrees, race officials shifted Sunday’s races to begin 30 minutes earlier.

Berlin Marathon breaks world record for most finishers at a marathon

Oct 1, 2024

Berlin Marathon breaks world record for most finishers at a marathon

Race organizers announced that a world record 54,280 people finished the race on Sunday, surpassing the 54,175 finishers from the Paris Marathon back in April.

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mika:timing debuts RACE RESULT Systems at BMW Berlin Marathon

Sep 30, 2024

mika:timing debuts RACE RESULT Systems at BMW Berlin Marathon

The 50th anniversary of the BMW Berlin Marathon saw a premiere: for the first time, mika:timing used RACE RESULT systems and transponders for this event.

Twin Cities Marathon sells out, makes adjustments after last year's heat cancellation

Sep 26, 2024

Twin Cities Marathon sells out, makes adjustments after last year's heat cancellation

Twin Cities in Motion President, Dean Orton, said race prep will start with a "red flag" designation.

London Marathon raises record £73.5m for charity

Sep 25, 2024

London Marathon raises record £73.5m for charity

The cumulative total raised since the first London Marathon in 1981 is now more than £1.3bn.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon provided record-setting economic impact in 2023

Sep 24, 2024

Bank of America Chicago Marathon provided record-setting economic impact in 2023

Data released this week showed a record-breaking year for economic impact for the 2023 event with a 42% increase over 2022 figures

Boston Marathon qualifiers left out amid running boom

Sep 24, 2024

Boston Marathon qualifiers left out amid running boom

12,000 runners who met the qualifying standard for the 2025 Boston Marathon will not have a place at the starting line after a rush of applications.

Man appears in court for allegedly flying drone near Boston Marathon finish line

Sep 23, 2024

Man appears in court for allegedly flying drone near Boston Marathon finish line

The April 2024 drone flight prompted law enforcement and bomb technicians to seize the drone mid-air, land it and evaluate its threat to the public.