Endurance Events Industry News

Apr 20, 2023

UTMB announces pregnancy deferral program

UTMB has historically been criticized for regressive and unequal gender policies, such as a lack of a pregnancy deferral policy and unequal media coverage.

Apr 19, 2023

RunSignup announces record-breaking Q1 2023 financial performance

The company surpassed revenue expectations in the first quarter, as well as crossing the $2 Billion mark of revenue raised for customers.

Apr 16, 2023

Marathons and triathlon costs rising 'exponentially', say organisers

The Chief Executive of Welsh Athletics said more people are running than ever before, but those numbers were not translating into more people entering races.

Apr 12, 2023

RunSignup celebrates RaceJoy’s 10 year anniversary

RaceJoy offers race participants greater race engagement with real-time position tracking, spectator cheers, and continual progress alerts.

Apr 7, 2023

The race is on to fix potholes along Boston Marathon route

With only a few days left till race day, cities and towns along the Boston Marathon route rush to patch up the damage winter did to Massachusetts roads.

Apr 7, 2023

Gaming commission won’t allow bets on Boston Marathon

The commission made the decision after receiving a request from DraftKings and a letter from marathon organizers opposing the action.

Apr 5, 2023

Sportstats World acquired by investment group led by employee

The race timing company founded in 1991 has been acquired by an investment group led by the Director of Operations A.J. Mousseau and Carbon River Capital.

Apr 5, 2023

Reduced commercial support sees Women’s Tour postponed in 2023

The event, which was created in 2014 by SweetSpot Group as the UK’s first international stage race for women, will take a one-year hiatus in 2023.

Mar 31, 2023

London Marathon goes green with trees instead of race tees

Participants will receive a personalized digital certificate, including a photo of their tree, plus a geolocation, so they can visit their tree whenever they like.

Mar 31, 2023

Bath 200-mile ultra-marathon in railway tunnel begins

Participants of the event must repeatedly run out and back on the one-mile stretch of underground road within 55 hours to complete the challenge.

Mar 30, 2023

Infront expands endurance sport digital portfolio with MarathonFoto acquisition

The acquisition expands Infront’s position, making it the leading provider of digital photo and video solutions for mass participation events globally.