Endurance Events Industry News

Feb 24, 2021

Latest athlete motivations study indicates strong desire for return to racing

83% of the people participating in the study said they expected to race this year, with 68% expecting to race by spring/summer 2021.

Feb 24, 2021

RunSignup | GiveSignup closes Series A funding round

The $3.2M raised will help the company compete with Eventbrite, GoFundMe and Classy in the $50B giving market.

Feb 23, 2021

Pocket Outdoor Media becomes Outside following major acquisitions

The latest acquisitions include BikeReg parent athleteReg and mobile mapping and navigation app Gaia GPS.

Feb 12, 2021

Diversity, equity & inclusion webinar to be hosted by US Trail Running Conference

Salomon and the Running Industry Diversity Coalition will co-sponsor the webinar with Mirna  Valerio as lead trainer.

Feb 9, 2021

Union Home Mortgage named new title sponsor of Cleveland Marathon

The Union Home Mortgage Cleveland Marathon is scheduled to be held in person May 15-16, 2021.

Feb 8, 2021

RaceNation appoints new CEO

Will Golder will be responsible for the development and leadership of RaceNation, SportsGiving and RaceNation Events.

Feb 6, 2021

Ted Metellus named race director of TCS New York City Marathon

The promotion makes Metellus the first Black race director of any of the Abbott World Marathon Majors races.

Feb 3, 2021

Tough Mudder and Marvel expand digital fitness challenges in 2021

The first challenge in the 2021 series, kicking off early this month, will feature Marvel’s The Avengers characters.

Feb 3, 2021

RunSignup | GiveSignup shares resources for a successful 2021 at the Virtual Winter Symposium

More than 1,000 race directors, timers, and nonprofits registered for the three-day event covering event options and technology best practices.

Jan 29, 2021

May deemed too early for Pittsburgh Marathon

The City of Pittsburgh instead anticipates smaller, regional events returning this summer.

Jan 29, 2021

LA Marathon rescheduled again due to coronavirus

Marathon officials pointed to the state of the pandemic in the LA area and the pace of the vaccine roll-out to justify the decision.

Jan 27, 2021

Fall 2021 Boston Marathon date announced

All details regarding registration and field size, pending local regulations and the event plan, will be forthcoming.

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