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NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” will return this summer for a ninth season, with Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis serving as preliminary-round hosts for the series’ obstacle courses. In Washington and St. Louis, the competition will move indoors, with events held at the DC Armory and The Dome at America’s Center, respectively. Los Angeles […]
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Kyle McLaughlin has resigned his position as CEO of Tough Mudder, leaving the leadership and future of the organization in doubt as it seeks to merge with longtime obstacle race company Spartan Race. McLaughlin, who was named CEO in July 2019 after joining the organization in 2018, stepped down from the post on December 20. […]
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A big change will be coming in the endurance and obstacle racing industry as Spartan Race, Inc., has announced it has bought an option on Tough Mudder’s foreign events with efforts to complete Spartan’s acquisition of all the U.S-based events to be completed in the near future. According to a Spartan news release, it is […]
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Spartan has announced that it has acquired the La Ruta De Los Conquistadores multiday mountain bike race in Costa Rica, part of the obstacle race company’s planned expansion into new avenues of sports and fitness. Under terms of the deal, the founders and organizers of the three-day race from the Pacific to Atlantic oceans, Roman […]
Continue ReadingTough Mudder has promoted its president, Kyle McLaughlin, to CEO, effective July 1. McLaughlin joined the obstacle race event company in 2018 and has been president since January. In that time, he has initiated a string of enhancements aimed at the on-site customer experience and helped the company increase its sponsorships and group sales. “Thanks […]
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The USA Obstacle Course Racing has selected Chula Vista, California, to host the 2018 U.S. National Championships of Obstacle Course Racing…
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GWN Events has announced the launch of the SuperPower 5K, which will be held August 30 on Toronto Island. The event will kick off Fan Expo Canada, the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming event in Canada. This year, the SuperPower 5K will be in support of SickKids Foundation. “GWN strives in producing inspiring, engaging events […]
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Joe De Sena has been an entrepreneur almost from the beginning, selling fireworks at age 8, building a pool-cleaning business and later founding a Wall Street trading firm. But his true passion was in health and fitness, and adventure racing specifically. After competing in dozens of long-distance races, he founded Spartan Race in 2010. The obstacle race series separated itself from the pack by timing participants and treating the experience as a legitimate sport, one with a potential future at the Olympic Games. Today, the Reebok Spartan Race offers 3-, 8- and 12-mile events that together attract more than 1 million participants annually across 170 events in 28 countries, including races in Europe and Asia.In this interview with SportsTravel’s Jason Gewirtz…
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