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Marathon Tours & Travel will celebrate 45 years of working with the New York City Marathon when the annual event goes through the five boroughs of one of the world’s biggest cities later this month. Founded in 1979 in Boston, Marathon Tours & Travel was one of the first companies to specialize in travel services […]
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World Athletics and Asics are partnering to create The Business of Running Events, a new conference for running and trail event industry professionals hosted in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in July 2024. Specific topics include sales training for sponsorship acquisition, marketing with limited resources, how to leverage data as a competitive advantage, how to engage and […]
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The UTMB World Series will be in Canada for the first time in 2024 with the announcement of the Ultra Trail Whistler on September 28-29, 2024. Race distances of 100 kilometers, 50K and 25K will take runners throughout Whistler and its surrounding trails. The Ultra Trail Whistler by UTMB event will be the eighth event […]
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The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc Group has announced the introduction of a new Adaptive Athlete Policy as part of its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in trail running. The policy aims to facilitate participation and provide practical support for adaptive athletes across all UTMB World Series events. The Adaptive Athlete Policy details eligibility […]
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UTMB World Series, an international trail running circuit, has announced a new partnership with travel & accommodation company Nirvana. The collaboration will span across North America, Europe and Oceania to provide runners with accommodation, travel and logistical help. The company will support runners across 24 UTMB World Series events in 2024, including the Dacia UTMB […]
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Jay Holder, who has spent the past seven years at the Atlanta Track Club, will be the new executive director at Running USA after the board of directors announced him as the fifth leader in the nonprofit organization’s 24-year history. “This is an exciting time to be signing up for a race in the United […]
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The Maryland Sports Commission will be the title sponsor for televised coverage on WMAR of the inaugural Ocean City Running Festival on October 28, featuring a full marathon, half marathon, 8K and 5K race distances. The Ocean City Marathon course will cross Isle of Wight Bay into West Ocean City and follow an out-and-back route […]
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The Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation will assume ownership of the Hospital Hill Run, known as the “Grandfather of all Kansas City road races.” Known as the oldest race in Kansas City, Hospital Hill Run takes place on the first Saturday of June, beginning and ending near Crown Center. The event recently celebrated its […]
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Organizing a large event can be a challenge. Organizing two massive events within one week’s time sounds crazy. But for the city of Jacksonville, it’s become a yearly tradition. The Gate River Run is the largest 15K race in America. This year, it will welcome 20,000 participants on March 4 as runners from around the […]
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XTERRA has announced that Sugarloaf Resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, has been selected to host the 14th Xterra Trail Run World Championships on September 30–October 1, 2023. The World Championships is the pinnacle event in the Xterra Trail Run World Series that features 30 qualifying races across 20 countries. More than 1,000 professional and amateur […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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