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XTERRA has announced it will bring its Trail Run World Championship back to Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain in 2024. The 2024 event will mark 15 years of the championship and will be staged August 30 to September 1, offering a festival-like atmosphere in addition to the racing experience. “Our Board of Directors and local organizing committee […]
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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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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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