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ArticleThe marathon’s new core runner is a woman in her 20s
Young women now lead London’s under-30 field and match men in Boston. Within a few years, they could lead whole fields.
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ArticleTo try or not to try – The state of marathon dreams
What coaching app Runna’s survey and race ballots reveal about people who dream of a marathon but never follow through.
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ArticleLondon Marathon earns platinum sustainability rating
It is the first road race at the top ABW level and the fifth event overall, after Oslo, Zurich, Glasgow and Tokyo.
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ArticleRunning festivals in Europe: a guide for brands and runners
From a storytelling festival in London to a 200-plus-brand trade show in Amsterdam, running is building its own festival economy.
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News briefsMossel Bay to host Ironman South Africa in 2027
The Ironman Group has confirmed Mossel Bay as the new home of its South African full-distance race, debuting in April 2027.
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News briefsMarathon Tours launches Greek Odyssey Running Festival
The running travel operator’s new event pairs ancient landscapes with the Athens Marathon.
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ArticleSaucony continues its campaign of invitation-only footraces
The invitation-only relay format, now staged in five cities, anchors Saucony’s record marketing investment as FY 2025 sales topped $533m.
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News briefsNYRR races injected nearly $1bn into New York economy
The 2024 TCS New York City Marathon alone generated $692 million in incremental economic impact.
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ArticleInternational Running Expo opens for visitor registration
In November the retail show of the running business returns to Amsterdam.
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ArticleWorld Athletics discussing transgenderism
The governing body has opened a consultation with stakeholder, due to end in early March.
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ArticleISPO Munich 2024 in a nutshell
SGI Europe’s editorial team gathers the news and trends of ISPO Munich 2024 and gives their own impressions.
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News briefsNew global partnership in running business conferences
European Athletics, Running Industry Alliance (RIA) and Running USA have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing the global running industry’s business landscape. As part of this strategic alliance, the three running business conferences that each organization stages annually or biennially will support each other in terms of content, cross-promotion, ...
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ArticleAsics announces Festival of running weekend
Source: Asics Asics is gearing up to host a one-of-a-kind Festival of Running weekend in Paris from April 5 to 7, 2024, dedicated to showcasing the transformative power of running on the mind and body. The festivities kick off on April 5 with an elite race sanctioned ...
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ArticleNational Running Show organizer Raccoon acquired by investment company
Cuil Bay Capital, a new U.K.-based investment firm led by exhibition entrepreneur Doug Emslie, has announced its first investment by acquiring a majority stake in U.K.-based Raccoon Media Group. Raccoon was founded in 2016 and achieved great success with the launch of the National Running Show. Since then, other trade ...
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ArticleISPO Munich 2023 offers New Perspectives on Sports
Only three months before the leading sporting goods trade show, ISPO Munich opens its doors again at the Messe München exhibition center. The show, which will take place from Nov. 28-30, 2023, will be thematically divided into the following areas: Outdoor (Halls A1-A3): From large booths to merged villages, ...
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News briefs2023 UK National Running Show was the most successful in its history
The fifth edition of the National Running Show, which took place on Jan. 21-22 at the NEC Birmingham, saw exhibitor and sponsorship revenues increase by 38 percent this year. Raccoon Media Group, which organizes the show, claimed that the 2023 event recorded the largest visitor audience it has ever attracted. ...
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2022 Skyrunning World Championships to be held in Italy
The seventh edition of the biennial Skyrunning World Championships will be held in Italy on Sept. 9-11, 2022. The host venue will be Ossola, in Italy’s Piedmont, a region situated to the north of Lago Maggiore, close to the Swiss border. The area, set in an amphitheater surrounded by snow-covered ...
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6th Outdoor & Running Business Days in Riva a success
he sixth edition of the Outdoor & Running Business Days in Riva del Garda demonstrated the vitality of these markets in Itay despite the coronavirus pandemic, with over 80 exhibiting brands and more than 200 retailers participating in the event on Sept. 6 and 7. For the brands. The trade ...
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Sport 2000 organizes virtual order show for its running segment
Due to the current market situation and uncertainty about future legal restrictions associated with the coronavirus epidemic, the German retail organization of Sport 2000 has replaced its Order Show 4 / Running Special (June 14-16) with a virtual event. It is still uncertain whether the Outdoor Professionals Show (July 5-7), ...
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Brooks to organize virtual Global Running Day
After setting up an online training platform with training materials, product information and videos, on April 8, Brooks Sports will now organize a virtual global running day. Runners are invited to participate in a “Brooks Global Running Day 5k” between June 3 and 7. Every runner will complete a virtual ...
