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The course for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando Florida, has been revealed with one 2.2-mile loop and three 8-mile loops through the downtown area. The trials, held by USA Track and Field and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission, will take place February 3, 2024, with the top three finishers in the male […]
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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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The Seven Continents Club will begin presenting the SCC Finisher Medal and Certificate to SCC members in the ultramarathon distance and Marathon Tours & Travel will offer the option of a 50K distance in its Antarctica Marathon running events starting in 2024. The SCC was created in 1995 when the first running of the Antarctica […]
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DMSE Sports has announced the hiring of Meryl Leventon, who will serve as a director of events for the events operations organization. Leventon will lead the planning and execution for more than 30 events. Additionally, she will be responsible for facilitating positive client relationships and managing DMSE’s team of senior event managers. Leventon comes to DMSE […]
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The US Trail Running Conference will return to Mukilteo, Washington, from October 18–20 with more than 70 trail running race directors from around the country attending to discuss issues relating to the industry. The 10th annual event in 2022 had 120 race directors, runners, exhibitors and presenters attend under the theme ‘The Trail to Carbon […]
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Running USA has announced additional speakers and programming for the 2023 Industry Conference presented by Race Roster, set for February 12–14, 2023, which includes an industry panel that will discuss the state of road races. “We’re planning the 2023 conference content based on the challenges the running industry faces right now,” said Christine Bowen, chief […]
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T.O.U.R.S, representing running tour operators from around the globe, has named Jeff Adams, president of Marathon Tours & Travel, has their new President. T.O.U.R.S — known as Tour Operators United for Runners — represents 41 running tour organizations across 26 countries. It helps to send over 200,000 runners to events around the globe by working […]
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Motiv Group has named industry veteran John Smith as senior vice president of strategy and partnerships. Smith will drive new partnerships while expanding the organization’s event platform and overall offerings. Motiv owns and operates 12 events including the Long Beach Marathon, Shamrock Run Portland, Surf City Marathon, Philadelphia Love Run Half Marathon and Golden Gate […]
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.@ASMGlobalLive has named Paul Bowles as general manager of @MtnHealthArena in Huntington, West Virginia. The 7,000-plus-seat, multipurpose arena hosts numerous concerts, family shows, trade shows and athletic competitions.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/paul-bowles-named-gm-at-mountain-health-arena-in-west-virginia/
.@SportsAlabama has released its 2022 annual report, saying more than 28.6 million travelers came to the state and spent $22.4 billion, resulting in an estimated economic impact of $235.45 million among its 12 member destinations.
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