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THE INSIDE TRACK
📈 ATHLOS, the women's-only track and field series, is expanding to two meets in 2026 with a total prize purse of US$2.1 million, up from US$773,500, plus an equity stake offered to all competing athletes.
💻 Coros announced integration with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude to help users interpret data from their smartwatches and wearable devices.
🏋️ Strava introduces expanded strength training features including 14 partner integrations, dedicated workout log, auto-populated muscle maps, and five new shareable formats to enhance workout tracking capabilities.
PRESS RELEASES
BUSINESS
Sportstats deployed the RACE RESULT Ubidium timing system at three major Canadian running events including the Vancouver Sun Run, TC10K, and BMO Vancouver Marathon, achieving exceptional read rates for over 90,000 participants. Sportstats
The White Line thanked U.S. House Committee leaders for including the Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act (HR 7353) in a $580 billion federal transportation package, which would require automatic emergency braking systems to detect vulnerable road users in new passenger vehicles. The White Line
Title Nine opens applications for its ninth annual T9 Pitchfest Outdoor Edition, an entrepreneurship competition for women-owned outdoor brands, with finalists pitching live Sept. 24-25 in Emeryville, California, and applications closing July 1. Title Nine
CONFERENCES & TRADESHOWS
The Running Event revealed its early 2026 exhibitor list, with 274 brands confirmed for the 20th anniversary edition scheduled December 1-3 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, including first-time exhibitors Fabletics, Huckberry, and Spiritual Gangster. The Running Event
EVENTS
The 49th annual America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K will take place August 16, with nearly 1,800 participants eligible to complete the 2026 SoCal Triple Crown race series. In Motion Events
The 5th annual GFNY Villard-de-Lans opens the 2026/2027 GFNY Road to NYC season with a 163.4 km course featuring 3,973 meters of climbing in the Vercors Regional Natural Park, France. GFNY
Olympic gold medallists Gwen Jorgensen, Tim Hellwig, and Seth Rider headline the inaugural Supertri Pro Series race on May 25 in Austin, with subsequent events in Blenheim Palace on June 7 and Toronto on July 26. Supertri
GIVING
J&A Racing partners with the Sentara Foundation to name the Dorothy G. Hoefer Breast Center as premier charity for the Sentara Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon Weekend, scheduled for October 3-4 in Hampton, Virginia. J&A Racing
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Race Director University launches RDU On-Site Volunteer Training Program, a four-hour day-before-event training delivered nationwide at event sites to address liability gaps in the endurance industry for race volunteers, staff, and sponsors. Race Director University
Purple Patch Fitness will host two free live webinars in June: on June 11 covering IRONMAN training on 12 hours per week, and on June 18 covering marathon training on 35 miles per week, both led by founder Matt Dixon. Purple Patch Fitness
The Bahamas Triathlon & Aquathlon National Championships 2026 expanded its collaboration with Magic Race Swag to include sun-activated color-changing race shirts featuring Bahamas flag and flamingo designs alongside custom finisher medals. Magic Race Swag
SPONSORSHIPS
Injinji announces its 2026-2027 athlete team of 35 individuals spanning trail, road, and ultrarunning, including 12 returning athletes such as Courtney Dauwalter, Tara Dower, Jeff Browning, and Mike Wardian. Injinji
JOBS
USA TODAY Co., Inc - Event Operations Manager - Event Production
Atlanta Track Club - Coordinator - Volunteer Services
Atlanta Track Club - Digital Marketing Manager
Race Result Americas, Inc. - International Sales Manager
Race Result Americas, Inc. - Technical Support Specialist
WHOOP - Senior Business Planning Manager
WHOOP - Graphic Designer
Stio - Product Developer (Apparel)
Brooks Running - Apparel Innovation Designer, Advanced
Brooks Running - Senior Designer, Innovation Footwear Design
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