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🌡 With Europe buckling under a record heat dome, officials made the rare call to cancel a marquee IRONMAN weekend just two days out.

🏃 Ten days after a sudden cardiac arrest dropped her mid-event at a Raleigh pop-up mile, one of the most decorated names in American distance running has finally been sent home to recover.

🚲 The bike business is limping through its third straight year of falling sales, and the industry is pinning its rebound on motors smart enough to read your heart rate and the road ahead.

🌲 In a sport where 84% of runners identify as white, a handful of BIPOC-led clubs are running without fear and changing who shows up at the trailhead. 

🚴 After three decades and a wall of World Cup wins, Cannondale is shutting down its factory race team, betting its future on a very different kind of roster.

Magic Race Swag has supplied the Copper Penny Spirits Run Halloween Eve 5K in Illinois with coordinated glow-in-the-dark race shirts and finisher medals. The Halloween-themed artwork features sweat-activated elements designed to enhance the nighttime event experience. Magic Race Swag

Ironman World Champion Lucy Charles-Barclay has confirmed a last-minute entry into DATEV Challenge Roth on July 5, 2026, returning to the race she won in 2019. She makes the comeback after recovering from lower leg surgery earlier this year. Challenge Family

Keegan Swenson (4:36:20) won his fourth SBT GRVL title and Sofía Gómez Villafañe (5:25:01) claimed her second at the sold-out SBT GRVL presented by Wahoo in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. A field of 2,750 cyclists tackled Routt County's gravel roads. SBT GRVL

Nina Derron won the women's race at Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee in 4:08:47, edging Justine Guerard by just 16 seconds. Fabian Kraft took the men's title in 3:36:33, ahead of Paul Weigand and Tom Hug in a heat-affected race. Challenge Family

The Baxters Loch Ness Marathon on September 27, 2026 has sold out general entries three months faster than any previous record, with only a few charity places left for the 26.2-mile distance. The event supports Macmillan Cancer Support, Alzheimer Scotland, and My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. Loch Ness Marathon

Liv has launched the Devote Advanced SL, a women's gravel race bike built with Advanced SL-grade composite construction, AeroSystem Shaping, and race-focused geometry. The new system delivers 20.03 watts of aerodynamic savings and a 297-gram weight reduction over the previous Devote Advanced Pro. Liv

CTS-coached athletes Jennifer Lichter and Riley Brady finished first and second at the 2026 Western States Endurance Run on June 27 to 28, with Lichter setting a course record of 15:28:06 in her debut 100-mile race, beating Courtney Dauwalter's previous mark. Nine CTS athletes working with four different coaches placed inside the top 10 across the men's and women's fields, led by Ryan Montgomery's third-place 13:53:55, the third-fastest men's finish in race history. CTS

Kailas FUGA Team athlete Sunmaya Budha won the women's title at the 2026 La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB 120K in 13 hours, 33 minutes, 18 seconds. Her run broke a course record that had stood since 2015 by more than six minutes. Kailas FUGA

Suunto athlete Jennifer Lichter won the 2026 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in a course-record 15:28:05, becoming just the third woman to finish under 16 hours. Fellow Suunto athlete Ryan Montgomery placed third in 13:53:55, also under the previous course record. Suunto

The Spurs Austin International Half has opened exhibitor registration for its Health & Fitness Expo on January 15 to 16, 2027 at the Palmer Events Center, with over 30 booths and more than 18,000 anticipated attendees. A Finish Line Festival will follow on January 17. High Five Events

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