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🤖 AI health coaching apps and basic wellness chatbots aren't the same thing, and experts say confusing the two matters more than you'd think, especially with 40 million people asking ChatGPT for health advice every day.

🚨 After a world record holder finished a Hyrox race in Beijing without stopping over a bowel control incident, the company quietly rewrote its rulebook to let race directors do something road races still don't: pull an athlete for contamination risk.

Clay Health and Care has partnered with Human Powered Health to open a performance diagnostics lab inside its Tampa clinic at 3106 West Bay to Bay Boulevard. The lab will offer advanced physiological testing and personalized health guidance to the general public. Human Powered Health.

GSI Outdoors has appointed Maddy Scott as Head of Marketing, a role in which she will oversee brand strategy, digital and eCommerce marketing, content and consumer engagement. Scott brings more than a decade of experience from prAna and Nixon. GSI Outdoors.

The Running Event has released details of its 2026 education program for its 20th anniversary conference, taking place December 1-3 in San Antonio, Texas. The program features five focus areas, main stage presentations moderated by Jim Weber and Ashley Mateo, and a Training Camp Theater. The Running Event

The 9th Annual San Diego Leprechaun Run is scheduled for March 13, 2027, in Pacific Beach, adding a new 10K distance alongside the existing 5K and Kids 1 Mile. The 10K starts at 7:30 a.m., the 5K at 9 a.m. and the Kids 1 Mile at 10:30 a.m. San Diego Running Co.

Registration is now open for the fifth annual Bank of America Chicago Distance Series, linking the Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 21, 2027, Chicago 13.1 on June 6, 2027, and the Chicago Marathon on October 10, 2027. Finishers earn a medal and a guaranteed 2028 marathon entry. Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Marlies Mejias Garcia won the Pro Women's race at the 22nd Bucks County Classic criterium on September 13 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, while Cade Bickmore of Team Cadence Cyclery pb Waldo Racing took the Pro Men's title. Bickmore finished ahead of Kelly Benefits Cycling's Julien Ruhe and Dillon Lee. Bucks County Classic

Nearly 1,000 runners from 13 countries competed in the second XTERRA Alxa Trail Run on September 12-13, 2026, across 15K, 35K and 50K routes through China's Tengger Desert. Wang Meng and Deng Ling won the 50K, while Ding Bingning retained the men's 15K title. XTERRA

The Santa Monica Classic 10K and 5K on September 13, 2026 drew over 7,600 participants, with Team TMF setting event records by fielding more than 270 charity runners who raised over $54,000 for neurological disease research. Esteban Prado won the men's 10K in 30:25. The McCourt Foundation

The B.A.A. announced 215 nonprofit organizations selected for the 2027 Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program, a record number including 22 first-time participants. The program raised a record $57.3 million in 2026 ahead of the April 19, 2027 race. Boston Athletic Association

The Boston Athletic Association and MarathonFoto have extended their official event photography partnership through 2033, covering the Boston Marathon and all B.A.A. events. The extension builds on a relationship that began in 1984. MarathonFoto

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