Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about outdoor sports races and events including mountain biking, trail running, climbing, skiing and more? Scroll below to view all outdoor sports event news.
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April 24, 2023
How Livestreaming Will Shape the Future of Ultrarunning
There’s much to be said about GPS watches, sport-specific equipment, online registration, social media, and the emerging world of fantasy trail running. But the media landscape of the sport, in particular, video livestreaming, is a major technological force shaping the future of ultrarunning—not just for the runners but also for...
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April 14, 2023
The Grand Canyon Received Historic Snowfall. Now Rim-to-Rim Season Is in Peril
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon will remain closed until June 2, the National Park Service announced this week, driving a hatchet into the respective plans of rim-to-rim runners and thru-hikers on the Arizona Trail. Outside Online
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March 20, 2023
2024 Olympic Surfing at Teahupo’o: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Recent headlines concerning Kelly Slater’s Olympic aspirations has me thinking about the 2024 Paris Games, and the surfing event to be held at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, where, if by the sport’s expressed standard everything goes right, it could all go terribly wrong. This dire prediction has nothing to do with imagining...
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March 6, 2023
Nepal bans solo trekking for tourists, guides mandatory from April 1
Long known as a trekkers' paradise, Nepal is changing how tourists can enjoy its mountain scenery with a new rule that prohibits solo hiking. From April 1, independent travellers hoping to explore the peaks of the Himalayan destination will need to hire a licensed guide to accompany them on their...
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January 10, 2023
Trail Running and Drug-Testing: Where Do We Go From Here?
Because there is very little authentic drug testing in trail and ultra-distance running, no out-of-competition testing and often delayed and inconsistent communication among anti-doping agencies, the sport is at a critical juncture with a growing influx of money and professionalism — especially after the results of one of the sport’s...
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December 20, 2022
National Park Service Announces 5 Fee-Free Days for 2023
The National Park Service will have 5 entrance fee-free days in 2023. These ‘free days’ provide free admittance to all national parks for everyone. On these days of commemoration or celebration each year, the National Park Service is committed to increasing access to national parks and promoting the advantages of outdoor...
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November 17, 2022
Legendary climber Alex Honnold is also a ninja ultrarunner
Ultrasignup shows Honnold as having completed one other ultra in 2011, but he’s also flown under the radar with some running accomplishments, including a casual R2R2R (Rim to Rim to Rim) of the Grand Canyon in 2021–an endurance challenge that is on many runners’ bucket lists. Canadian Running
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August 14, 2022
Focusing on diversity and inclusion, gravel bike racing welcomes all to this sport
Gravel racing, known to embrace all, regardless of race, gender, weight or age, is steadily becoming the most welcoming sport. npr
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June 28, 2022
IOC Announces New Skiing Events to Debut at 2026 Olympics
On June 24, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced three new events coming to the 2026 Winter Olympics. The IOC’s Executive Board also added several non-FIS events. A skeleton mixed-team event and luge doubles (men’s and women’s) now join ski mountaineering, which the committee looped in last summer....
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June 14, 2022
Catch up with the crazy runners competing in California’s The Speed Project
A race without sponsors, without rules, without even a website. Where no spectators are allowed and there’s no purse at the end – and yet it attracts some of the world’s best athletes, drawn by the promise of a unique trial of pace and perseverance – that is The Speed...
