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May 5, 2023
Adidas Beats Revenue Expectations Despite Costly Yeezy Struggles
Adidas’ Yeezy crisis has hit the company hard — but its first-quarter financials were not as bad as expected. The sportswear giant reported $5.82 billion in Q1 2023 revenue — a 1% dip from $5.85 billion a year prior. Those numbers actually outperformed projections from financial analysts, who expected a...
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May 4, 2023
Flying Pig updates age restrictions one year after 6-year-old’s participation sparked controversy
One year after a then-6-year-old boy's participation in the marathon sparked nation-wide controversy, organizers of the Flying Pig Marathon have implemented new age restrictions for runners. The updated age policy was sent to WCPO on Wednesday, just a few days ahead of the marathon. It says runners must be at...
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May 4, 2023
Lance Armstrong, Tinashe Among Cast for Fox Reality Series ‘Stars On Mars’
This summer, Lance Armstrong, Marshawn Lynch, Ronda Rousey and Tinashe are among the 12 celebrities packing their bags for Fox’s “Stars on Mars,” an unscripted series originally ordered in April that takes put real world stars in competition to conquer the planet (via simulation of course) as they receive orders...
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May 4, 2023
2024 TCS London Marathon receives more than half a million applicants
The 2024 TCS London Marathon has set a world record by receiving the most applications ever to be submitted to a marathon. Marathon organizers say 578,374 hopefuls from the United Kingdom and across the globe entered the ballot for the 2024 TCS London Marathon, marking the first time the number...
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May 3, 2023
F1’s Alfa Romeo Team KICK partners with FNLD GRVL for inaugural gravel race
Alfa Romeo Racing F1 driver Valtteri Bottas told VeloNews 202 that after riding SBT GRVL in 2021, he might like to add a new job description to his job profile: gravel race promoter. After announcing the launch of FNLD GRVL a year ago, Bottas is now truly merging his car racing...
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May 3, 2023
Best Buy Sells Sub-$1,000 ‘Razor’ E-Bike
Most readers will know the Razor brand for its scooters, which became a childhood favorite in the early 2000s. The company still makes plenty of scooters but has since expanded its product line (like everybody else) to hop on the e-bike bandwagon. Now, Razor has announced a new e-bike aimed...
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May 3, 2023
Shimano reports 16.8% fall in bike-related sales for Q1 of 2023
Shimano has released its financial results from Q1 of 2023, showing a 16.8% fall in sales in its bike division. The company also reported it was down 31.8% in operating income in the same sector. In its bike segment, net sales were 98,298 million yen – around £580 million –...
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May 3, 2023
Brooks Running Continues Growth in Q1 With Record Sales in EMEA Region
Brooks Running is continuing its growth in the first quarter, after a record 2022. In the first quarter of 2023, the Seattle-based performance running brand reported 20 percent year-over-year global revenue growth, including a record 32 percent increase in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. FN
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May 1, 2023
Rad Power Bikes has a 4th round of layoffs
Rad Power Bikes has been one of the fastest-growing e-bike brands in the U.S. In October 2021, after it announced the latest $154 million financing round that brought the total of investments to $329 million since its inception, the company claimed it was the world's best-funded e-bike brand in the...
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April 30, 2023
Fancy Ultramarathons Vex Traditionalists With $11,000 Entry Fees and Private Butlers
Long-distance races roll out luxury amenities to tempt runners, confounding traditionalists. Danielle Zhao was clawing at rocks and crying as she scrambled up a hillside in the Scottish highlands, battling against her fear of heights to complete her first-ever ultramarathon. One thought kept her going. WSJ (paywall)
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April 27, 2023
No Shortage of Imposters at The Boston Marathon
Every year after The Boston Marathon, some runners take to social media to report on some form of bib stealing. In the days following the marathon, runners flock to Marathonfoto.com to look at their photos, only some runners find photos of another runner with their bib #. It is unknown...
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April 27, 2023
Is 3D Printing the Future of Triathlon Gear?
Until recently, pretty much everyone outside of the world’s top triathletes found themselves bound by mass-produced items including goggles, bikes, shoes, and accessories that were more of a one-size-fits-all situation than a truly dialed fit. This meant that athletes had to weed through a wide variety of different products until...
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April 27, 2023
Steve Shanks: London Marathon runner dies on way home from race
A man has died shortly after completing the London Marathon in under three hours. Organisers of the event said Steve Shanks, 45, from Bingham, Nottinghamshire, died suddenly while travelling home on Sunday. Tributes have been paid to the runner, whose cause of death has not yet been shared. BBC
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April 26, 2023
What We Don’t Know About Carbon-Plated Running Shoes May Be Hurting Us
Eliud Kipchoge, arguably the greatest marathoner of all time, ran a 1:59:40 marathon in 2019 wearing custom-made carbon-plated shoes. Since then, carbon-plated shoes seem to be everywhere, from record-breaking efforts in running and triathlon to age-groupers looking for a PR. It is quite true that in triathlon events, even small...
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April 26, 2023
Netflix Tour de France documentary release date confirmed with new trailer
The highly anticipated Netflix Tour de France documentary series will be released globally on June 8, race organiser ASO and the teams involved have confirmed. The eight episodes follow eight teams at the 2022 Grand Boucle, capturing the emotions and suffering behind the scenes as they fight for overall success,...
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April 24, 2023
Collin Chartier says he believes the “top guys are doping”
Chartier reiterated what he had said in a statement earlier today that he didn’t start doping until November, 2022. He said that he ordered EPO online on Nov. 16. “That’s a decision I really regret today,” he said. “Mentally I was not in a good place, coming off the back...
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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 24, 2023
French athlete runs 3:25 marathon, backward
On Sunday at the 2023 Drôme Marathon in Saint-Paul-lès-Romans, France, Guillaume de Lustrac came through on a bet he made with a friend: to finish a marathon, running backward. De Lustrac did not only run Drôme Marathon backward, but he did it in a ridiculously fast time of 3:25:24, placing...
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April 21, 2023
Hoka Continues to Grow With Expansion Into Kids’ Shoes
After teasing the launch earlier this month, Hoka has finally unveiled its first kids’ collection as it continues its growth path. According to the Deckers Brands-owned athletic label, the collection will launch with three styles inspired by Hoka’s adult line, including the Speedgoat 5 Youth, Clifton 9 Youth and Ora...
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April 21, 2023
Under Armour Founder Kevin Plank Reveals How the Brand Is Finding Its Identity in Footwear
There’s plenty of newness at Under Armour nowadays. For instance, the Baltimore, Md.-based company announced last December that it hired Marriott International executive Stephanie Linnartz as its next president and CEO. Also, construction is underway on the athletic giant’s new campus in the city. However, one of the more compelling...
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April 20, 2023
Boston Athletic Association responds to allegations a cheering squad was racially targeted by police in Newton during Marathon
The response answers allegations that two running groups comprised of people of color were racially targeted by police while they cheered along the Boston Marathon route in Newton. CBS
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April 19, 2023
A Group Of Police Surrounded A Black Running Club After They Gave High Fives And Cheered Runners At The Boston Marathon
Pioneers Run Crew member Mike Remy, 39, told BuzzFeed News that their cheer zone was set up to support runners as they hit the notoriously difficult 21st mile of their 26.2-mile trek. Organizers got a grill and a DJ to spin tracks, as people came to catch a glimpse of...
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April 19, 2023
The Ethics of Running Contracts
There are certain mysteries of the world that are fun and exciting. Consider black holes, aliens, and the Loch Ness monster. But I am not sure why running contracts are among them. Surely, it is not to our benefit that we do not know our worth. Certainly, it would help...
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April 19, 2023
New Balance Looks to Grow Gaming Audience With New Rival Partnership
New Balance is joining forces with Rival to grow the athletic brand’s global gaming community. According to New Balance, it will partner with Rival through a series of online tournaments with the aim of giving the gaming community “special access to the brand” through athletes, ambassadors, unique experiences and exclusive...
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April 18, 2023
Top ultrarunner Joasia Zakrzewski disqualified for using a car in race
Joasia Zakrzewski finished third in the 2023 GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool 50-mile race - but is thought to have travelled by car for 2.5 miles. The 47-year-old GP, from Dumfries, is understood to have been tracked on GPX mapping data covering a mile of the race in just one...