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March 29, 2021
Nike To Stop Selling To Six Additional Wholesale Accounts
The reported account closures come as Nike has been gradually exiting wholesale accounts that do not adequately support Nike’s positioning in the marketplace. They include: DSW, Urban Outfitters, Shoe Show, Dunham’s Sports, Olympia Sports, and Big Five. SGB Media
March 29, 2021
Peloton Strikes Deal with Verzuz
The popular connected fitness company struck a deal with Verzuz, the music competition venture started by multiplatinum-selling producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. The collaboration will feature workouts set to a playlist from the dueling artists, starting with R&B legends Brandy and Monica, followed by a battle between the Verzuz founders. Front Office...
March 29, 2021
New study shows consistent training the key to reducing age-related decline in running performance
For marathoners, lifetime bests are generally set between about 25 and 35 years of age, after which the inexorable decline begins. But there’s a caveat. The Globe and Mail
March 29, 2021
USA Cycling Champions Inclusion of All Athletes in Anticipation of International Transgender Day of Visibility
Day of Visibility, USA Cycling wants to again affirm its support for inclusion of all people, including transgender athletes, in sport. The very nature of cycling is social and USA Cycling believes that the community is made richer when all who wish to participate are welcomed, embraced, and made to...
March 29, 2021
Past Champions, Chinese Olympic Bid Highlight Fast Field for Carmel Marathon Weekend
CARMEL, Ind. (March 29, 2021) – The Carmel Marathon Weekend returns to the streets of Carmel, Indiana for its 11th annual event on Saturday, April 3, 2021 after staging a virtual-only race in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Carmel Marathon Weekend will be an in-person event in 2021,...
March 29, 2021
Live In-Person Racing with “Mom, This Run’s For You 5K” on Mother’s Day in Philadelphia-Area
Families from the tri-state area are encouraged to start a new tradition with their MOM and race in person in the family-friendly Mom, This Runs For You 5K or 5 Miler at Bayard Rustin High School, 1100 Shiloh Road, West Chester, PA, on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 9). Heats will...
March 29, 2021
ROUVY Announces the Virtual ‘Real Spring Classics’ series presented by ELITE Cycling and Santini
March 29, 2021 - Beginning the 1st of April till the 5th, the global cycling community will be competing virtually on beautiful, real-life racecourses across 5 countries. Together with Elite, Santini and PEDALITALY, ROUVY launches the open-to-all Easter virtual race series that will visit great locations in Germany, Italy, Spain,...
March 29, 2021
Fields and Willoughby Win Back-To-Back Titles at 2021 BMX National Championships
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The pros lined up in the gate on the 8-meter hill Sunday morning for the USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships in Rock Hill, S.C. Reigning National Champions Connor Fields (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Alise Willoughby (Saint Cloud, Minn.) were the ones to beat out on the track...
March 29, 2021
Registration Now Open for USA Duathlon Virtual Run-Bike-Run Presented by RaceX
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the opening of registration for the second annual USA Duathlon Virtual Run-Bike-Run presented by RaceX, a virtual multisport challenge set for April 15-May 3. The event is free to enter. Participants have the option to make a $35 donation to the USA...
March 29, 2021
Swedish tech startup gets the world up and running
There is an incredible growth and interest in the audio/voice segment. Launching Sprintcrowd today, the world’s first live audio based running platform that connects unlimited amount of runners from all over the world simultaneously. Sprintcrowd allows race organisations, famous runners, coaches and influencers to use the platform as a broadcasting tool to live send...