LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
December 23, 2025
7 of the Biggest Layoffs to Hit Footwear in 2025
This year’s job market has taken a hit across industries, as higher retail costs led to weaker consumer demand and concerns continued to mount over how artificial intelligence will affect future job creation. Looking closer at the U.S. Department of Labor’s most recent jobs report in November, the overall economy...
December 22, 2025
Grand Slam Track Owes More Than $31 Million, New Filings Show
Grand Slam Track’s latest bankruptcy filings show the league is in dire financial straits. The league is requesting court approval to receive more cash from Winners Alliance, its former-minority-investor-turned-lifeline. The move is a standard part of the bankruptcy process, one expert tells Front Office Sports, but the new documents contain previously...
December 19, 2025
Should more marathons introduce a lower cut-off time?
Every year, the debate resurfaces: how long should a marathon be allowed to shut down city streets? Now, one big-city marathon is taking a firm step toward the middle ground. At the 2025 Valencia Marathon, runners who had not reached the 40-kilometre mark by five hours and 30 minutes were...
December 19, 2025
Nike Shows Signs of Recovery in North America, Faces Continued Headwinds in China
Nike released its second-quarter fiscal 2026 financial results Thursday afternoon, reporting revenue of $12.4 billion, a 1% increase on a reported basis and flat on a currency-neutral basis compared to the same period last year. The company’s performance varied by region with North America recovering while challenges persist in Greater China....
December 19, 2025
Asics Establishes ‘Institute of Sport Science’ Research Hub at the University of Michigan
Asics is setting up its own research hub in the U.S. through a new partnership with the University of Michigan. The Japanese sports brand said on Friday that it has signed a $25 million multi-year strategic research agreement with the university to establish the Asics Institute of Sport Science America. The company added...
December 17, 2025
This woman ran 300 miles through the Atacama desert–at 22 weeks pregnant
The U.S.'s Allie Gibbons signed up for The Speed Project Atacama before she knew she was pregnant—and decided to keep going. Allie Gibbons didn’t plan to run 300 miles while pregnant—she had already committed to the race before she found out she was expecting. “I was registered to run Atacama...
December 15, 2025
Grand Slam Track’s Top Creditors Include Star Athletes
Grand Slam Track, Michael Johnson’s embattled running startup that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, owes vendors and athletes millions of dollars. A new legal filing Monday detailing the league’s creditors shows exactly who is owed how much money. The list of unsecured creditors includes some of the biggest names...
December 15, 2025
Norda Secures Second Investment from the Ermenegildo Zegna Group
The Ermenegildo Zegna Group has made a second round of investment in the Canadian footwear brand Norda. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zegna Group, which has its own fashion brand and owns the Thom Browne fashion brand, initially approached Norda in 2021 after the brand launched its debut...
December 11, 2025
Grand Slam Track Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Grand Slam Track has officially run out of road (or track). After two chaotic weeks spent trying, and failing, to convince creditors to accept half-pay on millions owed, Michael Johnson’s league filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware on Thursday morning. The move shuts the door on GST’s proposed 50 percent settlement plan and...
December 10, 2025
Reebok Parent Authentic Brands Group Accelerates TikTok Shop Selling With New Partner
Authentic Brands Group is set to fast-track its marketplace growth across TikTok Shop via a new partnership with Pattern Group. According to the global brand development and licensing platform, Pattern will manage and optimize e-commerce operations for Authentic’s portfolio of brands, to expand their reach, and performance across TikTok Shop and other major online...
