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May 19, 2022
Belgian runner sets Backyard Ultra world best with 90 laps (600+ km)
Last weekend in Germany, ultrarunner Merijn Geerts of Wilsele, Belgium, set a new world best in the quirky backyard ultra format of 90 laps during the Backyard Masters, breaking Harvey Lewis’s record of 85 laps set at the 2021 Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra. Canadian Running
May 18, 2022
Are water stations useless for 5Ks and 10Ks?
After participating in Toronto’s Sporting Life 10K a couple of weeks ago, I was curious to know how many of the top 50 runners grabbed water at 8 km. My friend who was working the water station told me zero–no takers. Obviously, races are required to have water stations, but...
May 18, 2022
Why Running at Night Feels Harder
The new study, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, had 15 volunteers do a series of ten-minute treadmill walks in four conditions: with and without a 56-pound pack, and with and without a blindfold on. The treadmill was set at a comfortable pace of around 30 minutes per...
May 17, 2022
Vancouver run specialty store to launch run NFTs
An independent run specialty retailer out of Vancouver is taking an unusual approach to reconnecting runners to the sport they love; it’s creating running NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Canadian Running Magazine
May 17, 2022
On Hikes Guidance On Robust First Quarter
On, the Swiss running brand, raised its outlook for sales and earnings for the current year after reporting first-quarter results that easily topped Wall Street estimates. Net sales vaulted 67.9 percent in Q1 2022 and sales are now expected to grow at least 44 percent in 2022. SGBMedia
May 14, 2022
Adidas & Other Companies Accused of $109 Million Worth of Wage Theft in Cambodia
Adidas is refuting claims that it stole millions of dollars worth of wages from garment workers. The Clean Clothes Campaign, an activist group that advocates for workers, said in a recent blog post that Adidas and other brands had collectively failed to pay Cambodian garment workers an estimated $109 million in wages...
May 13, 2022
The Trail Ultra Project: Have Your Say in the Story of North American and British Off-Road Endurance Running
The off-road running communities of Britain and North America might be separated by thousands of miles, many time zones, and the great Atlantic Ocean, but they share a lot of common ground. The recently launched Trail Ultra Project aims to provide a comprehensive account of the rapidly growing sports of...
May 11, 2022
Race Cancellations: The New Permanent Reality
For the majority of ultrarunning’s history in North America, race cancellations were the rare exception to the norm of races going on as scheduled. Yes, there were notable exceptions such as a fire year at the Western States 100, both fire and snow years at the Hardrock 100, and a...
May 6, 2022
Adidas, Pummeled by China Lockdowns, Offers Weak Guidance
Adidas is the latest global retailer to report headwinds to its business due to lockdowns in China. The German athletic-wear brand on Friday reported that currency-adjusted sales in Q1 dropped by 3% to 5.3 billion euros ($5.58 billion). Net income dropped 38%, to 310 million euros ($327.8 million). Footwear News
May 2, 2022
Endur Apparel rebrands to Outway following 3.2 million dollar investment
Canadian performance sock brand Endur Apparel has rebranded to Outway following a 3.2 million dollar investment. The investment was led by Andrew Wilkinson, the co-founder of Canadian holding company Tiny. Fashion United