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March 25, 2021
The Running Boom Continues: How Asics, New Balance and Saucony Plan to Win in 2021
Here is a more detailed look at the running landscape and what it will take for brands to win in this year and beyond. Footwear News
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March 24, 2021
Stunning drone footage offer’s bird’s eye view of annual ice marathon across world’s deepest lake
Every winter, dozens of Russians and international visitors lace up their special ice cleats and embark on a remarkable 42.2-kilometre run across Siberia's Lake Baikal. Check out the footage here. This year, 70 runners took part. While much of the route across the lake was over clear ice, blowing snow meant...
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March 24, 2021
Can wearable technologies help improve healthcare? 10K participants given free Fitbit devices for research program
A research study is providing 10,000 Fitbit devices to select participants in hopes of learning how wearable technologies can accelerate precision medicine and better inform and improve healthcare. 8NewsNow
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March 23, 2021
What’s the Minimum Dose of Training to Stay Fit?
A new review assesses what it takes to maintain endurance and strength when circumstances interfere with your usual training. Outside
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March 23, 2021
Peloton Buys Wearables, AI, Hardware Companies in Deal Flurry
Peloton Interactive Inc. recently acquired three companies, adding technology and expertise in wearable devices, artificial intelligence, digital voice assistants, and interactive workout mats. The New York-based fitness technology company bought Aiqudo Inc. in February, and Atlas Wearables Inc. and Otari late last year. Bloomberg (paywall)
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March 23, 2021
Lululemon Has Big Apparel Plans for Men
Lululemon, a staple in women’s athleisure the last few years, is using its understanding of performance wear to improve its menswear. Front Office Sports
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March 23, 2021
Women are better at burning fat during exercise than men, research suggests
A pair of studies published this month found that women tend to burn more fat than men during exercise, and athletes with better cardio endurance of all genders burn more fat than their less fit peers. Insider
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March 23, 2021
Redlands Bicycle Classic postponed to 2022
The longest-running stage race in the United States, the Redlands Bicycle Classic, will be interrupted for a second year in a row as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the race to be postponed until 2022. The race was due to be the first race of the 2021 USA Cycling Pro...
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March 22, 2021
Nike posts mixed results as sales fall short of estimates, hurt by U.S. port congestion
Nike reported net income of $1.45 billion, or 90 cents per share, compared with $847 million, or 53 cents per share, a year earlier. In North America, revenue dropped 10% year over year, hurt by shipment delays. CNBC
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March 22, 2021
Is It Safe to Go Back to Group Exercise Class at the Gym?
Here’s a guide to help you decide if your gym is doing enough to prevent the spread of Covid-19. NYT (paywall)
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March 22, 2021
New study calls on sports to end sponsorship deals with ‘high carbon polluters’
Report finds total of 258 sports partnerships with companies in high carbon industries. SportsPro
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March 22, 2021
How the Women Leading the Running Industry Diversity Coalition Are Using Sport to Create a Better Tomorrow
Created as an agent for change, the Running Industry Diversity Coalition is led by several of the most inspiring women run today. Read how they are using their connection to the sport to create a better world. Footwear News
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March 22, 2021
SRAM sues Princeton CarbonWorks over wheel shape
SRAM claims that PCW is infringing on its patent for a rim shape inspired by a humpback whale flipper. VeloNews
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March 20, 2021
The 2021 Barkley Marathons Had No Finishers
For the third time in a row, the course at the Barkley Marathons has won again. Sixteen runners completed the first loop, and just two runners attempted a third loop - which they didn’t finish in time. Runner’s World
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March 18, 2021
The Barkley Marathons 2021 are underway
The race (with only 40 participants) involves completing five 20-mile loops on unforgiving and steep terrain in under 60 hours. Five and a half hours into the race, someone had already dropped, and only 15 people have completed in its 35-year history. Read more about the race here and follow...
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March 18, 2021
Dick Hoyt, who ran 32 Boston Marathons while pushing his son, dies at 80
Dick Hoyt, who competed in 32 Boston Marathons while pushing his son, Rick, in a custom racing chair, has died at the age of 80, according to the Boston Athletic Association. Hoyt died Wednesday morning of heart failure. Boston 25 News
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March 18, 2021
Child dies in ‘tragic accident’ involving Peloton treadmill, CEO says
Peloton has warned parents to keep children away from its treadmills after the death of a child and said it was one of a "small handful" of incidents in which children have been hurt on the firm's exercise equipment. BBC
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March 18, 2021
Peloton instructors design a new Adidas clothing line
The 11-piece line, called the adidas x Peloton SS21 collection, is priced between $30 to $85 and consists of tank tops, pants shorts and hoodies. Peloton has other branded clothes with athletic companies, like Nike and Lululemon, but this is the first designed with the help of its instructors, who...
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March 18, 2021
Nike Beats Earnings but Misses Revenue Estimates Amid Port Congestion Delays and Store Closures
For the three months ended Feb. 28, the sportswear giant logged earnings that rose 71% to $1.4 billion, or 90 cents per share, trouncing the 76 cents per share analysts predicted. Revenues, on the other hand, increased 3% to $10.4 billion but fell sizably short of analysts’ forecasts of $11.02...
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March 18, 2021
L.A. cycling studios are reopening. Can they pry people away from their Peloton bikes?
According to a recent survey by Wedbush, 20% of pre-pandemic gymgoers have purchased at-home gym equipment — a brand-new chunk of the market that could pose a huge threat to bricks-and-mortar operations. In addition, 12% of pre-pandemic gymgoers said they were somewhat likely to cancel or not renew their gym...
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March 17, 2021
Electric bike sales in the U.S. grew 145% from 2019 to 2020
Spurred on by the coronavirus pandemic, bicycle sales rose 65% in the United States between 2019 and 2020, according to a report in the New York Times. Researchers at the NPD Group, which supplied the findings, also claim that electric bike sales grew by 145% in the same period. Cycling Industry...
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March 17, 2021
Barkley Marathons book documents race’s 15 finishers
If you follow trail running or ultrarunning, odds are you know about the Barkley Marathons which has had only 15 finishers in its 35-year history. A new book titled The Finishers tells the stories of those 15 Barkley Marathons finishers, as well as the tale of the event itself, through...
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March 16, 2021
Athletes react to Nike pregnancy ad
While the ad is a step in the right direction for the company, many athletes, including Allyson Felix, Kara Goucher and Alysia Montaño, are criticizing Nike for not acknowledging their past treatment of pregnant female athletes. Canadian Running Magazine
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March 16, 2021
Meet the Women Creating a More Egalitarian Future in Running
From athletes to activists, business innovators to community organizers, these women are revolutionizing the future of running to make for a more equal society in sport and life. Podium Runner
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March 16, 2021
Dick’s Launches Men’s Lifestyle Brand to Rival Lululemon
The company says VRST (pronounced ‘vurst’) is aimed at the modern active man and includes commuter pants, joggers, shorts, T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and quarter zips. Prices range from $30 to $120. Shop Eat Surf
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