BUSINESS NEWS
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and business news in the running, cycling and triathlon industries? Scroll below to view all endurance sports business news.
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March 31, 2023
Women-Owned Running Apparel Brand Launches Unique Campaign Profiling Individuals Sharing Dreams to Inspire Others
March 31, 2023 - (Santa Barbara, CA.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Santa Barbara-based women-owned performance-running apparel company rabbit announced the launch of its Dream Chasers campaign and apparel line that highlights monthly stories about individuals who dream on their own terms. In honor of avid runners' unique running practices paired with rabbits'...
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March 30, 2023
Kitman Labs, Columbus Crew Unveils Wide-Ranging “Innovation Partnership” to Support Advancement in Player Development, Coaching, Scouting & Recruitment
MENLO PARK, Calif. and COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Kitman Labs, the performance intelligence company setting a new industry standard for how elite sports organizations use data, today announced a landmark multi-year partnership with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS). The partnership will be housed at...
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March 30, 2023
Jo Sinclair Named as Super League Triathlon’s Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Super League Triathlon (SLT) have announced the appointment of Jo Sinclair as its new Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer. Jo has more than 20 years experience in the sports industry leading commercial and marketing teams in football, Formula 1 and netball, and joins SLT at an exciting time...
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March 29, 2023
Adidas retracts opposition to Black Lives Matter three-stripe design
Sportswear maker Adidas AG (ADSGn.DE) on Wednesday reversed course 48 hours after asking the U.S. Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives Matter application for a trademark featuring three parallel stripes. Adidas rescinded its opposition without prejudice, which means it could still challenge the trademark on the same grounds in...
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March 29, 2023
USA Cycling Names New National Team Coaches and Directors across Track, Road, and BMX
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA Cycling is proud to welcome aboard three new members to the Sports Performance staff: Craig Griffin as the Senior Director of Track, Tanner Putt as the Director of Road, and German Medina as the BMX Racing National Team Coach. The Sport Performance team is...
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March 29, 2023
Derek Carr, Alex Smith and Dawn Staley Lead Investment Round with Active Recovery Leader OOFOS
Braintree, Mass., March 29, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ OOFOS, one of the world’s fastest growing footwear companies and the global leader in Active Recovery footwear, recently completed a growth investment round of funding led by professional football quarterbacks Derek Carr and Alex Smith, and basketball coach Dawn Staley. The investment round...
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March 29, 2023
New Episode Of Mondays With Mark Allen On YouTube
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The popular YouTube series, Mondays with Mark Allen airing regularly on Monday evenings focuses on the people and trends in the sport of triathlon. This weeks episode features a very special interview with TriDot Coaching and Predictive Fitness Founder, Jeff Booher. In this episode Mark and Jeff...
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March 28, 2023
Oofos Completes Funding Round Led by Pro Athletes Derek Carr, Alex Smith and Dawn Staley
Oofos has completed a new round of funding, which was led by Derek Carr of the New Orleans Saints, retired NFL quarterback Alex Smith and WNBA star turned championship-winning women’s college basketball coach Dawn Staley. The trio of sports stars all had ties to the active recovery footwear brand prior...
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March 28, 2023
Lululemon’s Revenue Rises 30% to $2.8B During Quarter
Athleisure giant Lululemon reported strong global sales for the fourth quarter and 2022 fiscal year. The company announced that revenue rose 30% to $2.8 billion for the quarter ending Jan. 29, 2023. Income from operations decreased 47% to $314.4 million, but adjusted income from operations increased 33% to $785.3 million....
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March 28, 2023
Spartan Races Announces Multi-Year Partnership with IntelAgree
Boston, MA (March 28, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Spartan is excited to announce it has partnered with cutting-edge contract lifecycle management software provider, IntelAgree. Spartan executives from corporate headquarters to executives and business managers around the world will now experience the power of utilizing machine learning to analyze key terms and...
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March 28, 2023
RunSignup Releases Registration Market Update
March 28, 2023 - Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunSignup, the leading registration provider for U.S. endurance events, provides an endurance event registration market update. The registration industry and participant levels continue to show positive trends towards reaching pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, the industry is experiencing market consolidation with smaller registration vendors...
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March 28, 2023
ShowcasedInfront expands endurance sport digital solutions portfolio through MarathonFoto acquisition
March 28, 2023, Zug, Switzerland/Boston, USA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Infront has acquired MarathonFoto, the leading provider of endurance event photography in the United States. The new agreement expands Infront’s position and makes it the leading provider of digital photo and video solutions for mass participation events globally having previously acquired Sportograf,...
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March 27, 2023
The Pro’s Closet Rebrands as TPC with new logo.
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (Mar. 27, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Pro’s Closet is streamlining: The online retailer announced a new look, logo, and brand identity this week, embracing and codifying the “TPC” acronym. With the abbreviation at the forefront of the brand, the rebrand includes a new logo, color palette, and...
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March 27, 2023
Gary Fisher Does E-Bikes: Mountain Bike Pioneer Launches ‘Morelle’ Brand
With a new company called Morelle, mountain bike pioneer Gary Fisher claims to have developed a line of e-bikes far superior to the market's current offerings.
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March 27, 2023
ShowcasedKim Conley and Drew Wartenburg Launch Next Best Run, an Online Coaching Service for Runners
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA .ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - U.S. Olympian Kim Conley and track and field coach Drew Wartenburg have announced the official launch of Next Best Run. This comprehensive online service allows runners of all backgrounds and abilities to receive personalized coaching across all events and distances. Conley is a professional runner...
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March 27, 2023
OutsidePR Adds The Running Event To Client Roster
Sausalito, CA, March 27, 2023/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – OutsidePR, one of the outdoor industry’s leading public relations agencies, was selected to be the agency of record for The Running Event (TRE) and Switchback at TRE, owned and operated by Diversified Communications. The agency will help the trade show expand its media access and...
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March 23, 2023
USA Triathlon Partners With NXT Level Sports and Entertainment, a division of NXT Level Holdings, as Partnerships Consultant and Sales Agency of Record
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - USA Triathlon has partnered with NXT Level Sports and Entertainment (NXT Level), a division of NXT Level Holdings as the organization’s exclusive partnership sales agency of record. NXT Level will be tasked to lead USA Triathlon’s partnership strategy and business development efforts for the...
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March 23, 2023
Time Bicycles unveils plans for carbon frame factory in South Carolina
Time Bicycles announced plans Thursday for the nation's largest carbon fiber bicycle manufacturing facility after acquiring a 140,000 square-foot factory in nearby Landrum. Karklins said renovations to the factory will begin next month at the factory that sits on 30 acres and is the former home of Bommer Industries, a...
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March 23, 2023
RunSignup Concludes Initial Roadshow, Announces Additional Stops
Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading registration and technology solution for U.S. endurance events, wrapped up their inaugural Winter Roadshow in Moorestown, NJ on 3/14. However, with the initial series complete, RunSignup announces that the Roadshow will continue onto more locations throughout 2023. RunSignup opted to forego their...
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March 23, 2023
Registration launches for the 2023 Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon and the 2024 Louisiana Marathon
BATON ROUGE, LA. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The tandem of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon and the Louisiana Marathon have launched registration and are off to a great start. The weekend-long events bookend the holiday season with Coastal Mississippi hosting on December 9-10, 2023, and Baton Rouge hosting on January 13-14,...
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March 23, 2023
Cardio Equipment Manufacturer BODYCRAFT® and Kinomap Launch Strategic Partnership
San Diego, CA (March, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Today it was announced at the 2023 IHRSA Conference in San Diego, that BODYCRAFT Fitness, a leading manufacturer of cardio equipment worldwide, and Kinomap have launched a strategic partnership for BODYCRAFT exercisers. As a result of this partnership, BODYCRAFT’s exercisers will be able...
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March 22, 2023
Aleck Acquires Tocsen, Maker of Helmet-Mounted Crash Sensors
South Lake Tahoe, CA (Mar. 22, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Aleck®, maker of the industry’s best-selling wireless audio and communication systems for outdoor sports, announced today its acquisition of Tocsen, the German maker of intelligent helmet-mounted crash sensors. Tocsen was founded in 2019 by Alexander Schumacher, Andreas Botsch, and Malte Buttjer...
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March 22, 2023
The IRONMAN Group Appoints Marieka Barnard as New Chief Marketing Officer
TAMPA, Fla. (March 22, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The IRONMAN Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Marieka Barnard to Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) after serving most recently as Vice President of Event Marketing for The IRONMAN Group in EMEA. Barnard has deep institutional knowledge and expertise of the endurance...
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March 21, 2023
Nike Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations, Wholesale Revenue Up 18%
Nike reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter — despite recent inventory excesses and challenges in China. The athletic giant reported Q3 revenues of $12.4 billion, up 14% from the same time last year and ahead of expectations from analysts surveyed by Yahoo. Net income was $1.2 billion, down 11%...
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March 21, 2023
Nationwide E-Bike Tax Credit Bill Returns to Congress
The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment Act first arrived in Congress in 2021. Like most bills that come to America’s legislative chambers, it never passed into law. But five politicians and bike industry advocates hope that 2023 will be the year Americans get tax credits for buying electric bicycles....