February 2, 2022

Asics Raises Outlook For The Year

Asics Corp. in a regulatory filing increased its sales and earnings guidance for its year ended December 31. The Japanese-based company cited a better-than-expected performance in  Performance Running and Core Performance Sports, as well as in Europe and Greater China. SGB Media

February 2, 2022

Predictive Fitness, InsideTracker Join Forces to Deliver Personalized Nutrition and Training Insights to Triathletes

SOUTHLAKE, TX /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Predictive Fitness, makers of TriDot, today announced a partnership with InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system, which will enable users to further optimize results with science-backed insights and recommendations based on blood, DNA and fitness tracker data. As part of the partnership,...

February 2, 2022

Feisty Media launches The Women’s Performance Podcast to help active women feel and perform their best

Victoria, BC— February 2, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Feisty Media is releasing its 8th podcast with a focus on connecting active women to relevant information that will help them meet their goals. The podcast will focus on the four pillars of women’s performance: physiology, nutrition, mental health, and culture. Weekly...

February 1, 2022

NYT reports Alberto Salazar’s lifetime Safe Sport ban is for sexual assault

In July 2021, former Nike Oregon Project head coach Alberto Salazar, who had been banned from coaching in 2019 for doping violations, received a permanent, lifetime coaching ban from the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual misconduct, and his attempt to appeal the decision was denied. It was previously understood...

February 1, 2022

FasCat Coaching Welcomes Dr. Lauren Costantini as Chief Science Officer

BOULDER, CO, February 1, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Lauren Costantini has been named as FasCat Coaching’s new Chief Science Officer, effective February 1, 2022.  Dr. Costantini is a highly respected startup executive with experience in wearables, nutrition and biotechnology, holds a PhD in Neuroscience and was on faculty at Harvard...

February 1, 2022

United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA) Welcomes Dr. Chris Myers as Director of Sports Science and Education

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA), the leader in endurance sports education announced that Dr. Chris Myers has joined UESCA as the Director of Sports Science and Education. “UESCA is at the forefront of developing coaches in multiple endurance sport disciplines with science-driven and...

February 1, 2022

Washington Spirit Announce Partnership with RealResponse For Safe, Secure Reporting, Feedback and Monitoring

Washington, D.C. and Charlotte, NC (02/01/22)  /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Washington Spirit have partnered with RealResponse (@RealResponseHQ), the award-winning leading safe and secure feedback, monitoring and anonymous reporting platform for athletic teams and organizations. RealResponse will allow both players and staff in the organization to anonymously report feedback and concerns....

February 1, 2022

United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy Launches Cycling Coach Certification

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.  February 1, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA), the leader in science-based endurance sports education, today announced the launch of their much-anticipated Cycling Coach Certification. The certification was developed in conjunction with many of the sports top athletes, coaches and sport scientists such...

February 1, 2022

RunSignup’s Annual RaceTrends Report Shows 21.6% Growth Compared to 2020, Reversion to Norms

Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading technology solution for US endurance events, released their Annual RaceTrends Report evaluating the state of the endurance industry. The overarching theme was simple: recovery and adaptation. While the data from 2021 reflects some uncertainty and interruption, the overall patterns show a clear and...

February 1, 2022

XTERRA Announces Retirement of Janet Clark

February 1, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - XTERRA Global, LLC, today announced the retirement of Janet Clark, president of the XTERRA World Tour. Born and raised in Canberra, Australia, Clark was a founding member of the team who produced the inaugural XTERRA triathlon in 1996 on the island of Maui, and...

January 31, 2022

Cowboy Raises $80m to Further Accelerate the Adoption of Cycling

This new capital injection, bringing the total raised by Cowboy to $120 million, follows the launch of the Cowboy 4 in May 2021 which garnered record sales, a successful expansion into the Nordics and the U.S., and the recent introduction of Cowboy Care — an industry first, all-inclusive, on-demand repair...

January 31, 2022

Peloton internal docs show it slashed 2022 sales goals for apparel unit after segment revenue more than doubled last year

Peloton has slashed 2022 sales projections for its apparel business, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC. Momentum in the unit, which is run by Chief Executive John Foley’s wife, seems to be fading heading into the next year, after apparel revenue more than doubled to over $100 million from 2020 to 2021. CNBC

January 30, 2022

Is Zwift About to Acquire TrainerRoad?

At this point, you’re probably saying: Couldn’t Zwift just do a TrainerRoad partnership instead? And certainly – that’s absolutely plausible. Zwift has licensed a handful of things in the past. And, in the past, TrainerRoad’s CEO has said he would be open to a licensing model for their technologies. But...

January 28, 2022

In 2020, the Running Industry Promised Inclusivity. We Still Have Work to Do.

A big frustration in current social justice movement has been seeing how quickly people move on once a topic was no longer trending—as if posting a black square and hashtagging a run with #IRunWithMaud had solved racism. Statistics show that support for the Black Lives Matter movement among white Americans...

January 28, 2022

Germany’s Messingschlager acquires Cycle Force Group

AMES, Iowa /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Cycle Force Group, LLC has been acquired by German Bicycle Parts & Accessories (“P&A”) Distributor, Messingschlager GmbH. The sale closed on December 31, 2021. Nyle Nims, the founder of Cycle Force, said, “During a year of consolidation, we felt the need to find a partner...

January 28, 2022

Canyon Bicycle Appoints CEO

Canyon Bicycle appointed former Nike executive Nicolas De Ros Wallace as its new CEO. De Ros Wallace is a veteran of international management, e-commerce and sales development for sports and fashion brands. SGB Media

January 27, 2022

Specialized to add consumer-direct sales on Feb. 1

Specialized Bicycle Components will begin direct online sales of bikes to U.S. consumers next week, adding a “Rider Direct” option for the purchase of non-electric bikes from its website. Bicycle Retailer

January 27, 2022

Belgian e-bike firm Cowboy raises $80 million in latest funding round

E-bike designer Cowboy has announced an $80 million Series C financing milestone. The new capital injection, bringing the total raised by Cowboy to $120 million, follows the launch of the Cowboy 4 in May 2021, an expansion into the Nordics and the US, and the recent introduction of Cowboy Care....

January 27, 2022

Stefan Petschnig Promoted to Chief Business Development Officer with Thomas Veje Olsen Taking Over as Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, And Africa for The IRONMAN Group —

TAMPA, Fla. (January 27, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The IRONMAN Group is pleased to announce several leadership promotions within the company, including Stefan Petschnig to Chief Business Development Officer and Matt Wikstrom to Chief Partnerships Officer. In addition, Thomas Veje Olsen has been promoted to Senior Vice President and named...

January 27, 2022

USA Triathlon Foundation Names 2022 Ambassador Team Powered by Newton Running

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 2022 USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador Team powered by Newton Running will feature 90 ambassadors, the largest team to date, the Foundation announced today. Team members are charged with raising funds and awareness in support of the mission of the USA Triathlon Foundation to provide...

January 27, 2022

deboer wetsuits introduces the deboer ProAm Team

Stamford, CT, Release: January 27, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - deboer wetsuits is proud to introduce the deboer ProAm Team.  The deboer ProAm Team allows professional triathletes (Pro) as well as amateurs (Am) to share more than the course – ‘it's one thing to race alongside your favourite triathletes, it's another to...

January 27, 2022

Women’s Running Inspires Female Empowerment in New 360 YOU Program

BOULDER, CO — January 27, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Women’s Running, owned by Outside Interactive, Inc., the world’s leading creator of active & healthy lifestyle content, events, and experiences, has announced 360 YOU, a member-only program designed to empower female runners. The program will feature a different female pro athlete...

January 26, 2022

Peloton’s archrival – maker of NordicTrack bikes – faces crippling lawsuit

The maker of NordicTrack exercise bikes has been slapped with a $300 million lawsuit that threatens to force the company toward bankruptcy, The Post has learned. iFIT Health & Fitness – which scrapped plans to go public in October after archrival Peloton revealed pandemic-driven demand for exercise bikes was tanking...

January 26, 2022

“The Ride for Mental Health” Gears Up to Pass $1 Million In Donations for Mclean Hospital

NEW YORK CITY and BOSTON (Jan. 26, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -  The Ride for Mental Health, a weekend of cycling and camaraderie in the picturesque Hudson Valley just 90 minutes north of Manhattan, is on pace to surpass the $1 million mark in total donations when it returns to New...

January 26, 2022

Adidas Plans More Than 2,800 New Hires In 2022

Adidas said it plans to hire more than 2,800 employees in 2022, including more than 800 in its home country of Germany. Adidas said the majority of the new employees, more than 900 people, will be hired to work in Adidas retail stores. More than 500 positions will be filled in the...