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November 11, 2025
How Strava Traded User Goodwill for Nothing
There was a time that Strava was a well loved app, but lately it seems that the fitness app has traded user goodwill and gotten… well, nothing in return. This all came to a head most recently this fall when Strava sued Garmin then quickly backed down. For now things look like they’ve...
November 10, 2025
IFit Expands Partnership with Samsung Health
IFit announced the next phase of its Samsung Health partnership, significantly advancing its ability to deliver personalized, immersive workout experiences. As an element of the partnership, a curated selection of IFit’s vast content library is now available directly within the Samsung Health app. The content includes instructor-led workouts across all...
November 10, 2025
Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding
Rad Power Bikes has informed its employees that it will shut down in January if it is unable to find new funding or get acquired, according to an internal staff email viewed by TechCrunch. The company’s leadership is “still fighting to find ways to continue,” and “the cessation of Rad’s...
November 9, 2025
Apple Fitness+ Future Uncertain: Peloton Buyout or Free Service?
Fitness+ — the company’s app-based Peloton rival — remains one of its weakest digital offerings. The $9.99-a-month service suffers from high churn and offers little revenue upside. Still, Fitness+ has enough loyalty from its small fan base that Apple can’t simply shut it down without a backlash. the5krunner.tri
November 9, 2025
Two runners die after suffering ‘medical emergencies’ during Indianapolis marathon
Two runners died after suffering “medical emergencies” during the Indianapolis marathon over the weekend. The two runners suffered “separate, unrelated medical emergencies during the 26.2-mile (42 km) race, the marathon’s organizer, Beyond Monumental, said in a statement. yahoo! news
November 8, 2025
Lance Armstrong pays for Sir Bradley Wiggins’s stay at top U.S. trauma clinic
Sir Bradley Wiggins says he has checked into one of the U.S.’s leading trauma rehabilitation clinics, with none other than Lance Armstrong picking up the bill. The 2012 Tour de France champion told the Daily Mail (I know, sorry) he will receive treatment at a facility in Utah, arranged and...
November 7, 2025
Hollywood Is Making a Movie About the Badwater 135 Ultra—and of Course It’s a Horror Film
Actor Shailene Woodley will break out her running shoes for the thriller, Ultra, directed by Victoria Negri and inspired by true events from Negri’s life. Woodley, known for her roles in the Divergent series and Big Little Lies, is no stranger to the outdoors, thanks to her conservationist work and...
November 7, 2025
Giant Group revenue down 17% in first three quarters
Giant Group’s net revenue through the first three quarters of its fiscal years was down 16.9% from last year, to NT$47.96 billion ($1.55 billion). The manufacturer said its gross margin for the period was 19.8% and net profit before tax was NT$1.43 billion. Net profit after tax was NT$910 million...
November 6, 2025
The Running Industry Diversity Coalition Has Released Its Trail Running Toolkit
Recently, the Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC) released a guide, “Opening the Path to Trail Running: A Toolkit for Runners, Retailers, and Communities,” designed to provide discrete and actionable steps that the running community can take to improve diversity in the sport. RIDC aims to make the running space more...
November 6, 2025
About 800,000 Peloton Bike+ models recalled for faulty seatpost
Peloton is recalling about 833,000 of its Original Series Bike+ exercise models because the seatpost assembly can break. There have been three reports of the seatpost breaking and detaching and two reports of injuries because of falling. Bicycle Retailer
