Let the Fitness Wars Begin 03/19/2015 outsideonline.com - New tech company FitRankings lets you measure how effective your workouts really are—and compare them head-to-head with other athletes around the world.

At Races, How Slow is Too Slow? 03/19/2015 runnersworld.com - Just how slow is too slow in a road race? To answer this, The Guardian and Daily Mail asked three race directors from around the U.S. how they deal with the back...

Sea Otter goes high tech with smartphone app 03/19/2015 bicycleretailer.com - The Sea Otter Classic, the user-friendly, intuitive app will become available as a free download for Apple iPhone users on April 1 and Android users on April 13.

What happened to the Lansing Marathon? 03/19/2015 lansingstatejournal.com - In April 2012, runners stepped off the starting line at Lansing's first marathon. Hopes were high for the inaugural event, and after plenty of logistical challenges, the race was lauded as a...

NIKE, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Results 03/19/2015 businesswire.com - NIKE, Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended February 28, 2015. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were up 19 percent due to higher revenues as a...

Why Cookie-Cutter Corporate Races Are Good for Running 03/19/2015 outsideonline.com - Mass-produced operations like Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon, the Color Run, and Tough Mudder aren’t perfect, but they’ve energized the running world and helped increase race participation from 13 million finishers in 2010...

Is GoPro Under Pressure? 03/19/2015 outsideonline.com - Last week, action-cam maker GoPro finally got some good news about its stock price, which has been hammered since last October. The number of shares held short - declined by almost seven...

The New Brain Injury Test for Cyclists 03/19/2015 outsideonline.com - In 2014, the UnitedHealthcare pro cycling team developed a new cognitive analysis that utilizes baseline testing done on its athletes throughout the season. The new protocol replaces the laborious SCAT3 sideline exam...

Nike’s Q3 Earnings Climb 16 Percent 03/19/2015 sportsonesource.com - Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 16.0 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $791 million, or 89 cents a share, a penny ahead of Wall Street's consensus target. Sales rose...

Skechers Friendship Walk Raises $1.1 Million 03/19/2015 sportsonesource.com - Skechers President Michael Greenberg was recently joined by a number of celebrities at the 6th annual Skechers Friendship Walk Check Presentation in Manhattan Beach, CA to celebrate the raising of $1.1 billion...

Drug Samples from 2008 Olympics Will Be Retested 03/19/2015 runnersworld.com - The International Olympic Committee will retest hundreds of drug samples collected during the 2008 Olympics, the Associated Press reports. Using updated and more effective methods to pinpoint athletes who escaped detection seven...

You Can Think Your Way to Faster Times 03/19/2015 runnersworld.com - Whether you use a mantra, positive self-talk, or visualize hitting a PR before a race, you’re probably getting some benefit from it, according to a new review from the journal Sports Medicine....

BellStores Partners with Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon as Presenting Sponsor 03/19/2015 runnersweb.com - BellStores has partnered with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon as the Presenting Sponsor in a multi-year agreement beginning with the 2015 marathon, half marathon, and team relay scheduled for...

Study Finds Those Motivational Messages Work 03/19/2015 triathlon.competitor.com - According to new research, the fans holding signs and cheering at races may be providing more than just mild amusement for athletes. The study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience found that...

Interbike expands 2015 show with addition of new hall 03/18/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Interbike organizers said that the 2015 show will take over one more hall at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The show has taken over halls A, B, C and D at the...

USA Cycling announces 2015 professional road nationals courses 03/18/2015 velonews.competitor.com - The Volkswagen USA Cycling professional road and time trial national championships will return to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the third consecutive year, May 23-25, 2015. The road races will ride through downtown Chattanooga...

Marathon testing to be increased 03/18/2015 espn.go.com - Athletes hoping to contend for the World Marathon Majors' annual $500,000 prize, or prize money in any of the six participating marathons, will be subject to increased out-of-competition testing for performance-enhancing drugs...

The Road to the Reebok Spartan Race World Championship 03/18/2015 news.spartan.com - Reebok Spartan Race, along with NBC Sports Group, announced the return of Spartan on NBC with the 2015 schedule of televised races that will air on both NBC Sports and NBC. ...

Lance Armstrong’s charity ride in France called ‘disrespectful’ 03/17/2015 usatoday.com - The head of world cycling urged Lance Armstrong on Tuesday to abandon "disrespectful" plans to ride part of the Tour de France route a day before the professional peloton. The disgraced cyclist...

Dorel reports strong growth in bike revenue in 2014 03/17/2015 bicycleretailer.com - The bike business continued to rebound through the final quarter of 2014 for Dorel Industries, the Canadian parent of Cannondale Sports Group and Pacific Cycle, which includes the Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose,...

USADA Chief Open to Reducing Armstrong’s Ban 03/17/2015 outsideonline.com - Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) president Brian Cookson has been asked to arrange a meeting between disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and USADA. If Armstrong is to have any chance of getting back into...

Foot Locker Shooting for $10 Billion in Sales by 2020 03/17/2015 sportsonesource.com - Foot Locker Inc. is targeting sales of $10 billion and sales per gross square foot of $600 by 2020, according to new financial targets laid out by the company Monday, March 16.

ASI buys Phat Cycles and Sterling bike brands 03/16/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Advanced Sports International has bought Phat Cycles, the California-based beach cruiser brand. The purchase also includes the Sterling bicycles brand.

Endura gets up to speed with time trialist Matt Bottrill 03/16/2015 triathlonbusiness.com - Scottish apparel specialist Endura has confirmed its sponsorship of leading British time trialist Matt Bottrill in conjunction with his existing sponsor Drag2Zero, the renowned aerodynamic experts.

Challenge Roth Triathlon Documentary Coming 03/16/2015 trijuice.com - The first ever feature length documentary on the sport of Long Distance Triathlon reached it's Kickstarter goal of $75,000 and will now be coming to the Big Screen. They plan to release...

Craft North America hires new sales agency for Northeast 03/16/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Craft North America has hired DS Specialty Sports to represent the brand in New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania.

The Color Run partners with Capital as Dulux quits event 03/16/2015 eventmagazine.co.uk - Multi-coloured racing event The Color Run has extended its national media partnership with Capital for the second year, while previous headline sponsor Dulux will not return for 2015.

Life Time Fitness sold to private equity firms in deal valued at more than US$4 billion 03/16/2015 triathlonbusiness.com - Life Time Fitness, ‘The Healthy Way of Life Company’, along with Leonard Green & Partners and TPG, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which affiliates of Leonard...

Rachel McBride Rolls Faster on Reynolds AERO 03/13/2015 lavamagazine.com - Reynolds Cycling will add Rachel McBride to its Triathlete roster for 2015. McBride’s season will start with the Wildflower Triathlon in Lake San Antonio, Calif. on May 2.

Nathan Sports Partners with Ragnar Relay Series 03/13/2015 sportsonesource.com - Nathan Sports has become the “Official Headlamp & Lighting, Hydration, and Reflective Partner of the Ragnar Relay Series, and the “Official Headlamp & Lighting, and Reflective Partner” of the Ragnar Trail Relays....

Standing Might Not Counteract the Health Harms of Sitting for Runners 03/13/2015 runnersworld.com - A new research review in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise brings a bit more bad news for runners and other active people. While standing up from time to time offsets...

UCI announces tougher anti-doping measures in cycling 03/13/2015 theguardian.com - Cycling’s international governing body, the UCI, has announced tougher anti-doping measures, including night-time visits by testers and an integrity test for team leaders and doctors.

POC promotes Ford to managing director of North America 03/13/2015 bicycleretailer.com - POC has named Willie Ford its managing director for North America. Ford will lead sales, marketing, customer service and operational efforts in the U.S. and Canada.

Spinlister to launch de-centralized bike share program 03/13/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Peer-to-peer global bike share provider Spinlister has launched a decentralized bike share model at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, that takes place from March 13-22.

Terry Bicycles adds two new sales reps 03/13/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Terry Bicycles has added two new independent representatives to its sales team. John Blye of JBI Sales Agency will represent Terry apparel and saddles in the eastern United States, covering New Jersey,...

REI to Double Member Dividends on GoPro Purchases 03/12/2015 outsideonline.com - REI will match its member dividend—a 10 percent rebate on purchases made at the store each year—on sales of GoPro Hero4 cameras, according to the company’s website. The offer applies to purchases...

Clif Bar Opens Sustainable Bakery in Twin Falls 03/12/2015 sportsonesource.com - Clif Bar & Company celebrated the groundbreaking of its first owned and operated bakery, the Clif Bar Baking Company, in Twin Falls, iD. The new 275,000-square-foot bakery will help the company meet...

Organizers of New Mexico cycling race obtain financing 03/12/2015 knoxnews.com - Organizers of the annual Tour of the Gila in southwestern New Mexico have obtained enough financing to stage this year's race, largely though the generosity of an anonymous donor.

First Spring Outerbike opens Friday in Moab 03/12/2015 bicycleretailer.com - The first Spring Outerbike consumer expo event opens Friday, with about 500 participants and 32 exhibitors expected for the three-day event. Event organizers have held Outerbike in the fall four times previously....

Vittoria hires Ken Avery as vice president of marketing and product 03/12/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Vittoria Industries North America, the U.S. affiliate of the Italian tire and wheel manufacturer, has appointed Ken Avery vice president of marketing and product.

Anger, frustration permeates peloton in wake of CIRC report 03/12/2015 velonews.competitor.com - There is a blend of anger, frustration, and apathy in light of the release, on Monday, of the long-awaited report from the Cycling Independent Reform Commission that portrayed today’s peloton in a...

Your Head Is Better for Sensors than Your Wrist 03/12/2015 outsideonline.com - Most fitness trackers today use wrist-based heart-rate monitors to measure everything from beats per minute to calories burned. But a few new companies argue that we shouldn’t monitor health from the wrist—we...

Destination Races Welcomes Kicking Horse Coffee as the Official Organic Fairtrade Coffee Sponsor of the 2015 and 2016 Wine Country Half Marathon Series 03/12/2015 runnersweb.com - Destination Races, producer of the Wine Country Half Marathon Series, partners with Kicking Horse Coffee to caffeinate runners at its seven boutique races across prestigious wine regions in North America.

FINIS Signs British Swimmer Adam Barrett 03/12/2015 lavamagazine.com - FINIS, Inc., a worldwide leader in technical swimming development, announces Adam Barrett as the newest sponsored athlete signed to Team FINIS.

Tim Don running on clouds to become an On athlete 03/12/2015 triathlonbusiness.com - One of the most prolific British triathletes of recent times, Tim Don, has joined the On family pairing another world class athlete with the award-winning Swiss running shoe brand.

Lorenzo Salvaggio appointed CEO of Guru Cycles 03/12/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Guru Cycles has appointed Lorenzo Salvaggio to serve as the bike brand's CEO. The company also announced that Ted Matthew has been named its Chairman of the Board.

Cycling chain SoulCycle considers going public – sources 03/11/2015 reuters.com - SoulCycle Holdings LLC, the U.S. indoor cycling chain that describes its classes as a "dance party on a bike," is mulling an initial public offering as part of a review of strategic...

U.S. Senators introduce new online sales tax legislation 03/11/2015 bicycleretailer.com - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a new version of the Marketplace Fairness Act, legislation that would allow states to collect sales taxes from e-commerce dealers who sell into their...

Paul Harrington named head of Fox Head 03/11/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Clothing brand Fox Head Inc. has named Paul Harrington as its CEO. Harrington is a former CEO of Easton-Bell Sports.

L.A. Marathon Preps For Record High Temperatures 03/11/2015 runnersworld.com - To combat the extreme heat expected to plague the 26,000 runners this Sunday during the L.A. Marathon, the race will begin at 6:55 a.m., 30 minutes earlier than the planned start, race...

Endurance Sports Will Make You a Better, Calmer Person 03/11/2015 outsideonline.com - Kelly McGonigal, a world-renowned health psychologist, observes that one of the best ways to get good at stress is practice, and endurance sports offer many opportunities to do just that. This is...

Adidas Hires New Agency for Sport 03/11/2015 sportsonesource.com - Adidas announced a new partnership with 72andSunny, the global creative agency, to lead its sport campaigns. 72andSunny will serve as the lead global creative agency for Adidas Sport responsible for brand-level global...

Under Armour Opens Digital Headquarters In Austin 03/11/2015 sportsonesource.com - Under Armour opened its first-ever Connected Fitness digital headquarters in downtown Austin, TX. Located in a new commercial development near the restored City of Austin Power Plant, the office currently employs more...

UCI extends with Santini 03/11/2015 sportspromedia.com - The International Cycling Union (UCI) has renewed and expanded its partnership with Santini Maglifico Sportivo for the production of its official jerseys.

Polar Bottle is official water bottle licensee of Team USA 03/11/2015 triathlonbusiness.com - Polar Bottle, the leading US brand of insulated reusable water bottles has confirmed a deal to become an official water bottle licensee of Team USA. As part of its licensing deal, Polar...

Subaru Canada Announces Title Sponsorship of IRONMAN Events in Canada 03/10/2015 Subaru Canada will return as the title sponsor of IRONMAN® triathlons in Canada for the 2015-2017 race seasons. The 2015 Subaru-IRONMAN partnership will include title sponsorship of all owned and operated IRONMAN and IRONMAN®...

FBI investigates supposed ISIS hack of SLO Marathon website 03/10/2015 ksby.com - The FBI is investigating the hacking of the San Luis Obispo Marathon website by someone claiming to be affiliated with ISIS. Slomarathon.com is one of several websites across the country to be...

Asics to Sponsor 500 Festival Mini-Marathon 03/10/2015 sportsonesource.com - Asics America will serve as the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the 2015 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis. Now in its 39th year, the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon is the...

CW-X Signs Elite Runner 03/10/2015 sportsonesource.com - The Wacoal Sports Science Corp. said its CW-X performance apparel brand has added elite runner, Carlos Trujillo, to Team CW-X. Trujillo represented the U.S. in the 2013 World Track and Field Championships...

Cookson remains cool on Armstrong ban reduction 03/10/2015 velonews.competitor.com - If Lance Armstrong was hoping for some sympathy from the UCI for cooperating with CIRC investigators, he was wrong.

Overend and Wells plan mountain bike fondo in Durango 03/10/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Famed mountain bikers Ned Overend and Todd Wells are getting behind a "dirt fondo" in their home town of Durango, Colo., that will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first UCI Mountain...

Felt Bicycles hires six, in sales, marketing and purchasing 03/09/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Felt Bicycles has added 6 new people : Felt Bicycles has added three new staff members at the company's Irvine, Calif., headquarters and also added three sales representatives to its national sales...

Apple Watch Sport launches today 03/09/2015 bikeradar.com - The Apple Watch is due for a big launch later today with full features and worldwide retail prices to be confirmed. While the Apple Watch Sport might be designed to catch a...

Strava launches Apple Watch application 03/09/2015 velonews.competitor.com - At Apple’s Spring Forward launch event on March 9, the Apple Watch was officially unveiled. Strava is one of the select group of third-party developers that will offer applications for the new...

UCI to ask Verbruggen to resign as honorary president 03/09/2015 usatoday.com - Former UCI head Hein Verbruggen will be asked to resign his honorary presidency after a scathing report into the sport's doping culture and allegations of collusion with Lance Armstrong.

What Will The New Apple Watch Mean For Runners? 03/09/2015 running.competitor.com - At the company’s “Spring Forward” event in San Francisco on Monday, Apple announced that its highly anticipated Apple Watch will be available for pre-order on April 10 and in-store purchases on April...

Saucony ® Rekindles Relationship With Rod Dixon-New Zealand Olympian, New York City Marathon Winner And Active Champion Against Childhood Obesity 03/09/2015 runnersweb.com - Saucony dedicates a total of $35,000 since 2014 to Rod Dixon’s KiDSMARATHON Foundation to extend message of fitness and health to even more children nationwide.

Fitness partners with Nike+ Running 03/09/2015 triathlonbusiness.com - Wahoo Fitness, the performance & monitoring accessories specialist, has announced its collaboration with Nike as the heart rate monitor of choice for the Nike+ Running ecosystem. Wahoo Fitness users can now connect...

Report Says Doping Was Ignored to Shield Armstrong 03/08/2015 mobile.nytimes.com - For years, cycling’s top officials turned a blind eye to doping, operating in deference primarily to one rider — Lance Armstrong — according to a reform commission that spent the past year...

List of main recommendations to UCI from doping report AP 8:21 p.m. EDT March 8, 2015 03/08/2015 usatoday.com - The International Cycling Union has been urged to renew its fight against doping after a scathing report into the sport's culture of using banned drugs. Here are some of the main recommendations...

Deepest Field in LA Marathon History Set for March 15 Race 03/08/2015 runningnetwork.com - The 30th edition of the ASICS LA Marathon includes a robust line-up of 61 American elites vying for the 2015 USA Track & Field Marathon Championships - LOS ANGELES - The largest-ever...

CeramicSpeed debuts US$1,000 derailleur pulleys at NAHBS 03/08/2015 bikeradar.com - Danish company CeramicSpeed has gone and utterly shattered the glass ceiling with a pair of outrageously expensive titanium derailleur pulleys developed in collaboration with the Danish Technological Institute. The price tag is...

Snow Unlikely to Affect Boston Marathon, but B.A.A. Is Prepared 03/06/2015 runnersworld.com - The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) is hoping that Boston’s snow and ice will be long gone by April 20, but the organization is discussing contingency plans, in case it is not. The...

Life Time Cuts Pro Prize Purse 03/06/2015 triathlon.competitor.com - Life Time Tri, the leading race series for short course, non-drafting competition, revealed this week it would eliminate most of its professional prize purse in favor of focusing on the age-group experience.

Foot Locker’s Q4 Comps Jump 10 Percent 03/06/2015 sportsonesource.com - Foot Locker, Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings rose 18.0 percent to $146 million, or $1.01 a share, easily eclipsing Wall Street's target.

IRONMAN Foundation: making a difference by numbers 03/06/2015 triathlonbusiness.com - Kristine Waite gives us an idea of how big an impact the IRONMAN Foundation made in 2014 in this rundown of figures.

Spy Inc. Sees Sales Rise 13.2 Percent in Fourth Quarter 03/06/2015 sportsonesource.com - Spy Inc. reported strong goggle sales and continued growth in prescription frames helped drive up its fourth quarter sales by 13.2 percent to $9.8 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec....

ASICS Plans Massive Light Show, New Shoe For LA Marathon 03/06/2015 running.competitor.com - ASICS, the title sponsor of the LA Marathon, will be unleashing a dramatic, first-of-its-kind moment on the evening of March 13 by lighting up Los Angeles sky with a series of high-powered...

TomTom Connects Smart Watches to Nike+ 03/06/2015 sportsonesource.com - TomTom announced that its range of TomTom Runner and Multi-Sport GPS Sport Watches will now connect to Nike+. Users can now track their progress, challenge their friends and share their successes...

SRAM reduces number of distributors 03/06/2015 bicycleretailer.com - SRAM announced Friday that it will reduce the number of distributors selling its components effective May 23, eliminating Olympic Supply Co., Hans Johnsen Co., Downeast Bicycle Specialists, Wilson and Action Bicycle. Hans...

Tour of the Gila seeks sponsors after funding is pulled 03/06/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Race directors of the Tour of the Gila are putting out the call for angel sponsors after the 28-year-old stage race’s title sponsor pulled its investment early this week. If new sponsors...

Accell Group sees profit rocket 37% 03/06/2015 bikebiz.com - Favourable weather and the recovering economy helped Accell, owner of Raleigh, Haibike, Winora, Lapierre and Ghost, record strong financials in 2014. Net profits were up 37 per cent to €26.1 million in...

Nuun/PeopleForBikes collaboration pack available at specialty retailers 03/06/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Nuun has released its co-branded four-pack of electrolyte sports drink tablets in collaboration with PeopleForBikes, with proceeds to be donated to the advocacy organization.

Tour of the Gila in jeopardy of cancellation 03/06/2015 velonews.competitor.com - For the past 28 years, Silver City, New Mexico, has hosted the Tour of the Gila. But that may end soon. Earlier this week, race directors received word that a title sponsor...

TomTom GPS Sport Watches now Compatible with Nike+ Running App 03/06/2015 businesswire.com - TomTom announced that its range of TomTom Runner and Multi-Sport GPS Sport Watches will now connect to Nike+. Users can now track their progress, challenge their friends and share their successes with...

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