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September 27, 2021
Sea Otter Europe draws to a close with 45,000 visitors
The fifth edition of the Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava-Girona Bike Show closed its doors yesterday, exceeding the organisers’ best forecasts with around 45,000 visitors. Larger spaces, together with distancing between exhibitors and pre-booked tickets for visitors, helped keep capacity limitations in the expo zone and race areas ‘under control’,...
September 26, 2021
Study: do ultra-endurance events harm your long-term health?
Ultras rarely result in serious acute health problems, but research shows they may have a negative impact over time. Canadian Running
September 23, 2021
Nike Misses Q1 Revenue Estimates, Shares Fall
Overall, the athletic giant on Thursday reported growth, with revenues for the quarter at $12.2 billion, up 16% year over year. However, this fell short of estimates of $12.46 billion in revenues from a survey of analysts. Net income was $1.9 billion, up 23% year over year, with diluted earnings per...
September 23, 2021
Colnago Becomes First Cycling Manufacturer To Adopt Digital Product Passport Powered By Blockchain
Beginning with the bike that will be raced by 2020 and 2021 Tour de France champion, Tadej Pogačar this coming Sunday at the 2021 UCI Road Racing World Championship in Belgium, Colnago will integrate blockchain technology into its new bicycles. As the first manufacturer to link its physical products to a virtual, distributed...
September 22, 2021
They Can Get You Disqualified, But are Thicker Shoes Faster?
The recent disqualification of the Derara Hurisa from the Vienna marathon was the first high-profile disqualification of an athlete for a violation of the new footwear rules from World Athletics on the roads. Hurisa’s shoe, the Adidas Adizero Prime X, had all the ingredients of a super shoe, including better...
September 22, 2021
Asma Jan, Kanza Malik making history for Pakistani women at world championships
Asma Jan and Kanza Malik made history at the world championships. The two riders became the first women from Pakistan to compete at an international cycling event when they took on the women’s individual time trial Monday. They are part of a four-rider team, along with two men, that is competing in...
September 21, 2021
10 of the Worst Training Tips You Hear in Running
There are lots of ways to find your running potential. This article points out 10 tips, with each of them usually starting at a place of well-meaning associations, and sometimes ending at a place of actively unhelpful misinformation. Women's Running
September 21, 2021
How Nike Became the Most Marketable Athletic Brand, According to SportsPro
The Swoosh earned the top spot for the second year in a row, beating out Adidas and Emirates, which placed second and third, respectively. For this year’s ranking, the company analyzed postings from more than 30,000 organizations and athletes for the period of August 15, 2020 to August 15, 2021....
September 20, 2021
Peloton Expanding Into Hotels, Health Clubs
The fitness leader is leveraging April’s $420 million acquisition of Precor — which supplies workout machines to hotels, health clubs, and universities — to get hotel guests and others to sample its offerings. FOS
September 18, 2021
Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 race canceled due to COVID-19
The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March, and the 2022 edition canceled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan's capital. The race had been set for Oct. 17 but has now been moved to March 6, according to the Tokyo Marathon Foundation website. ESPN