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January 5, 2021
There’s a New Way to Choose the Right Running Shoe
Pronation - ensuring that your shoe enabled your foot to roll inward with the right amount with each stride - is out, comfort is too vague, but measuring “habitual motion path” can guide one to a shoe that minimizes injury risk. Outside
January 4, 2021
New 10-year study confirms super shoe effect
A new analysis of the last 10 years of results from four World Marathon Majors races adds much evidence to the idea that super shoes produce faster times. Podium Runner
January 4, 2021
Tokyo 2020 domestic sponsors agree to contract extensions for 2021
Although a poll finding that a majority of the Japanese public oppose holding the Games in 2021, organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have announced that all 68 domestic sponsors have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed event. SportsPro
January 4, 2021
Asics closes flagship store In Manhattan
Asics shuttered its New York City flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in December 2020 amid the prolonged impact of COVID-19. Asics said it expects to record approximately $22 million as the loss on the cancellation of the lease contract and the loss on the impairment of the related...
January 4, 2021
New details emerge on COVID-19 ‘bubbles’ for cycling and other sports at Tokyo Olympics
Athletes must clear COVID-19 tests upon arrival and will be placed into a pre-competition ‘bubble’ for 14 days, creating hurdles for many Tokyo-bound cyclists. VeloNews
January 4, 2021
The Best of the Best: Endurance Sportswire Announces Its Most Popular Press Releases and Industry News Items of 2020
San Diego, Calif. – As we embark upon 2021, Endurance Sportswire has put together a list of its most viewed press releases and industry news items over the past year. Congratulations go to iFit. Thanks to SEO and a great news topic, the company's press release was opened 4,021 times....
December 30, 2020
Nike Has Two New Running Shoes Releasing in Early 2021 Made to Reduce Injuries and Help You Run Faster
The pair of road-ready shoes, the ZoomX Invincible Run and the React Infinity Run 2, are part of its mission of creating a future where no runner gets injured and every runner gets faster. Footwear News
December 28, 2020
Adidas Plans to Make 17 Million Pairs of Shoes With Recycled Plastic Waste in 2021 — Here Are Its Other Sustainability Goals
The German athletic powerhouse stated that more than 60% of its products will be made with sustainable materials in 2021, marking the next step in Adidas’ mission to end plastic waste. It will also produce 17 million pairs of shoes with recycled plastic waste from beaches and coastal regions. Footwear...
December 26, 2020
The US wasn’t equipped for 2020’s cycling boom. Its failures stem from a century of leaving bikes behind.
When COVID-19 hit last spring, transportation departments began designating temporary bike lanes to accommodate a pandemic-era surge in cycling. Although the pandemic highlighted some cities' ability to innovate, it also forced the US' longstanding lack of good biking infrastructure into the spotlight. yahoo!news
December 18, 2020
DUI charges filed against box truck driver who killed five cyclists
The Clark County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint against Jordan Barson for operating a vehicle with methamphetamine in his system when he drove off the road and onto the shoulder where he struck five cyclists, and resulting in substantial bodily harm to one other. VeloNews