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October 7, 2021
iFIT Delays IPO After Planning to Raise $646M
iFIT postponed its IPO on Thursday, citing adverse market conditions after planning to raise $646 million. iFIT joins Life Time Group Inc. as another fitness company recently impacted by market volatility. Life Time, which is backed by private equity firm TPG, decreased its IPO size to $702 million on Wednesday, down from $966...
October 7, 2021
Adidas Launches Resale Program Powered by ThredUp
The company today launched “Choose to Give Back,” a custom resale solution powered ThredUp’s resale-as-a-service (RaaS) program. Via Adidas’ Creator’s Club app, customers will now have the option to send in used Adidas apparel, accessories and footwear to be resold. FN
October 7, 2021
Women’s Tour wants live TV in 2022, but it’s not going to compromise elsewhere
Race organizer, SweetSpot announced earlier this year that it would have — for the first time — live coverage of the race. However, it went back on that promise last week, saying that it would only have a highlights package in 2021. VeloNews
October 7, 2021
MAAP Launches Alt_Road Collection
Durable, hardwearing, and engineered for an alternative path. Following months of testing on gravel, open road, dirt, and through the grit, MAAP have revealed their new Alt_Road collection; showcasing performance products done sustainably for riders who want to take a turn off the ordinary, onto whatever. This Melbourne-based brand’s new...
October 7, 2021
Road Runners Club of America Announces 2021 Kids Run the Nation Grant Recipients
ARLINGTON, Virginia – October 7, 2021 – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 2021 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007, the RRCA has distributed more than $310,000 to youth running programs nationwide. This year, 17 programs from...
October 7, 2021
Announcing InGoodTaste: An Independent Creative Consultancy Focused On Grey Space Thinking™ and Positive Cultural Change
(October 7, 2021 — San Francisco, CA) — With an extreme independence and a focus on solving problems using Grey Space Thinking, InGoodTaste has been launched by Mark Riedy, founder of TRUE Communications and digital marketing agency A Known Quantity, along with a group of managing partners. The collective team...
October 7, 2021
P3R and YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Partner with Ya Jagoff! Podcast to Produce Exclusive Pittsburgh-centric Content for the YMCA Turkey Trot Presented by UPMC Health Plan
PITTSBURGH, PA (Oct. 7, 2021) – P3R and YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh have partnered with Ya Jagoff! Podcast to add some yinzer fun and humor to this year’s YMCA Turkey Trot presented by UPMC Health Plan. As part of the partnership, Ya Jagoff! Podcast co-hosts Rachel Rennebeck and John Chamberlin...
October 7, 2021
Innovative Super League Triathlon Nominated for Sports Business Awards
Super League Triathlon has been nominated for a Sports Business award for its innovative response to COVID-19. The SLT Arena Games powered by Zwift has won widespread industry praise, and already picked up a major honour in the Sports Industry Awards with the Cutting Edge Award. It is now being...
October 7, 2021
ShowcasedPunch Gunk partners with Orange County Triathlon to provide on-course pain relief
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. – Punch Gunk, the award-winning performance therapeutics company shaking up the pain relief and workout recovery industry, has partnered with the Orange County Triathlon to provide natural pain relief for athletes on course. Punch Gunk’s pain relieving lotion will be found at all aid stations throughout the...
October 7, 2021
CAF Brings Back High Fives and Finish Lines to Reunite the Community and Raise Millions of Dollars for Athletes with Physical Challenges
SAN DIEGO, CA — October 7, 2021 – Returning in-person this year, Challenged Athletes Foundation reignites its Community Challenge, powered by Strava and the 28th annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge with an all-new location on October 22-24. This community weekend features an extraordinary series of events that...