LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
May 25, 2023
Full Circle Events purchases rights to produce Carmel Marathon
The name Full Circle Events seemed appropriate for Jay Druba’s new race management company. Druba was an intern in 2011 for the Carmel Marathon. Now Druba and his wife, Kati, have purchased the rights to Carmel Marathon from the Carmel Road Racing Group. This will be the only event Full...
May 22, 2023
Why Is YouTube Obsessed with Running Marathons on Zero Training?
Last year, Nate Buchanan of Kara and Nate, which boasts 3.5 million subscribers, documented himself running 26.2 miles from the city of Marathon to Athens, Greece, without training. Natacha Oceane, 1.62 million subscribers, has two separate videos of her running a 50K as well as twenty-four hours without training. As...
May 16, 2023
On’s First Quarter Profits Surge With 78 Percent Revenue Gain
On Holding AG’s profits tripled in the first quarter on strong margin improvement and 78 percent sales growth. The Swiss running brand’s results easily topped analyst targets. Strength was seen across regions, channels and product groups. Sales of CHF 420.2 million ($470mm) topped Wall Street’s consensus target of CHF 382.3...
May 16, 2023
U.S. senator under fire for allegedly using campaign money for destination marathons
When Sinema participated in the 2022 Boston Marathon, she took pride in sharing her accomplishment on social media. However, The Daily Beast revealed that Sinema received over $16,000 in campaign contributions from a few donors in Massachusetts in April 2022, some of whom contributed at the maximum allowable level of...
May 15, 2023
New Suit Comes for Nike’s ‘Misleading’ Sustainability Marketing
In a complaint filed Wednesday in a District Court in Missouri, plaintiff Maria Guadalupe Ellis claimed that Nike uses “deceptive and misleading” statements when marketing its sustainability collection. Specifically, the suit claims that Nike “deceives consumers into believing that they are receiving products that are ‘sustainable,’ ‘made with recycled fibers,”...
May 15, 2023
The Speed Project: The secret ‘Fight Club’-style race between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
It has no website, no "register here" button, no rules, no official route, no spectators and, until a week before, no official start date. It's a "Fight Club" of the running world created in the mould of its founder. Before he found marathon running after moving to Los Angeles in...
May 11, 2023
Why tall, leggy people run faster in the heat
If you are a marathon runner in search of a personal best, your body shape could be just as important as your training, analysis suggests. A study of 170 Ironman contestants found tall, leggy runners performed better in warm climates, while shorter, stockier people had the upper hand in colder...
May 10, 2023
Asics Corp. Posts 35 Percent Jump In Q1 FX Neutral Sales; Profits Surge 87 Percent
Asics Corporation reported that net sales jumped 44.6 percent year-over-year to ¥152.2 billion ($1.15 bn) in the first quarter ended March 31, and increased 35.0 percent year-over-year excluding foreign exchange effects. Profit attributable to owners of the parent company increased 86.9 percent to ¥16,310 million ($122.8 mm) mainly due to...
May 9, 2023
Under Armour Swings To Fiscal Q4 Profit On Footwear Growth; Inventory Up 44 Percent
Under Armour reported that revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter was up 7.5 percent to $1.40 billion (+10 percent currency-neutral) in the period ended March 31. Gross margin declined 310 basis points to 43.4 percent of sales in the period, driven primarily by higher promotions, mix impacts related to higher...
May 9, 2023
7-year-old Cincinnati marathon bandit renews controversy for Kentucky family
A couple who sparked controversy at last year’s Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, Ohio when their six-year-old son joined them for the 42.2-km distance is again courting controversy as the boy, now seven, appears to have run at least the second half of the marathon course unregistered. Following a flurry...
