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January 31, 2022
Pic2Go Releases New Race Photo Sales Solution
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Pic2Go’s new photo sales solution introduces a simple approach where participants can pay a fixed fee to access their full personal finisher gallery and download their high-res photos. The solution takes advantage of Pic2Go’s patented 2d barcodes for automated race photo tagging and maintain all the benefits of...
January 29, 2022
Nick Willis Breaks the Four Minute Mile Barrier for the 20th Consecutive Year at the Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile
January 29, 2022 – New York, NY/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Tracksmith employee Nick Willis ran 3:59.71 in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games. The result marked the 5-time Olympian’s 20th consecutive year running at least one mile under the legendary four-minute barrier. The streak began when Willis first ran a...
January 28, 2022
Showcased13 Tips to Improve Your Event Social Media Marketing
Using social media is an excellent way to spread news about your upcoming events. While you can use tools like Facebook ads, organic event promotion can also be an effective method for boosting ticket sales, building brand awareness and getting people excited about what’s to come. Here are some valuable...
January 27, 2022
Specialized to add consumer-direct sales on Feb. 1
Specialized Bicycle Components will begin direct online sales of bikes to U.S. consumers next week, adding a “Rider Direct” option for the purchase of non-electric bikes from its website. Bicycle Retailer
January 27, 2022
As events return, amateur athletes exercise their pent-up demand for travel
Destination athletic events are reporting big spikes in interest and selling out quickly. And there are reasons travel and competing in person in athletic events are among the things people particularly missed during the pandemic. Boston Globe (paywall)
January 27, 2022
25 women to watch in Run Specialty in 2022
This month's issue of Running Insight is devoted to the women who have changed the run specialty business for the better and their impact on the running business at all levels. Running Insight
January 27, 2022
Women’s Running Inspires Female Empowerment in New 360 YOU Program
BOULDER, CO — January 27, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Women’s Running, owned by Outside Interactive, Inc., the world’s leading creator of active & healthy lifestyle content, events, and experiences, has announced 360 YOU, a member-only program designed to empower female runners. The program will feature a different female pro athlete...
January 26, 2022
Peloton’s archrival – maker of NordicTrack bikes – faces crippling lawsuit
The maker of NordicTrack exercise bikes has been slapped with a $300 million lawsuit that threatens to force the company toward bankruptcy, The Post has learned. iFIT Health & Fitness – which scrapped plans to go public in October after archrival Peloton revealed pandemic-driven demand for exercise bikes was tanking...
January 26, 2022
Spartan to Hold North American Championship at Canada’s Big White Mountain
KELOWNA, BC (January 26, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The toughest obstacle course racers in North America will be crowned at Big White Mountain this summer as Spartan, the world's leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, announced today that it will hold its North American Championship in Kelowna, British Columbia....
January 26, 2022
Adidas Plans More Than 2,800 New Hires In 2022
Adidas said it plans to hire more than 2,800 employees in 2022, including more than 800 in its home country of Germany. Adidas said the majority of the new employees, more than 900 people, will be hired to work in Adidas retail stores. More than 500 positions will be filled in the...