LATEST RUNNING AND MARATHON NEWS
April 4, 2023
Athletics Integrity Unit suspects doping conspiracy in Kenya
On Tuesday, Kenyan doping-related suspensions reached a new high with the eight-year suspension of the 26-year-old 800m runner and Commonwealth Games finalist Eglay Nalyanya. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) found some alarming similarities between Nalyanya’s case and the previous case of Betty Lempus, uncovering a savvy operation that helps Kenyan...
April 4, 2023
After Hitting $1 Billion, Here’s How Hoka Plans to Surpass Its Next Sales Milestone
What a decade. As one of footwear’s newest billion-dollar brands, Hoka has skyrocketed under Deckers direction. It’s an impressive feat given that the performance running brand had sales of less than $3 million when the company acquired the brand in 2012. FN
April 1, 2023
Trail running events contribute microplastic pollution to conservation and wilderness areas
Clothing and footwear designed for trail running shed microplastics (MPs) during use. Trail running events may therefore present a significant source of MP pollution in conservation and wilderness areas. Microplastics may present long-term risks to biodiversity and endemic plant and animal species in such areas. In this study, we used...
March 31, 2023
Brooks to Invest $10 Million in New Initiative to Empower Young Runners
On Friday, the Seattle-based performance brand unveiled “Future Run,” a new program aimed at teaching young people the benefits of running. The new initiative is an evolution of the brand’s current community impact work and aims to reach one million young runners in the U.S. with a $10 million investment...
March 30, 2023
What You Do (and Don’t) Need in a Running Shoe
Humans have run for hundreds of thousands of years, most without the benefit of cushy, brightly colored footwear. But take a stroll around a sporting goods store or scroll through a running website, and you’ll find a dizzying array of options. Some promise speed, others comfort and injury reduction —...
March 27, 2023
Bank of America signs on as new Boston Marathon sponsor
The Boston Marathon has agreed to a 10-year sponsorship deal with Bank of America that organizers hope will allow the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual 26.2-mile road race to grow over the next decade while maintaining its historic character. Financial terms of the deal announced Monday were not disclosed....
March 24, 2023
Life Isn’t Fair. He Didn’t Want This Race to Be, Either.
Gary Cantrell, the mastermind behind the Barkley Marathons, is in a race of his own: against time. The convoy of minivans and U-Hauls eased down a narrow, winding two-lane street in northeastern Tennessee. It passed circles of razor wire, a prison and a cemetery to reach its destination: a race...
March 21, 2023
Nike Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations, Wholesale Revenue Up 18%
Nike reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter — despite recent inventory excesses and challenges in China. The athletic giant reported Q3 revenues of $12.4 billion, up 14% from the same time last year and ahead of expectations from analysts surveyed by Yahoo. Net income was $1.2 billion, down 11%...
March 21, 2023
On’s Revenues Surge 92 Percent In Fourth Quarter
On Holding AG significantly decreased its loss in the fourth quarter ended December 31 as sales vaulted 91.9 percent. For the current year, the Swiss running brand predicts sales will grow 39 percent. On finished the 2022 financial year on a high note and with a further record net sales...
March 14, 2023
2023 Barkley Marathons have kicked off, Damian Hall debuts
Laz Lake blew the conch at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, signifying that the 2023 Barkley Marathons would start in one hour. The race in Frozen Head State Park, near Wartburg, Tenn., is considered one of the world’s hardest ultras, in which a small field of runners are given 60 hours...