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January 30, 2021
New Balance Sued For Exaggerating Claims On Its ‘Made In USA’ Sneakers
New Balance is being sued for falsely marketing its sneakers as being “Made in the USA,” according to The Fashion Law. Plaintiffs Matthew Cristostomo, Anthony Bollini, Spencer Verrilla, Derrick Evans, Clifton Bradley, and Robert Kaminsky claim that New Balance is misrepresenting the quality of its sneakers with its American flag tongue badges,...
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January 29, 2021
An Update On The USA Cycling Olympic Development Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling announced their new program, the Olympic Development Academy (ODA), in an effort to create more junior development opportunities across all cycling disciplines. The new Olympic Development Academy is an athletes’ full access to world-class coaches and other specialists, in-depth training plans and camps, and national and...
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January 29, 2021
Rockstar All Access Announces Southern Firecracker 70.3
January 29, 2021 Grenada, MS – Rockstar All Access announced it has secured a multi-year deal with the Grenada Tourism Commission to develop a long-distance triathlon called the Southern Firecracker 70.3. The USAT sanctioned event will be held on June 26, 2021 at Grenada Lake. Grenada Lake offers some of...
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January 29, 2021
The International Association of Black Triathletes Launches FREE – Nationwide NCAA/Collegiate Club Virtual COMBINE
Baltimore, MD. - The International Association of Black Triathletes (IABT) is a national humanitarian nonprofit dedicated to providing advancement for urban youth and communities they represent through the sport of triathlon by being a gateway to reduce academic and health disparities and to increase opportunities for collegiate studies, internships, and...
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January 29, 2021
MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Julia Emmons
January 29, 2021 — Julia Emmons, who directed the AJC Peachtree Road Race for 26 years (1985 – 2011) and served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Track Club, has been named the 2020 MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Emmons led the iconic July 4 road race, which was the...
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January 29, 2021
Charm City Run Events Acquires St. Michaels Running Festival
Baltimore, Md. - Baltimore-based Charm City Run Events has acquired the St. Michaels Running Festival, a multi-distance running event held annually in May in St. Michaels, Maryland. The festival, which draws more than 2,000 runners, features a half marathon, 10k, and 5k on USATF-certified courses. The 2021 St. Michaels Running...
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January 29, 2021
RaceHawk Named Official Race Registration Platform of the Speedo SALT Series
St. Augustine Beach, Florida – RaceHawk, powered by EventConnect, becomes the official race registration platform of the Speedo SALT Series. For well over a decade, RaceHawk built a reputation as the “go to” registration platform for endurance sports in the State of Florida. Recently under new ownership, the RaceHawk platform...
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January 28, 2021
USA Cycling’s doctor doubtful for spring races: ‘My gut instinct is the fall can be fairly normal’
Dr. Michael Roshon, USA Cycling's chief medical officer, says U.S. races in March and April are unlikely to be safe from COVID-19. VeloNews
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January 28, 2021
Nike Loses Appeal In Fleet Feet Lawsuit
In September 2019, Fleet Feet sued Nike over Nike’s use of phrases such as “Change Everything” and “Running Changes Everything,” claiming that it has trademarked the two phrases and spent substantial resources making those slogans the cornerstones for its brand. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals refused to undo a...
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January 28, 2021
May Deemed Too Early for Marathon-Sized Event
PITTSBURGH (January 29, 2021) — The City of Pittsburgh has shared that it would not grant a permit for the 2021 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend of events, effectively cancelling this year’s event. City officials and P3R have worked closely over the past several months to develop plans to...