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June 3, 2024
Strike That, Reverse It — Malibu Re-Opening Race RFP
In January of this year, the Council awarded the sole triathlon permit available in the city to the Zuma Foundation, headed by former race director Michael Epstein. This was over the objections of Malibu Triathlon IP holders supertri, who had acquired the event from Motiv Sports (who had bought it from Epstein) and...
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May 31, 2024
FitBit Launches Gamified Fitness Watch for Kids
Fitbit, a wearable tech company that burst onto the scene in 2009 with a clip-on accelerometer gadget to track movement and calories, has now presented the ultimate solution for parents and caregivers: a connected smartwatch for kids ages 7-plus that promotes physical activity while keeping them connected to their families....
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May 30, 2024
Ultrarunning Growth in the U.S. Through a Geographic Lens
Ultrarunning and trail running have experienced explosive growth over the past several decades. In the United States alone, this proliferation has attracted new audiences and people from every corner of the country and beyond. This pattern is reflected globally as well. iRunFar
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May 29, 2024
Fitness Influencers Negatively Affect Mental Health, Research Suggests
Young adults who follow health and fitness influencers on Instagram engage in more vigorous exercise and consume more fruit and vegetables but also experience higher distress scores (depression, anxiety and negative mood) than non-followers, according to a new study, “Healthier But Not Happier?' Athletech News
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May 29, 2024
Samsung could leapfrog Apple and Google with new Galaxy AI fitness tools for Galaxy Watch 7
Samsung will add Galaxy AI features to both its Samsung Health app and Galaxy Watches this summer. Tailor-made sleep, health, and workout recommendations could help the Galaxy Watch series catch up to its fitness watch rivals — or even surpass them. Starting this June, a select few One UI 6...
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May 29, 2024
USA: E-bikes could become more expensive after June 14
In the USA, e-bikes could become significantly more expensive, as importers of Chinese-produced parts will face higher costs. An exclusion from tariffs imposed on imports from China will expire on June 14, meaning importers will pay an extra 25% duty on top of any existing tariffs. The change affects e-bikes,...
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May 29, 2024
Miguel Ángel López handed four-year doping ban for “use and possession” of human growth hormone during 2022 Giro d’Italia
Tour de France stage winner and grand tour podium finisher Miguel Ángel López has been slapped with a four-year suspension by the UCI, after the world governing body’s Anti-Doping Tribunal ruled that the 30-year-old was guilty of possessing and using the human growth hormone menotropin during the 2022 Giro d’Italia,...
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May 29, 2024
What drugs are ultrarunners using?
Recently, some of the most renowned ultras in the world, UTMB and Western States 100, have implemented new drug testing regimes, in a renewed committment to preserving integrity in ultrarunning. But what is the prevalence of drug usage among ultrarunners, and what, exactly, are these runners using? A study recently published in Medicine...
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May 29, 2024
Dick’s net sales increase 6%, leading to improved full-year outlook
Dick's Sporting Goods reported net sales increased 6.2% year-over-year and raised its full-year outlook. Net sales for the quarter ending May 4 were $3.02 billion, compared with $2.84 billion at the same time last year. Net income for the quarter was $275 million, down 10% year-over-year from $305 million. Earnings...
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May 28, 2024
Merida bikes sales drop by 29.8% as industry slump rumbles on
Merida bikes are the latest firm to report a drop in sales in the current year as the effects of the global pandemic period continue to reverberate throughout the bike industry. The brand - which provides bikes for leading WorldTour team Bahrain Victorious - has been forced to stomach a...
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