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January 15, 2020

Nike shoes that have revolutionized marathon times unlikely to be banned

The World Athletics working group investigating the Nike shoes which have revolutionized marathon times is still deliberating over what limits to place on the carbon plate and foam technology and is unlikely to implement a wholesale ban according to The Guardian. As things stand, the group’s emphasis appears more on putting limits to...

January 13, 2020

Spartan Pushes Tough Mudder Toward Chapter 11

The saga continues with Tough Mudder, its co-founder, the companies it owes money to, and Spartan, who wants to acquire them. Spartan has filed a statement in support of an emergency motion of petitioning creditors to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee. Read more on MudRunGuide.

January 13, 2020

U.S. to probe Fitbit, Garmin, other wearable devices after Philips complains

U.S. trade regulators said on Friday they will investigate wearable monitoring devices, including those made by Fitbit Inc (FIT.N) and Garmin Ltd (GRMN.O), following allegations of patent violations by rival Koninklijke Philips (PHG.AS) and its North America unit. More info on Reuters.

January 13, 2020

What artificial intelligence says about running form

The act of running, it turns out, is surprisingly complicated. The bob of your head, the rotation of your hips, the angle of your foot—all these factors and many others can vary in endless ways. However, a new study from researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland and the University of...

January 9, 2020

The State of Ultra Running 2020 reveals findings

The study, undertaken by run shoe review site RunRepeat in collaboration with the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU), explores the trends in ultra running over the last 23 years. Impressively, they analyzed 5,010,730 results from 15,451 ultra running events, making this the largest study ever done on the sport. Read the...

January 9, 2020

How Target could rival Nike and Adidas with its new athletic brand

Target has big ambitions in the athletic space. The chain today announced the launch of All in Motion, a private-label athletic and sporting goods brand — and it says the label could do $1 billion in sales in its first year. The size-inclusive brand launches this month with men’s, women’s and children’s...

January 9, 2020

Fitness device upstart takes on Apple, Peloton, Fitbit at CES 2020

China-based Huami (HMI) already has set its sights on being the innovation leader in the wearable fitness device market. Now the ambitious company, little known in the U.S., is making a splash at CES 2020 with a lineup of impressive new contraptions, and not all of them wearable. Not familiar with the...

January 8, 2020

The female ultra-athletes leading the field

From swimming the Channel four times to outrunning every man, The Guardian reports on the women at the top of their game.

January 7, 2020

Tough Mudder creditors try to put race company in bankruptcy

Tough Mudder Inc. creditors are attempting to push the organizer of extreme obstacle races into bankruptcy over $855,000 that they say the company owes them. The firm is facing claims from Valley Builders LLC, Trademarc Associates Inc. and David Watkins Homes Inc., all of which provide general contractor or building services. The trio filed an involuntary petition...

January 7, 2020

Town Sports acquires Flywheel Sports

Town Sports International Holdings Inc., one of the largest owners and operators of fitness clubs in the Northeast, agreed to acquire the studio business of Flywheel Sports Inc., the spin chain. Established in 2010, Flywheel has 29 indoor cycling locations across the United States. In June 2018, reports arrived that Flywheel had...