December 30, 2022

‘Moonwalkers’: These strap-on shoes can make you walk three times faster

An American start-up, Shift Robotics, has invented a device designed to be strapped onto your own shoes to boost your walking speed by up to 250 per cent. The “Moonwalkers” look like skates, but they’re not freewheeling - so that you don’t lose your balance. EuroNews

December 30, 2022

High Five Events To Host Information Session for Potential Part-Time Staff

AUSTIN, Texas, December 30, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - High Five Events, one of the largest privately owned event production companies in the United States, is offering a recruitment event for potential part time staff at the High Five Events office on January 5, 2023 at 6:30 PM in Austin, Texas....

December 29, 2022

Parents of girls in fatal e-bike crash settle with each other; Rad Power files cross-complaint

A Los Angeles judge has approved a $1.5 million settlement between the parents of a 12-year-old girl who died following an e-bike crash and the parents of the 11-year-old girl who was piloting the bike. The e-bike's maker, Rad Power Bikes, opposed the settlement and has filed a cross-complaint against...

December 29, 2022

World ultrarunning champion Camille Herron parts ways with Hoka

The women’s 100-mile world record holder, Camille Herron, announced on social media today that she is parting ways with her longtime sponsor, Hoka, and beginning a partnership with a major brand new to the ultra-trail community in 2023. Canadian Running

December 28, 2022

Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2023

The annual ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® worldwide survey to determine industry trends by health and fitness professionals is now in its 17th consecutive year. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly made an impact on the 2021 survey and continued for 2022, but for 2023, some current trends are emerging whereas others are weakening...

December 28, 2022

Life Time Survey: Building Muscle Tops Weight Loss as Primary Focus for 2023

Life Time’s annual health and wellness survey of more than 1,000 fitness enthusiasts finds that building muscle topped weight loss as primary focus for the year ahead – an increase of 10 percent from last year’s survey and a departure from “losing weight,” which typically tops most New Year’s resolution...

December 28, 2022

Top Viewed Endurance Sports Stories and Press Releases of 2022

As we embark upon 2023, Endurance Sportswire has put together a list of its most viewed press releases and industry news items over the past year. A few milestones include over 3,270 press release distributed through Endurance Sportswire and Outdoor Sportswire in 2022. Our most popular press release was opened...

December 28, 2022

TrainingPeaks is the Official Training Partner of GFNY

NEW YORK CITY, December 28, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – GFNY, the Global Endurance Sports Series, is working with TrainingPeaks as the Official Training Partner of GFNY. TrainingPeaks will offer its complete web, desktop and mobile tracking, analyzing and planning system to all GFNY participants, helping them achieve their goals. “Our athletes...

December 27, 2022

These Are the Key Differences Between Road and Trail Runners

A new study from French researchers at the University of Lyon, published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, probes this question by bringing elite road and trail runners into the lab for testing. Actually, that’s not quite right—the researchers brought the lab to national-team training camps hosted by...

December 27, 2022

Entry Fees Increase on January 1 ahead of 2023 Grandma’s Marathon Weekend

(DULUTH, MINN.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Registration remains on a pace ahead of last year’s for the 47th annual Grandma’s Marathon weekend, and entry fees will now increase starting on January 1, 2023. More than 15,000 people have already signed up for one of the weekend’s three races, which are Grandma’s Marathon,...