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November 23, 2022
Meta’s Plans for VR Fitness Could Hit Snag
A government agency is looking to block Meta’s acquisition of a virtual fitness company. In October 2021, the tech giant agreed to acquire virtual realty company Within, the developer of Supernatural — a VR fitness app made exclusively for Meta’s Oculus headsets. But the Federal Trade Commission believes the deal will decrease competition in the VR fitness...
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November 23, 2022
Anton Krupicka Sits Down with Cat Bradley for Episode 6 of the BeRad Podcast
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Pro trail runner and BeRad Podcast host, Cat Bradley, invites well-rounded mountain athlete and independent thinker Anton Krupicka over for a stimulating conversation about the world of trail running and how this fast-growing sport continues to shape their lives. Anton Krupicka's running career is nothing short of...
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November 23, 2022
Team Novo Nordisk partner with Santic Clothing for 2023
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Team Novo Nordisk is proud to announce Santic as the team’s new clothing partner for 2023 with the Asian company providing both performance and technical wear for the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team. “We are very happy to have a partner with the experience of Santic...
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November 23, 2022
Challenge Istanbul Joins Challenge Family for 2023
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Challenge Family and the Turkish Triathlon Federation today announced Challenge Istanbul as the first race of their multi-event partnership. Set to take place on 3 September 2023, the inaugural event will run over the Olympic distance with plans to extend it to 113km in future years. “Istanbul...
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November 22, 2022
2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship Documentary Special Airing On NBC, November 27 AT 2 – 3:30 P.M. EST
TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The documentary special highlighting the historic 2022 VinFast IRONMAN® World Championship triathlon will premiere on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 2 - 3:30 p.m. EST on NBC. The IRONMAN World Championship special will chronicle triathlon’s pinnacle event, which returned to the Kailua-Kona and...
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November 22, 2022
Find the Perfect Gift for the Runner or MOVER in Your Life with P3R’s Holiday Gift Guide
PITTSBURGH, PA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – This holiday season P3R has the perfect gifts for all the runners and MOVERS in your life. From gift registrations for the 2023 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon to 4RUN2 gear, P3R has everything your friends and family need to keep MOVING in 2023. Plus, shoppers...
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November 22, 2022
ASICS expands race registration offering with njuko acquisition
ASICS has confirmed the acquisition of race registration platform njuko, adding to the Race Roster registration business that it acquired in 2019. With the acquisition of njuko, ASICS notes that it now offers race registration services worldwide, with capabilities in Japan, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and now Europe. Endurance.biz
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November 22, 2022
Chicago Marathon – 7 Disqualified, 40 More Likely Cut The Course after 35K Checkpoint
Almost immediately following the Chicago Marathon, I began to receive emails about runners with suspicious splits. In particular I received reports of suspicious splits between 35k and 40k. Looking at the map, it is easy to see how runners could cut over 2 miles off the course by skipping the...
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November 22, 2022
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Sales Surge to Record Levels
Dick’s Sporting Goods surged to a record third quarter with $2.96 billion in net sales, outpacing analysts’ estimates of $2.7 billion. Despite only a 7.7% year-over-year increase in sales, the largest U.S.-based sporting goods retailer posted a profit of $228 million — down from $317 million in Q3 FY 2021...
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November 22, 2022
Cardiologist saves lives of two runners during Monterey Half Marathon
Lome helped get the male runner into an ambulance with paramedics, and noted the runner was awake, alert and stable before he was taken to the hospital. Monterey Half Marathon race director John Ellison told the Monterey Herald that after the first incident, he thought: “that was our once-in-a-decade event at...