November 5, 2021

Peloton freezes hiring after it slashes its forecast and shares drop 35%

Peloton halted hiring across all departments effective immediately during an all-hands meeting on Friday, CNBC has learned. The news comes a day after after Peloton slashed its full-year outlook amid slowing momentum for its fitness products. Peloton dropped 35% on Friday, wiping off more than $9 billion off its market value....

November 5, 2021

Fleet Feet Snaps Up JackRabbit, Sprints Ahead in Specialty Run

Fleet Feet has agreed to acquire JackRabbit from affiliates of CriticalPoint Capital. The acquisition was announced today, and Fleet Feet said via statement the transaction is expected to close in early December. The transaction, according to Fleet Feet, includes all JackRabbit brick-and-mortar locations, which spans 15 states, as well as...

November 5, 2021

Powerful New Metric Pushes Aerobic Performance Beyond VO2max

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Bob Prichard, president of Somax Performance Institute, has discovered a new metric that improves aerobic performance in a few weeks--far beyond years of fitness training. Chest expansion (how much the chest expands from full exhale to full inhale divided by its circumference), not VO2max, is the major limiting...

November 5, 2021

Maryland Cycling Classic Announces 2022 Event Date, Start and Finish Locations, and First Team Commitment

BALTIMORE, Md. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ -  The Maryland Cycling Classic supported by UnitedHealthcare, America’s top-ranked one-day professional road cycling event, today announced its official UCI calendar date, start and finish locations and the first team to join the line-up. Race day will take place on Sunday September 4, 2022 after the...

November 4, 2021

Father breaks world record for longest triathlon in undisturbed 30 hours

A dad has broken the world record for the longest triathlon in a staggering 30 hours of swimming, running, and cycling in one go without breaks. Dad of two Ian Lambert ran, swam and cycled a combined to an epic 220 miles, beating the previous Guinness World Record of 180 miles....

November 4, 2021

RunSignup 2021 Timer Market Survey Now Open

November 4, 2021 – Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - GiveSignup | RunSignup announces the launch of its annual Timer Market Survey for the endurance industry. This survey is designed to provide insights into the timer industry and focuses on understanding timers’ business practices, current challenges, technology used, and obtaining input...

November 4, 2021

World premiere in cycling – The Digital Swiss 5 moves up a level!

Zurich, Switzerland / November 4, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/  Digital Cycling during COVID-19 Who can forget the thrilling duel between Australian Michael Matthews and Swiss Stefan Küng in the fourth race in Emmental from Oberlangenegg to Langnau? With the limited availability of live sport  due to global COVID-19 lockdowns, The Digital...

November 4, 2021

UTMB® World Series confirms seven new events across the USA, Hong Kong, Andorra, Mexico, Italy and France for 2022

(Chamonix, France) 4th November, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - UTMB® World Series today confirmed the newest seven world-class events in Hong Kong, Andorra, Mexico, Italy, France, and the USA that will join the inaugural circuit in 2022, including a mix of established and brand-new races. The announcement is the first of...

November 4, 2021

BibRave and Stay22 Help Races Drive New Revenue Via Participant Hotel Stays

Portland, OR - BibRave, the leading-edge endurance and fitness marketing agency, and Stay22, whose mission is to empower all travelers to search and find accommodations that best fit their needs, recently partnered to help endurance events profit from nearby hotel and VRBO stays. Each year, thousands of runners travel and...

November 4, 2021

InsideTracker Presents Shalane Flanagan, Emily Abbate in Live-Streamed Hurdle Podcast Event

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Nov. 4, 2021— InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system, presents a live, virtual event featuring endurance legend Shalane Flanagan in conversation with acclaimed journalist Emily Abbate on the eve of the 2021 New York City Marathon, a race Flanagan won in 2017. The interview will...