October 8, 2021

USA Triathlon, RemoteRacing To Host First-Ever Remote National Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Triathlon, in partnership with RemoteRacing™, is hosting the first-ever Remote National Championships, an opportunity for athletes from across the United States to compete for an Olympic and sprint-distance national championship regardless of where they live and train. Using RaceX's advanced simulation technology, RemoteRacing™ results will...

October 8, 2021

From the Race Track to Race Day – Danica Patrick Prepares to Run Her First Marathon in Boston

Since retiring as a professional motorsports driver three years ago, Danica Patrick has continued to take on big challenges. This includes everything from bungee jumping to skydiving to eating a scorpion, to name a few. “I realized when I was done racing that one of the things I enjoyed the...

October 8, 2021

GiveSignup | RunSignup Q3 Trends Data Show a Persistent Hybrid Model, Some Reversion to Demographic Norms

Moorestown, NJ – GiveSignup | RunSignup, the leading technology provider for endurance and fundraising events, released preliminary registration data through Q3 of 2021 to provide key metrics on the recovery of the events industry. The data shows continued recovery and consistent success of in-person events, as well as a lingering...

October 7, 2021

Study finds Nike and Asics models are the top performance shoes

A recent study by researchers at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Tex., compared a number of popular carbon-plated running shoes to determine which models had the biggest effect on running economy (defined as how far and how fast you can run, given the energy available), compared to a traditional...

October 7, 2021

iFIT Delays IPO After Planning to Raise $646M

iFIT postponed its IPO on Thursday, citing adverse market conditions after planning to raise $646 million. iFIT joins Life Time Group Inc. as another fitness company recently impacted by market volatility. Life Time, which is backed by private equity firm TPG, decreased its IPO size to $702 million on Wednesday, down from $966...

October 7, 2021

Adidas Launches Resale Program Powered by ThredUp

The company today launched “Choose to Give Back,” a custom resale solution powered ThredUp’s resale-as-a-service (RaaS) program. Via Adidas’ Creator’s Club app, customers will now have the option to send in used Adidas apparel, accessories and footwear to be resold. FN

October 7, 2021

Women’s Tour wants live TV in 2022, but it’s not going to compromise elsewhere

Race organizer, SweetSpot announced earlier this year that it would have — for the first time — live coverage of the race. However, it went back on that promise last week, saying that it would only have a highlights package in 2021. VeloNews

October 7, 2021

MAAP Launches Alt_Road Collection

Durable, hardwearing, and engineered for an alternative path. Following months of testing on gravel, open road, dirt, and through the grit, MAAP have revealed their new Alt_Road collection; showcasing performance products done sustainably for riders who want to take a turn off the ordinary, onto whatever. This Melbourne-based brand’s new...

October 7, 2021

Road Runners Club of America Announces 2021 Kids Run the Nation Grant Recipients

ARLINGTON, Virginia – October 7, 2021 – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 2021 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007, the RRCA has distributed more than $310,000 to youth running programs nationwide. This year, 17 programs from...

October 7, 2021

Announcing InGoodTaste: An Independent Creative Consultancy Focused On Grey Space Thinking™ and Positive Cultural Change

(October 7, 2021 — San Francisco, CA) — With an extreme independence and a focus on solving problems using Grey Space Thinking, InGoodTaste has been launched by Mark Riedy, founder of TRUE Communications and digital marketing agency A Known Quantity, along with a group of managing partners. The collective team...