October 9, 2021

NYC cycling surge: 530K daily bike trips represents 26% increase in recent years

On Thursday, the Department of Transportation released its annual Cycling in the City report, detailing the steady increase in daily cycling in New York City in recent years. NYC saw approximately 530,000 daily bike trips in 2019, a 3.9% increase from the 510,000 daily trips in last year’s report. The...

October 8, 2021

Asics Ventures Invests In Bisu

Asics Corp. announced that its investment subsidiary, Asics Ventures Corporation, has invested in Bisu, Inc., a startup developing “Bisu Body Coach,” a home health lab. Bisu Body Coach is currently in beta and will launch with a nutrition test, consisting of a disposable microfluidic test stick, a reader to use...

October 8, 2021

Strava announces surface types and personal heat maps have now been added to mobile app

Strava has announced it has released personal heat maps and surface type maps to the mobile app. The new features went live on Thursday, October 7 and can now be used world-wide by Strava users. These new features can be used by the paid subscribers and free app users. With...

October 8, 2021

US Trail Running Conference announces Clare Gallagher as Keynote Speaker for 2021 event

Estes Park, CO – Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference, announces Clare Gallagher as the keynote speaker for this year’s edition of the industry-leading event. Gallagher is an ultrarunner and environmental advocate living in Boulder, CO. After studying impacts of climate change on coral reefs at...

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