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November 22, 2022
Running brand On adds apparel to resale program
With the resale industry predicted to grow, activewear brand On has added men’s and women’s apparel to its resale program, the company announced on Friday. After launching Onward in September for footwear only, the brand decided to extend the resale program to include tops, pants, running tights, jackets and other...
November 21, 2022
Nike Opens First Nike Rise Location In North America
Nike opened Nike Aventura in Miami, FL. It is the first Nike Rise store in the U.S., signaling the next stage of its retail expansion in North America. The Nike Rise concept features a Sport Pulse a digital storytelling platform; screens displaying local sports, city and athlete data; The Sport...
November 21, 2022
Founder and CEO of Rad Power Bikes steps down
Mike Radenbaugh, the founder of North America's largest e-bike company, Rad Power Bikes (opens in new tab), will step down from his role as CEO, BRAIN reports. After 15 years at the helm, Radenbaugh will step down into the role of chairman of the board while he shifts his focus to...
November 17, 2022
Outside Inc makes 12% workforce cut on advertising slowdown
Outside Inc – the parent publisher to VeloNews, CyclingTips, PinkBike, B2B Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, plus the Trailforks platform – has announced a number of staff layoffs this week. Among those laid off are senior journalists across the portfolio Caley Fretz, Dave Rome, Matt de Neef and Daniel Benson,...
November 16, 2022
Music That Makes You Move
Did you know that what you listen to while working out can impact your results? To dive deeper into the mind/body/music connection, Velotric surveyed 1,000 fitness fanatics about their preferred playlists while exercising. They also used Spotify’s application programming interface (API) to identify thousands of workout songs and their genres,...
November 16, 2022
Rad Power Bikes CEO Mike Radenbaugh replaced by former Sony leader Phil Molyneux
Rad Power Bikes CEO Mike Radenbaugh is stepping down from his position at the Seattle-based e-bike company. Rad confirmed to GeekWire that Radenbaugh is being replaced by Phil Molyneux, who was hired as president and COO earlier this year. Molyneux previously was president at Sony Electronics and Dyson America. He was most...
November 16, 2022
On Running Is on Track to Become Billion-Dollar Brand After Strongest-Ever Quarter
On, the fast-growing Swiss running brand, just reported its strongest quarter yet. Q3 sales were up 50.4% to 328 million Swiss francs, or $348 at current exchange, and net income increased to 20.6 million Swiss francs, or about $21.88 million. By channel, DTC net sales were up 40.7% and wholesale...
November 15, 2022
Running can reduce risk of Metastatic Cancer by 72%, new study shows
Researchers at Tel Aviv University discovered that running increases the glucose (sugar) consumption of internal organs, thus reducing the amount of energy available to tumors. Led by Professor Carmit Levy of the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, and Dr. Yftach Gepner of the School of Public Health, the...
November 14, 2022
Dublin cop banned for life after taking public transit during his marathon
An Irish runner, who works as a police officer, has been barred for life from the Dublin City Centre Marathon after he was allegedly caught taking public transit to finish last month’s race. Canadian Running
November 14, 2022
Morning Physical Activity Is Associated With the Lowest Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
Those who exercise either early or late in the morning were 11% and 16% respectively at a lower risk of coronary artery disease. Those who exercise later in the morning were 17% less likely to have a stroke than those in the control group. The findings were consistent regardless of...