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August 15, 2021
Meet the couple who completed every Olympic event in 17 days
Stuart Bates and Charlotte Nichols of the U.K. have officially completed the “Spennylympics,” completing every event from the Tokyo Summer Olympics over the course of 17 days. The massive undertaking was a fundraiser for the Motor Neuron Disease Association in the U.K. Canadian Running sat down with the couple to...
August 13, 2021
Asics North America Sales Surge In Second Quarter
Asics’ performance run category grew by 51.8 percent in the United States year-over-year for the region buoyed by the success of the Gel-Kayano and Gel-Nimbus. SGBMedia
August 12, 2021
Tim O’Donnell Reveals He Suffered Heart Attack During Challenge Miami
In a surprising new video posted on YouTube, multi-time Ironman and 70.3 champion, and 2019 Kona runner-up Tim O’Donnell revealed he is recovering from a major heart attack suffered earlier this year. The cardiac event took place while racing Challenge Miami on March 14, 2021. Triathlete
August 12, 2021
2021 London Marathon Elite Fields Are Released And The Field Are Faster Than Ever
This year’s race will be held Sunday, October 3rd and both the men’s and women’s races could set new records for quality if there are no withdrawals between now and race day. Let's Run
August 12, 2021
What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong
A new study challenges assumptions about energy expenditure by people, including the idea that metabolism slows at middle age. NYT
August 12, 2021
Authentic Brands to Acquire Reebok for $2.5B
ABG reportedly made an offer in May to acquire Reebok for $1 billion but withdrew its bid two months later due to adidas’ demands that ABG operate the brand as a standalone business. Now, ABG will pay more than double its initial bid for the footwear and clothing company. FOS
August 11, 2021
Exercise Vigorously for 4 Seconds. Repeat. Your Muscles May Thank You.
High-intensity interval training has surprising benefits for fitness and physical power, but don’t stay seated the rest of the day. A mere four seconds of all-out exercise, repeated two or three dozen times, could be all many of us need to build and maintain our fitness, strength and physical power,...
August 11, 2021
Katie Compton banned for four years by USADA
Katie Compton has accepted a four-year suspension after testing positive for an anabolic agent following an out-of-competition test on Sept. 16, 2020, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced. The 44-year-old had planned to retire after the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Arkansas, scheduled for January 29-30, 2022, but was incredibly...
August 11, 2021
Boston Marathon Announces Its 2021 Elite Field – Jordan Hasay, Molly Huddle, Des Linden, and Abdi Are All Running
The first-ever fall edition of the Boston Marathon will feature more than 140 elite athletes across all divisions on Oct. 11. Organizers, state and local authorities are permitting a field of 20,000 runners, and up to 70,000 more will run a virtual edition of the race, offering a $876,500 prize...
August 11, 2021
Runners wearing Nike ‘super shoes’ dominated in the Olympics, taking more than 60% of podium spots
Nike has led the way in creating "super spikes" — track shoes that help athletes run faster.Many brands have their own super spikes, but Nike runners wearing the Vaporfly shoes took most podium spots at the Olympics. Insider