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August 9, 2023
Many Pro Runners are Becoming Coaches. What’s the Deal?
As the sport of running grows, so do many of its cottage industries. Coaching has quickly become an industry that many are tapping into as more people enter the sport, but experiences may vary. Trailrunner
August 9, 2023
The Dangerous Promise of the Pro-Doping “Enhanced Games”
Why would we want something like the Enhanced Games? When I spoke with Brett Fraser, a former Olympic swimmer for the Cayman Islands who serves as the organization’s “Chief Athletes Officer,” he told me that the idea was to “create a better environment for athletes to perform in.” In practice,...
August 8, 2023
Brains of ultra marathon runners give insights into our evolution, according to a new study
Have you ever wondered what was going on in the brains of ultra marathon runners? Well, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, there could be clues in there towards our evolutionary past. Researchers from Loughborough University studied the brains of ultra endurance athletes...
August 8, 2023
Under Armour Limits Fiscal Q1 Downside with Strong International Growth
Under Armour, Inc.’s total net revenue was down 2.4 percent (-1.3 percent currency-neutral) year-over-year to $1.32 billion in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Wholesale revenues declined 6.3 percent to $742.0 million in the quarter, while direct-to-consumer sales increased 4.5 percent to $544.2 million in the period. SGB Media
August 8, 2023
Asics Posts Another Record Quarter Thanks to Global Return of In-Person Sporting Events
Asics hit another milestone in the second quarter of 2023, reporting its highest-ever quarterly sales as business increased year-on-year in all regions and categories in the period. According to the Japan-based athletic brand, net sales in the second quarter increased 28.9 percent to 290 billion yen ($2.03 billion based on...
August 7, 2023
New Study Highlights Critical Steps Toward Equity in the Trail Running Community
The Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC) recently launched its #FreedomToRun campaign for Juneteenth on June 19, releasing a series of three studies on racial representation in running participation and industry employment. Trailrunner
August 7, 2023
Watch This Barkley Marathons Doc, and Thank Your Lucky Stars You Aren’t Competing
Dubbed “the race that eats its young,” the world-famously grueling event is hosted by eccentrically cheerful sadist Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake. Covering 100 miles of frigid Tennessee mountain country, the race is part trail run, part scavenger hunt, part extreme test of mental and physical fortitude. Racers navigate via...
August 5, 2023
Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland
At least 57 people fell ill with sickness and diarrhoea after competing in sea swimming events at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Sunderland, health officials confirmed this weekend. About 2,000 people participated in the events last weekend, which included a swim off Sunderland’s blue flag Roker beach. The UK...
August 3, 2023
Strava offers tool to calculate carbon savings and encourage more environmentally friendly transportation
Strava has announced a new tool that focuses on carbon savings. Starting today (Cycle to Work Day in the UK), users who tag their activities as commutes on Strava can see their estimated carbon savings when commuting by running, walking, cycling or e-biking instead of traveling by car. A recent...
August 3, 2023
‘Fan photos have quadrupled’ – has Netflix’s Tour de France Unchained made riders more popular?
Experts call it The Netflix Effect. Ask any F1 fan, and they will tell you how their sport surged in popularity after the release of Drive to Survive in 2019. Today, in fact, half of F1 fans in the US credit the series for their introduction to the sport. Could...