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March 25, 2026
Nike’s First Collaboration With a Run Store Features a Super Shoe and Its Most Heavily Cushioned Trainer
Despite Nike’s very origins in running and its leading position in establishing sneaker collaborations, the brand has never collaborated with a specialty run store. That’s now set to change with Renegade, which has doors in Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif., taking on a super shoe and the most cushioned trainer in the...
March 25, 2026
Revealed: secret plans for two-day London Marathon with 100,000 runners
The London Marathon is in advanced talks about staging a two-day event in 2027, allowing tens of thousands more runners to take part in the iconic race and to raise tens of millions more for charity. While the Double London Marathon, as it is being called internally, has not been granted formal approval it...
March 24, 2026
American marathoner says brand dropped her because she’s pregnant
For the first time in four years, American marathonerEmma Bates will not run the Boston Marathon. The 33-year-old, who has twice finished as the top American woman in the field, is stepping away from racing to start a family. But according to Bates, that decision has already cost her a sponsorship....
March 24, 2026
The ‘crazy’ running challenge pushing people to their limits
This is the second year of The Last One Standing challenge. It's run by the group Hardcore Harry's, which formed in 2024 and has since established itself as a platform for fitness challenges "that celebrate effort, grit and growth". "You have some challenges which are arguably easy — 10km a...
March 24, 2026
Uncertainty dominates the NBDA Retail Summit
In three terse sentences, Jim Kersten’s opening remarks set the tone for the NBDA Retailer Summit last week. “The calvary is not coming; there’s no bail out on the horizon; the future of your business is in your hands,” Kersten, CABDA’s show director said. Kersten’s brief comments as the summit...
March 21, 2026
Marathon cheaters exposed: Meet the internet sleuths keeping runners honest – with fitness influencers under the spotlight
When runners have crossed the line following 26.2 gruelling miles of stomping their feet into the tarmac, one of the first things they do is look at their smartwatch. Have they got a PB? Did they achieve their target time? If the answer to both questions is yes, the majority...
March 19, 2026
‘Plogging’ fitness trend is taking over New York City’s dirty streets — and keeping people in shape
Move over boring, old run club — picking up trash while jogging with pals is the hot new fitness trend. Run clubs have become increasingly popular as a way to exercise, forge friendships and make romantic connections, and now some New Yorkers are taking their passion a step further by cleaning the streets...
March 18, 2026
UCI takes step further and mandates GPS trackers in cycling peloton
The debate about safety in cycling races was reignited after the tragic death of Swiss rider Muriel Furrer. Since then, the UCI has been advocating for the introduction of GPS trackers, but now the cycling union is taking it a step further. The UCI wants to make GPS trackers mandatory...
March 17, 2026
Shimano to pay $11.5m penalty for failing to report crankset hazard
Shimano has agreed to pay an $11.5 million civil penalty in the US for failing to immediately report that the cranksets it recalled in 2023 posed a hazard to users. The parts manufacturer recalled 760,000 11-speed Hollowtech II cranksets in September 2023, reporting more than 4,500 incidents of the product separating, six of which...
March 17, 2026
Canyon ends 2025 with 34% drop in profitability
Canyon's revenue fell to €738 million in 2025, down some 6% year-on-year, while its profitability declined more steeply, with adjusted EBITDA dropping 34%, according to results published by its majority owner Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). GBL said that the German direct-to-consumer brand continued to face a tough market last year,...
