Running

5/2/2024 |  Brooks Achieves Highest Quarterly Results in the Brand’s History in Q1 (Footwear News) Brooks Running is continuing its growth in the first quarter after a record 2023.
In the first quarter of 2024, the Seattle-based performance running brand reported a 9 percent year-over-year increase in revenue. This marks the company’s highest quarterly results in the brand’s history, Brooks said in a statement.

5/2/2024 |  Paris Games 'walk in the park' after Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen says (Reuters Sports) May 2 (Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen believes his 1500 metres Olympic title defence will be a breeze as long as he avoids illness and injury on the road to Paris, the Norwegian said on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old won gold at the COVID-delayed Tokyo Games in astonishing fashion, cruising past Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot on the final lap to break the tape in an Olympic record time of 3:28.32.

5/2/2024 |  Brooks Running Posts Record First Quarter as Global E-Comm Jumps 22 Percent (SGB UPDATE) Brooks Running reported that it achieved record revenue in the first quarter of 2024, with sales up 9 percent year-over-year, and represented the highest quarterly results in the company’s history. The performance running brand noted consistent execution of its multichannel strategy and accelerated product innovation pipeline delivered results as inventories remained healthy and the running category experienced global growth.

4/25/2024 |  Why REI Co-op Is Doubling Down on Running Shoes and Exiting Its Branded Footwear Business (Footwear News) REI Co-op is making significant changes to its footwear strategy.
For starters, the outdoor retailer confirmed with FN that it is exiting its REI-branded footwear business after 2024, four years after the company revealed to FN that it would begin producing its own shoes. In the time since its initial launch, REI has delivered eco-friendly hiking boots, trail runners and more. 

4/22/2024 |  Ethiopian distance runner and Olympic finalist Zerfe Wondemagegn banned 5 years for doping (Associated Press (AP)) MONACO (AP) — A runner from Ethiopia who reached the 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the Tokyo Olympics, and narrowly missed the world championship podium last year, has been banned for five years after testing positive for two banned substances.