Running

1/20/2025 |  Balenciaga’s Latest Conceptual Running Shoe Has a Case of the Mondays (Footwear News) Balenciaga is having a case of the Mondays.
Today, the luxury fashion house has unveiled its new Monday shoes – the brand’s latest exploration of archetypal lifestyle footwear.
Named for its everyday versatility, Balenciaga said in a statement that the Monday is a “conceptual take on a vintage running shoe that merges the familiar lines of athletic footwear with a handmade aesthetic.”

1/9/2025 |  Nike Announces Its Global ‘Ultimate Girls’ Weekend’ Race Series for Women (Footwear News) Nike has announced its 2025 After Dark Tour, a global race series consisting of nighttime running events the Swoosh stated was designed to be “the ultimate girls’ weekend.”
The After Dark Tour will feature 10Ks and half marathons in six cities: Sydney, Shanghai, Seoul, Mumbai, Los Angeles and Mexico City. And aside from being run-focused, Nike explained that the events will also reflect “the convergence of nightlife, running, community, culture and style” and aim to “feed the passion athletes have for sport, connection and shared experiences.”  

1/5/2025 |  Olympian Marielle Hall Joins Heartbreak Hill Running Co. in New Creative Role (Footwear News) Long-distance runner Marielle Hall, who competed in the 2016 Olympic Games, has joined Heartbreak Hill Running Co. as its manager of strategic and creative initiatives.
In this newly-created role, the run specialty retailer stated Hall will support and drive both its apparel line and e-commerce business. 

12/31/2024 |  Running a marathon a day in 2024, she has a world record within her grasp (Associated Press (AP)) GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Finally coming to a halt on Tuesday — the last day of 2024 — Belgian ultra runner Hilde Dosogne felt she had done all to take the world record as the first woman to run a marathon every single day of the year.

12/27/2024 |  South Sound Running Sells Two Stores as Owners Set to Retire (SGB UPDATE) Fleet Feet franchisees Wade and Julie Pannell have acquired the Olympia, WA, and Puyallup, WA, locations of South Sound Running, marking a new chapter for Fleet Feet in the region.
The Pannells have acquired the South Sound Running store locations from founders Greg Klein and Joan Marchioro, who have decided to retire. The parties did not disclose the agreement terms.