Running

3/6/2025 |  2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships Moved From San Diego (SportsTravel) World Athletics has announced that the 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships will no longer take place in San Diego.
San Diego would have been the first U.S. city to host the World Athletics Road Running Championships. The event was scheduled to include distances of one mile, 5km and half marathon.

3/4/2025 |  Undefeated Is Following Up Its Ultra-Limited Nike Spiridon With Two More Takes on the Classic Runner (Footwear News) Undefeated planted a flag for the best collaboration in the Nike Spiridon‘s new era by dropping its “Thunder Blue” pair exclusively at its boutiques with only 1,000 pairs in total. Each location turned the drop into a party — music, beer, food and all — creating community events rising above the buzzword. And with the hit still fresh in memory, two more colorways are now on the way. 

3/3/2025 |  High-altitude Kenyan town Iten adapts as Olympic champions and amateurs flock to rarefied air (Associated Press (AP)) ITEN, Kenya (AP) — As dawn breaks over the sleepy town of Iten, its dusty tracks come alive with packs of runners keeping rhythm, often followed by cheerful children headed to school.
Some of the athletes are elite Kenyans. Others travel from farther afield.
All are here because this unassuming little town lies at about 2,400 meters (8,000 feet) above sea-level and has produced some of the best long-distance runners in the world.

2/27/2025 |  Los Angeles Marathon Teams with Strava for Wildfire Relief (SportsTravel)

The Los Angeles Marathon is teaming up with exercise app Strava for the Together LA Wildfire Relief Run. Strava will donate $20,000 to support the Together LA wildfire relief efforts.

The nationwide virtual event, set for March 1, is expected to draw thousands of participants from across the world. It’s designed to raise funds for communities recovering from recent wildfires in Los Angeles County.

2/26/2025 |  EXEC: Puma, Brooks Settle Lawsuit Over Running Shoe Patents, Trademark Infringement (SGB UPDATE) According to filings in Washington Federal Court, Brooks Sports has agreed to settle litigation over claims that the company’s running shoes violated Puma’s patent and trademark rights.
Puma and Brooks asked a federal judge in Seattle on Friday, February 21, to dismiss the cases with prejudice, meaning the parties cannot refile the claim. On Monday, February 24, the companies said that the parties had resolved the dispute under confidential terms.