Running

6/11/2026 |  Cape Town to Become Eighth Abbott World Marathon Major (SportsTravel) The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon in South Africa will join the ABBOTTWMM series in 2027, thus becoming the eighth member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.The race, scheduled to take place on May 23, 2027, joins seven marathons including the Tokyo Marathon, the Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, the TCS London Marathon, the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the TCS New York City Marathon.

6/3/2026 |  Mass Participation Event Leaders Reflect: ‘Marathons Bring Us Closer Together’ (SportsTravel) Fourteen years ago when London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, its official motto was “Inspire a Generation.”
One month ago, Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe and Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa did just that when they crossed the finish line at the TCS London Marathon in respective record time — Sawe became the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race and Assefa set a women’s race standard of 2:15:41.

5/29/2026 |  How Asics Is Upgrading the Most Popular Running Shoe on Strava (Footwear News) Gel cushioning is still a hallmark of many Asics running shoes, but when the first Novablast was introduced in 2020 the tech was being used in all footwear catering to the sport. A new Gel-less wave was ushered in by the max-cushioned daily trainer with a forefoot pod designed to work like a trampoline, and the series grew to become Asics’ bestselling in the sport and the most popular choice for runners on Strava in 2025.

5/19/2026 |  A Fitting Pace (RUNNING INSIGHT) For nearly a year, Extra Mile Fitness Company co-owner Heather Henderlong was on the hunt for a dynamic gait analysis system to bring into her 14-year-old running store.

5/14/2026 |  Performance Running and Sportstyle Sneakers Fuel Q1 Growth for Asics North America (Footwear News) Asics North America kicked off fiscal 2026 on a high note delivering its fourth consecutive quarterly profit in the first quarter of the year.
On Wednesday, the Japanese athletic company said net sales in North America in the first quarter of 2026 grew 23 percent to 48.2 billion yen (about $305.2 million), up from 39.1 billion yen (about $248.0 million) the same time the prior year due to the strong sales in all categories.