Running

1/25/2023 |  Xterra World Championships Headed to Sugarloaf Resort in Maine (SportsTravel) XTERRA has announced that Sugarloaf Resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, has been selected to host the 14th Xterra Trail Run World Championships on September 30–October 1, 2023.
The World Championships is the pinnacle event in the Xterra Trail Run World Series that features 30 qualifying races across 20 countries. More than 1,000 professional and amateur athletes and spectators are anticipated to attend the weekend festival which will award $10,000 in prize money to top performers and world titles to age group division winners and teams in both the half and full marathon distance races.

1/23/2023 |  On Launches Global Running Event Series (SGB UPDATE) The Swiss sports brand On reported launching a global running event series, “On Track Nights.” Scheduled to begin in May, the series will span three continents and five cities.
The running events are intended to help elite, U-20, semi-pro, and middle-distance runners gather points for World Championship and Olympic qualifications.

1/19/2023 |  RunSignup Posts Growth In 2022 (SGB UPDATE) RunSignup reported strong company growth in 2022 and an encouraging sign that the endurance market is strengthening. Compared to 2019, the pre-pandemic baseline, the number of registrations on its platform grew 20 percent while the total transaction dollars jumped 47 percent.

1/17/2023 |  The Running Spirit (RUNNING INSIGHT) Despite the typical chaos of the holiday season and the close of the calendar year, run specialty shops charged ahead. Hosting holiday-themed runs, creating goodwill with charitable events and championing movement and community, running stores embraced their characteristic high energy and unapologetic optimism as 2022 closed and 2023 opened.

1/17/2023 |  New Balance Expanding Plant in Maine (RUNNING INSIGHT) Looking to double the production capacity to one million pairs of shoes at its factory in Skowhegan, ME, New Balance recently revealed plans to invest $65 million in construction and capital equipment at the facility. The plan entails building a 120,000-square-foot addition to the existing five-story factory building, with an additional 20,000-square feet of the existing building undergoing renovations.