Running

11/27/2024 |  UW Track Athletes, Local Running Community Want Bigger Track at Planned Indoor Practice Facility (Athletic Business) The running community in Madison, Wis., is urging the University of Wisconsin to reconsider plans for the track portion of a new indoor practice facility on campus. 
According to WPR, the new $285 million facility, which will replace the former Camp Randall Memorial Sports Facility, will feature a much smaller indoor track than the previous facility. 

11/26/2024 |  Is Nike Ready for a Major Comeback in Running? (Footwear News) It’s no secret that Nike has struggled to win in the red-hot running category as of late, and has lost ground to the likes of Hoka, On and Brooks. But with a new strategy for run revealed and a strong presence at The Running Event (TRE) last week, could Nike get back on track? Industry insiders believe the answer is yes.

11/25/2024 |  Two Female Athletes Sue California School District Over Trans Cross Country Runner (Athletic Business) Two female students in the Riverside (Calif.) Unified School District filed a lawsuit last week alleging that a transgender girl had displaced them from coveted spots on the cross-country team.
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of two girls and their parents by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, which describes itself as “a nonprofit legal ministry dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts.”  It claims that the district’s policies and practices “unfairly restrict” the girls’ “freedom of expression and deny them fair and equal access to athletic opportunities."

11/22/2024 |  Kenyan runner Anyango banned for six years for use of testosterone and EPO (Reuters Sports) Nov 22 (Reuters) - Kenyan cross country runner Emmaculate Anyango has been banned for six years after failing a doping test for testosterone and the blood-boosting hormone EPO, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

11/21/2024 |  PR Run & Walk Named Best Running Store of 2024 at The Running Event (Footwear News) Every year, The Running Event (TRE) honors the year’s best running store at its annual trade show and conference in Austin, Texas. In 2024, PR Run & Walk was recognized as the year’s best.
The Ashburn, Va.-based retailer accepted the 2024 Best Running Store Award at TRE’s industry awards dinner on Thursday night. PR Run & Walk, one of the nominees in the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic region, has nine locations in Northern Virginia and one in Richmond.