Running

5/21/2025 |  Pair of former college football players die following separate marathon-related medical incidents (CBS Sports) Two former college football players died from medical incidents at separate half-marathons over the weekend. Former Iowa State and Minnesota defensive back Charles Rogers, 31, collapsed during a race in Brooklyn, New York, according to officials. In addition, former Texas A&M safety Brian Williams, 24, died from severe heat stroke following a half-marathon in Irving, Texas, as confirmed by both his family and Texas A&M. 

5/16/2025 |  Asics Saw ‘Significant Growth’ in Sportstyle, Performance Running Sneakers in Q1 (Footwear News) Asics Corp. is starting off fiscal 2025 touting its success in growing in both performance running and sportstyle categories across the world.
According to the Japanese sportswear company, net sales in the first quarter of 2025 were 208.3 billion yen, a 19.7 percent increase from 174.1 billion yen in first-quarter 2024. The company noted that this is the first time its net sales have surpassed the 200 billion yen threshold on a quarterly basis.

5/3/2025 |  EXEC: Brooks Running Boasts Strong Q1 Gains in Int’l Markets and U.S. Run Specialty (SGB UPDATE) Brooks Running running released a summary of 2025 first quarter progress as parent company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) kicks off its 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting. The company will go into the meeting boasting or an all-time quarterly record in revenue, double-digit growth (or better) across all regions, and the No. 1 spot in the adult performance running footwear market at U.S. national retail and U.S. specialty retail channels, according to third party market research data (Market Data).

5/3/2025 |  Report: Performance FW Outperforms Total FW Market in Q1; Running Grows 7 Percent (SGB UPDATE) Circana reported that U.S. footwear industry sales totaled $19.3 billion, a decline of 4 percent versus Q1 2024. The retail tracking and market advisory firm reported that Sport Lifestyle, or athleisure sneakers, were again the largest footwear segment, growing almost 1 percent for the quarter.

4/22/2025 |  ‘The runners are coming': Lokedi breaks Boston Marathon course record, John Korir takes men’s race (Associated Press (AP)) BOSTON (AP) — A rider dressed as Paul Revere eased his horse up to the Boston Marathon finish line and proclaimed, “The runners are coming.”
And down Boylston Street they came.
In record time. With a historic family first. And even “The Star-Spangled Banner” got some air time as the race and the region commemorated the 250th anniversary of the first shots fired in the American Revolution.