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Access Fund is expanding its Climber Steward Program to Washington’s Okanog an-Wenatchee National Forest. Two seasonal field staff will help address growing recreation pressures at some of the state’s most popular climbing hubs, Methow Valley and Wenatchee River Ranger Districts, by offering in-person climber education to support responsible recreation and resource management.

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Find out who was named the 2025 USTFCCCA High School Cross Country National Coaches of the Year.

Eight athletes will represent Scotland at the Armagh International Road Races on Thursday 12 February. Scottish Athletics has announced its team that will compete at the prestigious Armagh International Road Race. In the On International Men’s 5k, Jamie Crowe, Andrew McGill, Jack Patton and Logan Rees will compete. Anya Maclean, Emily McNicol, Stefanie Tucker and Brogan The post Scotland Team for Armagh International appeared first on Fast Running.

Younger generations are choosing to connect — they’re logging off and lacing up. Those are the takeaways from Strava’s 12th annual Year In Sport: Trend Report, which reveals that fundamental shift in how younger generations are...

On the heels of a relatively solid 2025, the run specialty industry enters 2026 with positive momentum. Running shoe sales continue climbing. Race numbers are up. And run clubs are hot. But present energy is no promise of future success. Diligence...

Bill Carter, of Student Athlete Insights, is a recognized expert in the complicated and often confusing field of Name, Image Likeness (NIL). Here he provides some insight into the intricacies of the efforts and why NIL matters to retailers and...

We’re already seeing that 2026 will come with its share of surprises and challenges. So many run specialty retailers, and businesses in general, are trying to navigate tariffs, tax increases, neighborhood changes, inflation, reduced traffic...

Last February, Pete Miller did something rather unthinkable to many of his running retail peers: He eliminated the shoe wall at The Lakes Running Co., his six-year-old retail store in Excelsior, MN. Miller knew he was shunning convention and...

Showing how technology is changing the game on the sales floor at running retail, ENDVR, a platform that connects brands with frontline retail associates, recently entered into a strategic partnership with Lightspeed Commerce, a unified omnichannel...

Here are the M-F Athletic National Athletes of the Week for January 19, 2026!

Here are the Top-10 Marks of the Week in collegiate track & field from January 13-19, 2026!

 Laura Hesketh and Harry Sinclair ran the fastest parkrun times in the UK this week (Saturday 17 January 2026). After over 300 parkruns were cancelled last weekend due to Storm Goretti, service returned to normal this week. Those out to complete a 5k at 09:00 on Saturday included Laura Hesketh and Harry Sinclair, who top The post 10 fastest UK parkrun times on 17 January appeared first on Fast Running.

Keely Hodgkinson will make a much-anticipated return to the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais on Thursday 19 February. A lot has happened since Keely Hodgkinson last competed indoors. That is understandable, given over 1,000 days have passed (1,048 at the time of writing, to be precise). The long-awaited return of the Olympic Champion to the indoor oval The post Indoor Return for Keely Hodgkinson appeared first on Fast Running.

VALLON, the sports eyewear company known for classic style, maximum performance eyewear, introduces Crossroads™ —unisex goggles designed for alpine performance, fusing design notes from classic mountaineering aesthetics with advanced optical and material technology.

The Bowerman matters: Just ask Darren Gauson and Habtom Samuel.

The first British Milers Club meeting of the year takes place on Sunday in Sheffield. The English Institute of Sport has seen some memorable races in the traditional year-opener, and this year is set to be no different. Who can forget Phil Sesemann pipping Jake Wightman on the line in the 3000m in 2024, for The post BMC Sheffield Grand Prix Preview appeared first on Fast Running.

In 2026, five PR trends are shaping how brands build reputation and drive growth: AI-era discoverability, people-powered influence, integrated PR, outcome-based measurement, and real-world experiences. These are the levers brands can pull to stay findable, credible, and connected in a noisy, AI-driven landscape.

Here are our USTFCCCA High School Cross Country State Coaches of the Year for 2025!

Almost ten years to the day since they first competed together, Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr will race together for the first time indoors at this year’s Millrose Games.  There are many things that Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr have in common. They’re both Scottish, that’s an obvious one. They’re both from Edinburgh AC. They’ve The post Jake Wightman & Josh Kerr’s First Indoor Race appeared first on Fast Running.