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Saturday, August 15 was a big day for Brendan Barrett and his team at Sayville Running Company. After nearly two years away from their commercial home in historic downtown Sayville, NY, due to damage from an October 2024 fire, the 20-year-old...

The world has never been filled with more media. From books to podcasts to TED talks, – and, of course, Running Insight –  run specialty leaders navigating the daily demands of leadership, customer service and community building...

Widely considered one of the toughest foot races on the planet, the Marathon des Sables (MDS) is a six-stage ultramarathon covering more than 150 miles over seven days. As if that’s not grueling enough, the challenge is elevated by the extreme...

“This year it goes from answering questions for you to doing things for you in the real world.” — Kevin Weil, OpenAI Chief Product Officer, March 2025 OK, this quote is more than a year old, which is roughly an eon in AI time. And...

Every retail conference session these days seems to open with the same slide: some statistic about how much money AI is going to unlock for the industry. It’s easy to tune out. Running specialty retailers have built their businesses on...

Technology is steadily making its way into the trail running community — now to the extent that elite training and competition are no longer limited to mountain slopes, remote courses and livestream coverage. Through a new long-term...

No more writing down a workout routine on a sweaty piece of paper and then maybe remembering it later. That’s so 2025. Now a new app uses intelligent text parsing and reusable effort tags to make structured session creation faster for...

All it takes is a quick look around to see that promotional products are everywhere, from drinkware and apparel to keychains, lanyards, tote bags, badges, awards and medals — just to name a few categories in a vast universe of customizable...

When Sebastian Sawe burst through the two-hour marathon barrier last April in London, he awed the world. Analysts immediately began slicing and dicing his training protocols, his carbon-plated shoes and his nutrition. While you can’t...

All nutritional products are not created equally. No one knows this more than Paige Foote. Paige is a registered dietician and marathoner who struggled to find a nutritional product that satisfied her on her runs. In 2021, she decided to partner...

SCARPA, global manufacturer of high-performance mountain footwear, this week unveiled the new Alien Sky and Alien Ultra trail-running shoes, two limited-edition designs offering a new technical platform focused on high-performance alpine running.

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), the next step in its plan to rescind the longstanding Roadless Rule, rolling back protections on 45 million acres of backcountry national forests.

RunSignup, the technology platform for endurance and fundraising events, has developed a photo-based timing solution that puts big-race technology within reach of every race budget. Using phones or tablets already on hand, any race can now deliver...

It’s Back-To-School time and parents are out buying pencils, notebooks and computers for their kids. And one more product is high on their shopping list – sneakers. That’s because market researcher Circana found in a recent survey...

News and events from the major vendors to run specialty.  Altra Splits the Super Shoe Wide Open Before carbon plates and supercritical foam, runners already had an extraordinary piece of performance technology beneath them: the human...

News and events from the world of run specialty retail. Summer tends to bring a quicker pace to run specialty stores – and recent months were no exception. Across the continent, the race calendar filled up, added daylight fed more programming...

A unique effort called the VetsEXCEL Program has launched as an SFIA Career Transition Program that offers an opportunity for military veterans to transition their leadership skills, discipline and teamwork experience into rewarding civilian careers...

Founded in 2022 by Alison Mariella Désir and Martha M. Garcia, Take the Lead is a retreat shaped by the lived experience of women of color and was created to foster a space grounded in shared learning, honest dialogue and community-driven...

On a steamy June evening in Fort Lauderdale, the newest member of the Waterway Wellness Run Club arrives with undeniable exuberance and hopes beyond completing the prescribed two-mile route. After all, Sammy, a six-year-old Boxer mix from Abandoned...

Crazy Creek Products, the originators of the legless camp chair, today announced the launch of its newest special-edition design, the Woodsy Owl Original Chair. This chair uplifts Woodsy Owl's "Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute" message and reminds outdoor goers everywhere to keep the outdoors clean.