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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Pam Reed Claims Second at Badwater wearing Newtons
Ultra running legend Pam Reed is a recent convert to Newton shoes. On July 14 she wore her Newton Distances-S shoes to a second place finish at the grueling Badwater Ultramarathon with a time of 27:42:52, beating the course record … Continue reading
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Inc. Magazine Profile on Newton Running
Inc. Magazine’s August issue has a huge profile story on Newton Running and its founders Jerry Lee and Danny Abshire. The writer, Robert Andrew Powell, digs deep into the story behind Newton and its business model for the future. Powell, … Continue reading
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John Mayer Rocks Newtons – UPDATE!
Intrepid John Mayer stalker fan, Heather, from Sugar Land, Texas, found several photos of rock star John Mayer kickin’ it in his Newtons. Here he is wearing the Newton Motion shoe, coming out of the gym in West Hollywood. John … Continue reading
Sole of an Olympian
Check it out, I just got these shots from the product team at Newton….Sarah Haskins’ custom, special make-up shoe to wear at the Olympic Triathlon in Beijing. It’s a Newton Distance in all-American red, white and blue colors. Pretty sweet. … Continue reading
Look for Newton at the Olympics
Last month, 27-year-old Newton athlete, Sarah Haskins finished in second place at the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup in Des Moines, Iowa, to earn the final spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. It will be the first Olympics Games … Continue reading
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Pre 2?
This email, with photos attached, came in a couple months ago. Hi Mr. Newton, Thank you SO SO SO much for the newton shoes you gave me at the Arizona IronMan. They have worked very well. I use them at … Continue reading
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fitness magazine
The August issue of fitness magazine has a terrific story about proper running technique. The feature includes a quote from Newton Running co-founder, Danny Abshire as well as a review of the Newton Cure Distance shoe. Download a pdf of … Continue reading
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Singer John Mayer Rocks in Newtons
Sizzling hot musician John Mayer stopped into one of the Boston City Sports stores last week and bought himself a pair of Newtons. Apparently John’s a runner and loved the neon styling of the shoes. It’s only a matter of … Continue reading
Love from MN
Hi, I just wanted to tell you how much I LOVE your shoes! I just received my second pair (bought the racers several months ago and now got the trainers), and they are just as fantastic as the first. They … Continue reading
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Rockin’ Every Run
Hello Newton- I just ordered 2 more pairs of Newton’s today. I ordered my first pair around five months ago. I have been a running shoe fanatic all my life and worked in a running shoe store. I will never … Continue reading
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