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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Questions from Baghdad, Answers from Boulder
From the customer service files…. Questions in black, answers in blue. Greetings, I am on assignment in Baghdad and in need of some good running shoes. I heard of your line and I’m very interested. 1. Do you ship to … Continue reading
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What is the Newton Tribe?
People who wear Newtons have been called trendsetters, early adopters, a community, a cult, Newtonites and more. We like the “Newton Tribe” best… Marketing guru Seth Godin has a new book out, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us. As … Continue reading
Our Girl in the NYT
Newton pro athlete Hillary Biscay was featured in last Thursday’s New York Times. Ok, more specifically, Hillary’s toned, tanned legs were featured in the NYT for a review of compression socks. And best of all, she’s got those hot pink … Continue reading
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News from the Blogosphere
We came across a couple of great mentions of Newton in the blogosphere this week. The first is from Tri-Daddy, who apparently works with Thys Wind at Endurance Magazine in Raleigh, N.C. Mr. Daddy has been experimenting with forefoot running … Continue reading
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Craig Alexander Testifies: I Don’t Modify my Newtons!
There’s been a rumor floating around that Craig Alexander, aka Crowie, shaves the lugs off his Newton shoes. Now, we do know that Crowie did shave his head, his face, his legs, and most importantly, a bunch of time off … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Alexander, Ironman World Championships, our shoes, sponsored athletes, triathlon
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Crowie Conquers Kona
Anyone who follows the sport of triathlon knows that our boy Craig Alexander won the grand daddy of all races, the Ironman World Championships on Saturday, just as we predicted. You can read the press release here, but all you … Continue reading
Nice Legs (and shoes!)
Guys (and gals?) of Newton- My friends and I took a few pics from the first annual Playa Del Rey Triathlon over the weekend and wanted to email ‘em to ya – after posing we realized we were all wearing … Continue reading
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A Pair of Newtons Sprints to the Finish
I have been meaning to contact you guys to say thank you for all of your help with finding the right size shoe for me. I worked in retail for 15 years and have to say I was extremely impressed … Continue reading
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