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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Launching the Sir and Lady Isaac
We’re very excited, because this weekend Newton Running is launching its Sir and Lady Isaac Guidance Trainer at Ironman Louisville, Ironman Canada, and the Chicago Triathlon! This picture is from the race expo at Ironman Louisville, where our Newton Running … Continue reading
Cities x Design stops by Newton Running
A film crew from Cities x Design stopped by our offices a couple weeks ago to talk with Danny and Ian about Newton’s design philosophy and shoe technology. Check out the results below. Cities x Design is a 35-city trans-media … Continue reading
Posted in Media Coverage, Overcoming Injury, Product News
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Monday Morning Race Hangover
In addition to the Leadville 100, there were a couple of other big races for Newton athletes this weekend. After almost a year off with a hip injury, Newton pro Chris Legh returned to racing yesterday at the Timberman Iromanman … Continue reading
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Luis Kicks Butt in Leadville
Here’s a great shot of Luis Guerrero from Mexico with his pacer Stephen Gartside from Newton Running. Luis is all smiles running down from 12,600-foot Hope Pass during the Leadville Trail 100 Race Across the Sky this past weekend. Luis … Continue reading
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Our First Retail Summit
Here we are, one year after beginning to sell through specialty running and multisport stores around the world. To celebrate this special milestone we hosted our top-performing retail accounts for the first ever Newton Retail Summit in Boulder, Colorado. Each … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Learn to Run Clinics, Retail News
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Author of “Born to Run” on the Daily Show
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Monday Race Hangover
The Newton Running pro team had a strong showing at the Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens race outside Seattle, Washington this weekend. Finishing with one of the fastest runs of the day, Michellie Jones rounded out the podium in third place … Continue reading
Newton Goes Offroad at the Burning River 100-Miler
Hello Newton- I wanted to let you know that the Gravity shoes worked out great in a 100 mile trail race that I did this past weekend. There was heavy mud and roots and they held up fine. Please pass … Continue reading
Newton Staffer Gets Wet on Colorado’s Clear Creek River
Yesterday, Newton’s queen of customer service, Tory Oakland, celebrated her birthday with a little whitewater rafting trip on Colorado’s Clear Creek. Of course, Tory wore her Newton Distance race shoes – I mean, the mesh upper drains water really quickly … Continue reading
As the Crowie Flies
Two weeks ago at Ruby Hill Park in Denver, Ironman World Champion and Boulder resident (for the northern summer at least) Craig Alexander met with the Rocky Mountain Triathlon Club for a meet and greet. Newton founder, Danny Abshire spoke … Continue reading