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

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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

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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

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Author of “Born to Run” on the Daily Show

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Christopher McDougall www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests “The shoes are the root of the problem.”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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