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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Terry Clemens Wins Free Shoe Drawing
Big congrats go out to Terry Clemens who won our second weekly free shoe drawing! He’s a 12-year-veteran of the New Jersey State Police who is running the Boston Marathon for the second consecutive time this spring…in Newtons! The final … Continue reading
Height of Heel Matters in Foot Pain Prevention
This interesting study published in the November issue of Foot & Ankle International (FAI), the official scientific journal of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS), details the biomechanical changes that occur in feet during high heel wear and … Continue reading
Posted in Overcoming Injury, Running Science, Shoe Design
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Another message from Danny’s inbox
Dear Danny, I’ve been a runner since July 2, 1979. This past summer, with my 67th birthday looming on the horizon, I began increasing my mileage, with the objective of making my 1,200 mile annual goal (which I haven’t achieved … Continue reading
Posted in Testimonials, What Is Natural Running?
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Shoe Geometry 101 – Running Shoe Re-Evolution
By Danny Abshire, co-founder, Newton Running At the start of the first American running boom in the 1970s, most people were running in fairly lightweight shoes that consisted of a rubber outsole a thin foam midsole and a lightweight nylon … Continue reading
2009 Holiday Running Gift Giveaway Winner
Congrats to Rosanne Morrison of Rockford, IL who won our free shoe drawing last week! Rosanne says: “Thank you and your company for this great giveaway. I have needed a high level pair of running shoes for a while-mine are … Continue reading
Newton Running Shoes in the Land of Aloha!
Newton Running shoes were spotted all over the place last week on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. As runners descended on Waikiki for the Dec. 13 Honolulu Marathon, dozens of runners were seen sporting Newton Running racers and trainers, both … Continue reading
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DECA Ironman
There are a lot of crazy ultra-events out there, but this one might take the cake. The DECA Ironman in Monterrey, Mexico is a race to finish 10 Ironman-distance triathlons in 10 days. The fastest cumulative time wins. Here’s a … Continue reading
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Tracing our Greek Running Roots
From Danny Abshire’s inbox: Danny, You probably don’t remember me but you helped me out a ton at IM Wisconsin in ’07 and I’ve been getting PB’s at every race since then. Won’t run in anything else! I just thought … Continue reading
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Josh Cox finishes 2nd at California Int’l Marathon with a new PR
We’d like to extend a hearty congratulations to Josh Cox, who finished in second place place at the California International Marathon today in a time of 2:13:51, just nine seconds behind the winner, Ethiopian Tasfaye Bekele. This is a new … Continue reading
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Go Josh! Big Race for JC on Sunday
This is from RunnersWorld.com. Our man Josh Cox has a big weekend. We also just sent him some ‘magic shoes’ that will hopefully help him go faster! Could Josh Cox Win the California International Marathon? Cox, our videographer pal, set … Continue reading
