Category Archives: Behind the Scenes

One Boulder Plaza Broomball Tournament with Team Newton

For the past two years, the Ice Rink at One Boulder Plaza holds a broomball tournament to raise money for Community Food Share and each year Team Newton takes to the ice with high hopes. In case you’re not sure … Continue reading

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Newton Running Receiving $20M Investment from Fireman Partners

  The rumors are true! Newton Running just signed a deal to receive a substantial investment from a Boston-based investment firm, Fireman Capital Partners. “Combining FCP’s expertise in sales and marketing with our innovative technology will allows us to continue … Continue reading

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Broomball Night in Boulder

Last night, the ice rink across the street from Newton Running HQ was the scene of a fun yet “fierce” broomball tournament to raise money for Boulder Community Food Share, Boulder County’s food bank. Newton Running won the first round … Continue reading

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Newton Retail Summit Recap

If you happened to be around Pearl Street in Boulder at the beginning of this week, you probably noticed lots of neon green Newton bags on people’s shoulders. (A couple of people tweeted asking what was going on) Or perhaps … Continue reading

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Newton Staff Spotlight: Erin Gehlsen

If you’ve ever called Newton Running’s customer service, there’s a good chance that you’ve talked to Erin Gehlsen. The next time you speak to her, offer your congratulations—at last weekend’s Colorado Marathon, running in the pink Universal Performance Racer, Erin … Continue reading

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Newton Running Represented at Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon

Over the weekend, our Newton Running Vice President of Administration, Anne Klein, on the left, and Susan, on the right, represent Newton Running in Rio de Janeiro at the Rio de Janeiro International Half Marathon.  Way to go, girls!

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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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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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Just Another Day at the Newton Office

Here at Newton Running, we like to perform rigorous product testing. Last week, we were testing the stickiness of the rubber on our shoe outsoles. (Ok, not really. We had a team building day at the office that ended with … Continue reading

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Newton co-founder Jerry Lee Inducted into Business Hall of Fame

We’re incredibly proud of Newton’s co-founder and CEO, Jerry Lee, who was inducted into the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame yesterday. Over 400 people attended the event, which inducted seven new members who, “who exemplify business, cultural and philanthropic … Continue reading

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