Category Archives: Social Responsibility

Newton and Mile High Squash

The Mile High Squash group consists of about fifty underserved Hispanic students in Denver.  In addition to squash lessons and healthy lifestyle direction, the MHS organization also provides academic tutoring for 6th – 12th grade students.  Newton Running designer has … Continue reading

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Running Group Gives Girls Confidence; Pregnant Nicole DeBoom Joins Fun Run

i-tri Girls Learn Natural Running Form We’re proud to be involved with many philanthropic organizations, abroad as well as those close to home. One such organization is i-tri Girls, a small New York non-profit started by one mom who wanted … Continue reading

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Newton Athlete Jeremy Freed Motivates Kids to Run

Newton Athlete Jeremy Freed recently began a series of presentations about the value of exercise and good nutrition to hundreds of kids  at Parmalee Elementary in Indian Hills, Colorado, Marshdale Elementary in Evergreen, Colorado, and West Jefferson Middle School in … Continue reading

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Sign up Today for Ironman Canada with Athletes for a Cure

Even though the 2011 Ironman Canada (August 28, 2011) is sold out, you can still race! Become a member of Newton Running’s Athletes for a Cure team and make a difference in the fight against prostate cancer while competing in … Continue reading

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Newton Running Donates 1000 Shoes to Kenyan Orphans

Support this massive “shoe-raising” effort with a $15 donation Soles for Kenya, a student-organized “shoe-raiser,” is collecting 1000 used shoes for Kenyan orphans and Newton Running is matching their efforts by donating 1000 pairs of Newton Running Performance Trainers. Students … Continue reading

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Run Across Ethiopia Team Raises Funds for Youth Education

The following letter was submitted by Run Across Ethiopia team member, Nigel Willerton. From January 9 to 19, the Run Across Ethiopia Team ran 264 miles in 11 days, averaging 24 miles per day. We ran a marathon (26.2 miles) … Continue reading

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Run Across Ethiopia

Nigel Willerton is running 400km across Ethiopia in Newtons in order to raise money to build schools in Ethiopian fair trade communties. You can read more about the running event here, and click on the photo below to watch a … Continue reading

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Ironman Canada Race Recap

Last weekend at Ironman Canada it would have been impossible not to notice the Newton presence. We had one of our biggest company showings ever—around 30 Newton staff and athletes showed up to race, spread the Newton word, and raise … Continue reading

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8 hours, 82,015 Steps, and 47 miles on the Dreadmill for Ian Adamson

The Woodway Desmo treadmill at RnRSD turned for eight hours last Friday and Saturday, and the official number of steps are tallied. Pam and Ian got a solid training session in for Badwater and logged the following numbers while raising … Continue reading

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Guess How Many Steps and Win Free Shoes

Seven-time Ian adventure racing world champion Ian Adamson and ultra-running legend and two-time Badwater winner Pam Reed share a penchant for pain and suffering. Both are training hard for the Badwater Ultramarathon in a couple of months. As part of … Continue reading

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