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Newton Running Receives Trickle Up’s Leet Humanitarian Award

APRIL 9, 2012 (Boulder, Co)— Newton Running, the leader in natural form running, was awarded the 2012 Glen and Mildred Robbins Leet Humanitarian Award from Trickle Up, a New York-based, non-governmental organization dedicated to alleviating poverty. Since 2008, Newton Running has made financial contributions to Trickle Up, which provides conditional seed capital and business training to the world’s lowest-earning people so that they may start a micro-enterprise.

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KARHU ORIGINALS TOUR ’12 TO RETRACE THE ROUTE OF FINLAND'S U.S. INVASION

Runners Wanted for Long Hours, Tough Conditions
and Minimal Financial Reward

BEVERLY, MA (April 11, 2012) -- If you see a blue and white Airstream with the Finnish flag motoring down I-95 soon, Jukka Lehtinen, brand manager for Finland’s legendary running brand Karhu, may well be at the wheel.

Tri-Eva Announces Its U.S. Launch

London, UK, April 10th – Trigirl, the UK's only women's-specific triathlon clothing brand unveiled their new US brand, Tri-Eva, online last week. Tri-Eva will offer high-quality triathlon kit designed with the female triathlete in mind.

Top field announced for Challenge Kraichgau

Challenge Kraichgau will feature a high quality field of triathletes at the European Championships on 10 June 2012. After a strong 2011, Andreas Raelert will return to Kraichgau. The defending champion will face two tough competitors on the way to the European Championship title. On the one hand there is the local hero Sebastian Kienle from Karlsruhe. Kienle is aiming to repeat his 2009 victory. On the other is Timo Bracht, one of the most successful triathletes in recent years from Germany. Bracht knows Kraichgau well from numerous training runs.

RUDY PROJECT NAMED OFFICIAL EYEWEAR & HELMET SPONSOR OF XTERRA

3-Year Agreement Signed Between Rudy Project and XTERRA

DENVER, CO – XTERRA, the premier off-road triathlon and trail run series, has selected Rudy Project as its official and exclusive eyewear and helmet sponsor in the U.S. Rudy Project, an endurance sports leader in sunglass, prescription eyewear, and helmet manufacturing, will continue this partnership through 2014.

RUDY PROJECT SIGNS PRO TRIATHLETE MELANIE MCQUAID FOR EYEWEAR & HELMETS

3X XTERRA World Champion McQuaid Joins the Rudy Project Family

DENVER, CO – She is the only person to have claimed three XTERRA Triathlon World Championship titles, she was the winner of the inaugural ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship in Spain last April, she won this past weekend’s Ironman 70.3 California, and hailing from Canada, she is determined to tack on another victory title at this year’s XTERRA Worlds. Rudy Project is pleased to announce that it has signed Melanie McQuaid as her official helmet and sunglass sponsor through 2014.

Potts wins 4th Oceanside title, Cunningham takes 2nd

(Oceanside, California) April 3, 2012 - Andy Potts not only won his first race of the season Saturday, kicking off 2012 seemingly just where the 2011 Toyota Cup Champion left off; he earned his 4th Ironman 70.3 California title with a time of 3:54:03, beat his winning time last year by nearly 2 minutes, and simply obliterated the field after coming out of the swim 1:24 up.

Cancer Advocate, Lance Armstrong To Kick For Cancer

A former nurse shares more than a love of staying fit with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Mary Eggers, a QTC Systems coach, challenged Armstrong to a 50-yard kick off via Twitter with all the proceeds going to fight cancer.

CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT LEADMANTRI EPIC 125 IN LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 31, 2012) – An elite field of some of the toughest amateur and professional triathletes competed in the LeadmanTri Epic 125 March 31. Truly unique, the event provides a challenging 125-kilometer course through the desert outside Las Vegas.

Competing against a stellar field of world-class professionals on the event’s ultra-distance course, Angela Naeth won the women’s professional division at 5:07:41 and Maik Twelsiek won the men’s professional division at 4:44:57.

K·SWISS ANNOUNCES RACE TEAM INITIATIVE WITH STAND UP TO CANCER

Collaboration Includes Co-Branded Performance Footwear and Apparel Collection to Raise Funds for Cancer Research