The Running Front

There are a lot of crazy ultra-events out there, but this one might take the cake. The DECA Ironman is a race to finish 10 Ironman-distance triathlons in 10 days and  the fastest cumulative time wins. Let us break it out for you what the DECA Ironman actually entails, 24 miles of swimming 1,120 miles of […]

Proving once again that he can run down anyone, Crowie smoked the field in the marathon to win the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships with a time of 8:20:21. Crowie came out of T2 in 10th place and more than 12 minutes behind the leader Chris Lieto. Digging deep and throwing down at 2:48 marathon, […]

This is a little belated, but Newton Running would like to extend a hearty congratulations to Winter Vineki, who finished in fourth place in the 10-year-old age group at last weekend’s IronKids National Championships in Tucson.  She qualified for Nationals by taking 1st place at Ironkids Carmel, IN, this summer as well as taking 2nd […]

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 with the group about the dynamics of midfoot running, and how Newton Running shoes can […]

Another big weekend of racing for Team Newton. Crowie, Michellie, Heather Fuhr and Josh Cox were all busy…. “As the Crow flies” Current Ironman World Champion, Craig “Crowie” Alexander has recorded another scorching victory, this time in the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii. A flying final run leg saw him claw back an 8 minute lead to […]

We just got this message in our inbox: “In mid-April, the MIT Triathlon club sent eight athletes to the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals, held in Lubbock, Texas. Facing competition from the best Triathlon clubs in the nation, MIT competed hard and had a great time.  Not only that, but we looked good in our brand-new […]