The new performance and lightweight trainers feature a midsole side profile with reduced weight & illustrate heel-to-toe drop. A filled in midsole reduces bending in the mid-foot & improved mid-foot support. They also feature a new mesh which reduces small rock and dirt penetration, whilst maintaining breathability. A molded insole improves fit and comfort and metal eyelets are replaced with stitched eyelets.

You can learn more about the shoes, find a local retailer or buy online at www.newtonrunning.co.uk

The comprehensive Agreement will see 2XU’s highly acclaimed Compression apparel worn by all GreenEDGE Team members for training and recovery to enjoy an array of critical physiological benefits including improved circulation and heightened agility through to reduced muscle fatigue and damage.

Shayne Bannan, GreenEDGE Cycling General Manager, said the Team has been very specific in which equipment suppliers it has aimed to work with, and as the brand that has set the benchmark in compression apparel, 2XU is the ideal partner.

“Because of the quality of their garments, 2XU has played a major role in creating the compression market and we’re delighted to be working with them,” Bannan said.

“The key to our riders maximising the benefits of their training is how quickly they recover and 2XU Compression will play an important role in that.

“When we’re putting our riders like Matt Goss, Stuart O’Grady and Cameron Meyer on the road to go head-to-head with the world’s best, we have to send them out there knowing we’ve given them the world’s best equipment on and off the bike. With 2XU Compression we know we’re doing that.”

2XU Director of Sales and Marketing, Aidan Clarke, is equally thrilled with the new partnership.

“Working with the world’s finest athletes and sporting institutes is integral to 2XU’s high performance formula,” said Clarke.

“We’re delighted to add GreenEDGE to our enviable list of respected sporting partners. With its underlying passion for elite performance and clear goal of seeing Australia perform on the world-class ProTour platform, GreenEDGE shares much common ground with 2XU.

As the existing official supplier of Compression to the Australian Institute of Sport, Rowing Australia, Triathlon New Zealand, international triathlon powerhouse teamTBB and UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team amongst many others, formal alliance with Australia’s highly anticipated GreenEDGE marks a logical next step for 2XU.

With a relentless commitment to engineering world-class garments from fabrics delivering tangible benefits to the wearer, 2XU sets the benchmark in high performance compression. Ongoing testing, research and consultation with professional sporting bodies of such caliber as GreenEDGE are integral to the brand’s winning formula.

“We’re thrilled with how Crowie pulled off another spectacular performance despite the pressure of being a pre-race favorite,” says Newton Running CEO, Jerry Lee. “His dominance and longevity in the sport can be partly attributed to his impeccable natural running form.”

Despite battling illness earlier this year, Alexander was the man to beat based on an impressive show of fitness by setting a course record at June’s Ironman Coeur d’Alene (8:19:48) and successfully defending his title at September’s 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas with a time of 3:54:48.

At Kona, Alexander dominated a competitive men’s field consisting of Andreas Raelert, Marino Vanhoenacker, Rasmus Henning, Frederik van Lierde and Chris Lieto, clocking a 2:44:02 marathon in the Newton Running Distance S Light Weight Trainer, his preferred training and racing shoe.

The Australian spends half the year in his home country and the other half in Boulder, Colorado. He has been a professional triathlete for more than twelve years. At 38 years old, he is the oldest athlete to ever win the coveted world championship title.

About Newton Running

Boulder, Colorado-based Newton Running is the leader in natural running footwear and education. Newton Running’s patented Action/Reaction Technology™ encourages a midfoot strike and helps runners be faster, more efficient and incur fewer injuries. Newton Natural Running™ form clinics teach runners how to run naturally and Newton Natural Running™ Coaching Certification Programs provide trainers and community leaders with the tools and techniques to teach natural running principles. Newton Running also supports numerous charitable organizations, athletes and events. www.newtonrunning.com.

WTC’s Chief Sales Officer Mike Pine is delighted to have 2XU on board in a formal capacity this year.

“We’re excited to partner with 2XU, a premier brand at the forefront of the industry,” Pine says, “The quality and technology of the 2XU product will support our participants in their pursuit of peak performance.”

2XU’s elite athletes will not only utilize the brand’s globally-known triathlon wetsuits and trisuits, but also its new Compression collection featuring PWX® fabric technology. This new technology uses enhanced compression fabrics engineered in collaboration with Australia’s leading Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) to offer optimal power, weight and flexibility in perfect equilibrium depending on the wearer’s needs.

As the Official Compression Supplier of IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3 events and Official Performance Apparel Supplier of the highly acclaimed international Triathlon team teamTBB, 2XU will be seen throughout this epic annual World Championship event. Driven by a relentless company mission to enhance human performance, 2XU is the ideal brand to partner with a race so synonymous with incredible feats of human endurance.

Following extensive testing by independent sports institutes such as the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), 2XU Compression has been found to provide an array of physiological benefits to the wearer including improved circulation, heightened agility as well as reduced muscle fatigue and damage.

“Working with the world’s finest athletes and sporting institutes is integral to 2XU’s high performance formula,” says Director of Sales and Marketing, Aidan Clarke, “We’re thrilled to have such a strong roster of names supporting our brand.”

Among those slated to prepare, race and recover in the brand’s compression performance apparel is 2XU triathlete and ten-time New Zealand IRONMAN® champion Cameron Brown.

“I’m starting to feel like my training is really coming along,” Brown says, “2XU Compression is an integral part of my training regimen. On race day, I’ll be wearing the sensational Compression Tri Singlet and Short – engineered with the brand’s ICE X fabric which lowers body temperature. It will be perfect in the steamy Kona weather.”

teamTBB Germany’s Caroline Steffen and recent Swiss Sportswoman of the Year for 2011 agrees.

“Whether it’s swimming, running or cycling, I love all the apparel,” says Steffen.  “As an added bonus, it looks just as good as it performs.”

From teamTBB USA, local heroes Amy Marsh and Mary Beth Ellis will line up on October 8.

Thanks to her recent qualifying run of three IRONMAN® wins in less than seven weeks, Ellis can’t wait for the gun to go off.

“It’s been a long road,” says Ellis, “My path to Kona hasn’t been easy but sometimes having to fight for it makes it even sweeter.  I’m excited to put my racing skills to the test on the challenging lava fields of Hawaii and hope to perform at my best against the top female athletes in the world.”

2XU Ambassadors Nina Pekerman and Matan Kassif of Israel, Edward Hawkings of Dubai plus Uli Nieper and Reinhold Humbold, multiple World Champion age-grouper, of Germany will also be racing.

With a relentless commitment to engineering world-class garments from fabrics delivering tangible benefits to the wearer, 2XU sets the benchmark in high performance compression.  Ongoing testing, research and consultation with professional sporting bodies of such stature as the WTC are integral to the brand’s winning formula.

About 2XU

2XU (“Two Times You”) was launched in January 2005, and is driven by a relentless company mission to advance human performance through the development of world-leading athletic garments.  In its first year, 2XU graced the skin of multiple World Champion athletes and has since formed powerful alliances and key partnerships with World Champions across the globe in numerous sports including Triathlon, Cycling, Swimming, Netball, AFL, Soccer, NRL, NFL and Running.  2XU is also the exclusive Official Compression Supplier to the Australian Institute of Sport.

Founded and based in Melbourne, Australia; 2XU is fast becoming the most technical sports brand in the world.  Designed and tested in consultation with industry experts, all garments employ intelligent physiological design, cutting edge performance fabrics and construction.  The premium Australian brand is now stocked in multiple countries around the world.

About WTC

World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) is a Tampa-based company recognized for athletic excellence, distinguished events and quality products. WTC’s growing portfolio includes the Ironman, Ironman 70.3, 5150 Triathlon Series, Iron Girl and IronKids, which have a combined total of more than 180 events worldwide each year. Supported by partners including Ford, Timex, Foster Grant and PowerBar, Ironman is the No.1 user-based sports brand in the world and has been a respected name in triathlon since its inception in 1978.

About teamTBB

The TBB team is a development squad that provides hope and opportunity to many young athletes and pros that would have had no opportunity or pathway to being able to become an earning professional athlete. teamTBB provides physical, psychological and mechanical information and support to all of its athletes. More importantly, its current leading athletes are the role models to the rookie and development athletes. Its program has been enormously successful and has earned podium spots at the majority of races they enter. These athletes are leading by example.

In addition to its professional and amateur athlete programs, teamTBB also works to ensure that youth around the globe can participate in multi-sport events through its social development projects and its franchise, The Bike Boutique. The Bike Boutique provides unique lifestyle services through its bike lifestyle stores, Ironman events in Asia Pacific and encourages cycling as a means of transportation supported by its bike lodging services.

Order the MV² from Newton Running UK here.

Tri4Japan, the registered charity established by Mike and Rieko Trees to help the people of Kamaishi, will launch a major Charity auction on eBay starting from 19:00 BST on Sunday 31 July. Here Mike and Rieko tell us about some of the items.

Items have been donated by many leading triathlon brands, World Champions, Olympic Champions and elite athletes. Some items in the auction include:

• Three collections of Olympic memorabilia from Speedo including a swimskin signed by 2008 Olympic Athletes including Michael Phelps, (eight times Gold Olympic Medallist Beijing) Rebecca Adlington, (Double Olympic Gold medallist, Beijing) Steph Rice, (three times Gold medallist, Beijing) Bronte Barratt (Olympic Gold medallist) and Liam Tancock (double commonwealth Games gold medallist.)
• pair of Adidas Supernova Sequence shoes signed by Alistair Brownlee
• A pair of Brooks T7 race shoes signed by Chrissie Wellington as well as Chrissie’s own TYR tankini signed by Chrissie
• Signed wetsuit used by actor Robson Green in his Wild Swimming Adventure ITV series
• Two pairs of Newton Running shoes & a visor signed by Zola Pieterse (née Zola Budd)
• Two entries to Ironman Wales in September
• Two Ceepo high modulus carbon bike frames
• A year’s supply of GU Energy Gels (365 mixed flavour gels)
• Over 20 new triathlon wetsuits from leading brands including 2XU, Orca, blueseventy and Zone Three
• Two-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander special edition replica race kits

Please have a look at the auction items at: www.tri4japan.com/auction/ and bid on Sunday for some great items.

The other project is the Natural Running seminar series. Launched in February in Windsor and at the 2011 TCR exhibition, I’ve been leading a series of seminars and workshops throughout the UK to explain the benefits and merits of Natural Running to hundreds of enthusiastic runners. Hosted by some of the UK’s leading running shoe retailers we’ve had the chance to help runners adopt a healthier and more natural running style.

Following the latest seminar hosted by Royles at Total Fitness in Wilmslow, Jackie Newton (one of the seminar’s attendees) wrote a fantastic review of the evening on Run Britain – if you have a few minutes, I’d thoroughly recommend reading the review if you haven’t had a chance to attend one of my seminars in person, you can read Jackie’s review at: http://www.runbritain.com/articles/land-load-lever-and-lift/

As the existing official supplier of Compression to Triathlon Australia, Triathlon New Zealand, international triathlon powerhouse teamTBB, UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team and the Official Compression Partner of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) amongst many others, formal alliance with the acclaimed IRONMAN® brand marks a logical next step for 2XU.

“We are excited to partner with 2XU, a leader in the industry,” said Mike Pine, Chief Sales Officer, WTC.

“The quality and technology of the 2XU product will support our participants in their pursuit of peak performance.”

Following extensive testing by independent sports institutes, 2XU Compression has been found to provide an array of physiological benefits to the wearer including improved circulation and heightened agility through to reduced muscle fatigue and damage.

“2XU has invested significant resources toward developing and leading the global understanding of high performance compression products,” said 2XU Director of Sales and Marketing, Aidan Clarke.

“In understanding the undeniable and proven gains for endurance athletes, it’s only logical for us to unite with the IRONMAN® brand that is so synonymous with incredible feats of human endurance.”

With a relentless commitment to engineering world-class garments from fabrics delivering tangible benefits to the wearer, 2XU sets the benchmark in high performance compression.  Ongoing testing, research and consultation with professional sporting bodies of such caliber as the WTC are integral to the brand’s winning formula.
About 2XU

2XU (“Two Times You”) was launched in January 2005, and is driven by a relentless company mission to advance human performance through the development of world-leading athletic garments.  In its first year, 2XU graced the skin of multiple World Champion athletes and has since formed powerful alliances and key partnerships with World Champions across the globe in numerous sports including Triathlon, Cycling, Swimming, Netball, AFL, Soccer, NRL, NFL and Running.  2XU is also the exclusive Official Compression Supplier to the Australian Institute of Sport.

Founded and based in Melbourne, Australia; 2XU is fast becoming the most technical sports brand in the world.  Designed and tested in consultation with industry experts, all garments employ intelligent physiological design, cutting edge performance fabrics and construction.  The premium Australian brand is now stocked in multiple countries around the world.

About WTC
World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) is a Tampa-based company recognized for athletic excellence, distinguished events and quality products. WTC’s growing portfolio includes the Ironman, Ironman 70.3, 5150 Triathlon Series, Iron Girl and IronKids, which have a combined total of more than 180 events worldwide each year. Supported by partners including Ford, Timex, Foster Grant and PowerBar, Ironman is the No.1 user-based sports brand in the world and has been a respected name in triathlon since its inception in 1978.

There will be a maximum of 12 people per course.

Dates
1. Sat 23/ Sun 24 July
2. Sat 20/ Sun 21 Aug

Accommodation – can be booked upon request.

The courses costs £350 (each participants will receive a pair of Newton Running shoes.)
Lunch and refreshments will be provided each day.

For more information or to sign up, contact the Drummond clinic during office hours on 01628 639532 or email alex@drummondclinic.co.uk.