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Race Organizers Determined to Deliver 44th Running of Bloomsday - Spokane, WA—Each May for the past 43 years, Spokane has welcomed the coming of spring and the sense of rebirth through the personal journeys of thousands of Bloomies through the streets of Spokane. This year, when COVID-19 began to make its way into our consciousness, we at Bloomsday worked with our local health officials, clinging to the hope that we could keep our first Sunday in May date alive. However, developments which have come at lightning speed over the past few days have made it crystal clear that it will be impossible to hold Bloomsday as planned.
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Relays officials and Drake University plan to reschedule the 2020 event - Drake University has postponed the 2020 Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom along with related special events and programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 111th edition of the event was scheduled for April 22–25 at Drake Stadium.
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Toledo, Ohio - January 17, 2020: The 44th Running of the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon has attracted the deepest women's field in the event's history, with each woman boasting a very impressive personal record. The race will take place on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at the University of Toledo, finishing inside the Glass Bowl Stadium.
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HP Accelerating Digital Manufacturing Transformation with Footwear Leaders Superfeet and New Balance
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Palo Alto, California - HP unveiled a collaboration with Superfeet and New Balance to produce individually customized 3D-printed insoles for consumers. The collaboration demonstrates continued momentum in HP’s digital transformation of the footwear industry through the application of personalized biometric data for the customized design and 3D printing of personalized insoles.
Combined power of biometric data and 3D printing enables production of custom 3D-printed insoles for consumers
News highlights:
· New Balance latest customer to work with HP and Superfeet to offer consumers custom insoles made possible by advanced data capture and 3D printing
· HP enables customized individual products with personalized data creating unique designs for 3D production via HP FitStation and Multi Jet Fusion technology
· Innovative materials including Ultrasint® TPU from BASF enabling breakthrough footwear applications
HP and Superfeet are working together with New Balance, and others including Steitz Secura, to accelerate the mass-personalization of footwear, using Fitstation by HP and HP Multi Jet Fusion technology. The ability to securely apply personalized biometric data from FitStation and to optimize designs, workflows, and factory production with Multi Jet Fusion is enabling companies to manufacture on demand precise and cost-effective footwear like never before.
“Together with partners like Superfeet we are helping the world’s leading footwear companies take full advantage of digital manufacturing, create innovative designs, improve workflows, and deliver individualized products,” said Philipp Jung, General Manager & Global Head of Vertical Industries & End-to-End Applications, 3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing, HP Inc. “Improving efficiency, enabling sustainable impact and expanding production applications is critical to transforming industries. From consumers to elite college and professional athletes, we are committed to work with our partners and customers to deliver game changing footwear.”
“Once again, we are working closely with HP to help drive the footwear industry forward,” said John Rauvola, CEO and President of Superfeet, Inc. “We share a vision to not only disrupt an industry, but to have a positive impact on people’s lives. HP innovation is critical to our ability to provide one-of-a-kind comfort and support for people around the world.”
New Balance delivers custom comfort
Customers visiting select New Balance stores can experience the HP Fitstation + Volumental
Combining the power of 3D scanning and dynamic gait analysis technology, Stride 3D insoles reflect each person’s unique biometrics. The insoles will be printed in the US on HP’s industry-leading Multi Jet Fusion printers and assembled with additional materials.
HP to showcase disruptive footwear solutions at ISPO Munich
Next week (January 26-29, 2020), HP is showcasing a wide range of footwear innovation in Booth 205 Hall A5 at ISPO Munich, one of the largest sports business tradeshows in the world. IPSO attendees will have the opportunity to see a variety of breakthrough production parts manufactured using HP Multi Jet Fusion as well as new footwear applications printed with HP’s new certified thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), ULTRASINT™ developed by BASF. The new TPU is expanding the breadth of final-parts applications for customers on the HP Jet Fusion 5200 Series systems and is ideal for flexible and elastic footwear applications.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to demo Fitstation on the booth, and see multiple custom products including the Superfeet ME3D insole and ME3D Aftersport Custom Recovery Slides.
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(Logo for the World Athletics Championships Oregon21 (World Athletics) © Copyright) World Athletics officials have praised the planning and preparations for the World Athletics Championships Oregon21, after a busy week of meetings and venue visits in both Portland and Eugene, Oregon this week.
During the visit, delegates toured the under-construction Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, visited local Eugene hotels, and attended numerous working meetings covering accommodation, broadcast requirements, press operations, event presentation and operations, security and ticketing.
The visiting delegation, comprised of both technical and broadcast experts, had a full agenda, beginning with two days in Portland as they considered course options for the championship marathons and race walks that they will now take to the next World Athletics Council meeting in Nanjing, China, for approval in March. They also met with Travel Oregon, a key stakeholder and driving force behind state-wide involvement in the event, and its wider promotion.
The World Athletics Championships Oregon21 will take place in both Eugene and Portland from 6-15 August 2021, with specific dates for the Portland events still to be determined. It is the first time the outdoor World Championships will be held on USA soil. The World Athletics Indoor Championships took place in Portland in 2016.
“This has been a packed few days but is important to ensure we are all on the same page in terms of expectations,” said World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon. “The Local Organising Committee has a unique approach to resource planning, using the skills and expertise of Oregonians and local partners working alongside experienced international staff with major global event production experts.”
“This is the first time ever that our world championships will be held in a stadium purpose-built specifically for athletics, rather than a multi-purpose sports stadium, which has its own challenges in terms of space but will provide a strong legacy for the sport here in the USA. Our tour of the Hayward Field stadium this week was exciting and although still under construction we can all imagine a world class event in 2021. Athletics fans the world over really have something to look forward to.”
Oregon21 CEO Niels de Vos added: “This has been an excellent visit in which we were able to share detailed plans with our counterparts from World Athletics. We are delighted to have secured World Athletics’ endorsement for those plans and will now double down on ensuring that we deliver against them.”
All in all, the week was deemed a great success, with everyone now looking forward to the next site visit, scheduled for June to coincide with the USA Olympic Trials.
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