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December 9, 2011

Oh dear. The Internet is upside-down again.

In the loopy world of blogs, this is the first post you'll see. For us, it's the last.

From the time this blog launched with several contributors, it has always been in a bit of a gerrymandered space between the sports and health worlds, with some transportation and food thrown in.

We've lost some voices in the year since then, so it's with some relief that those of us still active move to Picture of Health this month. We hope you'll come with us so we won't have to miss you.

It's been fun. Thanks for all the comments!

Photo credit: Getty Images

Posted by Patrick Maynard at 6:09 AM | | Comments (2)
        

October 11, 2011

Weekly walking/running roundup

What I'm doing: I'll be blogging from the Baltimore Marathon on Saturday morning. Other than that, this is lazy time for me. Next week I might start some cross-training or light running again.

What else I recommend: I would find it tough not to push the stilt-walking class. Who doesn't like stilt-walking?

More Maryland running events this month:

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July 26, 2011

An Under Armour retail site at Tide Point? I'm guessing it will be awhile.

Announcements from Under Armour today:

The Baltimore company said this morning it expects revenue for the year to come in the range of $1.42 billion to $1.44 billion, an increase of 33 percent to 35 percent more than in 2010. It forecasts operating income in the range of $155 million to $160 million, an increase of 38 percent to 42 percent more than last year.

Under Armour had previously anticipated year-end net revenues in the range of $1.37 billion to $1.39 billion and operating income in the range of $149 million to $153 million.

"First and foremost our brand and product have never been stronger," CEO Kevin Plank said during a call with analysts this morning.

But the company also reported a decline in gross profit margins because of weaker than expected performance at its factory outlet stores. The margins were also impacted by pressures from the growing footwear business and the effects of the recent move of its accessories business in-house.

Full article here

My guess is that this focus on margins means my hope of a big retail UA store near the company's newly-owned campus might be delayed a bit more, since that area is pretty low on consumer traffic. (Tongue-in-cheek hint to any retail analysts planning to scope the site: Please do some of your foot traffic count on a Monday around 6:45 p.m., when my running group bloats the numbers a bit.)

No matter -- my attention at the moment is focused on a little paragraph near the end of this morning's article:

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Posted by Patrick Maynard at 3:50 PM | | Comments (0)
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May 31, 2011

Under Armour takes a look at using more fashion

Andrea Walker has a nice piece today about attempts by Under Armour to get flashier.

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October 18, 2010

Some local presence in a new triathlon industry group

A bunch of fitness-related businesses have started a new trade group, acccording to runnersweb.com.

The two main companies involved in Saturday's running festival -- Under Armour and Corrigan Sports Enterprises -- aren't on the initial members list, but Washington Sports and Event Management shows up, as do a couple other East Coast companies and Competitor Group, one of the Marine Corps Marathon sponsors. From the article:

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Posted by Patrick Maynard at 12:23 PM | | Comments (0)
Categories: Marine Corps Marathon, Triathlon, Under Armour
        

October 8, 2010

Under Armour extending its marathon sponsorship

What's officially labeled as the Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival will remain just that: An Under Armour-sponsored event.

Read all about the sponsorship over at  Picture of Health >>.

Posted by Patrick Maynard at 12:46 PM | | Comments (0)
Categories: Baltimore Running Festival, Events, Running, Under Armour
        

October 6, 2010

Teens' Under Armour jones flattens

Under Armour, the primary sponsor of next week's downtown running festival, has lost teenagers' attention a bit, according to work done by investment bank Piper Jaffray.

Despite a small slide in shoe reputation rankings for teens -- from 18% brand preference last fall to 16% -- the South Baltimore company remains in second place, behind Nike, according to the report.


Gallery: Inside Under Armour HQ
Posted by Patrick Maynard at 11:55 AM | | Comments (0)
Categories: Apparel, Baltimore Running Festival, Under Armour
        
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Andrea Siegel, a reporter at The Baltimore Sun, covers mostly crime and courts in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, as well as legal issues. She wishes she was more physically fit, and, as she's more fond of chocolate than exercise, fitness is a challenge. Her partner on a one-mile-plus daily walk is the family dog, a mixed breed named Moxie, and she exercises at the gym where the D.C. snipers once worked out.
Jerry Jackson has been a photo editor at The Baltimore Sun for 14 years and an avid cyclist for more than 30 years. Inspired by the movie "Breaking Away," he started racing as a teenager in Mississippi when leather "brain baskets" were still the norm. He regularly commutes to work by bike and still enters several mountain bike races a year for fun.
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Patrick Maynard, who will be writing about running and walking, has been a producer for baltimoresun.com since 2008. In 2009, he tweeted on-course for the Sun from the Baltimore Marathon, finishing in just under 4 hours and almost managing to run the whole time. He sometimes walks to the Sun offices on Calvert Street.
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Leeann Adams, a multimedia editor at The Baltimore Sun, also dabbles in content for the mobile website and iPhone app and covers the Ravens via video. She did a triathlon to celebrate her 40th birthday and continues to swim, bike and run -- none of them quickly, though. Her biggest fitness challenge is to balance working, working out, spending time with her husband and being a mom to a 6-year-old boy.
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Anica Butler, the Sun's crime editor, is a former high school runner and recovering vegetarian who spent more of her early-adult years on a bar stool than working out. She is currently training (though poorly) for a half marathon and is trying to live a generally healthier lifestyle. She also hates the gym.
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