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Don’t Blame Strava!

June 13, 2013 By: John Blue Category: General Running News

Be careful out there!

Be careful out there!

In 2010, a man trying to achieve King of the Mountain (or KOM) status on Strava, died in a bike crash while racing down a steep descent in Berkeley’s Tilden Park.

The family of cyclist William “Kim” Flint II sued Strava for encouraging his dangerous riding.

On June 3, San Francisco Superior Court judge Marla Miller granted a motion for summary judgment, stating that Mr. Flint had “assumed the risks of bicycling.”

According to a press release by Strava: (more…)

Some News About Shoes

May 20, 2013 By: John Blue Category: General Running News

barefootShoes are all up in your news again!

Just last week, Skechers USA announced a $40 million settlement in a class action suit by consumers over exaggerated claims about Shape-Ups, Podded Sole Shoes, Tone-Ups, and Resistance Runners.

This settlement comes almost exactly a year after Skechers reached a $40 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over these same hyperbolic advertisements.

I guess if you are saying “Get in shape without setting foot in the gym” then you’d better be able to back that up with data.

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The Vibram Lawsuit

April 04, 2012 By: John Blue Category: General Running News

There has been a flurry of news articles over the past couple days about the recent lawsuit against Vibram, maker of the Vibram FiveFingers.

Naturally, the somewhat lurid piece in the Daily Mail is my favorite because it describes the shoes as “bizarre” and “odd looking,” and includes pictures of celebrity FiveFinger wearers.

The lawsuit is being brought by a Valerie Bezdek, who’s complaint alleges the “Defendants’ false and misleading advertising campaign has allowed them to reap millions of dollars of profit at the expense of the consumers they have misled.”

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