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Sheila Chepkirui and Andreas Almgren won the New York City Marathon, extending Adidas's dominance across the 2026 major-marathon season. Chepkirui became the eighth major winner this year to race in Adidas's Adizero Adios Pro 3, while Nike's Apex secured its first major victory.
10:43 AMWWDBrooks Running is expanding across Europe and China as rising interest in running, health, and wellness supports demand. The company is also growing its lifestyle line and store network while absorbing some tariff and supply-chain costs rather than passing them fully to customers.
8:22 AMBloomberg MarketsFashion brands are increasingly casting writers as models, reviving the profession's older association with glamour. For contemporary authors, the work also offers a useful source of income.
5:01 AMNew York Times ArtsSummary
Sheila Chepkirui and Andreas Almgren won the New York City Marathon, extending Adidas's dominance across the 2026 major-marathon season. Chepkirui became the eighth major winner this year to race in Adidas's Adizero Adios Pro 3, while Nike's Apex secured its first major victory.
Adidas has turned elite marathon racing into a sustained performance advantage, with its flagship shoe
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Major-marathon results are strengthening Adidas's performance-running position while giving Nike's Apex a needed foothold in the race for elite credibility.
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Brooks Running is expanding across Europe and China as rising interest in running, health, and wellness supports demand. The company is also growing its lifestyle line and store network while absorbing some tariff and supply-chain costs rather than passing them fully to customers.
Brooks is treating running's popularity as a durable global growth platform, not a short-term product
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The running boom is reshaping sportswear competition by rewarding brands that can scale globally without losing technical credibility or pricing power.
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Fashion brands are increasingly casting writers as models, reviving the profession's older association with glamour. For contemporary authors, the work also offers a useful source of income.
Fashion campaigns are expanding the value of literary identity beyond the page, turning authors' visibility
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The shift shows how fashion is monetizing cultural credibility while giving writers a new, if uneven, revenue stream.
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