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Nike new England Rugby kit N
ike has launched next season’s England Rugby home and change kits ready for the Investec Internationals. The classic all-white bodies home shirt is now subtly trimmed with grey thorns on the side panels and shoulders, while the change kit is high lustre anthracite trimmed with an intertwined thorn design on the waist panels and shoulders. Technically, Nike says, the kits have been developed to give players a competitive edge on the field. Both shirts boast Nike’s tight fitting technology and ergonomically designed jerseys and underarm sleeve panels are meant to give players complete freedom of movement, comfort and optimised fit. Nike’s Dri Fit fabric has been especially engineered to be stronger and more flexible and two fabrics have been used for the shorts, a woven ripstop and a chamois. Socks in a Lycra/nylon mix incorporate Coolmax technology for comfort. Recommended retail prices are £90 for Authentic playing shirt, and £50 for replica jersey.
www.nikestore.com/rugby
Timex expands fitness technology T
The wristwatch is designed for strenuous multisport use, has a 15-hour rechargeable battery life and water resistance to 50 meters. The integrated GPS feature calculates speed, pace and distance as well as measuring location and altitude with ascent/descent distances and rates. It can also record up to 100 location waypoints and recalls up to 50 custom routes for pace tracking. Other features include a 20-workout memory giving dated summaries of up to 1,000 laps, chronograph and interval timer functions and performance pacer.
www.timex.co.uk
Former SGB Editor takes on marathon challenge
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ormer SGB editor Jon Bruford is running the 2011 London Marathon in aid of local charity Severn Hospice. Jon, 36, a keen but not particularly good runner, is enthusiastic about the challenge. "I've wanted to run a marathon for some time now, but niggles and work always got in the way. This time though, because I'm running for such a fantastic charity, I'll get to the end by hook or crook."
imex has launched the Ironman Global Trainer Bodylink System, a GPS-enabled competitive training tool for athletes. The all-in-one wrist device boasts real-time speed, pace and distance data and has SiRFstar GPS and AANT+ wireless technologies. With performance and multisport modes for training and events, it syncs with the athlete’s computer to download detailed workout and route information to online software powered by TrainingPeaks.
Jon has been training in UK Gear's new PT1000 running shoes, and is impressed. He said: "They're a lot lighter than I imagined they would be, and they're very responsive; I walked about nine miles in them before my first run, as UK Gear always say their shoes need a few miles to bed in. From the first run though, I have been very, very impressed with the shoe. Who knows, the PT1000s might even take me all the way to the finish line!"
Anybody wishing to assist with donations, well wishes or gear to get through the winter months can email
jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk www.ukgear.co.uk
Activinstinct sales grow
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ctivinstinct, the online sports equipment retailer has seen sales rise four-fold in just four years, outstripping the wider UK online retail growth rate and propelling the retailer into the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, a list of the 100 fastest growing technology companies. The company reported a sales growth from £2.1m in 2006 to £8.3m in 2010 and is forecast to double the size of its business over the next three to four years.
www.activinstinct.com
Help for Heroes
An 18-strong team of Royal Navy Clearance Divers each swam the length of Lake Windermere (10.5 miles) in aid of Help for Heroes and Project Vernon. The team was supported by Aqua Sphere who supplied them with wet suits and Vista goggles.
www.aquasphereswim.co.uk 6
SGB SPORT NOVEMBER 2010
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