Archive for November, 2009
25 y/o 2XU ambassadors Nic Cuthbert and Matt Sladden are cycling an epic 15,500km across AUS to raise awareness of youth suicide and mental health issues. Throughout their ride, the boys are promoting the resources available to “at risk” youth by the Inspire Foundation and its online resource; www.reachout.com They’re now 8,358km down, have 6,642km left on [ READ MORE ]
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Last month, Eric Granger took on one massive, muddy challenge to raise money for prostate cancer research at the Flinders Medical Centre. He and a group of fellow inspired individuals took on a 450km cycle challenge across Vietnam, to be completed across six days. A Vietnam Vet himself, the adventure was every bit as sentimental [ READ MORE ]
Congratulations to 2XU’s Emily Rosemond who paired with Anna Meares to take bronze for Australia in the team sprint event at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics on the weekend. The powerhouse event ran from 19 to 21 November at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena. Emily also placed 8th in the Kierin and 10th in [ READ MORE ]
Love the gear enough to live the brand? Check out the new Store Manager role for 2XU Hawthorn (VIC) we just popped up on the careers page! Come join us and you’ll never look back. [ READ MORE ]
Decked out in 2XU run gear, 25 trained runners from across emergency services – firefighters, paramedics, police, military and emergency service workers – are running a relay over 6000km’s [Cooktown QLD, to St Kilda VIC] to raise money and awareness for the urgent action required to fight global warning. The ‘Run for a Safe Climate’ group [ READ MORE ]
Ever felt inspired to break out into dance while strolling the vibrant city streets of Melbourne? Why not get involved in a spectacular surprise mob dance performance promoting the Summer Fun in the City program of free events for the City of Melbourne. To get involved, all you need is a little coordination (but not much), [ READ MORE ]
Revolutionary footwear brand ‘Five Fingers’ is the first sports shoe designed to work with the foot’s natural movement; offering all the benefits of going barefoot. Last week Five Fingers joined 2XU for a super dynamic run down the streets of Paddington – creating quite a lot of attention from bystanders and people on their lunch break. With [ READ MORE ]
British expat Jamie Atherton has followed in the footsteps of Jason Thom (see article below – Jason conquers epic charity swim in 2XU V:1) to swim around the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai in a challenge to raise money and awareness for Bowel Cancer in the UK. Wearing a 2XU Super Elite Triathlon suit, Jamie boldly swam the 17.1km [ READ MORE ]
2XU’s Sarah Crowley topped the field at the 2nd Gatorade Triathlon in Robina, QLD last weekend. After emerging from the water behind, Sarah established her lead on the bike and was able to hold off the pack with a strong finish in the run. Earlier this month, Sarah put in an immense effort to take 2nd place at [ READ MORE ]
