As keen amateur or professional
athletes, we all have obstacles to overcome, some
small and some the size of buildings...enter one of
the UK’s leading urban athlete’s Johnny ‘Sticky’ Budden
- a man who literally overcomes building-sized obstacles
for a living. Now ‘Sticky’ faces his biggest challenge
and needs YOUR help!
You’ve almost certainly seen Johnny on television
in numerous commercials thrilling us with seemingly
impossible leaps and jumps that would terrify most
of us just to watch. Now Sticky is facing his biggest
challenge a 1000 mile parkour run from Northern Scotland
to Paris to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease.
“What I do is incredibly physical; I use every muscle
in my body to practice parkour” explains Johnny. “When
I came across MND and read what it does to the body,
how it takes away people’s ability to move, I knew
I wanted to help raise as much money and awareness
for the MND Association as possible.”
Johnny will be the first person to use parkour to
get from the most northern part of the British Isles
to Paris. Parkour is the physical discipline of training
to get from point A to point B as fluidly and efficiently
as possible by overcoming any obstacle within one’s
path by adapting one’s movements to the environment.
“I live for pushing myself and spreading happiness
through parkour. Whilst there will be a lot of endurance
running (a marathon a day) I will be spending time
in cities, training with kids and locals before continuing
my run.”
Learn more about Johnny’s amazing challenge at:
www.stickyparkour.com
Please help Sticky with a donation through JustGiving
at:
http://www.justgiving.com/Johnnybudden
Sticky wears 2XU compression.
Great Britain Triathlete and Leatherhead Swimming Club
member Richard Stannard broke two European and five
British Masters Records at the British Gas ASA Masters
& Senior Age Group Swimming Championships in Sheffield
last weekend.
He competed in five events, the 1500m, 800m, 400m, 200m
Freestyle and the 200m Butterfly. Richard took Gold
and set Records in every event! Richard said: "It's
been an amazing weekend. I was hit by a car earlier
this year while training on my bicycle breaking both
my pelvis and my hand. It wiped out my triathlon season,
and made training impossible. I had to change my focus.
It's been very hard and to start my come-back with a
weekend like this by breaking so many records is fantastic.
I start running and cycling next week in preparation
for next year's triathlon season. I just hope my injuries
have healed sufficiently and I do not suffer any further
problems from the crash."
Richard was very close to breaking the Masters World
Records in the 800m and 1500m and will be targeting
these records early next year.
AUSTRALIA, June 2009 - Underpinned by a relentless company
mission to develop elite sporting apparel of unparalleled
standards, Australia's fastest growing high performance
athletic apparel company, 2XU, is launching its most
technical line to date; PROJECT:X, the high performance
revolution. To be unveiled at the 2009 ITU Triathlon
World Championships on the Gold Coast, Australia in
September, 2XU's prestigious PROJECT:X line will open
with two extraordinary pieces - the X:1 Wetsuit and
X:1 Tri Suit.
Utilising the world's finest materials, construction
developments and technical sport styling, 2XU's PROJECT:X
Tri Suit and Wetsuit are so refined in design, so exquisite
in fabrication and so rigorously researched that they
will set new benchmarks in innovative performance sports
garments the world over.
Leveraging on the features of 2XU's highly acclaimed
V:1 Wetsuit, the 2XU X:1 Wetsuit takes technological
engineering to even greater heights. Poised to send
waves through elite open water swimming and triathlon
communities across the world, the X:1 Wetsuit boasts
a revolutionary X-Flex Front Panel to radically assist
body roll and improve power from the hips to dramatically
increase distance per stroke. The garment also features
Titanium Alpha Coating to promote blood flow in the
legs for those crucial swim to bike transitions.
The X:1 Tri Suit is unlike any garment previously developed
by 2XU. Combining new fabrics and patterns with hydrolift
panels, the X:1 Tri Suit offers uncompromised speed
through the water and essential moisture management
required for bike and run legs. The industry leading
garment also boasts circular knit fabrication to provide
mild compression, plus the latest generation Xtralife
Lycra for durability and comfort. Furthermore, Italian-made
fusion bonded open structure foam chamois allows for
unparalleled quick-drying comfort.
Unmatched in caliber, all pieces under the 2XU PROJECT:X
line will be produced on strictly limited edition production
runs; granting owners exclusive access to these premium
pieces and their associated benefits. Along with a luxurious
race transition bag and prestigious X key ring, PROJECT:X
owners will become members of the exclusive 2XU International
Privilege Club for the duration of the garment's warranty.
A testament to 2XU's commitment to producing the finest
garments on the market, PROJECT:X is the product of
extensive ongoing research and consultation with elite
athletes, professional sports coaches, fabric technicians
and leading sports scientists from across the globe.
2XU Product Development Manager and Co-Director, Jamie
Hunt, attributes the success of the project to the company's
relentless commitment to innovation.
"2XU is known as an innovator in the field of high
performance sports apparel. We don't just improve existing
ideas, but generate new levels of thinking and new technologies
into sporting garments with impressive, tangible benefits,"
Hunt says.
"We have utilised new proprietary fabrics from
Japan, Switzerland and Italy and critically analyzed
the way athletes move through the water and air. No
brand approaches high performance apparel production
the way we do."
PROJECT:X will be officially unveiled at the 2009 Gold
Coast ITU Triathlon World Championships in September
where 2XU's experts will be on hand to demonstrate the
new standard offered by these elite sporting garments.
Athletes interested in purchasing PROJECT:X can lodge
their interest now with their local dealer.
MELBOURNE, May 20, 2009 – 2XU’s high-performance compression
apparel has now been officially recognised as a world-class
collection, with the range being selected by pre-eminent
sporting body, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
Engineered from world class materials, 2XU Compression
has proven it’s all about the fabric. Boasting circular
knit structure, a 50/70 Denier fabric for unparalleled
strength and the most accurate, graduated compressive
design, 2XU supplies the premier compression products
on the market today.
AIS Senior Sport Physiologist (Fatigue and Recovery),
Dr Shona Halson, said that 2XU’s compression collection
truly represents the pinnacle in high performance
compression wear and is therefore a worthy exclusive
Official Compression Partner to the AIS.
“It’s important for the AIS to partner with companies
who have a similar dedication to the pursuit of excellence
and can provide our athletes with top of the range,
high performance products. We are excited to be partnering
with a company that shares our values, understands
the importance of research and is committed to ongoing
product development.
The AIS is always looking for the edge and together
with 2XU we will be conducting research into the physiological
benefits of compression products. This will feed into
2XU’s product development, and will help our athletes
stay at the top of their game.”
While compression has been used in the medical industry
for 150 years, only recently have a number of research
articles and studies been published which confirm
the benefits of wearing compression garments both
during and after exercise. With an obsessive focus
on delivering superior fabrics and tangible benefits,
2XU has built a highly technical compression range
which reflects relentless research and development.
2XU Director of Sales and Marketing, Aidan Clarke,
is thrilled to be declared the Official Supplier of
compression products to the AIS.
“The selection as Official Compression Partner to
the AIS demonstrates our steadfast commitment to superior
product development, testing and garment research
is paying off. We’ve worked hard to develop a reputation
for producing only the finest sporting apparel in
the market, and we’re exceptionally proud of this,”
said Clarke.
With a superior researched design, 2XU Compression
leads the field in high performance compression. Compression
is one of the fastest growing segments of 2XU; a reflection
of the world-class fabrics used and ongoing feedback
from elite athletes and leading sports institutes
around the world.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
2XU Sponsored
Athletes Shine at Beijing 2008
2XU sponsored athletes achieved fantastic results
at the recent Beijing Olympics. Proud Australian athlete
and 2XU ambassador Emma Snowsill won Gold in the women’s
triathlon, while on an international level, New Zealand’s
Tom Ashley took Gold for Boardsailing, Germany’s
Jan Frodeno claimed Gold in the men’s triathlon
and USA’s Kristin Armstrong won Gold in the cycling.
2XU, Australia’s fastest growing sports apparel brand, is leading the way in developing high performance products, by athletes for athletes. With an obsessive focus on delivering superior fabrics and tangible benefits for the wearer, 2XU has built a highly technical range of sports apparel that reflects relentless research and development.
These Olympic champions are just some of the many leading international athletes sponsored by 2XU who wear the brand’s highly acclaimed compression garments during their rigorous training programs.
Other 2XU sponsored Olympic competitors included:
• Erin Densham – Triathlon – Australia
• Sara Carrigan – Road Cycling – Australia
• Ben Fouhy – Kayak K1, 1000 – New Zealand
• Alison Shanks – Track Cycling, Women’s Pursuit – New Zealand.
2XU is an official compression supplier to a range of peak sporting bodies including the Victorian Institute of Sport, Athletics Australia, Rowing Australia and the New Zealand Academy of Sport. Record results were achieved by many of these prestigious associations at Beijing 2008.
With stronger fabrics and a superior, well researched design, 2XU Compression sets new standards in high performance compression wear. Feedback from elite athletes and sporting institutes has been pivotal in developing the successful formula. It therefore comes as little surprise that so many athletes are wearing 2XU.
The team at 2XU congratulates all its sponsored athletes and ambassadors on their amazing efforts at Beijing 2008.
