At 52-years old, Joe Bonness is one of the best triathletes in his age group in the world. In celebration of his 50th Ironman in September, Newton Co-Founder and CEO Jerry Lee gave Bonness his first pair of Newtons. Bonness dominated the World Championships in Kona in his age group and came in 51st overall. A week later he ran the Great Floridian Ironman in his Newton Gravity shoes, taking first place overall and setting a new personal record by 12 minutes for a course that he has completed 11 times. Even more recently, Bonness won his age group at Ironman Florida in Panama City. "My legs feel great again after three Ironman. It has to be the shoes," said Bonness.

Van McCarty picked up a pair of Newtons only two days before the Ironman World Championships. Against the traditional wisdom of never racing in gear you haven't trained in, he decided to race in his Newtons and ended up running a personal record of 3:00:52 on the marathon, the 6th fastest run split in his age group in Kona. "I experienced less foot and leg pain after a marathon than ever before," said McCarty.

Rob Chance, a Newtonian since June, tied on his Newtons for the first time before the Buffalo Spings 70.3. He initially encountered some hesitation when it came to trading his New Balances for a pair of Newtons, but his results spoke for themselves. Running in them for the first time just a day before the race, "the Newton's felt more comfortable and my time was 30 seconds faster over the distance with the same heart rate," according to Chance. His success with Newtons has continued, too. At Kona, Chance placed 8th in his age group, besting his 2006 time and setting a personal record by 12 minutes during the run portion.

Just like thousands of runners from around the world, these athletes all used their Newtons to run faster than ever before.