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The New York Marathon is set to make a triumphant return in November, celebrating its 50th running after the 2020 race was cancelled due to the coronavirus. In celebration of the marathon’s return and its 50th installment, the New York Road Runners association and New Balance have teamed up for their yearly capsule of running shoes and apparel — centered around two special takes on the FuelCell Prism and a duo of unique Windcheater jackets, plus other pieces of race-ready apparel.Each FuelCell Prism is designed to match one of the Windcheater jackets and vice versa. The first Prisim colorway is a Sprite-like mix of sport blue and neon green, made to play off the secondary tones of its Seattle Seahawks-esque Windcheater. The other offers a pastel pink shade with white embellishments, matching its pink, white and black jacket. Both the Windcheater jackets and the collection’s other shirts and shorts boast a special graphic inspired by the marathon’s 50th anniversary, and some feature details that nod to NYC’s most famous running paths.You can head to the New Balance webstore to buy pieces from the New York Road Runners and New Balance 2021 New York City Marathon collection now. Prices range from $50-$135 USD.For more New Balance news, check out a short history of the popular 990 series.

For those who are still recovering from Union’s “What color is an orange” madness that went down for its initial Air Jordan 4 collaboration, fret not as you’ll soon have a shot and its second batch. The LA-based retailer is closing out the month of June with a bang as its Air Jordan 4 “Tent and Trail” collection release details have been revealed.Unlike its predecessors, both the “Desert Moss” and “Taupe Haze” offerings will be released by raffle only. The former pair will be dropping via Union and through the Nike SNKRS app, while the latter will be only be stocked at Union. For consumers that are based in the Greater Los Angeles County area and want to cop, you’ll have a chance to enter an in-store raffle on June 20 and 21 between 9am-3pm PDT. Those located outside of LA will have access to the Union online raffle that will go down on June 20 between 9am-11pm PDT.Peep an official look at each of the pairs here above, and note that they will be dropping for $250 USD a piece. To celebrate the release, Union crafted an outdoor-inspired short film and you can view it here.For more footwear news, the University of Oregon’s track and field team recently revealed its Air Jordan 1 Mid PEs.

Parley for the Oceans and adidas Originals have continued their ongoing sustainable effort with the release of a special UltraBOOST 21.The UltraBOOST 21 is adidas Originals’ latest-and-greatest running shoe, which as described by Sam Handy, adidas Running’s creative director, is “a love letter to UltraBOOST.” Normal pairs have “a new propulsion system, 50 percent Parlay Recycle the Ocean plastic in the upper — it’s really about trying to marry the shoe that people love with the best performance innovations.” With this in mind, Parley has now upped the eco-friendly aspects with its official take on the UB21.Taking waste from remote islands, beaches, coastal communities and shorelines, the UB21 now features a no-virgil polyester upper comprising a 50 percent textile upper with, 75 percent of the textile being Primeblue yarn. According to adidas, the “Non-Dye” colorway “is coloured using a more sustainable technology to cause less harm,” while the Continental outsole now uses its proprietary Better Rubber solution, which is made from 70 percent natural rubber, 20 percent virgin rubber, and 10 percent normal rubber for a more sustainable composition.The design also sports a comprehensive rework, as the rope lacing system takes prominence on the upper. A black heel cage is situated near two new rear heel tags, while more branded tags appear on the vamp and tongue alongside exposed topstitching and mid-panel support segments.Parley’s adidas UltraBOOST 21 can be seen above and purchased from HBX now, where it retails for $229 USD.For more on the UltraBOOST 21, check out HYPEBEAST’s What the Tech? issue in which Sam Handy explains all.