August 29, 2016 – Bermuda’s Tyler Butterfield earned the champion title at Ironman 70.3 Timberman on August 21st, using his multi-discipline prowess to overtake his rivals. The victory, which Butterfield termed a “surprise win”, comes just two weeks before the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mooloolaba, Australia, where Butterfield will line up as one of the…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Olympic triathlon champion Gwen Jorgensen has been nominated for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Games by the United States Olympic Committee for outstanding achievements at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Jorgensen (St. Paul, Minn.) is one of five female nominees, and votes may be cast for the Best…
TAMPA, Fla. (August 26, 2016) — IRONMAN® and Life Time Fitness announced today that Women For Tri™, an initiative to welcome and empower new female triathletes to be part of the sport’s continued exponential growth, has expanded globally, adding focus to the European and Asia-Pacific regions. With this expansion, the TriClub grants and collegiate scholarships program will now…
Baltimore, Md. (August 26, 2016) – Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) announced today Verizon will provide runner tracking for the Baltimore Running Festival for the next three years. Runners, family members and friends will be able to receive free tracking data via text messages to their mobile phone and posts to their respective social media accounts….
Scottsdale, AZ (August 25, 2016) – The GLUKOS Company Inc., an all-natural sports nutrition brand making high-quality energy and protein products for world-class athletes, is proud to announce the use of GLUKOS by seven athletes from the United States who earned a collective five Olympic medals. It became clear the implementation of GLUKOS products in training…
(Logan, UT — August 26, 2016) – Altra’s Endurance Team member, Thomas “Rivers” Puzey, won Colorado’s six-day, 120 mile TransRockies Run trail race. With a total finishing time of 16:11:03, he beat his hometown rival and second place finisher, Caleb Schiff, by 38 minutes. Both natives of Flagstaff, AZ, were neck and neck during the entire six…
GOLETA, Calif. (August 26, 2016) — HOKA ONE ONE®, a division of Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), welcomes two elite runners to its Northern Arizona (NAZ) Elite team. Joining the world-class track and marathon team, Katja Goldring and Martin Hehir will join head coach Ben Rosario and his 14-member squad in Flagstaff, Arizona. “HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite played a significant role in getting 19 HOKA athletes to the US Olympic Track &…
SEATTLE – August 25, 2016 –Alaska Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon & ½ Marathon, a signature Seafair Event today announced a new date for the 2017 event. The race, which is in its 9th year, will now take place on Sunday, June 18. Alaska Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle has traditionally taken place on a Saturday. Registration for the…
Farmington, Utah, August 25, 2016 –Today, Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO) announced leadership changes within its Outdoor Products segment. Jessica Klodnicki, formerly Vice President for Bell Helmets, Blackburn and C-Preme, is now the Vice President for Outdoor Recreation, which includes responsibility for the CamelBak and Jimmy Styks brands. Current CamelBak President, Layne Rigney, previously announced…
NEW YORK CITY, August 25, 2016 – The inaugural GFNY Deutschland is set to take place in the picturesque town of Hameln in Northern Germany this Sunday August 28, 2016. The fully closed to traffic course offers exceptional riding and racing for anyone. Smooth roads, lots of hills and beer at the finish will ensure that riders…