Growing up in Colorado you can't help but love the outdoors. Something magical happens with 300 days of sunshine and the Rocky Mountains in your back yard. My athletic endeavors started on the bike, I would get out and ride whenever I could. In 2011 I moved to Oxford, England for work. I missed the sunshine and mountains, but discovered my passion for running. When I moved back to Colorado I started combining cycling and running, so it was only natural that I started competing in triathlons. I took second place at my first sprint, and caught the bug. Today I'm training for my fourth Ironman.
Leadville, Colo. (Aug. 19, 2016) — On August 20-21st nearly 750 competitors will race all day and into the night at the Blueprint for Athletes Leadville Trail 100 Run presented by New Balance, produced by Life TimeSM – The Healthy Way of Life Company and presented by New Balance. Competitors from around the world come to Leadville to prove themselves on…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa/TAMPA, Fla. (August 18, 2016) – IRONMAN announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire the highly regarded Cape Epic® mountain bike race in South Africa. In addition to operating The Motatapu and The Pioneer multiple stage mountain bike races in New Zealand, the purchase of Cape Epic marks IRONMAN’s biggest step into the…
Each month, the American Trail Running Association features a different town in its online Trail News section at www.trailrunner.com. Moving around the country, a recent feature landed in Houghton, Michigan, chosen for its great trails, and unique region situated on the Upper Peninsula of the 26th state to enter the Union. Houghton is dubbed the…
Louisville, Colo. (Aug. 18, 2016) – Over 60 years ago, Pearl Izumi founder and cyclist Kinji Shimizu redefined cycling apparel by researching new fabrics and immersing himself in studying the body in motion on a bike. His obsession to perfect performance cycling apparel began to help his son succeed as a bike racer. Shimizu’s approach built…
TAMPA, Fla. (August 18, 2016) – IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holding company, announced today the addition of three new IRONMAN® 70.3® triathlons to take place in China in 2017. Continuing the expansion of race offerings in China, the new events include IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou (April 1, 2017), IRONMAN 70.3 Qujing (May 28, 2017), and IRONMAN 70.3 Chongqing (September 24, 2017)….
SINGAPORE – The Sufferfest, creator of the world’s most intense cycling videos for individual and group training, announced today that IMAXShift in Brooklyn, New York, would be part of the World Premiere of their two latest videos, Thin Air and The Omnium, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. IMAXShift is an immersive group cycling studio powered by The IMAX Experience®, providing the perfect…
Las Vegas –August 17, 2016 – Snoop Dogg will headline the 2016 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & ½ Marathon. The entertainment icon will perform for more than 40,000 runners on Sunday, November 13 during the pre-race concert at 3:00pm prior to the marathon and ½ marathon start. “Snoop Dogg is an entertainer who needs no introduction,”…
Baltimore, MD (August 17, 2016) ─ Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) announced today it has acquired the Discover Bank Delaware Marathon and Running Festival. The annual event consists of numerous concurrent distances, including the Discover Bank marathon, Patterson Schwartz Real Estate half marathon, Horizon Services four-person relay, Michelob Ultra eight-person relay, and a 1.2-mile fun run. The 14th annual…
blueseventy is pleased to announce a partnership with multiple IRONMAN champion Mary Beth Ellis. Donning a new Helix wetsuit, Mary Beth won IRONMAN Maastricht-Limburg in the Netherlands last month. “Clearly we are off to a terrific start with Mary Beth,” said blueseventy’s sponsorship manager Ryan Vanderloop. “She has overcome challenge after challenge in her athletic…
Boulder, Colo. August 17 – TrainingPeaks has announced a partnership agreement with professional triathlete and current IRONMAN World Champion Jan Frodeno. With the goal of building on his 2015 success, Frodeno will continue to use TrainingPeaks to prepare and compete at the highest level of triathlon. A TrainingPeaks user since 2014, Frodeno knows the value of…