AUSTIN, Texas, September 6, 2016 — High Five Events, one of the largest privately owned event production companies in the United States, is excited to introduce the Elite Athlete Program for the 2017 Austin Marathon® presented by NXP. The Elite Athlete Program will become known for its competitive nature and focus on discovering emerging marathon talent…
Arlington, VA – The Road Runners Club of America’s Kids Run the Nation® youth running program is pleased to announce its partnership with Fitness Finders®, a leader in providing incentive-based fitness and character-building programs and awards to schools and youth organizations. Together, the RRCA and Fitness Finders have designed a custom award token displaying the Kids Run the…
AUSTIN, Texas, September 6, 2016 — High Five Events, one of the largest privately owned event production companies in the United States, is proud to announce the continued partnership between the City of Kerrville and the Kerrville Triathlon Festival presented by H-E-B. Since 2011, the City of Kerrville has opened their arms and truly embraced the…
September 5, 2016—Kelowna, BC— The 4th running of the Kelowna Wine Country Half Marathon offered runners ideal running conditions and a scenic journey though wine country in the Okanagan Valley. Local athlete Brad Bickley proved to be the fastest from the start at The Vibrant Vine winery to the finish line in Waterfront Park, completing the picturesque…
SAN DIEGO – September 7, 2016 — The forth annual Women’s Running Cover Runner Contest powered by Jaybird with the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon Series is searching for a runner to appear on its January/February 2017 cover. Women’s Running, the magazine that featured the first regular-sized runner and the first runner with autism on the cover of a national fitness…
DALLAS, Texas, September 6, 2016 – ROKA Sports, Inc. a Dallas-based performance multisport brand, today congratulated two of its pro triathletes on their victories at the 2016 IRONMAN® 70.3 World Championship in Australia this past weekend. Holly Lawrence and Tim Reed delivered incredible performances to reach the top of the podium among a field of…
TAMPA, Fla. (September 6, 2016) – IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holding company, announced today the addition of the IRONMAN®70.3® Peru triathlon, the eleventh IRONMAN 70.3 race in South America and the first in Peru. IRONMAN 70.3 Peru will take place on April 23, 2017 in the iconic capital city of Lima. The race venue is minutes away from…
More than ever, the majority of your marketing efforts as a race director are occurring online. What digital marketing lacks in the ability to see your ads in print, it more than makes up for in the ability to instantly gauge performance. That’s why you have to embrace data in order to be as successful…
The Dallas Marathon board of directors today announced Paul Lambert, a running industry veteran and longtime runDisney executive, as the new President of the Dallas Marathon. In his role, which begins immediately, Lambert will oversee all Dallas Marathon events including the RunDallas Race Series, Oncor Mayor’s Race 5K and the BMW Dallas Marathon, Half Marathon…
MOOLOOLABA/TAMPA (Sept. 4, 2016; IRONMAN, A Wanda Sports Holding Company) — Today, in the first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in the Southern Hemisphere, Tim Reed (AUS) and Holly Lawrence (GBR) claimed victory with times of 3:44:14 and 4:09:12, respectively. Reed edged two-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion, Sebastian Kienle (DEU) by two-seconds, capping a perfect Down Under Father’s…