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…
ROSSLYN, VA – The courses for the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) and the accompanying MCM10K presented by Aetna, will be altered and a new expanded start schedule was publicly announced today as the result of SafeTrack, the system-wide plan unveiled by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to improve Metrorail safety and restore service reliability….
NEW YORK CITY, September 2, 2016 – GFNY has partnered with Sprocket Films and Car of Tomorrow to create a Virtual Reality (VR) film of the 2016 GFNY New York City Championship. For the first time, would-be riders can feel for themselves what it’s like to ride the course – an unprecedented, immersive video experience for a mass-participation sporting…
SAN DIEGO, California – September 2nd, 2016 – Women’s athletic apparel company GRACEDBYGRIT has partnered with its first run specialty account, Movin Shoes, to cater to runners and active women all across San Diego. This partnership is exciting news for the local running community of San Diego that continually looks for new brands to improve their…