TAMPA/FRANKFURT (October 6, 2016) – IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holding company, announced today that the 2018 IRONMAN®70.3® World Championship has been awarded to Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. The event will take place on Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2, 2018 and is the first time IRONMAN has held a World Championship event in Africa. Located in the Eastern Cape…
St. Louis, MO: Innovative Timing Systems (ITS), the leader in race timing solutions, has once again found a way to make the race organizer and the athlete’s experience better. ITS has created the second generation Jaguar SnapShot Pro, the newest and fastest high speed race camera on the market. With up to 1000 frames per second, instant replay,…
Louisville, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2016)- Pearl Izumi, maker of performance cycling footwear and apparel, announces the launch of their special-edition X-Project cycling shoes to benefit the Amy D. Foundation at Interbike 2016. Only 200 pairs of these shoes will be made, with $100 from each pair sold going directly to the foundation. There will also be fundraiser…
The 4th annual US Trail Running Conference wrapped up in Estes Park, Colorado, at the historic Stanley Hotel on October 1, after three and a half days dedicated to all things trail running. The program, hosted by Active at Altitude in partnership with the American Trail Running Association (ATRA), included sessions geared to race directors for the first two and…
– Event features 5K and10K, yoga and fitness classes with Gina Caputo, and a concert by country artist and “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Jana Kramer – New ‘All Access’ Pass Gives Participants Access to Entire Event Lineup Louisville, Colo., October 6, 2016—Colorado women are invited to “Be Your Potential” in a first-of-its-kind, female-focused fitness…
PITTSBURGH – 100 years ago, Harry Houdini performed his death-defying upside-down straight jacket escape high above the streets of Pittsburgh. 100 years later, following the EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler, on Sunday, November 6, nationally touring magician and comedian Lee Terbosic, a Pittsburgh native, will attempt to reenact the infamous escape. “I am thrilled to partner with the EQT Pittsburgh…
Denver, CO – Rudy Project is incredibly proud to announce their partnership with Team Agar, a father son team competing in this year’s IRONMAN® World Championship. Team Agar consists of Johnny Agar, a 22-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and his father Jeff. Johnny has lived his entire life with cerebral palsy, which affects the part of the…
11x Ironman Champion and 2015 ITU Long Distance World Champion, Mary Beth Ellis, today announced her retirement from professional triathlon with the 2016 Ironman World Championship to be her final race. Ellis, affectionately known as the ‘Honey Badger’ for her tenacious style of racing, outlined her future plans to start a family, launch her coaching career with Trisutto.com as…
Race directors the world over have long abided by some general rules of planning events. One of the most popular rules is that you must hold your event during the warmer months, or it will not be successful. Insights from ACTIVE Network Activity Cloud® comprised of millions of event registrations last year tells a similar,…
A “grizzled vet” of the Big Sur International Marathon, Tom Rolander has been appointed as Chair of the organization’s Board of Directors. Rolander is a resident of Pacific Grove and has completed all 31 Big Sur Marathons and all 13 presentations of the autumn Half Marathon on Monterey Bay, giving him double Grizzled Vet status….