Boulder, CO – Race Across America (RAAM), the World’s Toughest Bicycle Race, concluded its 35th consecutive year of racing with some exciting competition across all categories. Above and beyond the racing, over the past 10 years RAAM has grown in notoriety as a major platform for racers to raise funds and awareness for a broad host of…
Irvine, CA, Aug 30th, 2016 – Zamst, a global leader in high-performance sports prevention and protective equipment, announces a worldwide endorsement deal with Isaiah Thomas. Alongside his NBA All-Star nomination, the Boston Celtics Point Guard has been named Eastern Conference Player of the week multiple times. “Isaiah Thomas is not only a phenomenal talent, but a…
(PITTSBURGH) – Defending GNC Live Well Liberty Mile champions and event record holders Heather Kampf and Jordan McNamara will return to the Steel City to defend their titles at the 2016 race, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17. The 5th edition features an increased prize purse of $30,000, one of the largest for U.S. road miles….
The Garneau Cove Hybrid Jacket and Rocket Skirt have won the annual Polartec® APEX Award, a design award celebrating the finest Polartec®-based products available to consumers every year. Winners are selected based on skill and creativity with Polartec® fabric technologies. This is the second time Garneau has won the Polartec® APEX Award. The first win…
DALLAS, Texas, August 30, 2016 – ROKA Sports, Inc. a Dallas-based performance multisport brand, has announced the upcoming release of its first collection of premium performance eyewear. Rendered in a range of frame hues and lens color options, the three premiere designs showcase a heritage of classic optical style, while packing under-the-hood technical innovations that deliver the ultimate in…
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — (August 30, 2016) — The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit is an official Partner of the inaugural, sold-out SLO Ultra, set for Saturday, September 10. The unique Race SLO-managed event, hosted by HomeFed and produced in partnership with The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo, features four challenging trail run courses — 50 mile ultra, marathon, half-marathon and…
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….