Chattanooga, TN (August 8, 2016) – American Bicycle Group (ABG), manufacturer of award-winning high performance bicycles – Litespeed (LS) and Quintana Roo (QR) – took its next step in managing continued future success with a move into a newly refurbished larger building in Chattanooga, TN. Backed by more than three decades of leadership in high-end,…
AUSTIN, Texas, August 8, 2016 — On Sunday, August 7th, more than 700 registrants participated in the 14th Annual Jack’s Generic Triathlon (JGT) at Lake Pflugerville – near Austin, Texas. Jack’s Generic Tri, voted 2015’s second best Short Distance Triathlon by Austin Fit Magazine, is one of the more participant-friendly triathlons, shifting focus from big sponsors and…
Victoria Murray-Orr, who has headed the internationally acclaimed Challenge Wanaka Triathlon for the past nine years, has been named New Zealand’s Event Professional of the Year at the annual New Zealand Event Awards in Auckland. Challenge Wanaka is New Zealand’s largest long distance triathlon festival, involving more than 2,500 people of all ages and abilities…
Nassau, Bahamas – August 9th, 2016 – The Island House Invitational Triathlons announced a preliminary start list for the three-day non-drafting triathlon stage race set for October 28th to 30th in the Bahamas. The race format serves as a platform for many of the world’s premier triathletes to go head-to-head in a battle like no other race…
Minneapolis, August 9, 2016: GO Intellectual Capital, an innovator in growth business services, announced adding five Principals to its team of Growth Operators. “Our unique approach brings together proven Growth Operators with commercial experiences in Go-to-Market Strategy, Finance, Operations, and Accounting,” commented GO Co-Founder/Partner Rick Nordvold. “This distinctive combination allows us to help clients drive…
Being a successful race director used to mean embracing a certain amount of uncertainty and being very comfortable with estimates—about how many t-shirts to purchase; a guestimation of how many water bottles, etc. With data-powered decision making ruling every industry from aviation to retail, guesswork is officially a part of race director history. Your most…
Atlantic City, NJ (August 10, 2016) – Race2Rebuild, the nonprofit endurance sports program supporting disaster recovery is headed back home to the Jersey Shore to support continued recovery from Hurricane Sandy and race the DelMoSports Atlantic City Triathlon and 5K. With funding raised by athletes and support from the Atlantic City Sports Commission, athletes and volunteers will help rebuild Sandy-damaged…
(Salt Lake City, August 5, 2016)– Altra Footwear won five awards at the 2017 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market: Polartec’s 2016 “APEX Award”, Runner’s World “Picks” award, BackpackGearTest.org’s “Creative Award”, Outdoor Retailer’s “ ‘16 Media Preview Winner” award, and SGB, Sporting Goods Business’ “40 Under 40 Award”. These awards highlight Altra’s Spring collection of footwear and…
(Salt Lake City, August 5, 2016)– Altra Footwear won five awards at the 2017 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market: Polartec’s 2016 “APEX Award”, Runner’s World “Picks” award, BackpackGearTest.org’s “Creative Award”, Outdoor Retailer’s “ ‘16 Media Preview Winner” award, and SGB, Sporting Goods Business’ “40 Under 40 Award”. These awards highlight Altra’s Spring collection of footwear and…
St. Louis, MO/Las Vegas, NV: Interbike, the largest annual gathering of the bicycle industry in North America, is featuring a new event this year called the Mechanics Challenge. This unique 2- day competition will test the skills of more than 100 bike mechanics over the course of several challenging obstacles presented to them. The challenge is,…