– 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….
GOLETA, Calif. (October 5, 2016) — Jim Walmsley, a recent addition to the HOKA ONE ONE ® (NYSE: DECK) elite running roster, set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the iconic Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim trail run. Walmsley completed the 42-mile trek, from the South Rim to North Rim and back, in 5:55:20, averaging a 8:27 per-mile pace over almost…
When the signal sounds to start the 2016 Transamerica Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Half Marathon on October 16, five Denver-based Transamerica employees – dubbed the Tomorrow Chasers – will be running with a little extra motivation driven by their personal stories of inspiration. And if simply surviving and finishing the 13.1-mile course isn’t ambitious enough, the team…
PORTLAND, Ore. – On Sunday, Oct. 9, I Got Legs founder Adam Gorlitsky will become the first paralyzed man in history to walk in the Portland Marathon. He will also be participating in the Portland Marathon Kids Fun Run & Fitness Festival, Saturday, Oct. 8 at 8 a.m. “Portland Marathon is very excited to have…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The dates and locations for nearly all of the 2017 USA Triathlon National Championships are set, allowing amateur multisport athletes to mark their calendars for opportunities to earn national titles and world championship team spots at a variety of distances and disciplines across the United States. The season runs from Jan. 29…