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Live Earth Announces Run for Water Worldwide Series
PRNewswire
Live Earth announced plans this week to implement the largest worldwide water initiative on record to help combat the global water crisis. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water - to take place April 18, 2010 - will consist of a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the water crisis. More
NY Realtor Indicted for Scheme to Sell Building to NYRR
North County Gazette
A New York realtor has been indicted for conducting a real estate fraud scheme in which he struck several deals to sell a commercial building that he did not own. In one of the deals, Henry Vargas negotiated to sell the property to the New York Road Runners, the Manhattan not-for-profit that oversees the ING New York City Marathon. The Road Runners signed a contract to buy the property for $8.5 million and placed $1 million in escrow in anticipation of the deal's closing. The organization also spent approximately $300,000 on attorney's fees, real estate consultants, environmental studies and other services related to Vargas' bogus deal. More Triathlon Australia Announces 2010 Challenge Series Schedule
BLK1.com
Triathlon Australia announced this week a 2010 Challenge Series schedule that incorporates a revived elite domestic series and complements the recently launched ITU world championship race in Sydney. The 2010 series takes in five cities: Geelong, Canberra, Hobart, Sydney and Adelaide. A standard stable of races are offered at each location including Olympic Distance and Sprint Distance triathlons, an Enticer Triathlon for novice competitors and the TRYstars Kids' Triathlon. More
Boulder Considers Trail User Fees for Non-residents
Daily Camera
Boulder, CO is considering a pilot program to charge residents from outside Boulder County to use certain trails. The Boulder City Council and the Open Space and Mountain Parks Board of Trustees met Tuesday night in a rare joint session to discuss how to set priorities and continue to fund open space purchases. While the city has spent $208 million to purchase more than 45,000 acres of open space in and around Boulder since it began a systematic buy-up of land in the late 1960s, it still has more than 5,800 acres left in its master plan -- at an estimated cost of about $100 million. Among the suggestions for creating more revenue to fund those remaining purchases is to begin charging a fee for non-Boulder County residents who use certain city-owned trails. More
Detroit Fress Press Marathon Sells Out for First Time
Reuters
For the first time ever, entries for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, half marathon and relay have sold out, and race organizers anticipate more than 18,000 runners participating this Sunday. Pat Ball, race director said, "In spite of our troubled economy, it is a testament to the extraordinary power behind training to run a marathon that we continue to break registration records." More
FILA Sets Goal to Become Number Four Sports Brand
The Korea Herald
FILA, the fashion and sports brand now based in Seoul, is aiming to become the world's fourth largest sports fashion brand in five years, its top executive said this week. "We aim to increase the global sales of FILA to $3 billion in the next five years and become the world's No. 4 sports brand," Yoon Yoon-soo, chairman of FILA Korea and GLBH Holdings, the parent company of FILA global operations, said at a news conference. FILA's global revenue is likely to reach $1.2 billion this year, a 20 percent increase from 2007 when Yoon took over the Italian sports brand. More
Alaska Mountain Bike Racer Attacked by Grizzly
Bellingham Herald
A teenage girl riding in an all-night mountain bike race was badly injured early Sunday morning when a bear attacked her on a trail in Anchorage's Far North Bicentennial Park. Police officers with shotguns escorted medics into dark woods to retrieve the girl, who underwent surgery at Providence Alaska Medical Center. The girl is expected to survive, Anchorage Fire Department spokeswoman Cleo Hill said. More
IMG Apologizes for Mismeasured 10K, 5K Race Courses
Herald Sun
The organisers of running events held on the same day as the Melbourne Marathon have apologised over a blunder which saw courses measured short. The apology to participants and sponsors from sports management group IMG was issued today, confirming that both the 10km and 5 km running courses were measured wrongly.Last Sunday, thousands of participants ran only 9.25km when they had entered for a 10km course, while the 5km course was short at 4.5km. The 10km event was contested by 4821 people and the 5km run and walk by 2742. More
Canadian Marathon Adjusts Times for Wrong Way Runners
Kelowna.com
Runners in October 4's Okanagan International Marathon in Kelowna, BC who accidently ran an extra loop will now have their times lowered to reflect the added distance. "Those small number [of runners] that we got requests from," said race director Tom Keogh, "we'll be adjusting their times." Confusion on the course resulted in some full-marathoners doing an extra 575-metre loop meant only for those doing a half-marathon. As a result, some runners who were using the Okanagan race to qualify for the Boston Marathon just missed making their qualifying times. More
Nissan to be ING Miami Marathon Official Marathon Vehicle
RunnersWeb.com
Nissan has reached an agreement with US Road Sports & Entertainment of Florida to become the official vehicle of the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon. In addition, Nissan will be the title-sponsor of the January 29-30 Health and Fitness Expo. More
Good Gear to Launch Eco-Friendly Apparel Line at Indy Expo
PR Web
Good Gear LLC, a provider of eco-friendly sports gear, has announced the company will launch its new line of sports apparel at the Community Health Network Indianapolis Marathon and Half-Marathon Expo taking place on October 16. The Good Gear products are made 100% from bamboo. More
Melbourne Marathon, CAF Announce Charity Partnership
RunnersWeb.com
Florida's State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon has announced a charity partnership with the Challenged Athletes Foundation for its February event. The California-based CAF has a new Florida chapter. More
Maryland Triathlon Raises $43K for Coastal Bays Foundation
Ocean City Today
The 10th annual Osprey Sprint Triathlon at Public Landing, held on October 3, has announced that it raised more than $43,000 to benefit the Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation. The funds will be used for restoration, monitoring and education in the coastal bays watershed. More |
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Newsmakers |
Barry Siff, who sold his Boulder event management company, 5430 Sports, to the World Triathlon Corporation earlier this year, has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Boulder City Council. More |
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Conferences |
(November 5-7, 2009)
Annual conference in Hollywood, FL.
(November 7, 2009)
Third annual symposium in Marathon, Greece
The Running Event
(November 9-12, 2009) Conference and expo for the running specialty store community in Austin, TX.
(December 2-6, 2009)
Annual meeting of the sport's governing body in Indianapolis, IN.
Running USA Conference
(January 31-February 2, 2010) Annual conference for the running industry in Carlsbad, CA.
Symposium for triathlon race directors in Colorado Springs, CO. |
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Online Seminars |
Calculating the Worth of Your SponsorshipOrganization: International Fesitval & Events Association (October 21, 2009, 2 p.m. eastern) Tom Perros and Nancy Atufunwa of IEG will walk attendees through the core drivers of sponsorship value and how to put a price on them. The techniques and principles, including insights into maximizing value, can be applied to your event sponsorship.
Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports will share his expertise on organizing a successful endurance event. |
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Career Opportunities |
Company: Advanced Sports, Inc.
The Product Manager is responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, developing the assigned products in sync with the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Product Manager's job also includes ensuring that the product supports the company's overall strategy and goals.
Team Estrogen is a Portland, OR area online retailer of women's cycling, triathlon and fitness apparel. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of every woman who wants to ride her bike, run, or exercise in comfort and style. We are a small, but growing company seeking employees that share our passion for fitness, and our enthusiasm for providing excellent customer service and an unmatched selection of technical apparel for women.
Fit Specialist
Company: SUGOi
The Fit Specialist is responsible for developing all patterns and spec sheets for SUGOi's product lines.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
· Develop all production patterns and spec sheets for SUGOi's product lines
· Preparing patterns for grading
· Schedule final fit sessions
· Approve production sample for grading
· Prioritize and maintain production deadlines of completed patterns, finalized spec sheets with flat measurements and approved samples
· Work closely with Designers, Pattern Graders and Production teams to resolve any pattern problems and as well coordinate production schedules and timelines
· Review and finalize Pattern Modification Sheets, Models, and Spec sheets.
· Report any pattern or construction changes that effects costing and labor time/piece work tickets to Product Development Manager
· Responsible for adjusting production samples and spec sheets with changes made to pattern or construction after final production pattern.
· Take part in fitting process.
· Assist in resolving production concerns/problems in construction, sizing, patterns, bundling....
· Production contact person, assist and resolve any concerns from the production floor
· Provide quality standards to Production QC
· Assist in the grading process as required
· Continuously streamline design processes and procedures that will facilitate final design integrity and accurate fit
· Other duties and projects as assigned
CamelBak Products, the originator and world leader in hands-free hydration systems, has an opening for a Director of Sales, Emerging Markets/New Channels. This position is responsible for leading sales growth and maintaining the profitability of emerging retail markets in North America.
Required Qualifications: · Consumer Goods or Outdoor Industry Experience Required · Must have a proven track record of successfully expanding premium brands into new channels of distribution. · Must have excellent understanding of sales distribution on a B2B level. Including experience working with distributors, retailers, industry partners and sales representatives/brokers. · Minimum of five years related experience Product Line Coordinator (Bottles)
Company: CamelBak Products, LLC. CamelBak Products, the originator and world leader in hands-free hydration systems, has an opening for an entry level Product Line Coordinator-Bottles. This entry-level position will have direct responsibilities to coordinate product development of bottles both internally and externally. Coordinate channels of communication to ensure product manager and all stakeholders are aware of product status, availability, and features/functions. Stay current with product deliverables and timeframes to assure up-to-date information is communicated to all departments. As Product Coordinator you will assist the product management and development engineering teams with duties essential to the deployment of CamelBak Products. Required Qualifications:
· Consumer Goods or Outdoor Industry Experience Required
· Local candidates only
· 1-3 years Product/Project Management experience - a plus | |
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