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Nike Reports 7% Growth in 3Q Sales
Portland Business Journal
Nike Inc. has reported an increase in third quarter sales and earnings, surpassing analysts expectations and sending its shares to a new 52-week high. The athletic apparel and footwear company reported sales of $4.7 billion for the quarter that ended February 28, a 7 percent increase from the $4.4 billion reported in the same period last year. Revenue in North America, Nike's largest market, gained 1 percent to $1.7 billion, boosted by clothing sales. More
Honda LA Marathon Sells Out at 25K for 25th Anniversity
The 2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss reached its capacity of 25,000 registrants last Friday. It was the first time in the 25-year history of the event that the race has sold out and is an increase of nearly 45 percent over 2009. The race's new Stadium to the Sea course has helped increase runner interest. More
XTERRA Creates The XTERRA Planet Magazine
TEAM Unlimited LLC, the owners and producers of XTERRA, today announced the creation of The XTERRA Planet quarterly - a magazine dedicated to the people, places and races of XTERRA. "We've been building this magnificent collection of story ideas and images since our first race back in 1996, and now with this magazine we'll be able to showcase the amazing people and incredible photography we've gathered along the way," said Janet Clark, the magazine's publisher and president of XTERRA. More
K-Swiss Launches Global Brand Campaign
PR Newswire
K-Swiss has launched a global brand campaign that communicates its California roots with a playful take on the joy on both performance and lifestyle with a campaign dubbed Have an Awesome Day. The campaign started this week and includes television spots, print and interactive elements. More
U.S. Open of Cycling Cancelled for 2010
Cycling News
The US professional calendar will be one event shorter this year after organisers of the US Open of Cycling announced today that it has cancelled race scheduled for May 4, 2010 in Providence, RI. The US Open Cycling Foundation cited a lack of significant corporate sponsorship for its decision to cancel this year's professional cycling event, but said it hopes to run the event in May 2011. More
Active Network Reports 15% Growth in 2009 Race Entries
EarthTimes
The Active Network, Inc.has announced that registration for running events taking place in the United States in 2009 was up over 15 percent over the previous year. The findings, compiled by Active Network's ActiveEndurance division, compared online registration for running events held in both 2008 and 2009 from January through December. More |
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Rev3 Triathlon Series Signs Deal with Avia
xtri.com
The Rev3 Triathlon Series, with races in Tennessee, Ohio, and Connecticut, has signed a sponsorship deal with Avia to be the run sponsor for the series. More
USA Cycling Moves 24-Hour MTB Championships to Utah
Cycling News
USA Cycling has announced a new venue and date for the 24-houe mountain bike national championships. For the second consecutive year, the 24 hours of Moab will host the race. This year's edition will happen on October 9-10 in Moab, UT. The race was previous scheduled to be held in Hazelton, WV but that race was cancelled for 2010. More
Ironman Awards Grants to Idaho Organizations
The Spokesman-Review
The Ironman Community Fund, a part of the World Triathlon Corporation, recently awarded $15,000 in grants to organizations in north Idaho. More
Wisconsin to Host New Unnamed Epic MTB Race
Cycling News
The historic Wisconsin town of Mineral Point will be the starting point for a new 75-mile mountain bike race called the Unnamed Epic. The race, to be held on August 28, will be officially named after the first edition. The Unnamed Epic is being organized by Team Sports Inc. of Wauwatosa, WI. More
New Flower City Challenge to Offer Slate of Endurance Events
Democrat and Chronicle
YellowJacket Racing, Fleet Feet Sports and the City of Rochester, NY announced the Unity Health System Rochester Flower City Challenge during a news conference at City Hall last week. The April 24-25 event will offer duathlon and paddle triathlon that includes kayaking or canoeing, a half marathon and a family 5K. More Wilkes-Barre Criterium Expands, Adds Running Events
Times Leader
The Wilkes-Barre Criterium, the Labor Day cycling race in northeastern Pennsylvania that started last year, has announced plans to add half marathon and mile races as well as a health and fitness expo to its schedule. More |
Canada's Queen City Marathon Signs New Title Sponsor
The Regina Leader-Post
The Queen City Marathon in Regina has entered into a multi-year partnership with Saskatchewan Credit Unions. The event now is to be known as the Credit Union Queen City Marathon. The credit unions' three-year, $100,000 commitment comes on the heels of a three-year, $90,000 deal the marathon previously had with SaskCentral -- the service supplier owned by Saskatchewan Credit Unions. More Elkhart Lake Adds Endurance Festival to Event Schedule
Sheboygan Press
Elkhart Lake, WI, which has hosted a summer triathlon for more than a decade, is adding to its outdoor competitive sports menu with this year's Endurance Festival, which will include a marathon. The Great Midwest Marathon will highlight the May 29-31 Endurance Festival, which will also include in-line skating, mountain biking and road biking events. More
Teton Dam Marathon to Follow Route of Disaster
Standard Journal Idaho's Teton Dam Marathon has always been a tribute to the tragic day in June 1976 when the Teton Dam burst, spilling forth millions of gallons of water and devastating entire towns. But the marathon route never was able to match the course of the water's flow, until now. With the blessing of Sugar City, the Teton Dam marathon now follows more directly the course of the wall of water that engulfed that city, along with Rexburg. More
South Dakota City Announces New Marathon
Keloland.comThe Sioux Falls, SD, Sports Authority announced this week the creation of the Sioux Falls Marathon to be run in partnership with the Sanford Half Marathon on September 12. More
The North Face to Support American Odyssey Relay
The North Face has become the newest sponsor of the 2010 American Odyssey Relay. The second edition of the 200-mile relay from Gettysburg, PA to Washington, DC will be run on April 23-24.
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Newsmakers |
Julia Beeson Polloreno has been hired by Competitor Group to be the editor-in-chief of Triathlete magazine. Polloreno previously was a senior editor of San Diego Magazine.
Bill Peterson has been elected president of the USA Cycling board of directors. Peterson will serve a two-year term. He replaces Mark Abramson who finished his term as president.
Ian Achey has been hired by La Sportiva as its promotions coordinator. Achey's new position will include event coordination responsibilities as well as assisting in managing the mountain running ambassador program.
Ron Bowman, the owner of Bluepoint Race Management in Annapolis, MD and the former race director for the Annapolis Ten Mile race was honored this week with the 2009 Maryland Fitness Council Physical Activity Excellence Award in a ceremony in Baltimore. The award recognizes efforts to promote physical activity among Maryland youths, adults, and older adults. |
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Conferences |
Workshop on How to Produce a Successful Race in Livonia, MI.
(April 13-15, 2010)
Annual conference of the Bicycle Products Suppliers' Association for bike industry leaders in Monterey, CA,
RRCA National Convention
(April 21-25, 2010) 52nd national convention of the Road Runners Club of America in Lakeland, FL. |
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Online Seminars |
(March 18, 2 p.m. eastern)
Learn how to take control of your sponsorship contracts and establish deals that maximize the benefits to your organization while building healthy relationships with your corporate partners.
(March 23, 2 p.m. eastern)
Writing a business plan is one of the keys to any successful business. Why write a business plan? For a business to be successful and profitable, the owners should have a clear understanding of the firm's customers, strengths and competition. Taking time to create an extensive business plan provides you with insight into your business that will help you make the right decisions going forward.
(April 1, 2 p.m. eastern)
Go inside the corporate decision-making process to find out what's on the minds of the people you are trying to do deals with. The seminar will cover spending trends, goals and objectives, decision making and evaluation and attitudes toward properties. |
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Career Opportunities |
ZapEvent is seeking an independent, outside sales person who is looking for full or part-time work to cover different regions of the US. ZapEvent is an online registration software business with a niche of small to medium sized organizations and businesses that need to collect data and credit card funds.
Specialty Sales Manager
Company: Moving Comfort The specialty sales manager, located in Bothell, WA, is focused on driving sales in the specialty channels for Moving Comfort through strategic planning, execution of the plan, developing new accounts and supporting existing account growth. Responsibilities also include working with the rep force, tracking and measuring sales and profits and reporting trends. Key to this is managing the Fleet Feet, Inc. business in partnership with the FF brand manager building programs, promotions and events to highlight Moving Comfort products and education. The specialty sales manager reports to the director of sales and has functional relationships with sales force and all MC employees.
Company: Zum LLC
Zum LLC is seaking regional, national sales representatives to engage with sponsors and race organizers for the ZumTri and ZumRun software race services. (www.zumtri.com). We are looking for professionals with existing connections in the running and multisport industries for finding sponsorships and making connections with race organizers. This is a part time contract position based on sales commissions. If you want to learn more, email Mark Faga, Co-Founder, Zum LLC. markfaga@zumtri.com
The PLM is responsible for the seasonal direction of the apparel and accessories collections, providing leadership and merchandising expertise while monitoring the processes through on going interaction with internal and external cross functional teams. Reports to and works closely with Director of Merchandising. From brief to commercialization the PLM provides merchandising expertise with a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape. Managing the approval process for materials, fit and prototype sign off. Ensure key calendar milestones are met for on-time delivery and adoption of styles. Foster a collaborative work relationship with Sales, Operations, Marketing and Footwear counterparts. | |
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