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Latest News |
Competitor Group Buys Madrid Marathon, Expands RnR Series to Europe Competitor Group Competitor Group (CGI) today announced the acquisition of the Madrid Marathon at the IMG World Congress of Sports, creating the first international event in the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. The acquisition enables CGI to develop its presence in additional markets outside of the U.S., creating an global endurance sports platform. The deal includes retaining the existing Madrid Marathon operations team, Elipse Iniciativas, to compliment CGI's marketing expertise. More Life Time Fitness, AEG Announce Leadville 100 Qualifying Races Business Wire Life Time Fitness and AEG have announced the Leadville Qualifying Series for the 2011 Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race. The three-race series will include races in New York, Nevada and Colorado. Each race will provide 100 qualifying spots to the LT100 with the spots being allocated partially on the basis of age-group performance and partly by lottery among finishers. More US Road Sports Acquires New Jersey Marathon RunnersWeb.com US Road Sports and Entertainment Group announced this week that it has acquired the New Jersey Marathon and Running Festival from previous owners BDO Management. The race and festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2011, with the events taking place the weekend of April 29-May 1. More |
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Milwaukee Festival Race Name Challenged by Competitor Group
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Summerfest may lose its Rock 'n Sole to the forces of Rock 'n' Roll in a federal trademark battle being fought over the name of the inaugural run in Milwaukee.
Competitor Group Inc., the company behind the expanding Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon series, initiated the fight through a cease-and-desist letter that directs Milwaukee World Festival Inc. to drop the Rock 'n Sole name for the half-marathon and 10K scheduled for July 10. More
Giro d'Italia Partners with Gran Frondo New York
Grand Fondo Online
Giro d'Italia, Italy's classic professional cycling race, will be an official partner of Gran Fondo New York. The partnership between the two races was forged based on the Italian cycling heritage of Gran Fondo amateur racing coming New York on May 8. The Giro d'Italia will present classic pictures of the race, official Giro merchandise and broadcast past stages of the race at the two-day expo at Roseland Ballroom in midtown Manhattan on May 6-7. More
B.A.A. Adds Summer 10K to Race Schedule
Boston Athletic Association
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced the addition of a 10-kilometer road race this summer in Boston. The B.A.A. 10K, to be held on June 26, starting and finishing at Boston Common, expands the B.A.A.'s calendar to include one of the sport's most popular distances. The race will offer a prize purse of $30,000 for top finishers. More
Army Ten-Miler to Open Military Registration First
Army.mil
Army Ten-Miler race officials have announced that the 2011 race will have priority registration for all U.S. servicemembers and other runners who have participated in at least seven Ten-Miler races. About one-third of the total 30,000 race entries, the race's runner cap, will be reserved for this new priority registration program. Priority registration will open May 1. General registration will start on May 15. The race sold out in 36 hours last year. More
Pacific Sports Signs New Deal to Manage Long Beach Triathlon
Pacific Sports LLC
Pacific Sports LLC has signed a five-year extension with Competitive Aquatic Supply to continue its management of the Long Beach Triathlon. Pacific Sports has managed the event for 10 years. "This is a relationship and race that we wanted to keep on our calendar, Pacific Sports President and CEO Jack Caress said. "The Long Beach Triathlon is a great sprint triathlon that benefits a wonderful charity."
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Missoula Marathon Wins State Tourism Award
The Clark Fork Chronicle
The Missoula Marathon was named Montana's Tourism Event of the Year at the 2011 Montana Governor's Conference on Tourism and Recreation held this week in Helena. Tourism award winners are selected for their outstanding contributions to Montana's tourism industry. The Missoula Marathon brought $1.3 million to the area during the 2010 event, nearly quadrupling in its first four years. More
USA Productions Hires Crichton & Partners
Crichton & Partners
USA Productions, a multisport and running event production company based in Northern California, has hired Crichton & Partners as its exclusive sponsorship sales agency of record. USA Productions, of Pleasanton, CA manages a series of triathlons and road races in the San Francisco Bay Area. C&P will provide full service sponsorship sales for USA Productions including sponsorship pricing evaluations. More
Somersault Event Series to Manage Emilie's Run
RunnersWeb.com
Somersault Events Series has agreed to take over management of Ottawa's Emilie's Run for Women from race founder and RunnersWeb.com owner Ken Parker. The sixth annual race in memory of Canadian national team member Emilie Mondor will be held on June 25. More
Richter7 Hired to Promote Utah Valley Marathon
PR Newswire
Richter7, a Salt Lake City-based advertising and public relations agency, has been hired to promote the June 11 Utah Valley Marathon to national outlets. The Provo Canyon event has grown from 240 to 3750 participants. More
CB&I Renews Sponsorship of The Woodlands Race
Thewoodlandsonline.com
The Woodlands Township has announced that CB&I has again agreed to be the title sponsor for the 2011 CB&I Triathlon, which is produced by The Woodlands Township. CB&I has committed a total of $30,000 for the title sponsorship of this event, and $5,000 of the funding has been earmarked for safety devices to support the CB&I TRI - The Woodlands and the Memorial Hermann 10 For Texas. More |
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Skip Gilbert, the former executive director of USA Triathlon, has joined New Zealand-based Times-7 Sport, a sport technical solutions provider, as the company's president and chief executive. Gilbert takes charge of the company's expansion into Canada, Mexico, South America, the Caribbean and the United States. More
Kevin Wulff will become CEO of Asics America Corporation on Friday when the current CEO Nobuo Oda retires. Wulff joined Asics as chief operating officer in August 2010 and added the president to his title in February.
Jeff Decker has been hired as race director for Twin Cities in Motion. Decker will oversee the growth of new events as well as manage the logistics and operations of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend and additional TCM events throughout the year. He previously worked for the New York Road Runners where he served as senior manager of event management and logistics, as well as the transportation manager of the ING New York City Marathon.
Nicole Formosa, a reporter for Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, has been named the magazine's international editor. She will head up the magazine's global coverage including planning content for BRAIN's annual Taipei issue and European edition, and reporting from key international events like Eurobike, Taipei Cycle and Taichung Bike Week.
Gaby Pozo has been hired by Continental Event & Sports Management Group, LLC to be the national race director of the Diva Half Marathon Series. A experience race organizer, Pozo served as director of operations for PR Racing for seven years and as COO of US Road Sports for 2.5 years overseeing projects like the ING Miami Marathon, the Publix Georgia Marathon, the Chicago Half Marathon and the 13.1 Series. |
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Conferences |
Bicycle Leadership Conference(April 12-14, 2011) Annual conference for the bicycle industry presented by the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association. Held in Monterey, CA in association with the Sea Other Classic. More
USA Cycling Cyclo-cross Race Organizer Summit
(April 29-May 1, 2011)
USA Cycling's free summit meeting for U.S. Cyclo-cross organizers featuring meetings on best practices, risk management, and UCI calendar/National calendar inclusion. Information available from Kelli Lusk, klusk@usacycling.org.
Road Runners Club of America National Convention
(May 12-15, 2011)
53rd annual convention of the RRCA in Fredericksburg, VA. More
Running USA Regional Summit
(June 18, 2011)
Regional summit for race directors at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park, San Diego. More |
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Online Seminars |
Driving Change from Headquarters to the Field
Organization: Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council
(April 6, 1:30 p.m. eastern)
It's a sad reality that many worthy thon fundraising innovations developed at headquarters are half-heartedly adopted by staff and volunteers working in the field. Would you like more of your new programs to be embraced and implemented in 2011? Then don't miss this presentation on selling your programs deep into your organization led by Jodie Kolkowski, National Development Consultant and Julie Taylor, Mid-Metros East VP, both of the American Heart Assocation. More
Creating Effective Sponsorship Proposals
Organization: IEG, LLC
(April 7, 2 p.m. eastern)
Not getting the response you need from your current sponsorship proposals? If you need to create proposals that do a better job of providing prospects with the customized, relevant information they need, attend this webinar. You'll also receive a ready-to-use, turnkey prototype proposal. More |
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Career Opportunities |
Product Manager - Running
Company: New Balance
As a Product Manager-Running, you will work in cross-functional teams to successfully develop, design, manage, merchandise, and drive a product line that meets business plans and long term visions. You will develop and execute a business plan, while taking into account manufacturing, cost, and market requirements. You will monitor and ensure that the budget is followed. In the role, you will communicate with customers and work closely with key accounts. You will continually evaluate competitors' businesses and the marketplace to capitalize on market opportunities. You will achieve sales revenue unit margins and brand share objectives for the category. You will communicate goals, expectations, and responsibilities surrounding the product to the appropriate teams and to management. You will be required to deliver presentations to senior management and customers. You will encourage and motivate your team to superior performance. You will travel to Asia with the Development team to review and approve products. More
Race Director Certification Manager
Company: USA Cycling
The Race Director Certification Manager will develop, implement and manage a nationwide race director's certification for all five cycling disciplines including road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross and BMX. The Race Director Certification Manager will also work with National Events Department staff to plan and implement the yearly race organizer summits held in Colorado Springs. More
Assistant Manager, Event Management & Logistics
Company: New York Road Runners
The overall objectives of this department will be the efficient management of all levels of production as it relates to NYRR events, while working with the Business Development & Marketing Strategies Department developing models that result in event services contributing to the overall profitability of the organization. This position will report to the Senior Manager, Event Management and Logistics, and will be responsible for assisting with the overall planning and execution of key NYRR events, ensuring a first-class presentation with concentration on customer satisfaction while making sure all sponsor obligations are fulfilled. More |
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