Epic Races Announces New Partnership with Puma

February 21, 2023

Ann Arbor, MI (February 21, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ann Arbor-based race company, Epic Races, today announced global sports brand PUMA as the official running shoe of Epic Races.

PUMA will support Epic Races’ 4 running races: Ann Arbor Goddess Run presented by Ann Arbor Sports Commission, Ann Arbor Firecracker 5K, Probility Ann Arbor Marathon, and Kroger A2 Turkey Trot with pace teams named PUMA Pacers and official Puma training plans.

The PUMA Pacers are a team of 20 experienced runners chosen from a competitive application process, to help race participants meet their goal finish times. They will be at the start line of all races holding signs advertising their target finish times so that participants can run with them and get advice and encouragement along the way.

“I am proud to have been selected as a PUMA Pacer,” says Melissa Marowelli of Saline, Michigan. “When I first started running races, I counted on the pacers to keep me at an even pace and help me set my personal records. I am now able to give back to the running community and share all I have learned and accomplished over the past 10 years. I am grateful to PUMA for their support.”

“I am incredibly proud and excited about this new partnership,” says Eva Solomon, Founder and CEO of Epic Races. “Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world wears PUMA, I look forward to seeing what our athletes can do in PUMA shoes and apparel! All of our pacers will wear high-performance PUMA shoes and apparel that will help them perform their best while looking stylish out on the course.”

The PUMA Pacers will make their debut at The Ann Arbor Goddess Run on April 2, 2023. The start line will be at Fuller Rd. and Fuller Ct. at 8:00 a.m. For more information about The Ann Arbor Goddess Run and all other Epic Races, visit www. epicraces.com.

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ABOUT EPIC RACES

Epic Races, LLC produces over 20 multisport and endurance events each year. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Epic Races is a leader in the endurance and multisport industry, founding unique events including Michigan’s first women’s triathlon, Tri Goddess Tri, the first gravel road triathlon in the world, The Ugly Dog Tri, and the 10-stage triathlon, Battle of Waterloo. Running events include The Ann Arbor Marathon and The Detroit Women’s Half Marathon. The mission of Epic Races is to professionally manage safe, fun, and rewarding multi-sport and endurance events that appeal to beginners through elite athletes, raise money and awareness for important causes and make each participant feel like a champion. More information can be found at https://epicraces.com.

About PUMA

PUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For 75 years, PUMA has relentlessly pushed sport and culture forward by creating fast products for the world’s fastest athletes. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running and Training, Basketball, Golf, and Motorsports. It collaborates with renowned designers and brands to bring sport influences into street culture and fashion. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs about 18,300 people worldwide, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany. For more information visit https://about.puma.com/

Photos attached courtesy of Greg Sadler Photography.

Press Contact:

Eva Solomon, CEO

(734) 585-7101 ext. 700

Eva@epicraces.com