EVENT NEWS
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May 12, 2020
Verde Brand Communications Releases Digital Marketing Course for Specialty Brands
DURANGO, Colo. (May 12, 2020) - Verde Brand Communications, a full-service communications agency serving the outdoor and active lifestyle markets, is bringing its first-ever digital product to market, the Multi-Channel Marketing Academy, on May 12, 2020. Led by Kristin Carpenter, founder of Verde Brand Communications and the Channel Mastery podcast,...
May 12, 2020
New Refund Policy and Ride Discount Offered for Six Gap Century
DAHLONEGA, GA. (May 12, 2020) - May is recognized across the U.S. as National Bike Month and organizers for the Six Gap Century & Three Gap Fifty bicycle ride want to motivate cyclists to register and train for the fall event. A new “no risk” refund policy has been adopted...
May 12, 2020
RAM Racing’s Allstate Hot Chocolate 15K/5K Surpasses One-Million-Dollar Fundraising Goal for Make-A-Wish®
CHICAGO, May 12, 2020 - RAM Racing’s Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k race series, which is in more than 22 markets across the U.S. and Mexico, has exceeded expectations and surpassed their fundraising goal of $1 million for their national charity partner, Make-A-Wish. Just one month ago, when social distancing required...
May 11, 2020
IRONMAN to tighten virtual racing rules
The IRONMAN Corporation’s Virtual Races have enjoyed a lot of success, with tens of thousands of folks participating. But it’s also taken a lot of heat for performances that are too hard to believe. Therefore – and predictably – new guardrails will ensure a more fair and uniform set of...
May 11, 2020
PeopleForBikes Adds 60 New Member Companies
BOULDER, COLORADO (May 11, 2020) — PeopleForBikes is pleased to report that 60 bike businesses have joined the industry coalition as new members since the organization merged with the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association (BPSA) in 2019. These new additions were not previously members of either PFB or BPSA. In total,...
May 11, 2020
Over 15,000 Participants from Across the Globe Registered to Take Part in Third Week Of Rock ‘N’ Roll Virtual Running Series Races
TAMPA, Fla. (May 11, 2020) – The global community of walkers and runners came together for the third straight weekend with over 15,000 people from 87 nations and all 50 states stepping up to the virtual start line for Rock ‘n’ Roll VR3, the third edition in the Rock ‘n’...
May 11, 2020
Austin Marathon’s Philanthropic Program Raises More than $700,00 for Nonprofits
AUSTIN, Texas, May 11, 2020 - Austin Gives Miles, the Official Charity Program of the Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour, raised $702,500 for the 29th annual Austin Marathon. Twenty-five Central Texas nonprofits participated in the 2020 Austin Gives Miles presented by The Moody Foundation. Charities recruited 804...
May 10, 2020
New Zealand’s Teresa Adam And Mike Phillips Secure Bragging Rights as Oceania’s Best During the IRONMAN VR6 Pro Challenge Weekend
TAMPA, Fla. (May 10, 2020) – The sixth edition of the IRONMAN® VR™ Pro Challenge saw some of Australia and New Zealand’s leading professional triathletes go head-to-head-to-head-to-head for trans-Tasman glory with Kiwi’s Teresa Adam and Mike Phillips taking the top honors in the women’s and men’s race, respectively. In total,...
May 8, 2020
2020 OCR Virtual World Series Announced
Lausanne, Switzerland: World OCR, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO), announced today the launch of the 2020 OCR World Series V. The first race, World Cup #1 will be held through May 31st, with one World Cup race each month through October. The six World Cup races are being...
May 8, 2020
Co2uT Gravel (p/b Team Evergreen) Opens Pre-Registration to Women-Only May 10th
EVERGREEN, COLO. May 8, 2020 — Desert Gravel and Team Evergreen will be opening pre-registration to women on May 10th, for their inaugural Co2uT gravel race, (scheduled in October). This unique event showcases all the Grand Valley has to offer (on and off-road) from Fruita, across the border of UT...