March 19, 2020

Professional Triathletes Organisation Pays Athletes $2,500,000 In Response To COVID-19

LONDON, ENGLAND.  The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced its response to COVID-19 by increasing its Year-End Annual Bonus Programme from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 and paying it all immediately based on the PTO World Rankings. The $500,000 increase would go to men and women athletes ranked 21-50, who previously would have...

March 19, 2020

VirtualSportsRacing.com Announces Innovative New Platform for Virtual Endurance Events

Dallas, Texas – March 19, 2020 - VirtualSportsRacing.com, an innovative digital platform for virtual sports challenges, events and races, today announced the availability of its industry-leading platform and pricing for all event organizers and race directors looking to host virtual endurance, multisport and gym events for their participants. The platform’s...

March 18, 2020

Nike commits $15M toward COVID-19 fight — Including personal donations from new and former CEOs

Nike has pledged over $15 million to fight the virus — including $10 million in contributions Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman emeritus, Mark Parker, former CEO and current executive chairman of the  and John Donahue, the firm’s new president and CEO. The executives and their families are donating $1 million to the...

March 12, 2020

Rebecca Reifel Joins the Davis Phinney Foundation as Events and Development Manager for Team DPF

Boulder, CO – The Davis Phinney Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Reifel as its new events and development manager. Based at the Foundation’s offices in Boulder, Colorado, Rebecca will manage Team DPF cycling, running, walking and community driven events around the country. Founded by Olympic Bronze...

March 12, 2020

Pic2Go Introduces Vyuz and offers 1000 Free Personal Video Messages to Race Directors

Pic2Go, the Sponsored Race Photography solution provider has launched Vyuz (http://vyuz.me) – a Personalized Marketing Video Messages platform. Vyuz offers an innovative video-marketing approach, letting events and organizations communicate with participants and clients in a personalized, visual, engaging way! With the launch of the Vyuz platform – race directs are now...

March 11, 2020

Spartan and GoFundraise Partner to Transform Lives

BOSTON, Mass. (March 11, 2020) - Leading extreme wellness and endurance brand Spartan™, has partnered with GoFundraise to create  “Race for a Cause,” a program designed to encourage Spartan participants across the US to raise funds for non-profit organizations in keeping with the brand’s spirit of community and  supporting others....

March 11, 2020

IRONMAN Foundation to Provide Continued Support with Hurricane Maria Recovery Efforts at 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico

TAMPA, Fla./SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (March 11, 2020) – The IRONMAN Foundation® will return to Puerto Rico for continued Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in conjunction with the IRONMAN® 70.3® Puerto Rico Presented by Discover Puerto Rico triathlon, which will be held on March 15, 2020. The support includes a large-scale...

March 10, 2020

Rock This Town, the Charitable Program for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, Launches Nashville Tornado Relief Effort

NASHVILLE, Tenn. / TAMPA, Fla. (March 10, 2020) – Rock This Town®, a program of the IRONMAN® Foundation and the charitable program for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series® has launched a Humanitarian Relief Effort campaign to raise critical funds in response to the major damage caused by the tornadoes in middle Tennessee....

March 9, 2020

Tips for Raising More Money for Race Charity Partners

One of the most rewarding parts of race organizing is selecting a charity partner to fundraise for. Your race may have just one charity partner or it may allow participants to fundraise for the charity of their choice. Regardless, you want to make sure that your race raises as the...

March 4, 2020

Tour of Sufferlandria Raises $231K For Davis Phinney Foundation

Louisville, CO — The Davis Phinney Foundation is the appreciative recipient of $231,000 raised by the the almost 2,025 cyclists participating in The Sufferfest’s annual Tour of Sufferflandria (ToS), an international virtual cycling ride. The Tour takes place on The Sufferfest’s training app that provides fierce (and fun) cycling, yoga,...