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Spartan

Spartan

Spartan is the world’s largest obstacle race and endurance brand. The Spartan brand includes race events, training and nutrition programs and products...

Gymnastics Takes Flight

Gymnastics Takes Flight

Gymnastics is seemingly impervious to the ever-changing popularity curves in the economy. Clubs across the country are flourishing and the sport conti...

Cycling: The Ongoing Evolution of the Sport

Cycling: The Ongoing Evolution of the Sport

Cycling in the U.S. continues to evolve as a sport. Over the past few years, USA Cycling has seen some new trends emerge and the organization has been...

Event Retention: Four Ways to Create a Long-term Relationship

Event Retention: Four Ways to Create a Long-term Relationship

It can take months, and often years, for destinations to secure a new sporting event. It can take events just as long to find a place they feel comfor...

Outstanding Facilities: No Matter Where it Plays Out, the Venues are in Here

Outstanding Facilities: No Matter Where it Plays Out, the Venues are in Here

No matter what they’re looking for – diamonds, courts, rinks, fields, tracks, trails or anything else – all planners have one thing in common: the goa...

Events Rights Holders: Navigating the Destination Dating Game

Events Rights Holders: Navigating the Destination Dating Game

Sports tourism is a booming industry projected to grow from $15.8 billion in 2008 to $30 billion in the next several years. Never before have there be...

Everybody on the Bus!

Everybody on the Bus!

When it comes to sports travel, bus transportation is the first thing that comes to most people’s minds. After all, riding on the team bus (or even th...

Safe and Secure: How to Protect Your Event, Your Athletes and Your Spectators

Safe and Secure: How to Protect Your Event, Your Athletes and Your Spectators

As we finish up 2018, we can look back to some great moments in sports, including the Super Bowl in Minneapolis, the Stanley Cup in Washington and Las...

Fierce Turf Wars Threaten Competitive Surfing Events

Fierce Turf Wars Threaten Competitive Surfing Events

In the surf-centric movie, Blue Crush, North Shore surfers, irate at the newbie tourists learning to surf on their ‘sweet spot’ beach, send one back t...

Theme Runs Enjoying Strong Popularity. Can It Last?

Theme Runs Enjoying Strong Popularity. Can It Last?

Where have all the traditional runners gone? You know, the ones who throw on a T-shirt and shorts and do a 5K? They are being replaced by runners dres...