RACE-MANIA Summit & Expo adds 6x IRONMAN World Champion Mark Allen and a special showing of the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship television program
Boston, MA – February 13, 2017 – Sun Multisport Events today announced that 6x IRONMAN World Champion and IRONMAN and USA Triathlon Hall of Fame inductee, Mark Allen has been added to a stellar list of speakers that will be featured at the RACE-MANIA Summit & Expo taking place at the Boston University Fit Rec Center in Boston, MA on March 26, 2017. RACE-MANIA will also host a special showing of the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship television program which offers viewers a front-row seat to one of the most captivating and inspiring endurance events in sports.
Mark Allen, Head Coach at Mark Allen Coaching and IRONMAN University Master Coach, is arguably the most successful triathlete of all time. Allen won the first ever ITU Olympic Distance World Championships in 1989, had a winning streak of 21 races at all distance from 1988-1990, and was voted The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time in a worldwide poll conducted by ESPN in 2012. Today he coaches athletes in 50+ countries, speaks to corporations and leads seminars throughout the world. At RACE-MANIA, Allen will present the seminar “From Zero to Hero: How You Can Master Running for Triathlons” and the workshop, “Running Specifics: Target Training for A Great Triathlon Run”.
RACE-MANIA attendees will also be treated to a special, commercial-free showing of the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship television program. The broadcast special unveils the intensity, emotion, physical demands and dramatic competition as more than 2,300 athletes representing 64 countries and territories swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles across rugged Hawaiian terrain, proving that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE®. A programming fixture on NBC since 1991, the IRONMAN World Championship special has garnered more than 50 Emmy Award nominations and won 16 Emmys along with many other accolades. The showing of the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship television program will take place at in the Dance Theater inside Boston University’s Fit Rec.
RACE-MANIA is designed to educate, equip and inspire endurance athletes on the eve of a new season and features an all-star line-up of speakers leading seminars, clinics, workshops and workouts; a variety of competitive events; a vendor expo with 80+ exhibitors; and a chance to win giveaways worth thousands of dollars including the Grand Prize, a 5-night/4-day RaceQuest Travel Training Camp trip to Costa Rica. In addition to Mark Allen, speakers scheduled to appear include:
- Ryan Hall, 2x Olympic marathon runner and American record holder for the half marathon (59:43) and Boston Marathon (2:04:53)
- Dr. Jordan Metzl, renowned sports medicine physician, best-selling author and creator of the Ironstrength workout
- Bob Seebohar, acclaimed sports dietician and creator of the Nutrition Periodization and Metabolic Efficiency Nutrition concepts
- Dave McGillivray, endurance sports legend, Boston Marathon Race Director and founder of DMSE Sports
- Mike Wardian, elite ultra and marathon runner and winner of the 2017 World Marathon Challenge
- Sue Sotir, USAT Level 2 with Breakthrough Performance Coaching
- Debbie Livingston, elite ultra runner and coach
- Dr. Jeff Godin, Head of Fitness Instruction and Master Instructor, Spartan Racing
RACE-MANIA is produced by the award-winning team at Sun Multisport Events and the Official Charitable Partner of this year’s event is the American Cancer Society. In addition to RACE-MANIA, Sun Multisport produces a series of endurance events throughout New England ranging from sprint to half-distance triathlons and a trail run series. SME received national recognition in the “2013 Triathlete’s Choice” awards program administered by Triathlon Business International winning “Best Race Series” and “Best Small Race” (less than 1,000 athletes) for the Patriot Half. The Patriot Half was also voted “Best Triathlon” in the “2016 Best of Competitor” (Northeast) awards program.
RACE-MANIA exhibitor and participant inquiries:
Mark Walter
Owner, Sun Multisport Events
Phone: 781-414-0437
Email: info@SunMultisportEvents.com
