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Friday, 30 July 2010Summit Sports Inc. will be sponsoring a paddle clinic Wednesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at Island Lake Recreation Area in Brighton (12950 Grand River Rd). Attendees have the chance to enter to win at $100 Summit Sports gift card.
Snacks will be offered at 6:30 p.m. followed by the clinic. Werner Paddle's Kelly Blades and Danny Mongno (a.k.a. "the doctor of paddling") will demonstrate the ar t of effective paddling. When the program begins, attendees are welcome to B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Boat) or use boats provided by Summit Sports.
There is no charge to attend the clinic however state park fees do apply. Please contact any of the four Summit Sports locations to RSVP.
The Michigan-based retailer has been in the sporting goods industry since 1990 when it opened its first shop in Keego Harbor. Summit Sports now has locations in Keego Harbor, Rochester Hills, Brighton and East Lansing.
Summit Sports stores feature water-related equipment for summer fun including kayaks, wakeboards, water skis, towables, body boards, water trampolines, wetsuits, life vests, masks, fins, snorkels, swimwear and an assortment of footwear for the beach. They also offer mens and womens bathing suits from brands such as QuikSilver, Roxy, Billabong, O'Neill and Body Glove. In addition to water sports, the stores carry equipment for in-line skating, skateboarding, hockey, skiing, and snowboarding.
Known for providing customers with "Cheap Thrills" and an unparalleled commitment to outdoor fun, Summit Sports has multi-category sporting goods shops in Brighton, Keego Harbor, Lansing, and Rochester, Mich. The company also operates Don Thomas Sporthaus, a dedicated ski shop, in Birmingham, Michigan.
Founded in 1987, Marx Layne & Company is among Michigan's leading independently owned public relations agencies. The agency provides individualized marketing and corporate communications services on a local, regional, national and global basis to clients in the energy, technology, nonprofit, manufacturing, retail, real estate development, financial, hospitality, educational, health care, professional service and communications industries.
Source: http://www.24-7pressrelease.com
Thursday, 29 July 2010Ashworth College, a leader in online education, today announced that author, motivational speaker, U.S. Olympic team sports psychologist and Ashworth (http://www.ashworthcollege.edu) instructor, Dr. Nicole Detling Miller, will be the keynote speaker at this year's graduation ceremony to be held on August 7, 2010 at Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA.
Recently, Dr. Detling Miller serve d as the official U.S. Speed Skating Team sports psychologist and "mental coach" during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, assisting athletes in overcoming any confidence, composure, anxiety and distraction issues that might hinder their performance.
"Sometimes it's the difference between winning an Olympic medal and just missing out. The goal is to have athletes performing at their peak," said Dr. Detling Miller, who serves as chief instructor and subject matter expert for Ashworth's Sports Psychology program. "By the time athletes reach the Olympics they are comparable in terms of skill and physical ability. What gets them to the podium is how well they've prepared themselves mentally."
The 2010 ceremony will be the fourth annual for Ashworth College, a provider of accredited online college degrees and online high school diplomas. Attending a live graduation ceremony has special significance for Ashworth graduates. Not only does it honor a long-standing tradition shared by students worldwide, for most grads it is quite possibly the first live interaction with faculty, staff and other students. The average Ashworth student completes their education online, from home, anywhere in the world without stepping foot in a classroom or ever meeting an instructor face-to-face.
"Graduation is Ashworth's Olympics... where graduates climb up to the podium and are recognized for their hard-earned accomplishments in front of their peers and family," said F. Milton Miller, Ed.D., Ashworth College Vice President of Education. "We're looking forward to hearing Dr. Detling Miller's message at this year's ceremony. Miller acknowledged that what Ashworth graduates have learned academically is only the foundation for what will make them successful."
Dr. Miller's course, Sport Psychology for Peak Performance, is designed for coaches, trainers, exercise and fitness instructors, recreation directors and athletes who want to improve performance. Her online course teaches useful mental strategies, goal setting, maintaining concentration, handling competitive pressure, and much more.
Dr. Detling Miller holds multiple degrees in sports psychology including a BA in psychology and sports science from Ohio Wesleyan University, her MS in sport psychology from Ithaca College, and her Ph.D. in sport psychology at the University of Utah. She also completed an internship in sport psychology and sports medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
Besides her involvement with Ashworth College and the U.S. Olympics, Dr. Detling Miller is a frequent presenter at international and professional conferences, has been guest speaker at several U.S. coaching clinics and co-authored book chapters and contributed to numerous professional publications.
A three sport collegiate athlete (basketball, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field), Dr. Detling Miller maintains an active lifestyle playing soccer, rock climbing, downhill skiing, and mountain biking. She currently lives in the Salt Lake City, Utah area with her husband, John, and sons, Logan and Elias.
"We're very proud of the fact that one of our instructors is affiliated with the U.S. Olympic team and has helped numerous athletes achieve success," said Gary M. Keisling, Ashworth College Chairman and CEO. "We're also proud to have her as part of the Ashworth family and thrilled to have her participate in this special occasion."
Past Ashworth commencement speakers include two-time Ashworth graduate Didiayer Snyder, team designer on the Emmy Award-winning Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Mike Lambert, Executive Director of the Distance Education and Training Council.
Source: www.prnewswire.com
Wednesday, 28 July 2010Ranch Exit Media is a commercial production company specializing in automobile and extreme sports advertising. Chris Patterson is partially responsible for the attractiveness of Ranch Exit to their new partners at OPTiONS due to his recent work and exposure. He directed the Olympic Opening Snowboard Film for the 2010 Vancouver Winter games and is credited as the skiing Director of Photography on Chris Nolan’s latest summer blockbuster, Inception. In the July issue of American Cinematographer, Wally Pfister is quoted saying, “We knew that by going with Chris, we’d get the best out of Calgary. Everybody is talking about his footage.”
Kim Griswold and Doug Sherin of All Your Options represent over a dozen highly successful companies including live action, design/interactive, editorial and music clients. They are looking forward to their collaboration as the production company reps of Ranch Exit Media. Kim said, “We are excited about working with Ranch Exit because we feel they have a unique story to tell.”
For over a decade Ranch Exit Media has been creating media for some of the biggest corporations in the world with amiable precision and vigor. Executive Producer Chris Raser says, “Our goal is to present media in an accessible way to every person through the lens of world-class explorers and travelers.”
The most stunning thing about Ranch Exit’s approach leans on something much more traditional—a constant respect for both client and crew. More notable than their work ethic and skill, however, is their unwavering attitude that life and production is to be enjoyed at all times. They invite challenge into their work and thrive off the ability to harness adversity and swing it into beautifully crafted creative footage.
The team at Ranch Exit Media hopes to expand all their talent and content with the representation in the West.
Source: http://www.pr.com
Tuesday, 27 July 2010LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand – A wide range of abilities were on display at the Summit Saddle Freeride Challenge as over sixty skiers and snowboarders battled it out on the steep faces and rock gardens beneath the Saddle Quad Chairlift of Treble Cone last Saturday.
Providing great entertainment for spectators the challenge for skiers and boarders was in completing the course with fluid cl ean runs proving competency as they took on the drops and executed tricks. The top ten male and top three female freeskiers secured their spots in the Volkl New Zealand Freeski Open North Face finals which takes place on 16 August.
Sam Lee produced a quality second run to give him top honours in the freeski competition, with Tom Brownlee a very close second. Jeremy Gardner finished in third place.
The women’s field was dominated by freeskier Mitchey Greig with two good runs. Sarah Martinais achieved second place and Sophia Mitteregger came third.
While not a qualifying event for snowboarders, a supreme display of big air and tricks was performed for the crowd, with the top three freeriders scoring highly. In the men’s field Ruari MacFarlane scored a 9.2, Colin Boyd (9.0) took second place and Phil Dominick (8.7) third.
In the women’s snowboard competition Malin Lindroos produced two clean runs to win the woman’s title, Stephanie Takarangi followed in second and Abby Peterson third.
The Summit Saddle Freeride Challenge was sponsored by Summit, Mars and Dragon. For further information, visit www.treblecone.com.
Monday, 26 July 2010A head to head encounter in The North Face Peak to Peak on Saturday (July 24) saw the defending open champion team Outside Sports (Queenstown), ousted by a dynamic young side fielded by Queenstown’s Fergburger, who crossed the finish line at Coronet Peak in a record time of just over two hours.
Race Director Geoff Hunt says it was one of the most exciting races the event has seen in its 17 years. “We had a real race on our hands from the outset and it was a tribute to both teams who exhibited fantastic skills in every section.”
The 44km multisport race attracted 90 teams and 69 individual athletes. It began with a 2km ski or snowboard on The Remarkables finishing at the access road, followed by a 17km mountain bike ride down the high altitude road to Lake Wakatipu. A 7km paddle to Queenstown Bay led to a 9km run from Queenstown via Arthurs Point to a changeover point near the foot of Coronet Peak, for the final 9km cycle ride to finish at the base building at the top of the ski area.
“In the run Fergburger’s Grant Guise took on the guru Adrian Bailey then the cycle up Coronet Peak was an incredible battle between Scott Lyttle and Scott Rainsford with Lyttle making the charge to cross the line in first place,” says Hunt.
Fergburger won in 2.02.51 and Outside Sports was forced to take second place in 2.04.19. Outside Sports team manager Jim Hawkridge praised the Fergburger team for its outstanding performance.
“It was great to have a race like that and we don’t mind losing to such a class team. They are all good athletes and the competition was fantastic.”
The individual men’s race was also a strong challenge between winner Adam Milne (Christchurch) and Gavin Mason (Wanaka). Milne took the title in 2.16.14 with Mason having to be content with the bridesmaid’s role for the second consecutive year.
He clocked 2.18.49 which was six minutes faster than his 2009 result. He was philosophical about his second placing. “Adam had a point to prove after I finished second in this year’s Goldrush and he took out third. He raced really well today.”
Milne says he was particularly pleased with his result because he had such a bad start in the ski section. “I was just about last, I kept falling over. However I managed to pass a lot of people on the downhill bike ride from The Remarkables and then the race was on.”
Tim Pearson (Wanaka) took third place in 2.23.24.
First time Peak to Peak competitor Simone Maier (Wanaka) dominated the individual women’s division stopping the clock at 2.37.58.
“I used gear from Joanna Williams who won it last year. She told me I could only borrow it if I won the race!”
Maier also beat William’s 2009 time by just under 14 minutes.
Second place went to Ailsa Rollinson (Wanaka) in 2.55.20 and Floortje Draisma (Wanaka) was third in 2.57.06.
Honours in the men’s veteran division went to Brett Leyden (Christchurch) in 2.29.15 while Moira Finlin ( Queenstown) recorded 3.20.11. to take the women’s title.
Queenstown wheelchair athlete Derek Stewart arrived at the Coronet Peak finish line in his wheel machine to strong applause from the waiting crowd after completing the entire course in 3.37.27
“Cycling the last part of the Coronet Peak hill to the finish was the toughest part because of the loose gravel. My big motivation to get there was knowing I would never have to do it again.”
In the teams’ section the hotly contested business house division was a tight finish for the top three. Aotea Electric (Queenstown) was first in 2.29.27, Barker Construction Nailers (Queenstown) second in 2.31.35 and Dart River Jets (Queenstown) third in 2.32.20.
Team Fluoro (Dunedin and Christchuch) and the highly favoured R&R Sports Whippets (Queenstown) fought it out in the women’s team event with Fluoro crossing the line in 2.31.09, two seconds ahead of their rivals.
The first veteran team was Browns Avanti Plus (Queenstown) in 2.16.34 with the two person team High Country Lads (Cromwell/Wanaka) second in 2.50.40. The mixed team division was won by Greenacres (Christchurch) in 2.12.55.
Blake Luff aged 19 (Dunedin) was fastest individual junior in 2.54.40 and the title for the fastest school team was won by Mt Aspiring College (Wanaka) in 2.30.59.
Veteran Bill Godsall (Cromwell) and New Zealand marathon runner Chris Dagg (Queenstown) received special mention for competing in all 17 Peak to Peak events.
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