Published December 4, 2014 05:41PM
Triathlon Business International (TBI) is scouring the world looking for triathlon events that are the “Triathletes’ Choice” for best-of races in six categories, as well as the top five highlights of 2014 in the sport of triathlon.
Triathletes’ Choice winners and the top five highlights will be honored at the 2015 Annual TBI Conference, Jan. 25-27, 2015 in Marina del Rey, Calif., and will share the stage at the Jan. 26 Active Network Awards Celebration with the Ron Smith Award winner, plus the best retailers, products, triathlon media stories and photographs in the country.
What is your “Triathletes’ Choice” for:
1. Best Large Race (1,000+ registrants)
2. Best Small Race (<1,000 registrants)
3. Toughest Race
4. Best Urban Race
5. Best Race for Beginners
6. Most Scenic Race
The “Triathlete’s Choice” award criteria encompasses events around the world that:
– challenge, inspire or bring out the best in participants;
– go beyond the “call of duty” when it comes to customer service, great organization and information, advice, race day assistance, great volunteers; and/or
– raises money for charitable causes.
Triathletes Choice nominations must be submitted through the “Triathletes’ Choice” Survey Monkey form no later than Dec. 24, 2014. The top-five nominated events in each of the categories will be announced on January 2, 2015 and triathletes will have two weeks to vote on the top event in each category.
New for 2015, Triathlon Business International is also seeking the 2014 highlights in the sport of triathlon. To be nominated as a 2014 highlight, events or accomplishments should encompass one or more of the following criteria:
– broke a record;
– set a trend;
– did something that has not done before;
– improved the quality of a life; and/or
– changed or made history.
Nominations for 2014 highlights in the sport of triathlon can be submitted by anyone in the sport, and all nominations must be submitted through the Highlights Survey Monkey form no later than Dec. 24, 2014.