Posts by Kaitlin Brunner
2017 IRONMAN FLORIDA | SUN, SAND, AND ENDING CHILD HUNGER
The IRONMAN Foundation® will provide youth backpacks and a $3,000 grant sponsored Boardwalk Beach Resort Hotel & Convention Center to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County for Pan-Florida Challenge Power Packs to feed hungry children enrolled in their after school programs. In addition, The IRONMAN Foundation will distribute more than $48,000 in grant…
Read More2017 IRONMAN CHATTANOOGA | BEHIND THE SCENES
It was another hot and sunny weekend for our TEAM IMF Athletes’ who toed the start line for IRONMAN Chattanooga 2017 in hopes of setting new PR’s thanks to the generous current of the Tennessee River along the city’s famous Riverwalk. Prior to the start line, 9 TEAM IMF teammates came together for our breakfast…
Read More2017 IRONMAN FOUNDATION 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERVICE PROJECT
Our IRONMAN Foundation Service Project at the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship was a large-scale swim initiative for local youth in partnership with the Freeman Family Foundation and Chattanooga Youth & Family Development. Some youth will receive scholarships to learn to swim and others will receive scholarships to join their local swim team. The initiative…
Read More2017 IRONMAN CHATTANOOGA | GIVEBACK
The IRONMAN Foundation® will partner with My Own 2 Feet & Wheels, a running, walking and biking program created to support and motivate the Chattanooga homeless community with a Community Grant to purchase new bikes and running equipment. In addition, The IRONMAN Foundation will distribute $50,000 in charitable giveback to non-profit initiatives and groups in…
Read More2017 IRONMAN 70.3 LAKE PLACID | BEHIND THE SCENES
The air was crisp, the leaves had started to change and the hills we’re chilly out on the beautiful, timeless, Lake Placid race course for the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Placid race. 18 TEAM IMF Athletes not only toed the frigid starting line to tackle this historical and challenging race course, but they rallied together,…
Read More2017 IRONMAN WISCONSIN | SUPPORT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
The IRONMAN Foundation® will partner with the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to provide $25,000 in critical life-saving equipment to the City of Verona and Oregon Police Departments. In addition, The IRONMAN Foundation will distribute $80,000 in charitable giveback to non-profit initiatives and groups in the greater Madison region in conjunction with the 2017 IRONMAN®…
Read More2017 IRONMAN COEUR D'ALENE | OFF TO A SWIMMINGLY GOOD START
The IRONMAN Foundation® will distribute $60,000 in charitable giveback to nonprofit initiatives and groups in the greater Idaho Panhandle and Spokane regions in conjunction with the 2017 IRONMAN® Coeur d’Alene triathlon taking place on Sunday, August 27, including new goggles for the City of Sandpoint’s lifeguards. Community Grants will be awarded to the Coeur d’Alene…
Read More2017 IRONMAN LAKE PLACID SERVICE PROJECT
80% of cardiac incidents happen at home or in public. By learning Hands-Only CPR, you can double or even triple a victim’s rate of survival. The IRONMAN Foundation in partnership with the American Red Cross trained more than 700 people how to perform Hands-Only CPR inside IRONMAN Village at IRONMAN Lake Placid. As a result,…
Read More2017 IRONMAN LAKE PLACID | BEHIND THE SCENES
IRONMAN LAKE PLACID| WE’VE GOT THE BEAT! You could not have drawn up a more perfect day for the 19th IRONMAN Lake Placid race. 7 Team IMF Athletes showed up to dominate one of the oldest, the most beautiful and the most difficult race courses on the IRONMAN circuit. The week kicked-off with The IRONMAN…
Read MoreIRONMAN LAKE PLACID | WE'VE GOT THE BEAT
The IRONMAN Foundation® will host a large-scale Hands-Only CPR training for the community of Lake Placid, for IRONMAN athletes, and for their families and friends, on July 20, 21 and 22 at IRONMAN Village located inside the Olympic Oval as part of IRONMAN® Lake Placid race week. In addition, The IRONMAN Foundation will award a…
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