The third annual Endurance Exchange takes place as a virtual event this Thursday, March 3, through Saturday, March 5.
This year’s conference is presented by BOA Nutrition. All sessions will be recorded and available on-demand through May 31 for attendees who are unable to watch live. Registration will also remain open after the event through April 30 for anyone who wishes to view recorded content.
Registration for Endurance Exchange is US$175 for General Attendee All-Access and US$50 for Athlete Insider Access. The Athlete Insider track includes all keynote presentations, general sessions, guided virtual morning workouts and the virtual expo, as well as select content focused on the inner workings of USA Triathlon and the age-group Team USA experience.
Coaches are eligible to earn 12 CEUs (continuing education units) and race directors are eligible to earn 10 CEUs toward USA Triathlon coaching and race director certifications. Medical professionals are eligible to earn 4.25 Continuing Medical Education units (CMEs) approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Attendees must be registered under an All-Access price type to earn CEUs or CMEs.
Endurance Exchange attendees also have the opportunity to purchase a discounted US$35 USA Triathlon annual membership or renewal (extension of 12 months from current expiration date) as part of registration — a US$15 discount from regular membership pricing.
China Jude and Dr Philip Skiba round out the conference’s line-up of keynote speakers. Jude is Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Denver Broncos and Skiba is the Medical Director of Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine for Advocate Aurora Medical Group and a consultant for the Breaking2 project.
Other keynote speakers include: Lisa Bentley, 11-time IRONMAN champion; Rocky Harris, USA Triathlon CEO; Ted Metellus, Race Director of the TCS New York City Marathon; Bob Roll, announcer for the Tour de France; and Mark Sortino, CEO of Team MPI.
There will also be a keynote session that includes a panel of members of the elite paratriathlon national team and Tokyo 2020 Paralympians, including: Kyle Coon, Hailey Danz, Kelly Elmlinger, Chris Hammer, Andy Potts, former 2004 Olympian and guide to Kyle Coon, and Derick Williamson, current Head Coach of the Toyota Elite Paratriathlon National Team.
USA Triathlon adds that the conference features 130-plus of the endurance sports industry’s leading coaches, event directors, medical professionals, and sports marketing and business executive.
These include: Molly Arbogast, President and CEO of POV Sports Marketing; Michael D’hulst, Co-Founder and CEO of Super League Triathlon; Gabriela Gallegos, President and Race Director of Race El Paso and member of the USA Triathlon Board of Directors and World Triathlon Executive Board; Helene Guillaume, Founder and CEO of WILD.AI.; Glen Mills, Co-Founder of GoSwim.tv; Sam Renouf CEO of the PTO; and Mike Wien, Chairman of the Global Triathlon Safety Taskforce.
Also scheduled to speak are Taylor Knibb and Kevin McDowell, members of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medal mixed relay team – and Brad Snyder and guide Greg Billington, 2020 Tokyo Paralympic gold medallists.
In addition to the formal sessions and networking events, attendees can also join guided virtual workouts each morning — including Pilates sessions led by Pilates for Sports, and daily group rides on Zwift led by a USA Triathlon Certified Coach where athletes can unlock their own USA Triathlon custom kit.
These 60-minute group rides will take place daily on Zwift starting at 08:00 ET and led by USA Triathlon Certified Coaches Peter Helling (March 3), Reggie Waller (March 4) and Scott Riecke (March 5).
The emcee line-up includes:
- Chad Andrews — Coach, founder of TotalCyclist, Voice of Choice
- Bob Babbitt — USA Triathlon and IRONMAN Hall of Famer; Co-Founder, Challenged Athletes Foundation
- Steve Fleck — Coach, PR Endurance Training; Leading Endurance Sports Announcer and Commentator
- Michanda Myles — Model, Creative Strategist, Entrepreneur and Endurance Sports Announcer
- Kelly O’Mara — Editor-in-Chief at Triathlete Magazine
- Jerry Schemmel — Sportscaster for University of Northern Colorado
- Karen Smyers — Hall of Fame Triathlete, IRONMAN Legend, Coach, Race Director and Motivational Speaker
- Colnel Yvonne Spencer — Air Force Colonel, Founder of FastChix Triathlon Club, Team Builder and Coach
For the third year, USA Triathlon has awarded scholarships to Endurance Exchange to foster diversity, equity, inclusion and access, and to bring varied perspectives to the event, while encouraging the participation of individuals who may not otherwise have been able to attend.
The 27 scholarship recipients, the most awarded to date, feature 77% women and 63% awardees that will be attending a USA Triathlon conference for the first time.
