Press Release - Odds and Ends - 9/22/17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     AIMS announces 4-year sponsorship renewal with Marathon-Photos.com 
 
The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) is 
delighted to announce a four-year renewal of the sponsorship agreement with 
race photography company 'Marathon-Photos.com Ltd'. This will see that will 
see the global company with its head office based in New Zealand retain 
their position as 'Photo Partner' of AIMS until 2020.

Marathon Photos first sponsored AIMS in 2002 and have maintained that 
sponsorship throughout.

Founded in 1999, Marathon Photos have grown into a world leader in the 
provision of photo and video content to races and their runners through all 
forms of communication in the digital age, photographing more than 700 
events in 35 countries annually.

Marathon Photos are at the forefront of developing innovative services to 
races and their runners. They were the first company to offer photos 
online, accessed by searching for name or bib number. They were also the 
first company to offer personalised race videos and animated compilations 
of race route, personal photos/video and statistics.

Marathon Photos are always striving to develop new, innovative products and 
services. Full details of their services can be found at 
https://www.marathon-photos.com/.

Announcing the deal, AIMS President Paco Borao commented: "We are very 
pleased to announce the continuation of the relationship between AIMS and 
Marathon Photos. They provide a world class service to many of our members 
and we look forward to working together for years to come. It has been very 
pleasing to see Marathon Photos grow and develop into a major worldwide 
quality service provider to the running world."

Francis Kay, Managing Director of 'Marathon-Photos.com Ltd' commented: "We 
are delighted to continue this positive relationship with AIMS. We have 
worked with AIMS and AIMS members for fifteen years and look forward to 
bringing our services to even more races and runners in the future. AIMS is 
an association known and respected around the world and we are proud to be 
their official photo partner. Our long association has forged great 
relationships and friendships that have helped Marathon-Photos.com become a 
worldwide business."
 
To apply for AIMS membership today click here. To find out more about AIMS 
and the benefits of being part of our organisation, please visit our 
website. 


About AIMS

AIMS is a member based organisation and since being established in 1982 has 
grown to a membership of more than 425 of the world's leading distance 
races, from over 112 countries and territories. AIMS Members come from 
every continent on the planet and include the Athens Marathon, The 
Authentic formed on the legend of Pheidippides, the Greek soldier-runner 
who ran from the town of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to announce the 
Persians had been defeated in the 'Battle of Marathon'. Other AIMS members 
include many of the world's greatest distance races in history such as the 
Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Comrades, New York, Paris & Tokyo 
Marathons. The three key objectives of AIMS are:
  
1. To foster and promote distance running throughout the world 
2. To work with the International Association of Athletic Federations 
(IAAF) on all matters relating to international road races. 
3. To exchange information, knowledge and expertise among members of the 
association 

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