Skechers Performance Division Sponsorship

Skechers Performance Division confirmed as sponsor of The Running Awards in association with everydayhero

The Running Awards in association with everydayhero continues to go from strength to strength, with the award-winning Skechers Performance Division announced as the latest sponsor.

The Running Awards in association with everydayhero takes place at indigo at The O2 in London on Friday 24^th April and is the only independent annual awards ceremony recognising and celebrating the best of running and its culture.

The award-winning Skechers Performance Division designs and produces an extensive collection of technologically advanced performance footwear, with elite athletes worldwide competing and winning in their footwear. Elite marathon champion and Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi and elite runner Kara Goucher are amongst Skechers’ celebrity product endorsees.

Nominations for The Running Awards in association with everydayhero are now closed, and with the top 12 shortlists unveiled runners can vote once more for their favourites in the shortlists until the individual categories close. During the five months of nominations a total of 945 products, brands, events, publications and sports retailers were nominated by runners and consumers. The shortlists can be viewed on the website http://therunningawards.com .

The winners will be announced and presented with their awards at the ‘big and bold’ evening awards ceremony at indigo at The O2 in April, in front of industry guests, media and the general public. Voting is free, quick and very simple, the only details required are a name and email address.

Indigo at The O2 offers capacity for 500 VIP gala dinner guests and a further 700 balcony seats for runners and everyone who wants to be part of the awards celebrations. Tables can be booked now, and details of the seat booking options will be announced shortly.

Paul Corrick, Director of Reality Ltd and Co-Founder of The Running Awards commented: “We are pleased to welcome Skechers Performance Division on board as a sponsor of The Running Awards 2015 in association with everydayhero. With an extensive collection of technologically advanced performance footwear for athletes and runners of all abilities the Skechers Performance™ Division is the perfect fit for the event. We are looking forward to working with them and to celebrating all things running at the awards ceremony in April.”

Brett Worth, Performance Marketing and Sales Manager commented: “The Skechers Performance Division are extremely excited to be a partner of the Running Awards 2015 in association with everydayhero. We are proud to be a part of an event that recognizes and awards the ‘Best of the Best’ in the world of running.”

Everydayhero is the headline sponsor, with partner sponsors of the 2015 awards ceremony announced so far including Gallowglass Group and Skechers Performance™ Division. The organisers have also teamed up with Pic2Go UK to bring social media image technology to the awards ceremony, which will be the first time this technology application is put into action at an awards event in the UK.

The Running Awards in association with everydayhero is organised by Reality Ltd who specialise in designing, staging and producing a wide variety of live events across a diverse range of industries, from awards and conferences to music and red carpet events.

Go to http://therunningawards.com for further information about the 2015 awards and to vote now. You can also like the Facebook page www.facebook.com/therunningawards and follow @RunningAwards15 on Twitter.

Further details about Skechers Performance Division can be found on their website www.skechers.co.uk/styles/performance/go