Garmin has signed a two-year deal to become the title sponsor of the Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships, beginning with this year’s event in Huntsville, Alabama, on December 4, 2021.
‘The Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships is a premier running event that brings more than 1,500 high school athletes from across the United States together postseason to compete for individual and team awards on one of the fastest 5K cross country courses in the nation.’
“The Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships attract the fastest runners and teams in the country, and we are thrilled to be the title sponsor of this competitive event,” said Susan Lyman, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Marketing.
“Garmin watches are the preferred running watches for many high school athletes and teams, and this event reaffirms our commitment to youth runners. We look forward to cheering on this year’s participants in Huntsville as they chase their next PR.”
Sean Allan, RunningLane co-founder, said “RunningLane is so thankful and honoured to work with a leading fitness technology company like Garmin, who so graciously stepped in to help provide a wonderful experience for kids all across North America in their postseason goals and endeavours.
“Garmin stepped up to the table and with their help the Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships is going to be an unforgettable experience.”
As title sponsor of the Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships, Garmin will have an opportunity to showcase its running watches and training tools, including:
- Forerunner 55: billed as an affordable and easy-to-use GPS smartwatch that lets runners track their time, distance, speed, pace and heart rate from their wrist while also offering daily suggested workouts, all-day activity tracking and health, wellness and connected features.
- Forerunner 245 Music: a GPS smartwatch that evaluates performance stats such as VO2 Max, training status and more while offering recovery insights, daily suggested workouts, onboard music storage and health and wellness features.
- Garmin Clipboard Coaching app: a free, all-in-one solution where coaches can review and compare their team’s stats, track performance trends and more from a compatible smart device.
