Any idea how many people work at Competitor Group?

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Well.. they currently only have 8 jobs posted.

I took it that either some of those are multiples (especially interns) or they will roll them out over the next few months. I don't even think they've finished the build-out of their lease expansion yet.

None. Key leadership transferred to Tampa but some positions were eliminated as redundant to existing staff.

Edit - BTW, weren't you supposed to do the Great Clermont Oly for training?

Any entry level attorney positions?

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Shouldn’t they add 70.3 jobs...?

Wondering the same thing here...

Generally speaking, they're looking for people with good contracting, licensing, and m&a experience.

For the OP and others - lots of positions were filled over the fall and winter; lots in sales/marketing/data management stuff.

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I heard they hired a junior level attorney from the PNW last month. So not likely.

I have multiple injuries right now that prevented me from even making it a training day. I am getting old :(

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I see what you did there...

Well that would replace some of the jobs lost by a handful of the races now gone where I live and one of the retailers from the past year. So, 70 jobs for a global company in more markets then just triathlon doesn't seem like that much "growth".

My point is that a hiring blitz is not the sign of a company in distress.

Nobody ever said WTC was in distress.

The sport of triathlon, on the other hand, is a bit of a different story from a participatory volume perspective. Which even WTC recognized - hence their partnership with USAT on building/marketing Time to Tri.

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Maybe those aren't Ironman jobs. Maybe they are Ironsport jobs!

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/...censing#.WrPaJ-jwZPY

Ironman owns triathlon events, cycling events and road running events.

Got it. The quote below had me believe you were referencing the sport of triathlon's decline. I didn't know it was more about WTC as a company.

This doesn't seem to fit the narrative of a sport in decline

I used to "know" someone (probably 3 or 4 degrees of separation) that worked in-house there. Based on the few stories I heard it did not sound like an appealing place to work.

I once hired a lady who had worked there and heard many stories but those were associated with the previous CEO. I've also heard stories about the current corporate culture - and I "know" someone there now, and the primary problem seems to be that they are just cheap.

My point is that a hiring blitz is not the sign of a company in distress.


A I agree with, Ryan - "distress", is not the best word.

Triathlon in North America, an thus intimate to a good number of people on this forum, is flat or down - and you see that in IM's participant numbers. They were lower last year, I'm sure than, say 4 years ago.*

However, elsewhere in Asia, in Europe, and South America the sport of triathlon and IM are experiencing growth. They just put on the first IM 70.3 in Sri Lanka as a great example.

The acquisition of Competitor Group/Rock-n-Roll, as it always does has created some efficiencies, and some cuts. As a micro example - I Announced at 3 Rock-n-Roll Races last year, this year I'm getting only one gig with RnR. I was told, IM is re-purposing some of their Announcers for the RnR races - it makes perfect sense and I understand completely. It's all good, I've expanded by a great deal the Live Stream Commentary work that I've been doing with RunnerSpace - for Track & Field & Running.

* As noted to their credit, IM has partnered with USA Triathlon on the Time To Tri initiative, which is well needed and great to see.

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I'm guessing that triathlon has peaked in Europe. At least 3 full Ironman races in north Europe offer a relay option this year (Haugesund, Vichy, and Estonia). IM Mont Tremblant is the only one in North America with a relay. From my perspective, a relay option is an attempt to boost flagging registrations.

they did similar after they acquired IMNA.... they fired all the experience and hired kids right out of college. I'd be curious what kinds of departures, forced or otherwise, preceded this.

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I live in Tampa and can look out our office windows and see WTC's old premises off of Courtney Campbell Causeway. After they bought Competitor Group, they moved their HQ into an office complex across the street from Tampa Bay Bucaneers HQ. Then they expanded their lease to pretty much take over the entire 1st floor of that complex ... mostly due to the Competitor Group expansion which is basically transferring that operation from San Diego to Tampa. I don't think there's much more to the story than that except that I believe (i.e., don't really know) that they hope to leverage that running brand ownership into a source of future IM competitors.