Without Limits Productions Comes Back to its Roots!

The 2011 New England Triathlon Tour

‘A New Direction’

Time Out! Productions Welcomes Without Limits Productions

(Plymouth, Massachusetts…February 04, 2011) On February 04, 2011, in an arrangement between Time Out! Productions of Plymouth, Massachusetts and Without Limits Productions LLC of Denver, Colorado, the ownership/  directorship of the New England Triathlon Tour changed hands effective for the 2011 racing season, which will mark the Tour’s 27^thcampaign. Time Out! Productions President Rich Havens has presided over each Triathlon Tour race since the series program was established in 1985. Ironically, Without Limits principals Tony and Lance Panigutti began competing in triathlon in 1996, making frequent pilgrimages from their Connecticut home northward to most of the Tour’s events conducted on Cape Cod and in Vermont, New Hampshire and south-central Massachusetts.

The 2011 New England Triathlon Tour will offer its usual complement of popular races on Cape Cod:

·        June 11: Hyannis Sprint 1 Triathlon at Craigville Beach (swim ¼-mi; bike 10-mi; run 3.5-mi)

·        July 17: Falmouth Sprint Triathlon at Surf Drive Beach (swim 1/3-mi; bike 9-mi; run 3.1-mi)

·        Sept 10: Hyannis Sprint 2 Triathlon at Craigville Beach (swim ¼-mi; bike 10-mi; run 3.5-mi)

Havens expresses, “To say that my 26 years directing triathlons since 1985 has been ‘life changing’ would greatly understate truth. Knowing that our races have contributed to shape the sport and have given so many people opportunities to challenge themselves physically delights me. During June of last year, the energetic and ambitious Panigutti brothers stepped forward and presented me with an offer to catapult the Triathlon Tour to a new and exciting level for our triathletes and our host race communities. Their new leadership will allow me to steer my Time Out! Productions company, similarly, in a new and exciting direction”.

Anticipating Without Limits first season managing the popular Triathlon Tour, Tony Panigutti indicated, “To us Time Out! Productions holds such a special place in our development as triathletes, individuals, and business men that can never be replaced.  Those summer days racing all over New England is where it all began for us and without those experiences we never would be the triathletes and race directors we are today.  To acquire Time Out!’s New England Triathlon Tour is much more than a dream; it’s a passing of the torch.  We hope to inspire the future generations of triathletes and race directors in the same manner that Rich brought out the best in us.

N.E. Tri Tour: A New Direction

As with any passing of the torch the goal is to build upon the past.  Rich has done an incredibly remarkable job over the years that if nothing changed from 2010 the races would continue to be among the best events worldwide and excel in every way.  However, our goal is to add a bit of innovation and cosmetic e-enhancements for 2011.  We hope to tie in some of our long standing partnerships to the New England market and be able give the athlete even more of what they love; more goodies, more raffles, and more fun!  Beyond 2012 the sky is the limit.  I think we can all agree that the New England Triathlon Tour has some old time favorite venues that we personally would love to see return; stay tuned, and we’ll see you at the beach in 2011!”

The New England Triathlon Tour’s roots were established in 1985 by current B.A.A. Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, whose vision for the sport in the New England region resulted from his participation in the renown ‘Ironman Triathlon’ staged in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. McGillivray and his special event company ‘DMSE’ presented one ‘International-distance’ race in each of the six New England states at a time when triathlon was considered to be ‘the sport of the ‘80s’. McGillivray hired Havens, previously an executive for the Dunfey Hotel group, to serve as Executive Director for the program then entitled the New England Triathlon Series (NETS). Through the years, NETS flourished with the natural growth of multi-sport and in great part due to the timely sponsorship support of the New England Toyota Dealers in conjunction with the Sports Museum of New England.  In 1993, Havens ambition to strike out on his own lead him to the creation of his own special event company, Time Out! Productions. During 1996, Havens and McGillivray reached an agreement whereby Time Out! assumed ownership and directorship of the series and whereupon the New England Triathlon Tour label came to be. The Tour in addition to its long-time races on Cape Cod included the Martha’s Vineyard Triathlon Festival, New England Triathlon Festival-Sunapee (NH), Fairlee Great Triathlon (Fairlee, VT) and the Massachusetts Triathlon (Sharon, MA).

Since 1993, Time Out! Productions continued its work with the Triathlon Tour and added other events to its resume in either ownership or consulting capacities…the likes of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon (Finish Area Coordinator); Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Championship (Sponsor Signage Coordinator); Best Buddies Hyannisport Challenge (Course Logistics Coordinator); Reach The Beach Relay-New Hampshire and Massachusetts (Start & Finish Line Management); We Gather Together 5K (Director). Havens currently is constructing the New England Bike Tours, a cycling vacation concept with a hopeful launch in 2012.

In 2007, the Paniguttis elected to depart from their respective planned career paths and instead assumed ‘risk and adventure’ by opening their own special event management company, Without Limits Productions. In 2008 their aim was to start small with three triathlons which would parallel Time Out! Productions’ mission of presenting value with a ‘laid back’ feel. That mission ‘caught fire’ as three triathlons soon snowballed to a dozen events by 2009 then 24 in 2010; wherein each triathlon sold out.  Their Colorado collection of events include the Summer Open Sprint Triathlon, Outdoor Divas Sprint Triathlon, XTERRA Lory Triathlon, Harvest Moon Half, Oktoberfest Sprint, America’s Cup USAT Aquathon Nationals, Aquaman Series, Dash ‘n Dine 5K Series and Colorado ‘Cyclo X’ Cross Cup.