Media Contacts
Laurie Mehler - Laurie@RichmondMultisports.com
Communications and Media Relations
Ph: 804.389.0588
Fax: 804.303.4833
News Releases
Richmond Multisports (RMS) posts press releases with story advances and results on its web site and also makes them available through email subscription on site or by email to 411@richmondmultisports.com.
USATriathlon Fact Sheets from USA Triathlon www.usatriathlon.org
Event Coverage
Media Credentials
Richmond Multisports encourages all media to attend RMS produced triathlon events. Media should request credentials through the race director Laurie Mehler by email laurie@richmondmultisports.comor 804.389.0588. However, there may be a limitation on the number of credentials issued for a specific event.
Tips for Photographers
Many races offer media vehicles, but once on the vehicle it may not stop until the race is over. Other recommended viewing areas are the swim start, swim finish, transition area and finish line. Photographers from the media may wish to wade into shallow water to shoot the swim start. It can often be difficult to determine the best place from which to photograph the transition, though it's usually near the entrance or exit. Find out in advance where the entrance and exit will be and set up outside the fencing. Often the swim entrance and the run exit are the best places for quality photographs, because the athletes are moving slower and are upright (many times cyclists are bent over adjusting their shoes). Please be careful near the transition area. Stay outside of the fencing and out of the flow of traffic. All RMS events are photographed by Brightroom Photography with an exclusive right to take and sell photographs.
Medical Note
The medical tent, EMS squad, or building is usually located near the finish line and is always closed to media. As with all sports, the safety and privacy of the athletes is of top importance - please be respectful of the circumstances and authority of the medical personnel, volunteers, racers, spectators, and RMS race staff.