FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AIMS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RACE
MEDICINE (IIRM)
The world running organisation the Association of International Marathons
and Distance Races (AIMS) is delighted to announce a partnership with the
International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM). This partnership will see
the IIRM become the official medical arm of AIMS and two IIRM Board Members
taking up positions as 'medical advisors' to AIMS.
Founded in October 2003 as the American Road Racing Medical Society
(ARRMS), IIRM was developed to help create a streamlined medical response
plan for race directors and medical volunteers to protect runners on their
courses. IIRM offer educational resources to race directors and sports
medicine physicians including best responses for common road racing
injuries and advice on how to train medical volunteers for race day.
This relationship will offer great benefit to AIMS members who will be able
to use IIRM as a conduit to access information, research and good practice
from many of the world's leading and most highly qualified medical
professionals specialising in sport and in particular distance running.
Like AIMS, IIRM is a member based organisation and AIMS encourages its
member races to join so IIRM can expand its work and presence in the 111
countries and territories where AIMS currently has members.
Paco Borao, AIMS President comments: "I am delighted to confirm this
partnership between AIMS and IIRM. I feel both organisations will feel the
benefits of this partnership and I hope many AIMS members will join IIRM
and make use of their educational resources to benefit their races and
provide the best services to runners."
Chris Troyanos, ATC Executive Director of IIRM comments: "We are very
pleased to announce this partnership with AIMS. We are excited about the
possibilities and look forward to providing AIMS and their member races
with the expertise and knowledge that we have built over the past 12 years.
It has been a longstanding goal of the IIRM to have a true international
reach, the partnership with AIMS will be a positive step towards that
goal."
About AIMS
AIMS is a member based organisation and since being established in 1982 has
grown to a membership of more than 410 of the world's leading distance
races, from over 110 countries and territories. AIMS Members come from
every continent on the planet and include the Athens Marathon, The
Authentic formed on the legend of Pheidippides, the Greek soldier-runner
who ran from the town of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to announce the
Persians had been defeated in the ‘Battle of Marathon'. Other AIMS members
include many of the world's greatest distance races in history such as the
Berlin, Boston, Chicago, New York & Tokyo Marathons. The three key
objectives of AIMS are:
1. To foster and promote distance running throughout the world
2. To work with the International Association of Athletic Federations
(IAAF) on all matters relating to international road races.
3. To exchange information, knowledge and expertise among members of the
association
For further information on AIMS please visit: www.aimsworldrunning.org
About IIRM
The International Institute for Race Medicine was originally titled the
American Road Racing Medical Society. ARRMS was formed in October 2003 as a
division of the American Running Association (ARA), and was designed to
serve the road racing community in North America as an educational resource
and medical leader for road races from the 5K distance up through the
ultra-distances.
The vision and mission of the IIRM was established by the forethought and
vision of Bill Roberts, M.D., the Twin Cities Marathon Medical Director,
Life Member of the American Medical Athletic Association (AMAA), and the
immediate-Past President of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
Over the first few years of their existence, the group established officers
and a broader mission to enhance how road racing medical professionals
learn and interact. Dr Roberts envisioned that the IIRM would serve all
medical professionals who work and/or volunteer at any size road race. Its
mission would serve to educate the running industry, race organizers and
the public about medical issues that impact the sport of running and road
racing
Recently, the group has developed a partnership with the Matthew Good
Foundation and the Good Family from the United Kingdom. Through their
support and guidance, the organisation was renamed The International
Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM) in 2012. Their goal is to work with and
collaborate with a number of organizations and events dealing with
endurance athletes.
For further information on IIRM please visit: racemedicine.org
To apply for AIMS membership today click here. To find out more about AIMS
and the benefits of being part of our organisation, please visit our
website.
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