Steep Life Media to Provide Continuous Coverage & Commentary
Beyond Limits Running, owner and producer of the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival, Southern Nevada’s premier ultra-running endurance event, is pleased to announce Steep Life Media, a subsidiary of Aravaipa Running, will provide live streaming coverage and commentary of the USA Track & Field 100-Mile Road National Championship, 1 of 8 ultra-running races offered at the February 18-21, 2022 Jackpot Ultra Running Festival.
Ken Rubeli, Co-founder of Beyond Limits Running stated, “Elite ultra-runners are some of the toughest athletes in the world and deserve recognition and national exposure. In addition to increasing our prize pool to $12,000, we wanted to do more to display their remarkable talents for the world to see. Steep Life Media has done remarkable work live streaming several ultra-running events and we are honored to have this top-tier group of sports media professionals help propel ultra-running into mainstream worldwide sports viewership through live and continuous coverage of Jackpot Ultra’s USA Track & Field 100-Mile Road National Championship.”
Steep Life Media will provide exclusive live coverage of the USA Track & Field 100-Mile Road National Championship. Coverage will begin with the pre-race elite field Q&A session on Thursday, February 17th from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Race Day coverage of the USA Track & Field 100-Mile Road National Championship will begin at 7:30 AM on Friday, February 18th and will continue until the top 3 men and women cross the 100-mile finish line. In addition to the live video coverage, the public is welcome to attend the Friday, February 18th USATF Race Viewing Party, occurring course-side from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the City of Henderson’s picturesque Cornerstone Park. Tune in to Steep Life Media YouTube Channel to view all live coverage to watch some of the best runners in the country battle for a national title.
Jamil Coury, founder of Aravaipa Running and Steep Life Media commented, “We at Steep Life Media are excited to extend the live coverage we’ve been able to provide at some of our Aravaipa Running events over the past year to highlight the athletes and stories at the USA Track & Field 100-Mile Road National Championship being held at the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival in Sin City. Shining the spotlight on these athletes as they continue to push the limits on the roads is of high importance to us and hopefully will draw in new excitement to the road discipline in our sport. We are thankful for the opportunity from Beyond Limits Running to be able to provide this type of coverage for fans of the sport.”
For the 9th year in a row, the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival returns to City of Henderson’s picturesque Cornerstone Park in Southern Nevada February 18-21, 2022. In addition to featuring the USA Track & Field 100-Mile Road National Championship race for the 5th year in a row, other Jackpot races will include 6/12/24/48/72-hour races, a standard 100-mile race and a 50-mile race. Jackpot has become one of the most inclusive, diversified and welcoming short-loop ultras in the country with runners of all abilities competing together. From world and American record holders, to newbies, master division runners, blind runners and adaptive athletes, Jackpot offers the perfect venue, environment and overall vibe for runners to push beyond limits and hit their own personal jackpot. As always, Elvis, along with the Fabulous Las Vegas Showgirls from Premier Showgirls, will be on-hand to welcome runners and kick-off all races, while local musician Jonny Hazard will perform course-side throughout the festival.
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