HAL Sports, announced today that Creigh Kelley has joined their team as Director of Event Management. Kelley, respected both nationally and internationally in the running community, Colorado Running Hall of Fame Inductee, and Running USA Hall of Champions Inductee, brings more than forty years’ experience ranging from event planning, directing, and management to HAL Sports.
Kelley’s addition immediately expands HAL Sports’ offerings in full event management services along with its timing/scoring and event consulting offerings for the mass participatory endurance event space. Kelley’s impressive career includes being the founder/CEO of the former BKB, Ltd. an event management company, Race Director of Denver’s only marathon, the Colfax Marathon, and is one of the most beloved event announcers for such events as Rock n Roll Marathon Series, Walt Disney World Marathon, Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, Hospital Hill, to name a few.
Kelley comments, “I am excited to be joining my good friends Lonnie and Michelle Somers (owners of HAL Sports) and the HAL Sports Team to bring my expertise in the development of our combined full service event management company. I have seen Lonnie and Michelle build HAL Sports from a small part-time organization almost ten years ago to one of the most respected and in demand companies in Denver and nationally.”
Lonnie Somers, owner of HAL Sports Said, “Michelle and I are delighted to have Creigh join us at HAL Sports. Creigh is the reason Michelle and I are in the endurance event business. He has been our mentor, business partner, and more importantly our friend for many years now. His [Kelley’s] addition propels HAL Sports into full event services that we can now offer to our wonderful clients as their trusted partner”.