Untitled Document

Phone: 207-221-5420

Fax: 207-571-8418

Tri-Maine Productions is a property of WillPower Enterprises, LLC.

Established in March, 2006, Tri-Maine Productions is the venture of Will Thomas, an experienced triathlete and race director, with years working to promote endurance athletics in Northern New England.

Tri-Maine Productions is an experientially-based, entreprenuerial company based out of Portland, ME. It was formed in response to the growing demand for high-quality multisport events in Maine, as well as the clear opportunity to create a formal race series, complete with rankings, prizes, and social events. The Tri-Maine Race Series was developed through the cooperation of many of the other race directors in the state who are jointly committed to the growth of the sport of triathlon, which is mutually beneficial to all involved - event promoters, athletes, communities, and sponsors. In its first year, The Tri-Maine Race Series far exceeded participation expectations.

Beyond administrating the overall Race Series, Tri-Maine Productions owns and/or produces a number of other multisport properties. These include the PolarBear Tri/Duathlon, one of the most popular races in the country (selling out all its entries in a matter of hours), the Shipbuilders Triathlon, one of the first tris in New England (established 1982), the WildBear Tri/Duathlon, a sprint race on one of the most spectacular venues available, and the Lobsterman Triathlon, which has been consistently voted as among the top 25 events in the US by endemic publications, and the Urban/EPIC. In all, over 2,000 athletes, 600 volunteers, and 5,000 spectators attend Tri-Maine Productions events each season. Additionally, the organization designs and maintains www.tri-maine.com, which features information about all the TRI-Maine races, as well as rules, training, links, injury prevention. The website draws approximately 18-22,000 hits per month.

Beyond producing, marketing, and executing high-quality events, Tri-Maine Productions is committed to other exciting ventures. The company has partnered with a number of charitable organizations with the goal of giving back as much as possible to the communities that support and cultivate the races. These groups include the Jessie Bullens-Crewe Foundation, the Brunswick Parks and Rec Department, the Poland Parks and Rec Department, the Freeport YMCA, the Bowdoin College Common Good Grant Fund, and Main Street Bath. In total, Tri-Maine donated approximately $12,000 to charities in 2006. Tri-Maine was also a sponsor of the outdoor Baystock 2006 Music Feastival in Portland's Old Port, featuring Blues Traveler. The company is involved in the logistical planning of the concert and will have a strong presence at the event.

Our Staff

Will Thomas (Founder and Executive Director)

Will has extensive background in event management that began when he organized the first PolarBear Triathlon as a senior at Bowdoin College in 2003. Under his direction, the PolarBear has grown from a grass-roots race of 75 participants to a highly complex event with over 450 athletes, 150 volunteers and two races happening simultaneously. Since graduating from Bowdoin with a double major in Government and Religion and a minor in Economices, Will has been very involved in race production in Maine. His experience includes the following:

2003

PolarBear Triathlon - Founder and Race Director - 75 athletes

Lobsterman Triathlon (USAT Regional Championship) - Assistant race director, 750 athletes

West Kennebunk Fire Co Triathlon (USAT U23 and Junior National Championship) - Assistant race director, 400 athletes

2004

Save Our Swinging Bridge 5K - Founder and Race Director - 120 athletes

PolarBear Triathlon - Race Director - 150 athletes

Lobsterman Triathlon - Assistant Race Director, 600 athletes

2005

Save Our Swinging Bridge 5K - Race Director - 150 athletes

PolarBear Tri/Duathlon - Race Director - 300 athletes

Shipbuilders Triathlon - Co-Director - 200 athletes

CELT Challenge - Race Founder and Director - 120 athletes

2006

PolarBear Tri/Duathlon - Race Director - 450 athletes

Shipbuilders Triathlon - Race Director - 200 athletes

WildBear Tri/Duathlon - Race Founder and Director - 200 athletes

Lobsterman Triathlon - Race Director - 450 athletes

CELT Challenge - Race Coordinator - 200 athletes

Men's Health Urbanathlon (NYC) - Start Venue Manager - 800 athletes

Beyond race directing, Will has been a swim, triathlon, track, and cross-country coach, a store manager, a teacher, and a marketing account executive. An avid triathlete, he has competed in over 50 multisport events, including Ironman Lake Placid in 2005 and typically places near the top of the field. In the off-season, Will is an telemark skiier with NSIA nordic downhill instructor certification. He splits whatever time he has leftover between surfing, hiking, paddling, reading the news, and traveling.

Carter Thomas (Director of Business Development)

Carter brings a strong sense of sales and leadership to Tri-Maine, where he focuses on developing powerful partnerships and identifying exciting new opportunities for growth. He also manages our "lifestyle events", which support the core race properties, including concerts, festivals, clinics, etc. As an undergrad at Bowdoin College, he had a successful four years on the swim team, culminating with being named Captain his senior year and finishing as one of the top swimmers in the NESCAC. Carter majored in sociology and minored in economics while at Bowdoin and spent part of his junior year studying abroad in New Zealand. Entreprenuerial by nature, he has worked for a number of small, start-up companies over the last few years. Besides working with Tri-Maine, Carter spent the winter assistant coaching the Bowdoin Swim Team and conducting research on new hydrodynamic technology. In the summer, you can find him at Higgins Beach, everyday after 5pm.

Nicole Pisani (Director of Events)

Nicole joined Tri-Maine in February of 2007 and brings a wide range of talents and skills to the company. Graduating from Keene State University with a degree in Health Sciences, Nicole decided to move away from her Connecticut roots to explore Portland and the multisport lifestyle Tri-Maine strives for. Business experience includes but is not limited to: internet support, human resources, retail management, coaching, and courier. In the winter, Nicole enjoys shredding powder at one of the mammoth Maine ski resorts, while surfing the towering waves during the summer months. To fuel her competetive spirit, Nicole mountain bikes regularly and runs with fellow athletes but still has time to relax by reading and cooking. We are very excited to have Nicole on board and cannot wait to see our events develop under her guidance.

Megan White (Event Manager)

Megan is the newest member of the Tri-Maine team and will be joining us for the 2007 summer season. She brings high energy, creativity, and an outgoing personality with a flair for multi-tasking. Megan graduated this past spring from Boston University with a B.A. in Environmental Earth Sciences and minor concentration in Art History and Architecture while still managing to find time for her athletic achievements. In high school, Megan was a four time conference champion, two time state champion, and All-American. This led to her to a full scholarship at BU where she became an eight time NCAA American East Conference finalist in both 1 meter and 3 meter springboard diving events and a three time NCAA Zone Qualifier. Megan has a devoted passion for the environment, children, and extreme sports including (but by no means limited to): surfing, skiing, yoga, water-skiing, hiking, cliff diving. In her free time she loves painting and photography. Extensive work and volunteer experience ranges from bartender to gymnastics/diving coach, with special attention given to Safe Passage and humanitarian work spent in Guatemala. Megan hopes to devote much of her future towards this organization, as well as one day starting her own large-scale redevelopment project to clean up the Guatemala City Garbage dump district. You can find Megan realigning her Chi at the break of dawn all summer doing yoga and surfing at Higgins beach.