Marathon Traction - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

Sports today is big business in the United States, and Baton Rouge
is no exception. Since 2006, sporting events that have been lured
here over have generated an economic impact of more than 304m.
Stephanie s guests on Out to Lunch are two of the leading lights
growing Baton Rouge s sports sector. Pat Fellows is a serial
entrepreneur who, among other things, created the Louisiana
Marathon in 2012. In the years since, it has grown to become Baton
Rouge s premier sporting event after Tiger Football attracting some
10 thousand runners from all 50 states and nearly 40 foreign
countries to its January 2017 event. Pat also recently launched the
first annual Gulf Coast Marathon, and in his spare time is a
personal trainer and triathlon coach, as well as a downtown
restaurant owner. Mack Chiulli is CEO and Sports Performance
Director of Traction Sports Performance, an elite sports
performance institute focused on enhancing all areas of athletic
performance. Traction Sports has two Baton Rouge locations, employs
dozens of trainers, coaches and nutritionists and its 20,000 square
foot facility on Burbank Drive attracts NFL, NBA and Major League
Baseball pros from around the country. Aspiring NFL players
actually come to Baton Rouge every year for Traction s NFL Combine
Devleopment Program. Thanks to Pat and Mack, Baton Rouge is truly
making a name for itself on the national sports stage. Photos at
Mansurs on the Boulevard by Ken Stewart.

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