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Honcho brings real-time photo sharing and sales to races

Dec 18, 2025

Honcho brings real-time photo sharing and sales to races

Race organizers can now deliver photos instantly to participants, driving social sharing and revenue.

World Trail Majors seeks consolidation and stability for 2026 season

Dec 18, 2025

World Trail Majors seeks consolidation and stability for 2026 season

After expanding to 24 races in 2025, the association of ultra-running events has decided not to add any new events to the upcoming calendar.

IRONMAN reports surge in youth participation and market expansion in 2025

Dec 16, 2025

IRONMAN reports surge in youth participation and market expansion in 2025

The data shows over 250,000 race registrations across the series, with IRONMAN reporting a 10% year-on-year (YOY) increase in first-time participants.

World Triathlon and PTO launch bold 80+ event Triathlon World Tour

Dec 13, 2025

World Triathlon and PTO launch bold 80+ event Triathlon World Tour

The tour is set to launch in 2027 and will combine the T100 Triathlon World Tour, a rebranded World Triathlon Championship Series, and World Triathlon Cups.

Two Iranian marathon directors arrested for disobeying hijab rules

Dec 8, 2025

Two Iranian marathon directors arrested for disobeying hijab rules

Two marathon race directors in Iran could see jail time after allowing thousands of women to compete in the 2025 Kish Island Marathon without wearing hijabs.

Stanchart Marathon hit by congestion issues at post-race zone

Dec 6, 2025

Stanchart Marathon hit by congestion issues at post-race zone

The event's new format, separating half-marathon and marathon days, caused congestion at the finish line, with runners waiting up to 40 minutes in queues.

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RunSignup reports record-setting Thanksgiving day race participation

Dec 3, 2025

RunSignup reports record-setting Thanksgiving day race participation

The platform had a record 1,330,726 participants registered to participate in 1,056 races across the country, with more than $3.2 million dollars raised for charities.

Bending Spoons set to take Eventbrite private in $500M cash purchase

Dec 2, 2025

Bending Spoons set to take Eventbrite private in $500M cash purchase

Fresh off major deals for Vimeo and AOL, Bending Spoons is making a premium offer aimed at updating Eventbrite’s technology.

Race results affected by rain at Norwich half marathon

Nov 24, 2025

Race results affected by rain at Norwich half marathon

Good Running Events has apologised publicly after heavy rain affected the chip timing system.

RunSignup demonstrates AI buy-in-chat capabilities

Nov 21, 2025

RunSignup demonstrates AI buy-in-chat capabilities

RunSignup is the first registration and ticketing platform to live-demo an AI agentic commerce transaction, also known as “buy in chat”.

Chinese marathon uses unusual street-crossing system

Nov 17, 2025

Chinese marathon uses unusual street-crossing system

Race officials at the Nanjing Marathon adopted an unusual pedestrian-shuffling system to get spectators across.

Course marshalling blunder creates chaotic triathlon in Dubai

Nov 17, 2025

Course marshalling blunder creates chaotic triathlon in Dubai

A short run and a long ride made for one of the most confusing pro triathlon races in history.