Endurance Events Industry News

Feb 9, 2024

Iraq's Basra marathon bars women after online row

In a video, Shiite Muslim clerics said a mixed event would "deprive the women of Basra of their chastity and honor".

Feb 9, 2024

RunSignup Websites V2 will support Strava routes and Clubs

The feature will allow organizers to conveniently show course maps on their race websites, and lets clubs share a variety of standard runs they log in Strava.

Feb 8, 2024

Parkrun removes speed records in order to be less "off-putting"

Parkrun says it has removed data such as speed records from its website to be less "off-putting" to new entrants.

Feb 6, 2024

RunSignup announces Alan Jones Timer Award recipient

Adam Shelton of Start 2 Finish Event Management has been recognized with the 2024 award for his lasting impact on the endurance race industry.

Feb 6, 2024

Grand Raid des Pyrenees joins World Trail Majors

The World Trail Majors is positioning itself as a ‘diverse, respectful, and independent’ series of nine trail ultra races around the world.

Feb 6, 2024

Crowded Colfax Marathon making course changes to handle more runners

Several miles where marathoners and half marathoners previously shared the course will be separated this year, expanding overall racer capacity.

Feb 1, 2024

Ex-Strava engineering leader unveils Movemint: the platform for athletic events

Movemint supports both free and paid events, donations, Strava course maps, targeted email campaigns, scoring integrations for timers, and much more.

Feb 1, 2024

Brooksee taps Phil Dumontet as new CEO

The endurance event production and service company looks to Dumontet to help lead the business in its next phases of growth.

Jan 30, 2024

RunSignup’s Annual RaceTrends Report shows per race participation down just 1% compared to 2019

Overall race participation grew an average of 10% over the last year, with prices also continuing to rise over the same period.

Jan 30, 2024

Miami Marathon finisher medals spark airport security concerns

Marathon finishers were forced to give up their medals when they were deemed to be potential weapons.

Jan 29, 2024

IRONMAN hires Equinox gym president as new group CEO

The company said it hired Scott DeRue to be its next CEO as the endurance sports event organizer navigates a drop in race participation a decade after its peak.

Jan 25, 2024

RunSignup to release Race Websites V2 beta in February

The release comes with a list of feature updates, including a website builder, full CMS and an integrated image gallery that can be shared over email.