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The latest news from the endurance events industry

RunSignup announces Alan Jones Timer Award recipient

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.

Grand Raid des Pyrenees joins World Trail Majors

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.

Crowded Colfax Marathon making course changes to handle more runners

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.

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

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.

Brooksee taps Phil Dumontet as new CEO

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.

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

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.

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Miami Marathon finisher medals spark airport security concerns

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.

IRONMAN hires Equinox gym president as new group CEO

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.

RunSignup to release Race Websites V2 beta in February

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.

Kilian Jornet And Zach Miller call on world’s top trail runners to boycott UTMB In leaked email

Jan 18, 2024

Kilian Jornet And Zach Miller call on world’s top trail runners to boycott UTMB In leaked email

Jornet and Miller are hoping the top athletes can go head-to-head at an alternative event.

Tour of Britain organiser appoints liquidators placing future of more British races in doubt

Jan 18, 2024

Tour of Britain organiser appoints liquidators placing future of more British races in doubt

SweetSpot said to be facing legal disputes of up to £1 million after race licence revoked by British Cycling last autumn.

RunSignup releases list of Top 100 Largest Road Races in 2023

Jan 16, 2024

RunSignup releases list of Top 100 Largest Road Races in 2023

The report ranks races based on the total finishers for each race weekend in 2023 and evaluates the decline and growth in finishers.