Endurance Events Industry News

May 6, 2022

Study names Barcelona Europe's best city for marathon runners

Barcelona offers marathon runners the best running conditions, thanks to its air quality and rich cultural history, with 756 landmarks to pass by.

May 6, 2022

Flying Pig Marathon race director faces criticism for allowing 6-year old to run the race

Iris Simpson Bush released an open letter to the community late Wednesday saying allowing the 6-year old to run the race was ‘not the best’ decision.

May 3, 2022

Obstacle racing to replace equestrian in Olympic modern pentathlon

Starting in 2028, the Olympics will start testing obstacle course racing (OCR) as the fifth discipline in the modern pentathlon.

Apr 28, 2022

Dock2Dock unlocks the power of participant fundraising with GivenGain

For the first time, organisers are also offering a limited number of charity tickets to participants who plan to fundraise for the Sea Cadets as part of the race.

Apr 21, 2022

Racecheck and eventrac ramp up race reviews

Connecting a Racecheck account with eventrac will enable users to automate the sending of a post-race review request to participants.

Apr 15, 2022

RunSignup releases Q1 endurance industry assessment and business update

Among other findings, the report points to a reduction in the number of planned events and participants shifting to delayed registrations.

Apr 7, 2022

Boston Marathon bans Russian, Belarusian residents from running races

Runners who reside in either country have been barred from participating in this year's Boston Marathon and the B.A.A. 5k.

Apr 6, 2022

Lightbox Registrations partners with RunSignup for future of race registration

Lightbox will be migrating its registration customer base to RunSignup’s platform for all upcoming events.

Apr 5, 2022

RaceRaves crowns Flying Pig Paycor Half America’s Favorite Half Marathon

Cincinnati’s hometown favorite hogs the spotlight to secure its third March Lunacy tournament title.

Apr 1, 2022

2022 TCS New York City Marathon attracts unparalleled interest

The world's largest marathon will return at full capacity with 50,000 runners this year for the first time since 2019.

Apr 1, 2022

Marine Corps Marathon officially sells out

The first in-person Marine Corps Marathon in three years has sold out with 20,000 runners from all 50 states, 47 countries and D.C. signing up.

Mar 24, 2022

Race Roster introduces new link tracking tool

With tracking links, event organizers using Race Roster can now determine the effectiveness of their marketing efforts across Facebook and Google ads.