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Marketing Your Race Internationally

Marketing Your Race Internationally

Want to market your race to out-of-state or overseas participants? George Kakourides shares his tips from his work with the Logicom Cyprus Marathon.

Buying and Selling Races

Buying and Selling Races

Tony Sapp and Porter Bratten discuss everything you need to know about buying or selling a race, including process, negotiations and valuation.

[Bonus] GiveSignup | RunSignup Winter Symposium

[Bonus] GiveSignup | RunSignup Winter Symposium

A look at the upcoming GiveSignup | RunSignup Winter Symposium in Orlando, FL (Jan 25-26) and what it has to offer for race directors, timers and nonprofits.

SEO for Races

SEO for Races

RunGuides Media Managing Partner, Cory Jennermann, walking you through ranking your race website on Google for qualified traffic.

Running a Race Ambassador Program

Running a Race Ambassador Program

Want to know how to launch, grow and manage a successful race ambassador program? Here's High Five Events' William Dyson, with some tips.

[Bonus] The Big Tyvek Squeeze

[Bonus] The Big Tyvek Squeeze

Ryan Zirk of Marathon Printing discusses DuPont's curtailing of production of printer-grade Tyvek and the impact this will have for race bib printing.

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Growing a Digital-First Race

Growing a Digital-First Race

Matt Trevett, founder of the award-winning Weybridge 10K, takes us through the challenges of launching and growing a new race with a digital-first focus.

Nailing Race Day

Nailing Race Day

Timer, race director and all-round race day ninja, Crisp McDonald, shares his tips for a smooth, stress-free race day.

The Power of Race Reviews

The Power of Race Reviews

How to collect race reviews and use them effectively in your race marketing - a chat with Alex Tanti (Racecheck.com) and Katie Ho (RaceRaves.com).

Building an RFID Race Timing System

Building an RFID Race Timing System

Timing software developer and DIY race timing expert, Brian Agee, on building and operating an open RFID race timing system.

Improving Race Sustainability

Improving Race Sustainability

How can we make endurance events greener and more sustainable? A discussion with industry veteran, Bruce Rayner.

Managing Participant Flows

Managing Participant Flows

MMU's Marcel Altenburg walks us through the golden rules for efficient race starts: from waves and start line widths to start pen participant densities.