We assembled a preliminary list of the 2025 Top 100 Largest Races in the US that were timed. We have been compiling this list for a couple of years (see 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024). A few notes: 2025 Top 100…
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There has been wide speculation on the growth of endurance events since Covid. RunSignup keeps track of Year over Year comparisons of the same events (eg. events that happened in both 2024 and 2025 on our platform). This gives us the ability…
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One of our Year End Wrap-up Blogs. Others include 2025 Year in Review, 2025 RunSignup Product Review, 2025 GiveSignup Product Recap, 2025 TicketSignup Product Recap, 2025 Infrastructure Report, 2026 Company Strategy, 2026 RunSignup Roadmap, 2026 AI Product Roadmap, 2026 GiveSignup Roadmap, 2026 TicketSignup Roadmap. These will come out incrementally between November and early…
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Eventbrite entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons for about $500 Million, or $4.50 per share. This is obviously a big decrease from when they went public in 2018 at $37 a share and a loss of $Billions in…
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Thanksgiving Day, the biggest running day in the US, saw records shattered in 2025. In all, 1,330,726 people registered for 1,056 races across the country and raising more than $3.1 million dollars for charities. That represents a participation increase of 20% (220,817…
Read MoreWe track Eventbrite closely. They are the “Big Dogs” of event technology, so maybe we can learn something. More importantly, it helps us benchmark how we are doing in comparison. Eventbrite’s decline has been one of the sources of our growth as…
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The biggest running day of the year returns in just four weeks! In 2024, Thanksgiving Day races broke RunSignup records (again), with 1,109,909 participants across 936 races. As we approach the big day, we’re taking an early look at how the numbers…
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To Provide Key Industry Insights for Race Timing Professionals It is that time of year! The 2025 Timer Survey is now open for timers to help provide insight into the timing segment of the endurance industry. Now in its 6th year, RunSignup’s…
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We are now accepting nominations for the Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award. In recognition of the remarkable efforts of race timers, this award honors those who have made a substantial and continued impact on the endurance race industry. Named after the industry’s…
Read MoreEventbrite issued their Q2 Earnings report this past week. They showed yet another decline in paid ticket volume (down 7% from Q2 2024), but 50% growth in their ad revenue. Here are two charts that show overall ticket volume at Eventbrite and…
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