We release an annual RaceTrends Report each winter to provide a thorough assessment of the state of the endurance and fundraising events industry. Today, we have a brief update looking at 2025 midyear race trends to help event organizers better understand the current state…
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RunSignup AI provides tools that help events harness the power of AI. RunSignup AI for Vibe Coding enables customers to use the RunSignup platform for custom applications, public-facing pages such as top fundraiser lists, and custom reports within the RunSignup dashboard, using…
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RunSignup is releasing the RunSignup AI Chatbot for our free Website V2 in July, 2025. The RunSignup AI Chatbot is a new free option for Races, Ticket Events, and Membership Organizations using RunSignup’s Websites V2. The RunSignup AI Chatbot will provide automated…
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Eventbrite reported yet another Year-over-Year down quarter with Ticket sales down, Net Revenue down and a larger net income loss. More information in their Financial Report and Presentation. Growth Comparison with RunSignup Here is the ticket volume and a comparison with RunSignup…
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Guest Post from Racing for Sustainability. Tina Muir loves working with some of the world’s biggest races on their sustainability initiatives, but she couldn’t help but feel a disconnect between them and more “typical” races – ones that don’t have big budgets…
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The past couple of days have been filled with the news of Trump’s new tariff policy. The main themes of my discussions with people are around the level of uncertainty – will these stand as is, how does it impact the macro…
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The changing tariff landscape is likely to bring increased costs for races. Most races have shirts and medals are imported. Many timers import their equipment and bibtags. There is also likely to be some general inflation which will increase other costs. Each…
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Fred Sommer of Sommer Sports Receives 2025 Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award
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Our annual RaceTrends Report is here, breaking down the participation numbers and industry trends from 2024 to help you make better predictions and more successful decisions in 2025. The headline from this year is the strength of the endurance market, with races…
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We assembled a preliminary list of the 2024 top 100 largest races that were timed. We have been accumulating this list for a couple of years (see 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023). A few notes: 2024 Top 100 Largest Races List Large…
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