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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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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The numbers from 4th of July runs are in! While 4th of July races don’t quite compete with Turkey Trots in terms of holiday traditions, it’s become firmly established as a popular race day. And, compared to 2024, we’ve seen 4th of…
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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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The good news for endurance events continues in April, with participation growth of 3% and revenue growth of 7% over April. We track events that occurred in April and were on our platform in both April, 2024 and April 2025 and total…
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After we released the 2024 RaceTrends Report yesterday, VP of Development Bruce Kratz shared a quick and easy way to digest a summary of the information: an AI podcast! To get this podcast, Bruce used Notebook LM’s Podcast feature to have AI…
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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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It is that time of year! The 2024 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 annual timer survey remains the only industry research specifically…
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Your race is coming up this Saturday. In the back of your mind you are wondering “When should I open next year’s race?” The answer, of course is when you are ready! This blog discusses some of the options, tradeoffs and various…
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