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Tag Archives: race director tips

When Should Race Directors Offer Refunds?

Posted on March 21, 2018
Should Race Directors Offer Refunds

When should event organizers offer an refund? This is one of the trickiest questions a race director must answer. Of course, we empathize with participants who are experiencing everything from injurie... (Read More)

Fast Learning: 5 Tips on How to Work with Customers, Sponsors from Suzanne Henslee Mannino

Posted on February 17, 2016

Suzanne Henslee Mannino entered the endurance market in 2000 under less-than-enthusiastic circumstances. Having lost her late husband to cancer and now raising a 3-year-old on her own, Suzanne needed ... (Read More)

Coached Up: 6 Tips From Triathlon Industry Veteran Tim Tarpley

Posted on February 4, 2016
Tim Tarpley Triathlon

  Tim Tarpley has been competing in triathlons for 17 years, and coaching triathletes for 13 years. In 2007, he founded Trident Sports, a triathlon training and event production company whose mis... (Read More)

The Mind and Heart of Event Management: 4 Tips from a Neuroscientist/Race Director

Posted on December 1, 2015
The Color Run Switzerland

The single largest event series in the world, The Color Run has exploded since its debut event and now has more than 300 events in 50+ countries. Tiago Pereira is director of the Color Run Switzerland... (Read More)

7 Smart Pieces of Advice from a Guy Who’s Organized Nearly 1,000 Events

Posted on November 16, 2015

Steven Tomboni, co-founder and CEO of America Multi-Sport, Inc. has been in this business since 1994. With over 975 events under his belt as a race director and 300+ Triathlons or Road Races, he’s g... (Read More)

5 Tips from an Organizer of a “First Ever” Event

Posted on November 3, 2015
Event Organizer

“No expectations, no judgements…you are encouraged to come as you are and let your hair down for a day of fun.” This is the motto of Miss Muddy, a popular women’s-only obstacle and mud festiva... (Read More)

3 Innovative Tips for a Better Race Day With On-Site

Posted on August 27, 2015

Race day is filled with a flurry of activity and a dozen moving parts. Checking in participants, signing up last-minute registrants, triple-checking timers—a ton of stuff needs to happen before part... (Read More)

2 Simple Ways This Fundraising Team Keeps Racers Coming Back

Posted on July 30, 2015

A conversation with an airport security agent, while returning home after her first half marathon at Walt Disney World, sparked the idea for organizing a charity running team for Team Muscle Makers f... (Read More)

3 Good Reasons to Re-think Saturday Races

Posted on March 9, 2015

Quick! What’s the most popular day to plan an endurance event: Saturday or Sunday? If you said Saturday, you’re partially right. If you guessed Sunday, you are also sort-of right.... (Read More)

Libby Jones of The Active Joe (Event Director of the Month)

Posted on February 26, 2015

When you’re out there running a race, it’s nice to know that the person who put the race together is just another runner like you. That’s why this month’s Event Director of the Month, Libby Jo... (Read More)

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