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)
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)
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 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)
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)
“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)
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)
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)
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)
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)