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Libby Jones of The Active Joe (Event Director of the Month)
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 Jones,...
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3 Good Reasons to Re-think Saturday Races
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. “But, how is that...
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2 Simple Ways This Fundraising Team Keeps Racers Coming Back
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...
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3 Innovative Tips for a Better Race Day With On-Site
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...
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5 Tips from an Organizer of a “First Ever” Event
“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 festival in...
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7 Smart Pieces of Advice from a Guy Who’s Organized Nearly 1,000 Events
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 got...
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The Mind and Heart of Event Management: 4 Tips from a Neuroscientist/Race...
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...
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Coached Up: 6 Tips From Triathlon Industry Veteran Tim Tarpley
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 mission...
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Fast Learning: 5 Tips on How to Work with Customers, Sponsors from Suzanne...
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...
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When 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...
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