Road Race Management Current Issue

In May 2022 Newsletter, Issue No. 450

• News:
• RunSignUp Report Shows Downturn in “Planned Events”
  World Athletics Announces Sustainability Requirements for All Sanctioned Events
  Tracking Olympic Trials Qualifiers
• Spring Was Back in Boston's Step
• Commentary: Conflict of Interest Issues in Track & Field
• Interview: Creigh Kelley, Winner of the 2021 MarathonFoto/RRM Lifetime Achievement Award
• Business Page & Mileposts: Running Shoe Costs Are Down; Ukrainian Nataliya Lehonkova Has Rough Road to Vienna City Marathon
  
  

In the May 16, 2022 E-news

• Family Faces Backlash for Taking 6-Year Old on Marathon
• Fires, Extreme Weather Challenge Trail Races, Ultramarathons
• Pros and Cons of Road Race Recovery: RunSignup Analysis
• Ascendancy of U.S. Women's Marathoning
• Six Runners Inducted into Black Distance Running Hall of Fame
• Olympian, Writer, Journalist Kenny Moore Dies at 78
• Track and Field Business Model Needs a Makeover
• World Athletics Launches Redesigned Kids' Athletics Program
• Running Records: Who's Counting?

In April 2022 Newsletter, Issue No. 449

Weather Cancellations: 2021 Rocket City Marathon - The Decision to Cancel
Tips & Tricks: Lessons Learned from Two Years of the Pandemic
Going Green: TCS Partnerships Boost Two Vital Sustainability Efforts
Tip: Photos Show the Need to Train Tape Holders Before the Winner Comes to the Line
Statistics: Atlanta Track Club Raises Significant Funds Through Giving Tuesday
Business Page & Mileposts: On in the Clouds; Brooks Breaches Billion Mark by Dave Kayser

In the April 13, 2022 E-news

• Runner Killed, Two Others Injured by Drunk Driver
• B.A.A. Says No to Russians and Belarusians; Ukrainians Get Refunds or Deferments
• Registration Closes Thursday for World Athletics Endurance Medicine Conference - Boston
• LA28 Is Bullish on Olympics, Although IOC Funding Expires at End of 2022
• Winner of 1988 Oly Trials Marathon Mark Conover Dies at 61
• Study Confirms Performance Gains from Highly Cushioned Shoes
• World Athletics launches Ukraine fund to support athletes' efforts to compete
• Hygiene for large in-person sporting events has become a lasting concern
• B.A.A. unveils honorary women's team for 126th Boston Marathon
• Road Race Management Releases Longest ServingRace Director Rankings

In the March 30, 2022 E-news

• 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials: Known: not Atlanta. Unknown: Where, When, If
• Ukrainian Woman Wins Jerusalem Marathon
• Road Race Management Releases Longest Serving Race Director Rankings2
• Utah Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto of Transgender School Sports Ban
• 40 Years of AIMS and the Rise of Big City Marathons
• Paris 2024 to Sell 13.4 Million Tickets on Single Worldwide Platform
• Woman dies in hospital after collapsing at finish line of the Los Angeles Marathon
• Results of the ninth biennial Race Director Compensation Study have been released
  

In the March 16, 2022 E-news

• Road Race Management Releases Longest Serving Race Director Rankings
• Brave Cop Protects 7,000 Runners from Rogue Motorist
• Expectations Rise for Oregon22 with $75 Million in Revenues
• Russia's Standing in International Sport Takes Another Beating
  
• No Winner in 2022 Barkley Marathons. No Finishers Either
• Outside Interactive Acquires Fastest Known Time
• Dropout rates of young women athletes a concern of World Athletics
  
• Refunds to Ukrainians registered for the Boston Marathon
• Adaptation critical to dealing with impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation
• Grant Fisher smashes U.S. men's 10,000m record
• Results of the ninth biennial Race Director Compensation Study have been released
  
  

In the Febuary 28, 2022 E-news

• Comrades Marathon Back, Capped at 15,000
• Full-Strength NYC Marathon Returns, Capped at 50,000
• Resurgent Antarctica Marathon & Half Marathon: 138 runners
• Great North Run Already Full Up at 60,000 Runners
• Women Hit World Records Jackpot at Jackpot Running Festival
• Russia Has Taken Us All for Fools in Olympic Sport, Says Ed Warner
• Adrienne R. Benton has been appointed to the B.A.A. Board of Governors
• Former Portland Marathon president Lee Smith indicted for defrauding the organization
• Ultramarathoners take note! "200 is the new 100"
• The IOC's tepid response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
• While lowering the total prize money from 2019 levels, the Los Angeles Marathon has provided a $10,000 incentive for the top elites at this year's race
• Results of the ninth biennial Race Director Compensation Study have been released by Road Race Management

In the Febuary 18, 2022 E-news

• Should Only Vaccinated Fans Attend Sporting Events? 54% Say Yes
• Hot Pace in Grandma's Registrations; Missoula Marathon Sells Out
• More than $100,000 Prize Money on Offer in New Rock 'n' Roll Running Series
• Russian Hurdler Stripped of Medals--Seven Years After Doping Infraction; IOC Defends Perceived Leniency
• Just in: more "neutral" Russian athletes approved by World Athletics
• Annual Report on Endurance Industry: Normalcy Returning
• Sustainability theme marks Earth Day Run in Pittsburgh
• Kara Goucher stricken with dystonia
• Virginia Brophy Achman to step down from executive directorship of Twin Cities in Motion
• Results of the ninth biennial Race Director Compensation Study have been released

In the January 31, 2022 E-news

• Road Race Management's Race Directors' Meeting Moves to December
• Coldest Marathon - No Kidding
  
• Rush to Destination Athletic Events Presages Surge in Race Participation
• Tips to Improve Event Social Media Marketing
• NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon & Half Marathon Offers $100,000+ in Prizes and Bonuses
• Season Two of the Spartan Trail World Championship
• Salazar bombshell: details revealed of the ruling that upheld a lifetime ban by SafeSport
• The 2022 Tokyo Marathon has been bumped by the postponed 2021 event
• Results of the ninth biennial Race Director Compensation Study have been released
  

In the January 19, 2022 E-news

• Houston Marathon Rebound: Big Turnout, Two American Records
• Running Industry Alliance to Develop New Growth Opportunities Within UK, Ireland
• Run Show USA Cancelled; New Date Set for 2023
• Top 10 Trail Running Stories of 2021:from Chinese Horror to Nepalese Woman's Breakout Success
• Runner optimism shows in signups for Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
• American women's record broken in 35K race walk in Santee, California
• Live streaming of the USATF 100 mile road championships to come in February
• Results of the ninth biennial Race Director Compensation Study have been released