Running USA

Running USA is evolving to serve you better! Hear from Executive Director Jay Holder in the video below about our upcoming membership changes. The new structure will begin April 1 and offer even more ways to engage, educate, and elevate your experience in the running industry.?See all the great?benefits and updates here: https://lnkd.in/gdQEgewU Sign up for April 1 Town Hall: https://lnkd.in/gE5TZZVm Sign up for Prospective Member Meeting: https://lnkd.in/gvTGXTee

Game Changers, a groundbreaking initiative by?VCPM, Inc., has launched its first-ever New York City cohort in partnership with?New York Road Runners?(NYRR), the New York City-based nonprofit that produces 60 adult and youth races annually, including the?TCS New York City Marathon. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g48Bfaze

Two Olympic gold medalists?from?the?2024 Paris Olympic Games?and?America’s?greatest?female athlete?are?returning to?Atlanta.?Noah Lyles, Grant?Holloway?and Anna Hall?will headline the 2025 adidas Atlanta City Games on Saturday, May 17. Via Atlanta Track Club: https://lnkd.in/g6uVT_XQ

Brooks Running is set to become the official running shoe sponsor for the?Carlsbad 5000, marking a new chapter for the 39th running of the iconic road race scheduled for April 6, 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gnq4FUu3

The Novant Health Charlotte Marathon announces the extension of its title sponsorship agreement with Novant Health, solidifying their partnership for the upcoming years. This continued collaboration ensures the growth and success of one of Charlotte’s premier running events. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gwefepXg

Join us Tuesday, April 1 at 12pm ET! The annual Running USA Town Hall is the place to learn more about our exciting membership structure changes, state of the organization and more! Questions are welcome and can be submitted ahead of time. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gE5TZZVm

The 48th HAP CareSource Crim Festival of Races, one of the Midwest’s largest distance running festivals, is excited to announce the return of an open elite field and cash prize purse. For the first time since 2015, prize money will be awarded in the Crim’s signature 10-mile event for both men and women, three places deep, as well as for wheelers and hand-cyclists. Learn more from The Crim Fitness Foundation. Inc.: https://lnkd.in/dNJPfH-E

The 2025 Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was a resounding success, with a total of 22,000 participants and thousands of other spectators flocking to the oceanfront for a weekend of running, celebration, and community spirit. J&A Racing Inc press release:

We're excited to share that Running USA's new member benefits and updated membership tiers go into effect in one week (April 1, 2025)! This is our first membership update since 2019, offering expanded benefits across six new tiers –?see the levels and accompanying benefits in the link below. The new benefits are responsive to feedback from Running USA members, including expanded opportunities for networking and industry connection, the addition of professional services, expanded conference discounts and much more. “Running USA serves event organizers, vendors and brands of all sizes including large event companies, family-owned business, nonprofits and for-profit organizations,” said Jay Holder, Executive Director of Running USA. “These membership levels are meant to serve everyone in and deliver the type of benefits that will educate, engage and elevate the running event industry.”

The countdown to the 56th Running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is on. Registration opens April 1, inviting 55,000 participants to take part in Atlanta’s biggest Fourth of July tradition and the world’s largest 10K. Learn more from Atlanta Track Club: