As 2024 comes to a close, we’re excited to share some key insights from the 150+ races we timed this year, involving over 37,000 participants. Average race size: The average size of events we timed grew slightly—by 3%—from 2023 to 2024, based on actual participant...

Why have groups? Put simply- adding a group component to your race will help attract more runners! When a team component was offered, 31% of participants joined a team (from the Runsignup 2023 Race Trends report) and that number has been steady over the past 5 years....

Years ago, we were helping with a race that wanted to charge an abnormally high entry fee, despite our advice against it. As you might imagine, they had a much lower turnout than what they had hoped. This could have been averted by making a better decision about...