SAN DIEGO - (February 10, 2014) - At the Running USA Hall of Champions Dinner & Auction on Monday evening at the Marriott Marquis & Marina, two Hall of Champions inductees and the 5th Allan Steinfeld Development Award winner were celebrated and feted. … [Read more...]
Largest Road Races
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (September 22, 2013) - Each year, Running USA releases rankings for the nation's top road races including such popular lists as the Top 100 U.S. Timed, Largest by Distance, Largest by State, Largest Festivals, Women-Only and Youth Runs as well as the World's Largest. These lists are cited by … [Read more...]
Youth Awards 2012 Criteria
Three award winners to be recognized at Running USA 2013: The 10th Industry Conference in Savannah, Georgia; for the first time, category winners to receive $5000 each; deadline January 31, 2013 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (January 2, 2013) - Running USA, the national industry non-profit organization, has announced … [Read more...]
Running USA Annual Half-Marathon Report
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April, 2011) - If marathon mania exists, then, the half-marathon has reached hyper-mania. Last year, according to Running USA, U.S. half-marathons continued their upward trajectory as the “leader of the pack” repeated its phenomenal 24% growth rate, from approximately 1.1 million … [Read more...]
Running USA 2011: The Industry Conference Recap
SAN ANTONIO - (February 15, 2011) - Running USA 2011: The Industry Conference, held at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio from February 13-15, drew a record of more the 430 attendees to the Alamo City. The largest and signature running industry conference had something for everybody from "best practices" sessions, dynamic … [Read more...]