http://www.racedirector.org/blog/ Making race running event directors better. Gulo Blog http://www.gulosolutions.com en-us Association of Running Event Directors Copyright 2008 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/08/sponsor-match.html#1000022 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/08/sponsor-match.html#1000022 According to the Olympic Charter, established by Pierre de Coubertin, the goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. Sounds like the authors of the report will say anything to force their point; they must be politicians! 2008-08-19 15:50:45 Fred Moore http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/08/sponsor-match.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/races-dont-make-money.html#1000021 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/races-dont-make-money.html#1000021 I tend to agree, with at least one exception. The Mahomet Half Marathon and 5K in August generates a large amount of revenue for the Mahomet Area Youth Club each year. Last year, we brought in nearly $12,000 to the youth club. The race is the club\'s second largest fund raiser each year. Not all of the money comes from registrations, as we feel that we offer both races at a very good price to runners. We have many sponsors and a title sponsor that bring in the largest percentage of revenue for the club. We have also been able to keep our expenses down by working with local Mahomet businesses. I know that this is rare to find a race that has a revenue to expense ratio of over 2 to 1 but we pride ourselves in being able to do it on a yearly basis. 2008-04-04 08:43:53 Joe Bails http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/races-dont-make-money.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/03/new-marathon-in-illinois.html#1000020 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/03/new-marathon-in-illinois.html#1000020 Planning for the Illinois Marathon is ongoing. Second Wind Running Club is 100% behind this effort and is very well represented on the organizing committee. More information on their website and newsletters will be available as we continue to plan. Registration for all of the events opens on June 1, 2008. 2008-04-04 08:36:24 Joe Bails http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/03/new-marathon-in-illinois.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/03/new-marathon-in-illinois.html#1000019 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/03/new-marathon-in-illinois.html#1000019 I think this event has great potential. I am tired of the big city hassle and expense! Champaign/Urbana is flat and friendly for runners....expecting a big crowd in year #1. Good luck Illinois Marathon!! 2008-03-15 22:28:06 Cade John http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/03/new-marathon-in-illinois.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/kids-dont-race.html#1000018 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/kids-dont-race.html#1000018 One of the reasons high school runners don\'t run road races is that the state high school associations forbid them from doing so during their high school seasons. You may see high school runners in summer races- from Memorial Day through mid-August when cross-country team practices start, and from mid-November through the end of the year. The rest of the year, high school runners are in either the cross-country or track seasons, and risk losing their eligibility if they compete elsewhere. 2008-02-17 22:03:40 Jay Wight http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/kids-dont-race.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/races-dont-make-money.html#1000017 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/races-dont-make-money.html#1000017 I couldn\'t agree more. I directed a race for a Girl Scout council for 3 years. It was more about \'friend-raising\' and publicity, especially for the health programs we were trying to start at the time. 2008-02-11 17:48:13 crossn81 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/02/races-dont-make-money.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/01/effective-advertising.html#1000016 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/01/effective-advertising.html#1000016 David - Thank you so much for recognizing runabe.com!! 2008-01-12 10:43:22 Sanya Kushak http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/01/effective-advertising.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/01/effective-advertising.html#1000015 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/01/effective-advertising.html#1000015 David: Thank you for mentioning our ad as one that \'caught our eye\'. The ad ties in with our branding concept of the race, but I just wanted to correct that the ad is for the Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon, not Abe\'s Amble. Abe\'s Amble 10k is another great race we organize in Springfield, but the LM Half is what we are promoting in the ad. Thanks again! 2008-01-11 18:33:01 Tim Butler http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2008/01/effective-advertising.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2007/10/lots-of-awards.html#1000014 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2007/10/lots-of-awards.html#1000014 I like your ideas listed. We had a 7 year old run our 5K and she actually beat several people! We award tiles with artwork on them that the students in out HS art class produce. I was so impressed by this young lady\'s spunk we had one made just for her! Middle finisher? 4 more awards M/F, 5K/10K. Not a bad idea. Youngest and oldest sounds good although a lot of times in our event the oldest is typically the only one in their age group and wins there as well! Anything to boost interest is a good thing. 2007-10-31 21:04:26 QcyRunner http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2007/10/lots-of-awards.html#postcomments http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2007/09/where-have-all-the-runners-gone.html#1000013 http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2007/09/where-have-all-the-runners-gone.html#1000013 What have you done to promote the event? How many people did you register last year? What have you done differently this year to get more runners? 2007-09-08 14:11:37 David Patt http://www.racedirector.org/blog/2007/09/where-have-all-the-runners-gone.html#postcomments