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RunSignUp’s Annual Industry Report for 2023

30 January 2024

(This links directly to their PDF!)

A few highlights:

  • RunSignUp hosted 2,703 ultra events in 2023 with 219,557 registrations.
  • For all events RSU saw a 10% Per-Race Growth Compared to 2022, but still a 1% decline from 2019 (pre-COVID).
  • Races with less than 500 runners saw an increase from 2019 of 13.6%.
  • Ultra distances showed a price increase of 18% from 2022 but a decrease of 13% compared to 2019.

These numbers are somewhat skewed due to virtual events being included in the ‘ultra category’. I didn’t know virtual events were still a thing, who knew. Anyway, lots of interesting trend data, especially for race directors.

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