FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2022 Road Race Management Race Directors' Meeting Program Announced
June 28, 2022 - The annual Road Race Management Race Directors' Meeting and
Trade Exhibit will take place in Hollywood, FL December 8 - 10. The
country's oldest race directors' meeting, the conference this year offers
sessions on critical topics for running event directors and officials,
along with networking opportunities and a chance for event directors to
shop for equipment and service needs at the Trade Exhibit.
Topics and faculty for this year include:
- Race Mistakes Hall of Fame (Sean Ryan)
- Event Anatomy – Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon (Steve Lastoe)
- Innovative Ideas for Under $1,000 (Dave McGillivray)
- Building, Revitalizing and Restructuring Boards (Iris Simpson Bush)
- Creating and Utilizing Event Evaluation Surveys (Laurel Park)
- Technical Solutions That Can Improve a Race Directors' Life (Ryan Morris)
In addition, Doug Thurston, the retiring director of the Big Sur
International Marathon, will be the keynote speaker. His 40 years in the
sport, including directing the 1992 Men's Olympic Trials Marathon and
publishing a regional running magazine, have given him a unique vantage
point to assess how our sport has evolved. He will discuss how he knew it
was the right time to step down after nine years at the helm at Big Sur.
Doug will look back on his career, the high and some low points, how he
dealt with them and his strategy for guiding and improving events. He will
also talk about current challenges (inflation, supply chain, etc.) that
events and their leadership face today.
Two prestigious running industry awards will be awarded at the meeting. The
annual MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Race Director of the Year Award
(Presented by MYLAPS) will be presented at the MarathonGuide.com/Publix
Gasparilla Distance Classic Welcome Reception on December 8. The
MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Lifetime Achievement Award will be
announced at the Keynote Dinner on December 9.
The full program and schedule for the meeting are available at www.rrm.com.
Exhibitors at the meeting will include companies offering awards,
competitor numbers, signs, banners, registration and timing services, apps,
web services, apparel, social media services, and event photography, and
representatives of running organizations and more will also be attending.
Thousands of race officials, corporate sponsors, marketing executives,
sports organization representatives (RRCA, USATF, RUSA, PRRO) and others
involved in organized running events have attended this annual fall
gathering since its inception in 1983.
Phil Stewart, Road Race Management president, said, “The meeting venue
across from the beach at the Hollywood Beach Marriott, just 6 miles from
the Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood airport, offers a tranquil environment for
event directors not only to stay abreast of cutting-edge topics facing the
sport, but also to unwind and network in a relaxed atmosphere. Many race
committees reward committee members or staff with a trip to this meeting,
finding it a great way to offer a special thank you and educational
opportunity while rejuvenating key workers for next year's event.”
The Road Race Management meeting is sponsored by Ashworth Awards, Gatorade
Endurance, Hightech Signs, Leslie Jordan, Inc., MarathonFoto,
MarathonGuide.com, Marathon Printing, MYLAPS, National Event Services, and
the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.
Road Race Management is a member-based organization that, in addition to
conducting its annual Race Directors' Meeting, publishes a trade newsletter
and Organizing Running Events, a complete manual covering running event
organization, along with other race director and industry resources in
print and on the web.
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