Webinar series

We are thrilled to announce details for our 2023 free webinar series for race directors and event organizers.! The webinar series is provided by the US Trail running Conference (USTRC) and is presented by Marathon Printing.

About Marathon Printing – Marathon Printing is a family-owned company that specializes in producing custom printed items for endurance sports. Race bibs are their most popular item, either custom printed or stock bibs. Marathon Printing also supplies vital accessories for race directors like pins, bags and pennant flags, as well as postcards, business cards, brochures, bumper stickers and labels. They have been a loyal supporter of the US Trail Running Conference since 2015 and are also an Event Standard Partner for ATRA. We are very grateful to Ryan Zirk and the team at Marathon Printing for their support of this webinar series. For more details or a quote, visit Marathon Printing or email sales@marathononline.com, or call 800-255-4120.

The 2022 USTRC webinar series exceeded our expectations with an average of more than 120 participants for each session, and a total of more than 165 unique participants. Session recordings were viewed more than 500 times over the series, and 70 percent of participants said the webinars empowered changes to future race plans.

The series is in partnership with the American Trail Running Association (ATRA),

Each of these webinars is free to access and covers a specific subject that our survey has revealed are critical to help Race Directors produce viable, successful, sustainable, trail races. Each webinar will provide guidelines for Race Directors that includes key deliverables that can be implemented to effect positive outcomes.

Each of the webinar series will be available as a recording after the live session – each registrant will receive a link for the recording for each of the webinars that they have registered for.

Here are the session details – note that session dates may be subject to change:

• Session 1 – Race Courses – design, markings, safety & communications – February 23, 2023 10.00 am – 11.00 am MST
  • • Peter Maksimow, Panelist – Race Director for Spartan Trail, Barr Trail Mountain Race, and Event Specialist for the American Trail Running Association
    • Amy Rusiecki – Vermont 100
    • Steve Aderholt – Cocodona 250 & One Step Events
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator – US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in hearing how to create safer. smoother running and more efficient races
      
      
      
      
      
      
• Session 2 – Race Courses – logistics, parking, aid stations & spectators – March 28, 2023 10.00 am – 11.00 am MST
  
  • • Luis Escobar – All We Do is Run, Race Director Spartan Trail
    • Anna Hosford – Event Director, Vacation Races
    • Michele Hartwig – Ornery Mule Racing, Dirt Trail Running Podcast
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator – US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in improving their race logistics
      
      
      
      
      

• Session 3 –  Putting on zero carbon races – April 25, 2023 10.00 am – 11.00 am MST
  • • Aimee Kohler – The Running Kind, Race Director Spartan Trail
    • Porter Bratten – Evergreen Trail Runs, Orca Running
    • Claire Lafave – Native
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator – US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in taking actions to move the sport to zero carbon events
    • Session sponsor – Native