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Running USA hopes you will join us at the 2026 Industry Conference presented by haku in St. Louis, Missouri, the premier education and networking event for professionals in the running industry. The 2026 event is set for Sunday, Feb. 1 (noon start time) to Tuesday, Feb. 3 (6pm end time) and all conference activities will be held at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis.

3

Days

60

Speakers

16

Sponsors

53

Sessions

1. - 3. February, 2026 | 1820 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA

2026 Running USA Industry Conference

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Sponsors

Speakers

Adam Bratton

Marketing Director Recover Brands

Alexa Squillaro

Alexa Squillaro

Event Director Boulderthon

Ben Potter

Partner Success Manager Coopah

Beth Salinger

Race Director \ Chief Event Officer Run Madtown

Bill Johnston

CEO and President Recover Brands

Brittney Macomber

Brittney Macomber

SVP, Greater Boston Community Relations Manager Bank of America

Bryan Lively

Founder & CEO ACL Squared Consulting

Cade Netscher

Founder & CEO Neurun

Chris Robb

Mass Participation Asia CEO

Dan Strang

CEO Coopah

Dawn Harper Nelson

Dawn Harper Nelson

Olympic Gold Medalist

Doug Olberdeing

Doug Olberdeing

CEO Pig Works Inc.

Doug Thurston

Owner Thurston Event Solutions

Dr. Bri Newland

Dr. Bri Newland

Associate Dean University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Dr. Tommy Aicher

Dr. Tommy Aicher

Dean and Professor University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Elinor Dale-Schmidt

Elinor Dale-Schmidt

Manager, Workforce Chicago Event Management

Elizabeth Tirrell

Elizabeth Tirrell

Executive Director Tedy's Team

Freddie Irby

Founder/Executive Director Juneteenth Marathon (aka "RunJuneteenth")

Greg Stewart

President Orbiter

J Solle

Race Director, LGBTQ+ Pride Run Front Runners New York

Jaclyn Levi

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer haku

Jamicka Edwards

Jamicka Edwards

Founder & Race Director You Matter Foundation For Life, Inc

Jamie Stremming

Jamie Stremming

Program and Event Senior Manager 500 Festival

Jarod Matheney

Director of Experiential Event Operations & Logistics ALSAC/ST. JUDE

Jenn Savedge

Senior Account Manager BibRave

Jennifer Edwards

Jennifer Edwards

Executive Director Big Sur Marathon Foundation

Jennifer Shayne

Jennifer Shayne

Co-founder & Performance Coach TeamWRK

Jessie Sand

Sr. Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy Twin Cities in Motion

Jo Anna Mixpe Ley (go by Mixpe-"Meesh-pay")

Jo Anna Mixpe Ley (go by Mixpe-"Meesh-pay")

Educator & Organizer Running Mamis

Joe Shayne

Co-Founder & Head Coach TeamWRK

Johanna Goode

Marketing Director RunSignup

Jonathan Kim

Professor of Medicine, Founding Director of Emory Sports Cardiology Emory University

Jonathan Ruiz

Co-Founder and CEO EB Systems

Josh Tuddenham

Software Engineer Let's Do This

Joshua Oppenheim

Joshua Oppenheim

COO Runna

Kathleen Titus

President Running USA Board of Directors

Kiera Smalls

Executive Director Running Industry Diversity Coalition

Kirkland Alexander Lynch

Kirkland Alexander Lynch

Global Chairman Start Without a Shot

Lucy Miller

Product Manager Let's Do This

Marc Goldman

Event Voice Event Announcer/Emcee

Maria Vargas

Communications Strategy SPARC

Mary Arnold

Co-founder Sparc For Sports

Matthew Green

Co-founder/Lead Captain District Running Collective

Max Siegel

CEO USA Track and Field

Meag Donnelly

Volunteer Program Manager Boston Athletic Association

Melissa Cade

Vice President, Community Programs and Course Operations P3R

Merhawi Keflezighi

Merhawi Keflezighi

Founder HAWI Management

Ricky Hughes

Founder/ Executive Director Saint Louis Run Crew

Rochelle Solomon

Rochelle Solomon

Black Unicorn Marathoners Black Unicorn Marathoners Co-founder

Ronnel Blackmon

Ronnel Blackmon

Founder, Conference Emcee More Than Me, LLC

Sam Browne

Co-founder & CEO Let's Do This

Samira Shah

Chief Legal Officer New York Road Runners

Program

Stages

Expo: Midway West

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Expo vendor move-in

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Expo and Registration Open

12:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Headshots available at MarathonFoto Booth

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Opening Reception in the Expo

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Regency C

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Innovation Showcase: Neurun

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Cade Netscher

Innovation Showcase: Orbiter

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Greg Stewart

Innovation Showcase: EB Systems: Measuring the Impact of Running Events

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Jonathan Ruiz

haku Innovation Showcase: The Next Chapter in Event Tech: Built to Accelerate and Automate

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Jaclyn Levi

Speed Networking

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Event information

Exhibitors

haku

Alanic

AMI Graphics

Ashworth Awards

Ashworth Awards

Badges and Medals

Badges and Medals

BibBoards

Boulder Bibs

ChronoTrack

EventHub

DC Rentals / ALLCOMM Technologies

DC Rentals / ALLCOMM Technologies

emediagroup

Headsweats

Laurel

Leslie Jordan Inc.

Leslie Jordan Inc.

Cogent Steps

Hightech Signs

Marathon Printing

Marathon Printing

MarathonFoto

Maxwell Medals

MYLAPS

National Rent-A-Fence

National Rent-A-Fence

ONETIME

Orbiter Timing System

Orbiter Timing System

Race Entry

RACE RESULT Americas

RACE RESULT Americas

Recover Brands

Scimitar Sports

Scimitar Sports

TicketSocket

timingsense

FOTOP

Sportswear Unlimited

Sportswear Unlimited

New Continent LLC

New Continent LLC

TRACX

Contact information

Event location

Event date:

1. February - 3. February, 2026

Event location:

1820 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA

Organizer:

Running USA 5123 W 98th Street Minneapolis United States 8054523365 [email protected]

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