Thanks to all of our presenters and panelists at the 2026 Industry Conference presented by haku, held in St. Louis, MO, Feb. 1-3.
Listed here, you will find available presentation decks and takeaway documents from the presenters who chose to share materials from their sessions with attendees. Presenters, if you would like to include your documents here, please email them to leah@runningusa.org at your earliest convenience.
Recordings of the 2026 Conference General Sessions will be available on RunningUSA.org next week.
Session: Cardiac Arrests During Long Distance Events: Response, Tracking and Prevention, presented by Virginia Brophy Achman, principal, VPrepared and Dr. Jonathan Kim, Professor of Medicine, Emory University
- Academic paper: Clinical Considerations for Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Session: Milestones and Mile Markers: Leveraging Business Partnerships for Economic Impact, Presented by Dr Tommy Aicher and Dr. Bri Newland, Professors, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Seesion: Why Charity Runners are Essential to Endurance Events, Moderated by Bryan Lively, Founder & CEO, ACL Squared Consulting
Session: Student Power: How Partnering with a University Marketing Club Sparked Growth, Innovation & Leadership, presented by Beth Salinger, Race Director of Run Madtown and Chief Event Officer, Endurance Marketing
Session: Training Plans Suck: Why Event Organizers Are the Missing Link in Runner Performance; presented by Coopah; presented by Dan Strang, Co-Founder of Coopah
Session: AI Solutions to Everyday Challenges, presented by Johanna Goode, Marketing Director, RunSignup
Session: Building Community with Culture and Movement, presented by Tes Sobomehin Marshall, founder of runningnerds
Session: How to Keep Your Race Out of the Headlines, presented by Doug Thurston, principal, Thurston Event Solutions
Session: Running Toward Community: Linking Youth Fitness Programs to Your Existing Races, presented by Jamie Stremming, Program and Event Senior Manager, 500 Festival
Session: Tabletops, Training and Teamwork, presented by Virginia Brophy Achman, Principal, VPrepared
Session: Beyond the Boost: Winning Paid Social Strategies for The Running Industry, presented by Jenn Savedge, Senior Account Manager, BibRave
Session: Operationalizing Event Sponsorships, presented by Scott Wilson and Jessie Sand of Twin Cities in Motion
Session: Running Together: Navigating Board and Staff Roles in Nonprofit Race Management, presented by Jennifer Edwards, Executive Director, Big Sur Marathon Foundation
Session: How to Use Ai to Grow Your Event, presented by Let’s Do This, presented by Sam Browne, Lucy Miller and Josh Tuddenham of Let’s Do This