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Attitudes and behaviors regarding running events in the United States 2017

Running events attitudes and behaviors in the U.S 2017

The data displays the attitudes and behaviors regarding running events, according to a survey carried out in 2017. 56% of the survey respondents felt that race fees are too expensive.

It is easy to find an event I want to participate in	73
I prefer a tech finisher t-shirt to a cotton finisher t-shirt	73
I would participate in more events if entry fees were lower	62
I prefer traditional to non-traditional (i.e. mud, obstacle, color) running events	58
Race fees are too expensive	56
I receive good value for my race entry fee	51
I like participating in the same events every year	49
I am always looking for a new event experience	48
I like to share my race experiences with others via social media	45
I wish races offered something other than a finisher t-shirt for SWAG	40
You should get a race finisher medal for finishing shorter distances like a 5K or 10K	33
Social media is my first choice for event information	28
You should only get a race finisher medal for a half marathon or marathon	27
I prefer larger races to smaller races	26
Race medals are getting too big	23
I like to take pictures while I am participating in an event	20
There are too many events to choose from	16
I would pay more for a VIP race experience	15
I don’t care about my race time	12
I would prefer to participate in events as a group versus individually	11
I like events where I can dress up in a costume / there is a theme	9
I prefer untimed events to timed events	3

Attitudes and behaviors regarding running events in the United States 2017

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