Leah Etling

Bend, Santa Barbara

Founding Editor at Yardi Matrix

Director of Marketing and Communications at Running USA

Featured in: Favicon

yardimatrix.com Favicon

noozhawk.com Favicon

runningusa.org Favicon

commercialsearch.com Favicon

newspress.com Favicon

yardi.com

multihousingnews.com Favicon

sportsdestinations.com Favicon

endurancesportswire.com Favicon

cascadebusnews.com

Articles

Falmouth Road Race, Inc. Awarded 2025 Rachael Oats Service to Korey Stringer Institute Award

1 day ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

The award recognizes the organization’s dedication to preventing sudden death in sportFALMOUTH, Mass. – Falmouth Road Race, Inc., the nonprofit behind the ASICS Falmouth Road Race, has been presented with the 2025 Rachael Oats Service to Korey Stringer Institute Award, an award that recognizes individuals who tirelessly and wholeheartedly devote themselves and their work to preventing sudden death in sport. Falmouth Road Race, Inc.
Allianz Richmond Marathon Registration Numbers Pacing Ahead of 2024 Event

1 day ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

Organizers anticipate a repeat sell-outRICHMOND, VA – Last year, the Allianz Richmond Marathon had a record-breaking year, with 21,309 runners participating across all three race distances. The full marathon reached its 6,200-participant capacity, while the CarMax Richmond Half Marathon sold out with 10,000 registrants. This year, registration numbers are already outpacing 2024, and with an important price increase set for July 1, organizers are anticipating a second consecutive sell-out.
One month’s free promotion on ﬁndarace.com’s U.S. site

2 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

Last month, more people than ever before were on ﬁndarace.com looking for their next race. More than 1.6 million runners used the site, including almost a million (919,547) from the U.S.To celebrate this milestone, we’re offering a free Boosted event listing in July. No ongoing commitment is required; we just want to show you how well Find a Race works as a source of new runners.
Movemint Triples Business Every Quarter, Adds Strava Co-Founder to Board

3 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling
June Update from Running USA Executive Director Jay Holder

3 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

We are experiencing dangerously hot and humid weather conditions here in the mid-Atlantic and I know other parts of the country are as well. While the summer is admittedly my least favorite time to go for a run, it’s my favorite season for great American road races. The Peachtree in Atlanta, Bix 7 in Davenport, Wharf to Wharf in Santa Cruz, The Boilermaker in Utica, The Falmouth Road Race, The Crim in Flint all happen when the heat is – as my grandmother used to say – hot.
RunSignup Announces Free RunSignup AI Chatbot for Race

3 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

RunSignup, the leading technology provider for US races, announces another significant advance for race directors with the introduction of the free RunSignup AI Chatbot. The RunSignup AI Chatbot will provide automated answers to participants, attendees, and members based on the free event website and participant data like race results. Early users of the RunSignup AI Chatbot technology report a drop in questions from customers of over 70%.
RunSignup Announces RunSignup AI for Vibe Coding

3 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

RunSignup, the leading technology platform for US endurance events, announces the release of RunSignup AI for Vibe Coding. The event industry’s first AI-ready standard Open API and OAuth2 implementation will make it easier for race directors and timers to build and extend custom solutions on top of the RunSignup platform. With the release of RunSignup AI for Vibe Coding, customers will be able to use AI to directly interface with the RunSignup platform.
Summer Racing Shines at Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital

5 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

BOSTON (Sunday, June 22) – A quartet of familiar champions returned to the top spot of the podium at today’s Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, kicking off the summer season in style. Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi earned her second B.A.A. race win of the year, building upon her course record at April’s Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, while Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay won his third Boston 10K men’s title since 2018.
Two Paralympians Lead The Way with Wheelchair Victories at 2025 Grandma's Marathon

6 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

Sanclemente Repeats, de Souza Wins Debut in Duluth (DULUTH, MINN.) — Luis Francisco Sanclemente and Vanessa Cristina de Souza are used to performing on the big stage – both are past Paralympians for their home countries – and they did so again at Grandma’s Marathon on Saturday morning. Sanclemente, 37, raced to a second-straight men’s wheelchair title, outlasting five-time champion Aaron Pike to finish in 1:26:02 and become the eighth men’s wheeler to have won multiple titles in Duluth.
Reichow is First to Do Duluth Double, Chebii Wins in Debut at 2025 Grandma's Marathon

6 days ago | runningusa.org | Leah Etling

Weekend Sets All-Time Record with More than 18,000 Finishers (DULUTH, MINN.) — Joel Reichow’s first question as he crossed the finish line wasn’t about his race – it was whether teammate Dakotah Popehn had beaten him by only hours in the pair’s quest to become the first person to ever win both a Grandma’s Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in Duluth.