What’s New and What’s Next for New York Road Runners Members

Описание: This week, Rob is joined by New York Road Runners Chief Marketing and Digital Officer Juliette Morris for a special Town Hall edition of Set the Pace where they talk about what’s happening across the entire organization. Rob addresses some of the most common questions and concerns raised by the running community, from race access and registration demand to new processing fees and the growing popularity of the 9+1 program. He breaks down the realities behind park permits, race capacity limits, and fairness for participants, while sharing steps NYRR is taking to create more opportunities for runners at every level. The conversation also highlights the organization’s nearly $1 billion annual economic impact on New York City and what that means for local communities. Later in the episode New York Road Runners Co-Head of Marketing Strategy Emily Casey joins the show to unveil, alongside Juliette, NYRR’s new “Believe in Every Step” brand identity and logo, exploring the thinking behind the rebrand and what it represents for the future.

Note - for clarity, in addition to advance registration access to the non-drawing Five-Borough Series races, all members will also now have advance registration access to the following 2026 races:

NYRR Mindful 5K
NYRR Grete’s Great Gallop 10K
New Balance 5th Avenue Mile

Listen to past episodes:
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Apple Music: https://apple.co/3IKaKSb
iHeart: https://ihr.fm/44L0zp3

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed by guests on the podcast are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement by NYRR of them or their views.

Learn more about New York Road Runners: https://nyrr.org
Become an NYRR Member: https://nyrr.org/membership

00:00 Preview
00:28 Welcome to Set the Pace + Winter Race Updates
02:32 What’s New at NYRR This Year
03:23 Town Hall: Questions from the Running Community
04:33 Race Capacity, Permits & Demand Explained
07:59 Making Race Access More Fair
13:33 Why NYRR Added a Processing Fee
18:57 NYRR’s Economic Impact on NYC
23:50 What’s Coming in 2026
27:47 Run Center Renovation & What to Expect
33:16 New NYRR Brand & Logo Reveal
35:06 Why NYRR Rebranded Now
42:39 The Meaning Behind the Torch Logo
51:12 Final Thoughts & Sign-Off