The statistic shows the primary sources used to gather information about running events. According to the survey, 9 percent of participants of running events, use local publications as their primary source for race information.
What are your primary sources for race information?*
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* The source did not provide the exact wording of the question. The phrasing of the question might therefore differ from the wording in the survey.
** Results reflective of core runners: Active adult participants who tend to enter running events and train year-round; First-time runners invited to participate but the majority of responses came from core runners.
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Running USA. (June 30, 2017). What are your primary sources for race information?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/609308/primary-sources-for-race-information/
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