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You can have the most effective and efficient strategy for marketing, promoting, and spreading the word about your race.

However ...

If the whole brand experience falls flat, it was more hype than substance.

Growing awareness of your race is essen
Why do some races sell out within minutes of opening registration, but other races never seem to catch momentum?

What separates one race from another?

#gravelbike #gravelcycling #gravelgrind
Last year, I stood on the side of a wide Eastern Oregon highway and watched a field slowly come apart with the snow-capped Wallowa Mountains in the background.

Not explode.

Not some dramatic highlight-reel moment.

Just … come apart.

It was
Sometimes, the best stories are what happens before and after the race ...
There was a time when posting about your race on social media actually meant something.

You could share a few photos, write a quick caption, maybe tag a sponsor or two, and people would see it. Riders would register. Momentum would build.

That time
If your entire marketing strategy depends on social media … you’re building on rented land.

And this is coming from someone who LOVES growing brands on social media. But think about it ...

Algorithms change.
Reach drops.
Sometimes mome
A lot of races wait until registration opens to start telling their story.

By then, it’s usually too late (unless you’re one of those few races that sell out within minutes of opening).

That’s where pre-race media matters.

A well

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