AGENDA OVERIEW:
The Running Conference
presented by haku
Sunday
🟡 SUNDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2026
Arrival, Connection & Opening Evening
🕒 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Arrival, Badge Collection & PUDS Exploration
📍 Burleigh Court – Business Lounge / Conference & Bar Area
Arrive, collect your badge and lanyard (required at all times) and begin your TRC26 experience. Coffee is flowing and conversations are already starting!
Explore the Pop-Up Discovery Spaces (PUDS), meet fellow attendees, and ease into the conference atmosphere.
🕞 4:00pm – 6:00pm | RIA Members Business Networking*
📍 Burleigh Conference Room
🤝 Powered by Sport in Mind & Running Industry Alliance (RIA)
A focused, energised networking session designed to connect attendees across the running industry. Friendly, structured, and open to all attending.
*pre-book required in registration
☕ Outside the session: relax in the bar area, grab a coffee, or settle into your accommodation.
🎟️ Reminder: Badges and lanyards must be worn at all times for access to all TRC26 areas.
🕔 Reset & Recharge
Time to freshen up, pause, and prepare for the evening programme.
🎉 6:00pm – 7:00pm | TRC26 Opening Celebration Evening
📍 Burleigh Court
We begin together. A relaxed welcome evening with food, drinks and connection.
🍻 Welcome Reception with ERDINGER Alkoholfrei – Burleigh Bar
🍽️ Informal Dinner with RIA, OOO & industry peers
🎶 Conversations, reconnections and new introductions
🌟 Outside of Ordinary (OOO) – Creative Assembly (from 7:00pm)
📍 Burleigh Court (RIA Members only)
Part of Outside of Ordinary’s “Creative Assembly” series, tailored for RIA & B2B running industry.
Expect short, punchy talks exploring:
Creativity in running culture and business
The evolution of events, retail and brand experience
Storytelling and its role in shaping the sport’s future
A space for reflection, inspiration and connection.
🍸 After-event social continues in Burleigh Bar
🕙 11:00pm | Evening closes (informal social continues)
Monday
🟠 MONDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2026
Content, Connection & Trackside Energy
6:15am – 7:15am | Early AM Run Session > hosted by adidas*
Supported by SILVA (headlamps available to test)
📍 Meet 6:15am | Start 6:30am
All paces welcome. A collective start to the day.
*pre-book required in registration
🍳 7:00am – 8:45am | Breakfast & Social Networking
📍 Burleigh Court
Fuel up, connect, and prepare for the day ahead.
🎤 Main Conference Sessions
📍 Burleigh Conference Room
🕘 9:00am – 12:30pm | The Marketplace
A deep dive into the running industry landscape.
Themes include:
Runners’ habits & market direction (UK & USA)
Participation & market trends (UK, Europe & USA)
Data, insight & future forecasting
Brand × retail × events collaboration
📊 Key launches: First Look at
National Running Report 2027 (RIA × England Athletics)
Endurance Sports Survey (RIA x TIA)
Cross sector industry insight updates
☕ 10:15am – 11:00am | Coffee Break hosted by AHOTU
🥗 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch & Connection
📍 Burleigh Court + PUDS
Informal networking, reflection, and discovery time.
🎙️ 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Audiences & Running Culture (UK)
Exploring how community, identity and values are shaping running.
Includes:
Culture & participation
Brand and event storytelling
Youth engagement & future audiences
Collaborative forecasting for the sport - new
👟 2:30pm – 5:30pm | Track Stars at TRC26*
📍 Loughborough University Trackside
Hosted by Threshold Sports × krono:sports × RIA x ASICS x SportsShoes.com x Science in Sport
A high-energy, team-based track experience.
Featuring:
Relay races
Fuelling stations (SiS)
ASICS try-ons
A fun-first, inclusive industry highlight - back on the track for 2026 - who is taking home the golden baton this year?
*pre-book required in registration
🍻 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Drinks Reception & Dinner
📍 Burleigh Bar
Hosted by RIA x TIA
RIA & TIA members come together for a multisport evening of connection.
🎉 Evening Social: Let the Games Begin Again
📍 Burleigh Court
Powered by haku & Scimitar
A relaxed celebration evening with games, connection > a sprinkle of competitive spirit and huge dose of FUN!
🕚 11:00pm | Evening closes (informal socials continue)
Tuesday
🔵 TUESDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2026
Insight, Industry & Looking Ahead
6:15am – 7:15am | Early AM Run Session > Hosted by Unsanctioned Athletics × SCOTT*
Supported by Petzl (headlamps for testing) and Bridgedale Socks (to keep)
A new edition to TRC26 to start the final day.
*pre-book required in registration
🍳 7:00am – 8:45am | Breakfast & Social Networking
Final morning connections.
🎤 Morning Conference Sessions
📍 Burleigh Conference Room
9:00am – 12:00pm | Sessions 4 & 5
Evolution: stats, science, progression
Challenges: resilience, risk & change
Expert panels, research and future-facing discussion.
☕ 10:35am – 11:15am | Coffee & Connection Break
🥗 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch & Connection
📍 Burleigh Court + PUDS
Informal networking, reflection, and discovery time.
🎤 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Session 6: Next Gen Leadership
Exploring the future of leadership in the running industry.
🕝 2:15pm – 4:00pm | Informal Wrap & Meetings
Space for networking, 1:1s and reflection.
🏁 4:00pm | TRC26 Closes
Thank you for being part of TRC26 > See you in 2027 > save the date!