This week on Episode 123 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to the stunning city of Lucerne in Switzerland to meet Reto Schorno, Partner Athletics Sport Consulting and Race Director, Swiss City Marathon Like so many in our industry his journey started as a result of his father’s involvement in organizing events – at that stage the Lucerne City Race which ultimately became the Swiss City Marathon.  A few of the highlights of the conversation include: Reto’s journey from hammer thrower to Mass Participation industry leader Insights into the industry in Switzerland including entry levels 20-30% less than pre-COVID The important role of the Swiss Government in supporting events Creation of the Swiss Runners Ticket with a focus on sustainability that allows participants to travel free on public transport across the country Having the courage to try something different - with particular reference to their successful 2021 Swiss City Marathon event #TheAidStation #SwissCityMarathon #MassParticipation

This week on Episode 122 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to India for an exciting conversation with Ashish Bhushan, Founder and CEO, Chapter 3 Technologies. Ashish has had a fascinating journey from regional roles in global organisations, through to working on India’s biggest mass participation event, Tata Mumbai Marathon and now on to becoming an entrepreneur including the recent launch of an app called ActHive. A few of the highlights include: Opportunities around a digital first strategy Sharing the journey with his family The importance of mentors Continually learning and being inquisitive The skill as a leader of empowering others Don’t miss this very relevant and valuable conversation. All episodes of The Aid Station can be watched on MPW Academy, together with over 100hours of FREE MPW content like MPW Web Series Episodes and World Athletics Webinars. If you haven’t yet, register for MPW Academy here. Ashish will also be joining our panel for this month’s MPW Web Series “Moving the Start Line: Technology and digital first, then physical”. If you haven’t registered to join this month’s Web Series, click here to register. #Digital #MassParticipation #Chapter3Technologies #njuko

This week on Episode 121 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to the United States for an inspiring conversation with Cade Netscher, Founder, Neurun. A wonderful story of how Cade and his partner have taken a simple idea and created a fantastic course visualisation concept and app at the intersection of two of his passions – running and neuroscience. A few of the highlights include: - Staying the course despite the challenges of COVID - Taking a simple idea and stretching it at the edges to deliver amazing impact - The power of partnerships to help create scale #MassParticipationWorld #TheAidStation #Technology #MassParticipationEvents #Visualisation

This week on Episode 120 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to Hong Kong for an amazing story highlighting the power of following your passion as we meet Janet Ng, President, International Trail Running Association (ITRA). At a time when so many people are changing roles and organisations in search of alignment with their purpose and passion, Janet's story is sure to resonate with many. A few of the highlights include: Swapping a successful legal career for the organisation of trail events Building a business and association that has positively impacted the lives many thousands in Hong Kong and then taking it a step further with her global role as the President of ITRA The challenges of life and events in Hong Kong where strong restrictions are still in place The joy and benefits of getting outdoors on Hong Kong's amazing trails Inspiration from the amazing story of "The Happiest Man on Earth" #MassParticipationWorld  #TheAidStation #njuko # JanetNg #MassParticipationEvents #MassEvents #MassSports #ITRA #MPW

In this week's episode of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we have have a series first - a second conversation with the same guest.  In December, we travelled to Poltava in Ukraine to meet Maxim Krivenko, Director, NewRun. Obviously a huge amount in the country has changed since then and we took the opportunity to hear first-hand from Maxim about the situation and the impact on the Mass Participation industry.  Maxim and most of his team are still in Poltava, central Ukraine, where some of them are helping receive refugees from across the country whilst others have escaped to other parts of Europe.   He shares how the industry has completely shut down but that in Poltava people are still able to occasionally get out and run albeit with the risk of an air raid. There is an amazing air of positivity and determination in the conversation with Maxim and his translator Ekaterina.  They are determined, once this is over, to get back to putting on their label races and bringing the running community back together at events. "We have become very united and everyone helps out in any way that they can".  #MassParticipationWorld #MassParticipation #MassSports #TheAidStation #GlobalUpdates #Ukraine

So many powerful insights of regional impact from a tiny island barely 30miles long in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Join the journey which starts with a geography lesson and ends with the inspirational story of a Japanese marathon runner crossing the finish line with his family and only becoming aware of his success days later. In between we talk about the impact of traditional culture and values on Robin and his tiny community and organising a marathon from his garage. Hear his insights into overcoming the challenges of fulfilling his role as President of Oceania Athletics via zoom and the all-important story of the eel and sea cucumber. Make sure to stay tuned until the very end. #MassParticipationWorld  #TheAidStation #RobinSapongEugenio #MassParticipationEvents #MassEvents #MassSports #OceaniaAthleticsAssociation #NorthernMarianasIsland #MPW #njuko

This week on Episode 117 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to Portava, Ukraine for a fascinating conversation with Maxim Krivenko, Director, NewRun, and Katia Shevchenko, Partnership Manager, Newrun.   Despite all the world headlines, life and events continue as normal in many parts of the country.   Maxim and Katia repeat a story that we have heard so many times on The Aid Station over the past two years - the power of our industry to impact the lives of communities and massive growth.    From a first running event of 700 people to a calendar of events with tens of thousands of participants and a multitude of finish line proposals.  #MassParticipationWorld #TheAidStation #MaximKrivenko #MassParticipationEvents #MassEvents #MassSports #NewRun #Ukraine #MPW #njuko

This week on Episode 116 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to Istanbul for a hugely insightful conversation with I. Renay Onur, General Manager & Board Member, Spor Istanbul. A few of the highlights include: - The life-changing impact of volunteering  - Personal and business lessons from his corporate transition to creating and delivering a strategy with health and wellbeing of citizens at its core - Behind the scenes Insights into the delivery for the 2021 Istanbul Marathon #MassParticipationWorld  #TheAidStation #RenayOnur #MassParticipationEvents #MassEvents #MassSports #SporIstanbul #njuko #MPW

This week on Episode 115 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to Barcelona, Spain for an insightful conversation with Alexandros Tanti.  Alex wears two hats as Co-Founder of RaceCheck, an online platform that helps recreational athletes find and evaluate endurance sports events around the world as well as being Chief Product Officer at Super League Triathlon.  Lots of inspiring and valuable insights in the discussion including:   The power of persistence - "working out" Chris McCormack's email address and constantly following up with him  Jumping on a plane to meet Chris and pitch to him during his 2hour airport layover which ultimately led to Super League Triathlon investing in RaceCheck  How having an aligned and engaged team driven by purpose enabled RaceCheck to survive some massively challenging times during COVID  Trends that Alex and his team are seeing in the industry  The value of the huge amount of development work that was done during the pandemic in providing a launch pad for when events returned

This week on a bumper Episode 114 of The Aid Station, presented by njuko, we travel to the USA for a far-reaching conversation with Ian Adamson, former competitive adventure racer, television professional and president of World Obstacle. It's an episode so packed with insights and inspiration that it stretches way beyond our usual limits to 30minutes. A few of the highlights include:  The vital role of sleep and its impact on memory. These insights alone are worth investing the time to listen to the conversation The story behind how Obstacle Racing was one of only two sports since 2018 to achieve Global Association of International Sports Federation observer status - a key stepping stone to becoming an Olympic Sport Behind the scenes insights into delivering the World Ninja Championships in 2019 in Gorky Park, Moscow with 100,000 spectators Delivering the highest ever OCR World Championships in the crater of Mount Kilimanjaro and directly impacting the lives of over 10,000 local  People and it's relevance to every mass participation event Understanding that everyone's point of view is 100% correct - even if you don't agree with it #MassParticipationWorld  #TheAidStation #IanAdamson #MassParticipationEvents #MassEvents #MassSports #WorldObstacle #OCR #Spartan #JoedeSeana #MPW #Spartan #Ninja