Discover how Rugged Maniac leverages Recess to deliver premium brand experiences to runners across 29 locations, generating incremental revenue with zero operational burden.
Expand Your Partnership
See how premium products are being sampled at your current properties across the country.
Surprise your members with free premium products they'll love—while Recess handles all the logistics. You distribute samples, they light up, you earn revenue.
We've successfully executed 4+ campaigns across 29 Rugged Maniac locations—with consistent quality, timing, and results every time.
Rugged Maniac earns incremental revenue on every campaign with zero upfront costs, no inventory liability, and no operational overhead for your teams.
From brand coordination to product delivery and reporting, Recess handles every detail. Your team simply places products and watches runners engage.
Rugged Maniac approves every brand and campaign before activation. Nothing enters your 5K runs without your explicit sign-off—protecting your brand integrity.
Connect your runners with leading wellness, nutrition, and lifestyle brands actively seeking partnerships with 5K runs like Rugged Maniac.
Become part of 10,000+ venues partnering with Recess to transform how brands connect with consumers in real-world spaces.
Launch your first sampling campaign in days, not months.
Create and list your profile in under 5 minutes. 100% free to join and no obligations.
We connect you with brands looking to reach your specific runners. You review and approve every campaign.
Products ship directly to your 5K run and surprise and delight your community.
Get paid for every sample distributed to your runners after completion of event.
Real feedback from venues partnering with Recess
We hosted a recovery gear brand at our fall 5K and generated meaningful additional revenue while genuinely enhancing the race experience. Our participants appreciated the sampling stations, and the brand rep was so engaged with our community. This is now a core part of how we fund our events.
We partnered with a sports nutrition brand for sampling at our summer 5K series and it was fantastic. The vendor was professional, setup was seamless, and our runners absolutely loved getting free samples post-race. We've already booked three more activations for next season.
The activation platform made it so easy to connect with quality brands that aligned with our community values. A hydration company sampled at our weekend race and the engagement was off the charts—runners were signing up for their loyalty program at the finish line. It felt like a natural fit, not a forced sponsorship.