Discover how The OC Marathon Running Festival leverages Recess to deliver premium brand experiences to runners across 5 locations, generating incremental revenue with zero operational burden.
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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 14+ campaigns across 5 The OC Marathon Running Festival locations—with consistent quality, timing, and results every time.
The OC Marathon Running Festival 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.
The OC Marathon Running Festival 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 The OC Marathon Running Festival.
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 partnered with a sports nutrition brand for sampling at our annual 5K, and it was fantastic. The activation drew participants we wouldn't normally reach, and our members appreciated discovering new products in a relevant setting. It also offset some of our event costs, which was a huge win for our nonprofit.
Honestly, we were skeptical about product sampling at first, but it added real value to the participant experience. The brands that sampled were actually relevant to our community—hydration drinks, recovery gear, running apparel—and it created a nice buzz around the event. Our post-race survey showed participants appreciated the variety.
The brand activation we hosted at our marathon festival brought genuine energy to the expo area. Runners were genuinely excited to sample products, and the supplier was professional and easy to work with. We've already got three brands lined up for next year based on how smoothly this went.