Retail, food and agriculture

The Running Event 2026

A conference and trade show for run specialty retailers and brands, with three days of business and education.

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December 1 to 3, 2026, Henry B. González Convention Center, San Antonio, TX. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-02. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.

Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.

What to see

  • Day one is an education day that opens with a River Walk Run and closes with an opening party. Source
  • The exhibit hall and Training Camp Theater sessions run on the middle day, and an Industry Awards Dinner closes the week. Source

What to plan

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Parking and the venue

Parking

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Transit

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Accessibility

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Where to stay

Hotels are arranged in partnership with onPeak around the downtown River Walk venue. Source

Official housing page. Use it first: offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.

From the airport

Travel details for the San Antonio area.

Airports

Airport to the venue

VIA Route 5 runs from the airport to downtown in about 30 minutes, and express Route 7 also serves the trip. VIVA routes then reach most hotels and the convention center. Source

Rideshare

Approved rideshare companies, including Uber, Lyft, Wingz and Wridz, meet riders on the outer commercial curbside, lower level of Terminal A. Source

Taxis

Taxis load at the outer commercial curbside at Terminal A, with help from airport ground transportation staff in red shirts. The airport page names no companies. Source

Black car and SUV pickup

The airport lists authorized and permitted limousine providers serving the airport. Source

From an official list, in the order shown there. It may not be complete, and listing a company is not an endorsement. Check current fares with the operator.

Public transit

VIA's stop is on the far west end of Terminal B at the outer curb of the Lower Roadway. Board Route 5, or express Route 7, for downtown. Source

San Antonio travel guide →

Questions worth asking there

A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.

  • Which independent test supports the performance claim, and under what conditions?
  • How does the result compare with the prior model or a named competitor in the same test?
  • What warranty and failure data exists for the product in actual field use?
  • Which dealer or facility of a similar size will confirm how it performed and sold?

Common questions

When is The Running Event 2026?

December 1 to 3, 2026.

Where is The Running Event 2026 held?

Henry B. González Convention Center, San Antonio, TX.

How do I get to The Running Event 2026 from the airport?

VIA Route 5 runs from the airport to downtown in about 30 minutes, and express Route 7 also serves the trip. VIVA routes then reach most hotels and the convention center.

Where should I stay for The Running Event 2026?

Hotels are arranged in partnership with onPeak around the downtown River Walk venue.

All the way through

Before, during and after

Before the show

Set the decision you want to improve, then plan the trip.

During the show

Test any claim on the floor, from your phone, in six questions.

After the show

Turn notes into a decision while they are fresh.

Where next

Stay with it

Understand

The evidence and sources in Supply Chains and Procurement.

Plan

Shows and conferences in Supply Chains and Procurement, with what to see and how to get there.

Build

How Delta Arc would approach the decision in front of you.

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Plan it

Guides for any show

First time at a major show

A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.

Show planning checklist

The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.

Parking and getting there

Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.

Hotels and travel

Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.

During the show

A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.

Meeting planner

A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.

After the show

The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.

How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “The Running Event 2026 planning reference.” DA-EV-the-running-event-2026, version 1, as of 2026-11-02. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/the-running-event-2026/

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