A Quick Note From The Scoop, made complete. What we are, what we aren't, and what you should know before you rely on anything here.
Last updated: August 26, 2026
The Race Scoop is a community-driven platform created by and for everyday athletes. We're runners, racers, travelers, trainers, and people who love discovering new ways to move. This page explains, in plain language, what you should keep in mind while you use the site.
Everything on The Race Scoop, race guides, training tips, nutrition content, gear recommendations, travel and hotel intel, community stories, and reviews, is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It reflects our own experience and opinions, and content submitted by the community, not professional advice tailored to your specific situation.
Race dates, registration windows, course routes, pricing, hotel availability, and logistics change, sometimes with little notice from the race organizer. We do our best to keep this information current, but we cannot guarantee that every detail on this site is accurate, complete, or up to date at the moment you read it.
Before registering for a race, booking travel, buying gear, or making any decision based on something you read here, verify the important details yourself, directly with the race organizer's official website, the hotel, the retailer, or another qualified source. Treat The Race Scoop as a starting point and a second opinion, not the final word.
We are not doctors, medical professionals, registered dietitians, physical therapists, or your personal healthcare providers. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation instructions, individualized nutritional advice, individualized training advice, or a substitute for professional medical care.
This applies to information shared through Race Guides, Training Tips, Fuel Like You Mean It, recipes, recovery content, The Comeback, community submissions, training-facility and trainer recommendations, product recommendations, articles, videos, and community stories.
Before beginning a new exercise or training program, changing your diet, taking a nutritional product or supplement, or participating in a new physical activity, consult your physician or another appropriately qualified professional, particularly if you have a medical condition, injury, take medication, are pregnant, or have other health concerns.
Everyone's body, experience, fitness level, and circumstances are different. What works for one athlete may not be appropriate for another. Use your judgment, listen to your body, and when in doubt, talk to a qualified professional.
We don't promise that following any training plan, nutrition tip, gear recommendation, or piece of advice on this site will improve your performance, prevent injury, or produce any particular athletic result. Individual results vary based on factors outside our control, including your own training history, health, genetics, and effort.
The Race Scoop features and links to races, trainers, run clubs, training facilities, hotels, restaurants, gear brands, and other businesses that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the actions, policies, safety practices, pricing, availability, or content of any third party, whether or not we have a partnership with them. Following a third-party link takes you off The Race Scoop and onto a site with its own terms and privacy practices.
Comeback Stories, reviews, run club listings, business recommendations, photos, and other material submitted by our community reflect the views and experiences of the person who submitted them, not the views of The Race Scoop. We review submissions before they publish, but we do not independently verify every fact in every submission. See our Terms of Use for the license you grant us when you submit content, and our Community Guidelines for what we will and won't publish.
Race, hotel, and business ratings on this site are built from ratings and reviews submitted by our community, not by The Race Scoop staff testing every race or hotel ourselves. A displayed rating reflects the submissions we've received and approved as of the date you view it, not a guarantee of your own experience. Full Reviews & Ratings Terms, including our rules against fake reviews and how moderation works, live in our Terms of Use.
From time to time, The Race Scoop earns a commission, receives a complimentary product or service, or has a paid partnership or sponsorship with a business we feature, for example gear brands, hotels, or hydration and nutrition partners. Where that's the case, we disclose it clearly, near the specific recommendation, not only here. A recommendation with a material relationship attached still reflects our honest opinion, we don't feature a product or partner we wouldn't use ourselves, but we want you to know the relationship exists so you can weigh it accordingly. We will not knowingly represent that we personally used or experienced a product or service when we did not.
If you spot something inaccurate or out of date, tell us, we'd rather fix it than leave it wrong. Reach us through the Contact page. This Disclosure, along with our Terms, Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines, may be updated as the site and our partnerships evolve. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top of each page.
