Next weekend’s Newport Night Run starts at 7:30 pm, 20 minutes after sunset. Safety of our participants, volunteers, and staff is our top priority. Here are five tips for making this after-hours event fun and safe. Dress Smart White, bright colors and reflective materials are your...
Gray Matter Marketing and the Newport Public Education Foundation continue their annual partnership on the Newport Night Run, an after-hours 5K run/walk to benefit the Foundation. Nearly 1000 runners are registered for the April 1st race, making the 2017 event the largest to date. With a...
While winter storm Stella bore down on our office in Rhode Island, the Gray Matter Marketing team had a blast kicking off our 2017 season with 800 runners and attendees at our Craft Brew Races Savannah! Shout out to Service Brewing for having the largest team...
Gray Matter Marketing has announced that Amica Mutual Insurance Co. will become the title sponsor of the 2017 Newport Marathon and Half Marathon. Recently named the “Best Half Marathon in the Northeast” by Competitor Magazine for 2016, the Amica Newport Marathon will be held on...
We are proud to announce that three of our events were recently recognized alongside some of the best races in the Northeast by Competitor Magazine in their annual "Best Of" voting. The Newport Marathon was voted as "Best Half Marathon" and as having the "Best Race...
Scattered showers and some soggy soggy shoes couldn’t dampen the spirit at the fourth annual Newport 10 Miler. Nearly 3,000 runners completed the scenic 10 mile road race through Newport, R.I. en route to raising $20,000 for local non-profit organizations. Now in its fourth year, the...
Newport County YMCA CEO Mike Miller, members of his staff and employees of Gray Matter Marketing volunteered to hang snow fencing atEaston Beach in Newport today. These measures are being put into place to protect the dunes during the annual Carnival held by Rockwell Amusements...
Despite foggy weather over Aquidneck Island, the Newport Night Run held on April 1, was a resounding success. More than 650 enthusiastic runners took to a newly designed course beginning and ending at Rogers High School with such Newport landmarks as Ocean Drive and Hazard...
As we cross the finish line in 2015, we felt it was appropriate to look at the course we conquered this past year. All told, it was a banner year for Gray Matter Marketing as we added several new events, traveled to many new markets,...
Runners and craft beer lovers have good reason to look forward to 2016. Make that eight good reasons. The Craft Brew Races return for another year of eight 5k road races paired with locally-centered craft beer festivals. The race and local craft beer celebration will feature...