More Than 14,000 Runners Join Diplo at Inaugural Diplo’s Run Club Event In San Francisco

September 10, 2024

First Of Its Kind Family-Friendly 5K Run Through Oracle Park with DJ Sets from Diplo and Friends

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – More than 14,000 runners—from 15 countries and 38 states, ranging from 7-months to 84-years-old—joined Diplo in San Francisco yesterday for the sold-out inaugural installment of Diplo’s Run Club, the Grammy-winning artist and lifelong athlete’s new family-friendly event series of 5K runs followed by an outdoor daytime concert suitable for all ages. After running the 5K course himself alongside Olympian Alexi Pappas, which took runners through Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, Diplo DJ’ed at a mini music festival at the finish line, with additional DJ sets from J. Espinosa and DJ Vice and a speech from San Francisco’s mayor London Breed to kick off the race. Diplo also surprised the Top 3 male and female finalists by inviting them on stage to watch his DJ set.

Presented in partnership with Mascot Sports and Wasserman, Diplo’s Run Club is squarely in the top 1% of globally attended races based on runner registrations and blends two integral parts of Diplo’s life—fitness and music—in a first of its kind offering from the superstar. The next Diplo’s Run Club event is September 14 in Seattle, where Lake Union will serve as the backdrop of a scenic waterfront course, with DJ sets from Diplo and Coco & Breezy. Passes are still available at DiplosRunClub.com, and check out the newly dropped merch collection HERE.

Diplo’s Run Club is also sponsored by Barry’s, Cymbiotika, Hyperice, Plunge, EBOOST, Promix Nutrition, Bonk Breaker, SaltStick, Emerald City Athletics, Legends and Mad Tasty. Plunge and Hyperice have activations in the VIP areas at both events, where guests will be treated to a post-run recovery circuit including a cold plunge and Normatec Hyperice recovery tools while watching Diplo and friends DJ.

As someone who has always prioritized getting a workout in amid his constant travels, Diplo—who came up with the idea for this event series after he ran the Miami half marathon and then found himself at the club with other runners craving a post-workout celebration—discovered an opportunity to merge the worlds of music and fitness within a family-friendly daytime context. Celebrated for his wide-ranging entrepreneurial endeavors, Diplo has successfully launched brands and pioneered new landscapes throughout his career—whether that’s turning his era-defining labels Mad Decent and Higher Ground into live incarnations around the globe or organizing a luxury expedition to Antarctica to raise funds for ocean conservation.

Thirteen-time Grammy nominee and three-time winner Diplo has collaborated with the world’s biggest stars and toured the world over throughout his 20-year career that began with his now-legendary Philly club night Hollertronix. Born in Mississippi and raised in Florida, Diplo and his iconic labels Mad Decent and Higher Ground have remained at the forefront of the freshest and most exciting music, championing genres and artists from around the globe. A founding member of Major Lazer, one third of LSD with Sia and Labrinth and half of Jack Ü with Skrillex and Silk City with Mark Ronson, Diplo’s latest releases include a slew of well-received house tracks via Higher Ground, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2—Swamp Savant, his second album as country persona Thomas Wesley that was followed by an official remix mixtape, and 2022’s Diplo, his first full length album of electronic music in 18 years. Beyond music, further ventures include a publishing company and various book, film and TV projects.

ABOUT MASCOT SPORTS

Mascot Sports is a leader in sports and experiential marketing igniting the rally for innovation through athletes, brands and events. Mascot Sports was founded by 20-year veteran endurance sports executive and competitive athlete Ryan Dawkins, also the recipient of Acquisition International’s Business Excellence Award for “Best CEO in the Events Sector.” Programs have included Amgen Tour of California, Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman Run Series, SF Giants’ Giant Race, Haute Route Europe and the Bay Bridge Half Marathon, named a top global experience by Runner’s World Magazine. For more information, visit mascotsports.com.

DIPLO’S RUN CLUB

September 8—San Francisco, CA—Piers 30-32

September 14—Seattle, WA—Gasworks Park

For more information, please contact
Carla Sacks, Reid Kutrow or Ethan Jacobs at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000,
carla@sacksco.com, reid.kutrow@sacksco.com or ethan.jacobs@sacksco.com.

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