On the Run with Diplo and Mascot Sports

Hannah Borish • October 10, 2025

Medals. Music. Movement. 🏅🪩🏃

Always Advancing is proud to announce an expanded partnership with Mascot Sports, the endurance event production company behind iconic races such as The Oakland Turkey Trot, The Bay Bridge Half, and The Livermore Half.


We began working with Mascot Sports after a meeting with their team at Running USA 2022. Shortly thereafter, we began producing medals, shirts and awards for many of Mascot's events.


In the past few years, Mascot has continued to produce and grow all of the same events, and they are now producing large-scale experience events for high-profile clients such as Diplo (Diplo’s Run Club) and Travis Barker (Run Travis Run), which we in turn now have the privilege of creating the race medals and shirts for as well!

To date, we have made 125,000 medals  and 125,000 shirts for Diplo's Run Club's events, held in various cities throughout the country. Each event registration includes a 5K run and a post-race party and concert by Diplo himself!


These innovative events fuse music, movement, and community, reflecting Mascot’s mission to make endurance experiences more inclusive and culture-driven. It's an honor to be a part of and contribute to the growing intersection between endurance sports and popular culture.

"Mascot Sports has worked exclusively with the Always Advancing team for almost four years now, handling our runner premiums, medals, some merchandise, and staff apparel. Their product quality and medal designs have helped to grow our events, and their efficient shipping and logistics have been invaluable, especially when accommodating last-minute top-off orders during uncertain times. Our Diplo’s Run Club and Travis Barker’s Run Travis Run series were both massive, our largest series to date. All product was delivered seamlessly and well ahead of the event. We look forward to continued partnership with Always Advancing and are excited about what’s to come."


-Ryan Dawkins

Owner, Mascot Sports

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