Attracting tourist consumption is an important way for the host destination to enhance event economic
impact. This study segmented tourist runners at two city marathons based on their expenditures at the host destination.
On average, the runners spent a total of ¥3771/¥1139, with the average spending of heavy, moderate, and light
spenders being respectively ¥8210/¥2515, ¥2265/¥658, and ¥773/¥229. Compared to moderate and light spenders,heavy spenders, who were more likely to be over 40 years old with higher family income, had a lower proportion of
necessary expenditures (i.e., food, lodging and transportation), and a higher proportion of discretionary expenditures
(i.e., shopping, sightseeing and entertainment, sports-related); had more relatives and friends accompanying them,
stayed longer, traveled longer distances; and were more likely to engage in tourist and social activities. Nonetheless,
no significant difference in running profile was found. Recommendation for marketing strategies to attract
consumptions are: (1)focus on recruiting tourist runners with heavy consumer profile;(2)extend tourist runners’
duration of stay to promote various consumption expenditure;(3)develop event-related products and services to tap
into sport-related consumption potential and improve event participation experience.