Customers seeking information about the 2026 Reach the Beach race, scheduled for later this month, were directed to contact one of the cofounders of Reach The Beach, Mike Dionne. Mike is not currently an employee of Ragnar or its parent company, FitLab. The emails from Ragnar stated “Hello, I would reach out to: michaelj.dionne@gmail.com. He will better be able to support you with any questions”
To bring you up to speed, on August 6th, Ragnar posted on their official Facebook page “We’re working closely with an incredible group of investors, event operators, and original Ragnarians – people who helped build this community – to put the remaining season on the strongest possible footing and take Ragnar into its next stage of growth.”
“Our team is also working tirelessly with local partners on upcoming races, with one goal: that when you show up at a starting line, you get the full Ragnar experience you signed up for.:
On August 13, a group that included Ragnar co-founder Tanner Bell said it was working with FitLab to produce Ragnar Trail Rainier and Ragnar Trail Soldier Hollow. The post also said the group was working with Reach the Beach co-founder Dionne, who was coordinating with New Hampshire state officials toward what Bell called a “sustainable path forward for the event”.
About 10 days later, Dionne said he was “currently working with Millennium Running out of NH on an effort to acquire Reach the Beach.” He said the process was complicated and would take more time, and asked registered participants to “hang on a little longer” while the group worked through registrations, payments, and what happens next.
Reach the Beach lost its New Hampshire state park permit earlier this month after unpaid bills to local police departments and state parks, according to prior reporting by Hybrid Fitness Media.
Yesterday, in emails shared on social media, Dionne wrote: “I am not seeing any way it can happen this year. As soon as we get more clarity we will get something formal out. Sorry you and the other teams are caught up in this. We will do our best to make it right next year.”
Ragnar has not formally cancelled the 2026 Reach the Beach race.
The delay has a practical consequence for registrants. Credit-card dispute deadlines vary by issuer and the reason for the dispute, but many are limited to roughly 60 to 120 days. The longer an official cancellation is withheld, the more registrants who paid months in advance could lose the ability to dispute the charge with their bank and instead be left dependent on Ragnar to issue a refund directly.