Launched at RunSignup’s Virtual Symposium
RunSignup launched RaceJoy Rocks Virtual 5K demo run/walk during this week’s Virtual Symposium. This is race anywhere virtual 5K where race organizers are able to experience the participant perspective or the supporting spectator perspective. An audio tour of RaceJoy’s key features is provided. Those that register and enter their provided bib number will also be able to experience automatic submission of virtual results.
RaceJoy Rocks Demo: Anytime, Anywhere
RaceJoy Rocks is now available to try out at any time. People can redo their run/walk to try to improve their finish time. Make sure to:
- Register for RaceJoy Rocks (needed for auto submission of results)
- Download RaceJoy App to your phone
- Access RaceJoy Rocks to set up your phone
- Click Start My Race as you begin
Participant Experience
Race organizers are able to experience the race anywhere features of:
- Live participant tracking
- Receiving progress alerts at every mile with personal pace updates
- Hearing custom RaceJoy Rocks themed race experience
- Receiving audio cheer messages from anyone tracking them.
Spectator Experience
Those using RaceJoy Rocks to try out the spectator side of things are able to:
- Watch their participant’s blue dot move along the course
- Receive in-app notifications of the participant’s progress
- Send audio cheers to those they are supporting
RaceJoy Rocks: Audio Experience
One of the most important features RaceJoy has to offer race anywhere virtual races is the ability to schedule custom audio files for a more official race experience. The RaceJoy Rocks demo combined the “rock” them using rock music clips while giving an audio tour of RaceJoy’s capabilities.
Virtual Results Integration
Participants’ finishing time will automatically be submitted and scored using RunSignup’s RaceDay Virtual Results. Participants must register for the race and enter in their race bib number to have their results loaded.
Sponsor Placement Opportunities
Race organizers are able to see the ways in which a sponsor can be showcased for their event in RaceJoy, including:
- Banner ads
- Recognition with each progress alert
- Logo placements in custom content sections
- Logo placements in news alerts
- Custom audio message (sorry, no commercials allowed)
RunSignup Virtual Symposium RaceJoy Rocks 5K
After the run, we did a debrief session and showed how the backend monitoring worked. We had runners/walkers from all over the country!
Thank You, Rockstars!
Thanks for all of you who rocked it at the symposium! It was great to see your enthusiasm. Rock On!
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