It is that time of year! The 2024 Timer Survey is now open for timers to help provide insight into the timing segment of the endurance industry. Now in its 6th year, RunSignup’s annual timer survey remains the only industry research specifically…
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RunSignup is now requesting nominations for the 2025 Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award. In recognition of the remarkable efforts of race timers, this award honors those who have make a substantial and continued impact on the endurance race industry. Named…
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January 28 & 29 in Tampa, Florida Join us this January at our 2025 Timer Education Summit in Tampa, Fla., where timers of all levels can deepen their expertise with RunSignup’s RaceDay Real-Time products. Whether you’re new to the industry or a…
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New timers entering the endurance event industry can accelerate their learning with RunSignup’s comprehensive onboarding tools. The webinar below provides a valuable introduction to the industry, RunSignup, and the RaceDay Real-Time suite of timer technology. It also covers helpful next steps and…
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RaceJoy Certified Timers who wish to offer chip timing alerts in RaceJoy have an easy setup process. Below are quick videos offering step-by-step instructions for setting up RaceJoy’s real-time chip timing alerts. This is the latest advancement in RunSignup’s RaceDay Real-Time technology suite…
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Timing races has evolved dramatically over the years. From the early days of stopwatches to the adoption of Time Machines, and eventually the emergence of chip timing, the industry continually seeks ways to more efficiently and accurately time and score mass participation…
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RunSignup’s RaceJoy event app now offers participant chip-timed progress alerts. This is the latest advancement in RunSignup’s RaceDay Real-Time technology suite and integrates the power of RaceDay Scoring with RaceJoy. Timers can now activate chip-timed alerts and deliver official progress and result notifications…
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We are excited to announce significant advancements to RunSignup’s free RaceDay Mobile Timing App. These improvements further empower timers and event organizers with versatile solutions for timing smaller or remote events and providing a reliable backup for chip-timed races.
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James and Shelly Harris, creators of RaceJoy and long-time RunSignup employees, recently hosted their inaugural race: The Firecracker 5K Festival at Chickasaw Point. With years of race experience from multiple perspectives, this was our first time managing the entire process. As long-time employees at RunSignup, our familiarity with RunSignup’s tools allowed us to bring a big-event experience to our community, utilizing features that most first-time organizers might overlook. We thought we’d share our perspective on putting on a first time race with a focus on sponsorships. As many know, registration revenue tends to just cover the cost of producing the event.
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Timers encounter all sorts of issues that come from all angles – whether it be user error, technology not working correctly, or inclement weather. Hang around some timers, and you will be sure to hear some interesting stories of how they got themselves out of a jam.
One such story comes from Jason Chance, owner of TCR Event Management/Revolution3. Jason recently shared his personal experience dealing with a race registration scenario where essential details were missing; the participants’ dates of birth (DOB) and gender. These details are required to provide official scored results, particularly for age-group and gender-specific awards.
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