Recent Blogs


Scary, Spooky, Silly: Halloween Events In 2024!

Happy (day-after) Halloween! There’s something special about holidays that brings out the most creative and fun events, and we’re here to highlight a few of our favorite Halloween events. From traditional races with costume contests to pumpkin-themed events to terrifying Halloween haunts,…

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Membership October 2024 Updates

We continue to make steady progress on our Membership product, like we do across our entire product line with a steady pace of improvements. We are seeing great adoption of the Membership product as outlined in this blog earlier in October. Member…

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2024 Turkey Trots: The Early Numbers

The biggest US running day of the year is coming up! In 2023, Thanksgiving Day races broke RunSignup records, with 920,761 participants across 833 races. Now, with about a month until Thanksgiving 2024, we took a look at the numbers to see…

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2025 Timer Education Summit

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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3 Things You May Not Know About Automated Emails

Automated emails are a powerful built-in tool with RunSignup, but many race directors may not be utilizing them to their full potential. Whether you’re new to the platform or a seasoned user, there are several customization features that can make your automated…

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October Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Highlights

October has brought some exciting updates and standouts events in the fundraising world! Boston Bruins BFit Challenge The BFit Challenge is an inspiring event hosted by the Boston Bruins Foundation, inviting first responders, military, and the community to participate in walk, run,…

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Custom Wording for Email V2 Header

Email V2 headers now use custom “Sign Up” wording for call to action buttons. You don’t need to do anything, custom wording is automatically respected in Email V2. If you would like to set custom wording for the Sign Up button, navigate…

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Charity Partner Fundraiser Notifications

There is a new notification that sends charity partners an email when a fundraiser and/or fundraising team signs up to raise money for their nonprofit. To enable fundraiser created notifications for Charity Partners, navigate to Race >> Notifications >> General Settings. Scroll…

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