Recent Blogs


RunSignup Announces Alan Jones Timer Award Winner: Marc Roy

We’re proud to announce the inaugural Alan Jones Timer Award winner, Marc Roy, with Sportstats in Ottawa, Canada. Bob Bickel, Founder and CEO of RunSignup, presented Marc with his award at RunSignup’s Symposium on July 16 in Philadelphia. The award plaque includes an authentic…

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RunSignup – Facebook Fundraiser API Integration

Nonprofits can raise more and save time with RunSignup’s free Facebook Fundraiser API Integration. The integration allows your fundraisers to auto-create a Facebook Fundraiser from RunSignup. The amounts raised on RunSignup and Facebook are automatically synced, enabling your participants (and your nonprofit)…

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Q2 2019 RunSignup Results

We do a quarterly update on how things are going with RunSignup (2016, Q1/17, Q2/17, Q3/17, 2017, Q1/18, Q2/18, Q3/18, 2018, and Q1/19). The good news is that more races, timing companies, and nonprofits continue to recommend us. And we keep putting out great technology our customers seem to like! Our…

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And the Winner is: The Burnside Mile

Our cover page contest has come to a close and we are excited to announce our winner: The Burnside Mile! They received 74 likes from RunSignup users and Burnside Mile fans. You can check out their cover page on the Burnside Mile website,…

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New Timer Search! Update Your Profile

Races can now find a race timer using RunSignup’s timer search page. We’ve added some additional customization options such as a description section. If you are a timer, make sure you update your profile and verify its accuracy. Don’t forget to upload your…

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The Power of Email Marketing

Email can be a powerful marketing tool to reach a massive audience in seconds. Companies, from clothing to software, all use email marketing to communicate information to their customers. But, have you thought about how email marketing could impact your specific race?…

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Wanda (IRONMAN) Files to go Public

Wanda Sports Group, the owners of IRONMAN, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Cape Epic and more endurance events, has filed to go public. This gives a rare public view into the largest event company in our market, with lots of interesting tidbits of information…

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Interview with Troy Rebert of the Knoxville Track Club

Troy Rebert, timer for the Knoxville Track club, helps coordinate the timing for club races as well as external races throughout the community. The club currently has over 2,000 members. Knoxville Track Club switched to RunSignup’s platform in 2014 after looking for automated…

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Interview with the Owners and Staff of 3W Races

Michelle and James Bettis have been in the endurance industry since 2011, when they founded their company 3W Races. They have been using RunSignup since 2012 and have been loyal customers since. Joining them in this interview is race director and timer Whitney…

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