Recent Blogs


RunSignup Launches Annual Alan Jones Timer Award

We are very excited to launch the annual Alan Jones Timer Award to recognize an industry race timer who has clearly made an impact on improving the race industry. See the official press release here. Overview As the backbone of the race industry, timers…

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Team Fundraising Page Co-Captains

Last year, we released a co-captain feature for team fundraising pages. The feature gives team fundraising captains the ability to grant other users captain access for their fundraising team. This is helpful for large fundraising teams or teams that are managed by…

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The Re-branding Process

Re-branding is simple, right? Slap together a new logo, and you’re off to the races. Or…not. We recently went through a re-branding, and while the specifics are different for a race than for a technology company, there are some takeaways from our…

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RaceDay Certified Timer Spotlight: Craig Chiger

Craig Chiger, founder of Start to Finish (located in Long Beach, NY), attended RunSignup’s RaceDay Certification training in Orlando, Fla. this year. Since then, he has incorporated RaceJoy’s  live tracking and cheer sending as one of the standard services they are now offering as part of…

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Default Fundraising Goals

We added the ability to set default fundraising goals for fundraiser teams and individual fundraisers. Default fundraising goals automatically populate a team or individual’s fundraising page(s) with a fundraising goal that you determine. Fundraisers can edit the default goal to greater than…

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Donation Levels

Make the decision to donate easy for your participants, donors, and fundraisers by adding suggested donation levels, along with the option to enter a custom amount. Set a few levels that represent what donors typically give ($10, $25, $50). Include a tile…

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Tough Times for Tough Mudder

Obstacle Racing Media recently published a story about Tough Mudder’s financial problems. This story that relates to several previously published blogs we have published, as well as to the fundamental way we run our business. One side of the story became public when one of…

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Interview with Brad McCleary of Bodies Race Company

Bodies Race Company is an event production company out of Kansas City that recently franchised to spread out across the country. We sat down to talk to their President Brad McCleary to talk about how they use RunSignup to support and manage franchises…

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Corporate Teams: When, Why, and How to Use Them (or not)

Corporate Teams are one of the most powerful RunSignup features, but they aren’t one we talk about a lot for a very simple reason: they aren’t appropriate for most races. For most events, the basic Group/Teams function is ideal, but for true corporate team…

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Email Deliverability

One of the common questions we get is “My Email did not get through to all recipients. What happened?” Email deliverability is much less than most people know. According to Sendgrid, fully 21% of emails never make it to a users inbox….

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