Recent Blogs


Phased Releases

As part of our coming support for easier and more powerful Multi-Race bundles, we are in the process of refactoring (re-writing) a lot of our core registration code. We will begin releasing some of that this coming week, and June should see…

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Creating Communities to Turn RaceDay into RaceDAYS

“As race directors react to declining participation numbers, what we’re seeing is more of them increase value and create better experiences for their runners, partners, charities and communities.” – Rich Harshbarger, Running USA (2017 US Road Race Trends) While we have some data discrepancies that…

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May Brings New Usage Records for RaceJoy!

Part One! Record Usage over One Race Weekend and One Race We are seeing record RaceJoy usage on multiple fronts in this popular running month of May! This is a three part series demonstrating the full adoption of RaceJoy’s innovative race day…

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UX Manifesto – Year One Report

One year ago, we made this pledge: Our Commitment: RunSignup will not only have the most feature rich race management platform, we will also have the leading user experience for participants, race directors, race management companies and timers by the end of…

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Auto-Applied Coupon URLs

We have added a way to auto-apply a coupon code through a specific URL. In order to use this feature, you must first set-up the coupon code. Once the code is set-up, you can go to the bottom of the coupon set-up page…

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Race Directors HQ Deep Dive into RaceJoy

Race Directors HQ took a Deep Dive into RaceJoy, and we are pleased to share their coverage. Race Directors HQ is a resource for race organizers to find out about the various tools and services they can use to help propel their business. Some…

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Quick Link for Legacy Check-In

We have made it simpler to give volunteers access to the legacy version of the check-in app (not the dedicated mobile phone-based check-in app). Previously, you had to grant them access to the race or sign them all into your own account….

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A Better Race Website

A race website is an ambassador for your event, telling the world what your race is about and why they should participate… but building and maintaining an independent race website can be time consuming and expensive. RunSignup race websites solve many of the problems inherent…

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The Declining Future of Widgets

Over the next year we will be “deprecating” our widgets. As the Java programming language has defined: “You may have heard the term, “self-deprecating humor,” or humor that minimizes the speaker’s importance. A deprecated class or method is like that. It is no…

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WICLAX Timing Software Integrates with RunSignUp

WICLAX is timing and scoring software popular in Europe. We met them at the RFID conference, and they are expanding into the US and wanted to integrate with RunSignup. We pointed them to the RunSignUp Open API documentation in February, and they have it all working in…

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