Reporting Bug
We found and fixed a small bug (we try to report all bugs and fixes) that does not impact money paid by participants or paid to races. It is just a problem with reporting Giveaway Items when there is a cost to…
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June 8, 2025
RunSignup AI + Zapier AI = Super Flexibility
Customers are discovering the power of RunSignup AI used in combination with Zapier AI. This builds on the solid foundation of the RunSignup API and the integration with Zapier that is used by over 800 races already. RunSignup AI and Zapier AI...Read More about RunSignup AI + Zapier AI = Super Flexibility
June 4, 2025
More RunSignup AI RaceDay Apps – Result Receipts
RunSignup’s RaceDay products offer timers and races a complete set of tools from corral and bib assignments, to scoring, results, notifications, realtime tracking, integrated photos – all for free. RunSignup AI is bringing even more capabilities by giving customers an easy way...Read More about More RunSignup AI RaceDay Apps – Result Receipts
May 30, 2025
Fundraiser Management Self-Serve Page
It’s easier than ever for Peer-to-Peer Fundraising events to help supporters find, update, and manage their fundraising pages with GiveSignup’s new Fundraiser Management Self-Serve Page. From here, fundraisers can view their current and past individual and team fundraisers. Quick links to edit...May 28, 2025
Accessibility – Another Reason to Use RunSignup Websites
An increasing number of event customers are moving their full event website to RunSignup. There are lots of reasons for this: The real time data integration became very important recently as the federal government and a number of states have passed fee...Read More about Accessibility – Another Reason to Use RunSignup Websites
May 24, 2025
How ChatGPT Will Interact with RunSignup AI’s MCP
This is a technical blog on how LLM’s like ChatGPT will make use of the RunSignup AI upcoming MCP’s capability. Since MCP is a new concept, there is a little explanation of what MCP is, with details on how RunSignup will implement...Read More about How ChatGPT Will Interact with RunSignup AI’s MCP
Recent Blogs
Charlottesville Marathon Participants Use RaceJoy’s GPS Progress Alerts!
RunSignup’s RaceJoy GPS tracking was in full swing this last weekend at the Charlottesville Marathon in Charlottesville, Virginia. A total of 225 race participants and spectators accessed RaceJoy for live phone tracking, cheer sending and progress alerts. On race day, 44 phones…
Read MoreSpinning Gear
There is no truth to the rumor that spinning the gear will lock you into a 3 year contract However, the last part of the video about cookies is patented…
Read MoreQuarter Million March!
Wow! We hit over 250,000 people registering for races on RunSignup just in March! (This does not include imports or race result uploads.) Thanks to all of the race directors, timers, running clubs and running stores who use us – and more…
Read MoreRaceJoy Debuts Industry First: GPS Progress Alerts
March 25, 2015 – Moorestown, NJ – RunSignup, the leading industry innovator for race events, timing service providers, running stores and clubs, announces RaceJoy’s newest industry breakthrough, GPS Progress Alerts. RaceJoy, the premier mobile solution provider for race participant live tracking and…
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Database Upgrade – New Financial System
This was a major upgrade and we had to do a major database upgrade which caused our system to be unavailable for less than 5 minutes this morning. There was a gap of about 6 minutes between the last registration before the…
Read MoreContinuous Improvement
We have written about this before. At RunSignup this is both a cultural component as well as a technical foundation. Culturally, we seek to continuously improve. We try to develop good solutions for customers, but they are never perfect. We learn from…
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Lehigh Valley Road Runners Case Study
We have a series Customer Case Studies, in which we take your stories and share your challenges and successes as a learning tool for other RunSignup users. This Lehigh Valley Road Runners Case Study focuses on using custom questions to manage volunteerism and building a member-focused…
Read MoreWelcome Kevin Harris
We are happy to welcome Kevin Harris to the RunSignUp team! Kevin joins us to head up our financial and operational areas. As we grow, we wanted to bring in someone with excellent skills and experience in larger growing organizations. He has been a…
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Boilermaker Opening
Boilermaker opened “Open” registration today on RunSignup. They had opened a loyalty program last week. Things went well, as you can see from the post below! We always like to do an assessment of our systems and how things worked and share that publicly….
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