Music Licensing for Events
We’ve just had our first ping from a large race who got a notice from BMI saying there was a need to have a license for playing music at their event. Some DJ’s or bands may handle this licensing directly, but we…
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July 17, 2026
New API Registration Requirements
Since the company’s founding a free and open API has been a foundational feature of RunSignup / TicketSignup. The RunSignup API has enabled timers, race directors, developers, and partners to build thousands of integrations on top of our platform — everything from...July 15, 2026
Autoplay Video Banner on Mobile Devices
There is now an option to autoplay the video banner on mobile devices. To enable mobile device autoplay, go to Website V2 >> Race Theme V2 >> Homepage Banner. Check the autoplay option, then click save. Check out these examples of events...July 14, 2026
Turn Any Draft Email Into a Reusable Template
Great emails shouldn’t be one-and-done. If you’ve built a race update, a running club newsletter, or a sponsor thank-you that looked exactly right, you shouldn’t have to rebuild it from scratch next season. Now you don’t have to. RunSignup’s free Email V2...Read More about Turn Any Draft Email Into a Reusable Template
July 14, 2026
Top Donors Component for Website V2
There’s a new Top Donors component for event websites. Races, peer to peer fundraising events, and ticket events with donations enabled can now feature their most generous donors directly on their website, built and customized in the Website Builder like any other...July 13, 2026
People Love Signing Up on RunSignup
When people find out we work for RunSignup, the number one comment is “I love signing up for races on your website!” Of course this makes us feel good. But it is also a key reason why so many races use us...Recent Blogs
Sellout Race Options and Best Practices
One of the biggest concerns of a fast-selling or sellout race is making the user experience fair and seamless. We gathered a few Best Practices geared towards those events. The first thing your race needs to do is decide your overall structure. A…
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Reserved Entries Upgrade
We have made a major upgrade to Reserved Entries. These are useful for many use cases: The new features include: Here is the new User Interface and setup, which is fairly self explanatory:. The top part let’s you select participants to invite (note…
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Race to Robie Creek Sell-Out
The Race to Robie Creek in Idaho has an interesting twist on handling their sell-out race – a low cost drawing. The race cap of 2,100 participants was filled in the first 10 minutes. For those who do not get into this unique, mountainous…
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Space Coast Marathon Loyalty Program
The Space Coast Marathon had a successful phased registration opening over the past several days. They made use of the Loyalty Program as well as adding a Password to registration. The Loyalty Program is available under the Registration Menu on the Race Dashboard and allows you to…
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Easy Registration
The 39 year-old Race to Robie Creek sold out today in just 12 minutes. It’s awesome to read through their facebook posts and see so many runners happy with the process! The race deserves some credit for that: they informed their runners about the registration process…
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Bluegrass 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 Bluegrass Runners Case Study focuses on automated club management tools and membership discounts. Bluegrass Runners and RunSignup The Bluegrass…
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RunSignup Referrals Program Returns Strong ROI Results
RunSignup’s Referrals 2.0, released in late January, has been impressing races with strong early ROI results. The program allows for an automated refund of a set amount for Referrers who successfully refer a pre-determined number of registrants (as set by the Race…
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Internal Race and Volunteer Questions
We have added an option to make questions “internal” only. This means that participants never see the question. This is useful for three use cases: This is setup in each custom question:
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RunSignup Fast Registration
RunSignup now offers the fastest registration options for races with a collection of services that speed registration: These all add up to ease the registration process for your participants. This means fewer incomplete registration, increased customer satisfaction and lower customer support.
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