Unstoppable Timers Gather for 2026 Timer Education Summit
Close to 100 Dedicated Timers Brave the Elements for Two Days of Learning
When Mother Nature threw a curveball in the form of a massive winter storm across much of the country, we weren’t sure what to expect for the 2026 Timer Education Summit in Tampa this last week. Flight cancellations, road closures, and travel...
The RunSignup Community Grant supports nonprofit organizations that promote the endurance industry. First introduced in 2016, the program is back in 2026 after a COVID-19 related interruption. As an employee owned company that is profitable, we believe it’s important to share our...
The State of the Industry: The 2025 Race Trends Report is Here!
Our annual 2025 Race Trends Report is here, breaking down the participation numbers and industry trends from 2025 to help race directors and timers make better predictions and more successful decisions in 2026. The headline from this year continued, but slowing growth,...
Congratulations to Matthew Smeltzer: 2026 Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award Winner
We’re very pleased to announce that Matthew Smeltzer, founder of Competitive Timing, is the winner of the 2026 Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award! We presented this honor at this week’s Timer Education Summit in Tampa, Florida, and we couldn’t be...
At RunSignup, we believe in continuous improvement. That means 2,000+ software releases each year bringing new features and upgraded technology options. While that’s great for events, we know it can be a challenge to keep up with every new release! To help,...
We say this sincerely – we wish Eventbrite was doing better. They are the only public company in the event ticket/registration space and are the segment leader. If they were growing it would show that events are back and bring an overall…
Part of my series on what, why and how we do things at RunSignup, Founder’s Corner. As I have said many times before, I am a huge fan of Warren Buffet and his long term thinking. This was reinforced the past several months…
Stand alone Donations have been added to the Next Gen Membership system. Setup is simple with a variety of self explanatory, simple options for customizing the Donation Page: In the coming weeks we will be adding donation capability during registration.
We added the stand alone Store to Memberships last week. Now we are releasing Store items that can be either purchased or bundled with memberships. Store Items You can add as many items as you like. Items can have multiple variants (size…
Out of creative juice or just looking to punch up your communications? We’ve done a little AI testing to see how it can help you build copy for your email and websites. What Can AI Do for Your Race? Before you turn…
We have now fully transitioned all races to RunSignup’s next-generation Email V2. Here are the key things to know: You will see both Email Marketing (Legacy) and Email V2 tabs in your dashboard. We have a lot of resources to learn more…
Each year RunSignup puts together an annual Race Trends Report presenting findings from data collected on our platform throughout the year. Since we play host to tens of thousands of events, we’re uniquely positioned to find insights that may elude others. The…
Donors now have expanded ways to dedicate their donations on RunSignup. If they choose to dedicate their donation, your nonprofit can offer the option to mail a card to the honoree or a family member/friend of the honoree. To enable Mail a Card…
This is a partner post in conjunction with RaceInsure, a new insurance option by race director and insurance professional Scott Sutter. How often do you think race directors read the fine print of their race insurance policy? With the juggling act that…
RunSignup does internal Company Calls every few weeks with a rotation of departments giving updates. Recently, we did received an update from the EventDay development team on completed advancements and plans for 2024. The team focuses on EventDay products such as RaceDay Scoring, RaceDay CheckIn app, RaceJoy, Mobile Timing App, and TicketSignup App. They also complete the integration with technology partners like Race Result and MYLAPS. We thought it would be interesting for our customers to see the continuous focus on progress the team demonstrates.
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