Charity Partner Fundraiser Report Updates
We’ve added filters and search options to the Charity Partner Fundraiser Report. These new options include Learn more about how nonprofits and races use charity partners here.
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February 6, 2026
Advanced RaceDay Technology Powers Millions of Interactions
We’re excited to share some incredible milestones from 2025 that showcase how our RaceDay technology platform has become the industry standard for race day operations. This past year, our integrated suite of tools powered more than 7.3+ million participant check-ins, scored 4.3...Read More about Advanced RaceDay Technology Powers Millions of Interactions
February 2, 2026
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...Read More about Unstoppable Timers Gather for 2026 Timer Education Summit
February 2, 2026
Meet the 2026 RunSignup Community Grant Winners
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...Read More about Meet the 2026 RunSignup Community Grant Winners
February 2, 2026
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,...Read More about The State of the Industry: The 2025 Race Trends Report is Here!
January 30, 2026
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...Read More about Congratulations to Matthew Smeltzer: 2026 Alan Jones Timer of the Year Award Winner
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Welcome, Devon Wallace!
We are excited to announce our newest team member, Devon Wallace. During his time here he will be working with the sales team. To welcome Devon to our team and to give him the opportunity to tell his story, we spent some…
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Security Best Practices for Race Directors
RunSignup is PCI-DSS Level 1 Compliant RunSignup has once again completed its annual third-party audit certifying compliance with security standard Payment Card Industry-Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). When you are using RunSignup you can be confident that we are managing the system to…
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Customize Fundraiser Donation Instructions
Peer to Peer Fundraising events can now customize the fundraiser instructions that appear on the donation page and donation step of registration. By default, the instructions are “Select a fundraiser to donate to a cause”. The term fundraiser is responsive to custom…
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2023 Top 100 Largest Races
We assembled a preliminary list of the 2023 top 100 largest races that were timed. We have been accumulating this list for a couple of years (see 2018, 2019, and 2022). This year, we also added data around the largest individual distances….
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Sneak Peek Membership Videos
We will be introducing a new Membership system in 2024 as first outlined in this blog, and with the Beta announcement with full feature list. These are videos that Jonathan Farrell, the lead developer for this new capability, demoed before release (so…
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We are getting closer to our beta release for the new Membership system – hopefully by the end of January. This feature is in the system already and you can see it on a sample Membership system that is live on our…
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Welcome, Julius Leone!
We are excited to announce our newest team member, Julius Leone. Julius is a student at Rowan University and is joining RunSignup as part of our ongoing Coop partnership with Rowan. During his time here he will be working with the development…
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Email Capture Migration to Email V2
Today we are running a migration to move anyone still using Email Capture in Email V1 to Email Capture in V2. We automatically set up your Email Capture settings and configurations in Email V2. One of the benefits of Email Capture in…
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Empowering Timers with Event Day Innovation
Watch this video for Bob Bickel’s insights into RunSignup’s strategy to help timers provide foundational technology for race events. In the fast-paced world of event management, where every second counts, leveraging cutting-edge technology is the key to success.
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