Virtual Race Referral Rewards
As you go to open up your virtual race – whether it is a brand new idea, or a virtual version of your traditional race or fundraiser – you will need to learn some new things. We give you a ton of…
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Category: Key Features
Race Status Survey
We added a race status survey that helps us understand the status of your race in determining the appropriate reserve, especially post race, several weeks ago. It is available on your race dashboard: We recently added a place to upload a Government Order…
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Looking Forward Guidelines
We are happy to share a rough draft of our Looking Forward Guidelines: https://runsignup.com/lookingforward. With input from dozens of race directors, timers, governing bodies, and other industry partners, this living document is intended to provide ideas for a suggested path forward for races…
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Starting Line Bottleneck Analysis Post COVID-19
While there are many considerations about how to hold a race in the new normal of Coronavirus and 6 Foot spacing, one of the most prominent bottlenecks is the starting line. While there are many other complicating factors like bib pickup and…
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Save Money with RunSignup
Every event organizer is trying to figure out how to reduce expenses right now. Here is an overview of ways to can use RunSignup to potentially save money. We also have a sister blog for ways to Make Money with RunSignup. Here is…
Read MoreWebinar Recap & Recording: Breaking Down Financial Reports
More than ever, race organizers are reviewing their financial reporting and trying to make sense of the numbers – particularly, when and how much they will get paid. Kevin and Bryan took some time to walk through the Financial Summary and Payment…
Read MoreRace Reserve Requirement Drops from 20% to 10%
We are happy to announce that we are dropping our standard race reserve requirement from 20% to 10%, and the overall payment account reserve requirement from 10% to 5% effective immediately. You should see these new numbers appear in the various race financial reports and payment account…
Read MorePayment Account Reports
We have added a new report to the Manage Payment Account page. You can find this from your Profile page, or you can find it from a link under the “Payment Account” tab on your individual Race Summary page. The new report…
Read MoreRunSignup Technology During a Pandemic
It has been a full month since we shifted into Full Coronavirus Mode on March 9. At our core, we are a technology company. We have been in hyperdrive mode this past month on a bunch of different fronts and wanted to…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Financial Summary Page
Races have a Financial Summary page that has drawn more attention than usual. Let’s take a look at a simple use case to understand the basics. We will also take a look at the Payment Account, which is where you can see…
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