January 28 & 29 in Tampa, Florida Join us this January at our 2025 Timer Education Summit in Tampa, Fla., where timers of all levels can deepen their expertise with RunSignup’s RaceDay Real-Time products. Whether you’re new to the industry or a…
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There is now a top teams leaderboard for Website V2. Feature the top teams by number of members on any page of your website. The real-time Top Teams Leaderboard is a powerful way to foster (friendly) competition for the many races that…
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How much should your race cost? For many race director’s pricing your race is the first question raised, and we wish we could give you a precise formula to answer the question. Unfortunately, it’s a complex question that has to weigh a…
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When severe weather conditions are possible in your area, the first step is building a contingency plan that can be activated as needed. 1. Decision: Do You Need to Cancel or Postpone Your Event? Your first step is to decide if you…
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We have made a Fee Transparency Display Update to improve participants’ understanding of new all-in pricing due to Fee Transparency Laws. We now show the all-in price along with the included fee on event tiles, the first step of registration, and Event…
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You can now enable fee transparency for events in states that have not passed fee transparency laws. While RunSignup automatically enables for states that have passed fee transparency laws, some directors want to enable all-in pricing for events in locations that have…
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RunSignup’s RaceJoy event app now offers participant chip-timed progress alerts. This is the latest advancement in RunSignup’s RaceDay Real-Time technology suite and integrates the power of RaceDay Scoring with RaceJoy. Timers can now activate chip-timed alerts and deliver official progress and result notifications…
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There is now an option to sort teams by size on the Groups/Teams page. This allows events that drive registrations through team size competitions to have a real time leaderboard on their groups/teams page. By default, the team page sorts alphabetically. You…
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We recently held our inaugural RunSignup University. The two day event gave attendees an opportunity to deepen their product knowledge and get the most out of RunSignup. Being there in person was certainly the best way to learn the most, but seats…
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James and Shelly Harris, creators of RaceJoy and long-time RunSignup employees, recently hosted their inaugural race: The Firecracker 5K Festival at Chickasaw Point. With years of race experience from multiple perspectives, this was our first time managing the entire process. As long-time employees at RunSignup, our familiarity with RunSignup’s tools allowed us to bring a big-event experience to our community, utilizing features that most first-time organizers might overlook. We thought we’d share our perspective on putting on a first time race with a focus on sponsorships. As many know, registration revenue tends to just cover the cost of producing the event.
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