Launch of RunSignup Timer Certification Program

New Registration & Marketing Timer Certification  We are super excited to launch the new RunSignup Timer Certification program! This certification program is designed to provide timers with the ability to offer their events new and expanded registration and marketing related services that…

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Town Talk: FARC & Arsenal Events on Modifying Events for 2021

RunSignup customers Brian Pessalano (Fredericksburg Area Running Club) and Kristen Loescher (Arsenal Events) appeared on a local radio show where they discussed a topic at the front of everyone’s mind: organizing running events in a pandemic. Check out their interview to discuss…

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MYLAPS Integration with RaceDay Scoring How-To

Below is a recorded session that provides an overview on how to set up streams and timing locations using MYLAPS timing hardware and RunSignup’s RaceDay Scoring. Special guests, Amanda Marek and Dave Hebgen, from RaceDay Events walkthrough how to use RaceDay Scoring and share…

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Modifying Your In-Person Event for 2021

We saw a steady increase in in-person events throughout the fall and winter, and expect to see significantly more in Q2 and Q3 of 2021. With more race organizers looking to secure permits for safe, modified events, we are increasingly seeing questions…

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Renewing a Cancelled Race

Why Renew? If you made a number of edits to your (cancelled) 2020 race, it may be tempting to just start over. Don’t! Going through the steps to correctly renew your race has a number of benefits, including: Complications of 2021 Renewals Renewing is…

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Timer Survey Findings Debrief

Timers can get a debrief on the recently completed Timer marketing research survey by watching the recorded session below. More than 160 timers participated in this year’s survey. Topics covered include general timer business attributes, impacts of Covid-19, timer strategies, and timers’…

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Who Are the Virtual Runners?

Anecdotal evidence has long suggested to us that virtual runners are not the same people who show up on race day, but the sudden flood of virtual events in 2020 gave us enough volume (and enough motivation) to pull some new reports…

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2021 Virtual Winter Symposium Wrap-Up

We wrapped up our 2021 Virtual Winter Symposium on Thursday. Like all of our customers who had to go virtual this year, we missed seeing everyone in-person, but we were grateful for the chance to move forward in some capacity. The bonus?…

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What Happened to GoFundMe Charity?

In November 2019 we wrote about the abrupt brand and platform shut-down of Crowdrise following their acquisition by GoFundMe. While Crowdrise was designed for nonprofits, GoFundMe has been designed from the start as a platform for individual fundraising for many purposes. The change caused…

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