A Quick Guide for Creating a Safe Event

In the world of endurance sports, pushing your limits and achieving personal bests are what drive athletes to train relentlessly. But behind the thrill of competition lies a fundamental principle: safety. By their very nature, endurance events are physically demanding and exhausting, making…

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RRCA Guide Series

After being in the endurance industry for over a decade, we know a thing or two about races. Though we feel qualified to share tips and advice on a number of topics – like race registration, building beautiful event websites, or creating…

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Making Money Beyond Registrations: Firecracker 5K Festival

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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RunSignup Customer Support and Your Race

While we strive to make the RunSignup platform easy to use, the truth is organizing races is complicated! Because of that, RunSignup customer support has several layers to help you create your best race. This includes support documentation to help you learn…

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July 4th: the Next Running Holiday?

The numbers from 4th of July runs are in! At this point, Turkey Trots are as synonymous with Thanksgiving as pumpkin pie, and the increasing popularity of July 4th runs suggests runners are up for more holiday races. While July 4th races…

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Highlighting Award Winners

We’re happy to roll out an enhancement to our individual result views that put your athletes’ achievements front and center. Now, when viewing the individual race result page, you’ll notice a brand-new section highlighting which Division you were a top finisher in,…

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Four Common Mistakes Small Races Make

Over the years we’ve had a lot of small races on our platform. We’ve seen them succeed. We’ve seen them struggle. And though there’s no single answer to what makes the difference, we have noticed some trends on what separates the successes…

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When Should Races Close Registration?

There’s a lot to do on the days leading up to a race. There’s packet pickups. Making sure routes are set and safe. Doing final checks with municipalities to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. With all that going on, it…

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2024 Customer Feedback Survey

For our upcoming RunSignup University, we are requiring students to fill out a survey sharing their experiences (positive and negative) with both RunSignup and the current running industry. While you may not be joining us in person, we still want to hear…

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Peddles and Progress at Cactus Cup

ARIZONA’S ORIGINAL MOUNTAIN BIKE STAGE RACE Originating in 1991, the Cactus Cup stands tall as Arizona’s original mountain bike stage race, and its recent 2024 event proved to be another successful experience that offered something for everyone. Gail Hughes, with Virtual Roster…

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