Race Directors 201

Experienced Race Directors: What’s Next? You’ve successfully hosted your first race – now it’s time to refine, grow, and optimize! Whether you’re looking to increase participation, streamline operations, or enhance the race experience, this guide will help you take your event to…


Brooksee Timing Downsides

Brooksee has been aggressively promoting their Laurel Timing technology. The reality is that races may want to consider the several downsides to their approach. “At the finish line, Laurel by Brooksee delivered a 99.95% read rate, outperforming a leading legacy timing system…


NEW Mobile Timing App Photo Capture Integration

We are very excited to announce the new RaceDay Mobile Timing App Version 5 with Photo Capture integration. This significant update enables race timers with the ability to capture and auto-tag participant photos directly from the app. Images are instantly linked to…


Broad Street Lottery

Earlier this week the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run did their annual lottery pick for their famous 10 miler. Over 40,000 people had signed up for the lottery drawing during the previous two weeks. The RunSignup platform helped with a number…


Sponsor Management

Sponsor Management on the Race Dashboard Easily manage sponsors from your race dashboard with tools for invoicing, payment tracking, and reporting, Keep track of sponsor commitments, customize sponsor tiers, and generate reports. Learn more Race Sponsor Management on Websites Showcase your sponsors…


Loyalty Programs for Races

Loyalty is one of the best ways to measure if a race is successful – do past participants come back? Repeat participants also form the core of participation. RunSignup has helped races understand their loyal participants and developed programs for 15 years…


Bluetooth and LoRa – Ready for Timing Events?

There has been increased interest in Bluetooth and LoRa as A new type of timing technology. Atlas Timing and their US Distributor, Negative Split Productions are the early adopters of Bluetooth.  Brooksee with their Laurel Timing is the early adopter of LoRa (see…


Running USA Industry Conference

Heading to Louisville for the 2025 Running USA Industry Conference? So are we! Email johanna@runsignup.com to set up a time to talk with someone on the team, or catch Allison Bickel’s session on Setting Up and Using Google Analytics GA4 on Tuesday…