How to Increase Race Participation

Everything an Experienced Race Director Needs to Grow RunSignup gives returning race directors the tools to scale participation, streamline operations, and raise more revenue — all in one free platform. Built-in referral rewards, email marketing, and RaceInsights analytics mean growing your race…


Laurel Timing Timing (See Note for update to this old blog post!)

Note – see updates from Laurel Timing – https://info.runsignup.com/2026/04/13/laurel-turning-race-timing-into-race-storytelling/. This corrects that fact they use Bluetooth and NOT LoRa and talk about the advances made since them. We suspect the inaccuracy in splits is a combination of less accuracy with split readers,…


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…


Race Sponsor Management: Free Tools for Race Directors

Why Manage Sponsors on RunSignup Sponsors are one of the biggest revenue sources for most races, and RunSignup handles the full sponsorship lifecycle from commitment to renewal in the same dashboard you already use. Sponsor tools live under the Sponsors tab on…


Guest Blog – FindaRace.com

This is a guest blog from David Wearn, Founder of FindaRace.com, and race search website. RunSignup note: FindaRace.com is one of many affiliate websites that automatically list all races hosted on RunSignup. Put simply, findarace.com is the US’s fastest-growing calendar site, with…


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…


State of the Industry: 2024 RaceTrends Review

The results from the 2024 RaceTrends report are in. Join us for this on-demand review of the report’s key results, from overall race growth to demographic trends and pricing shifts. We review all the numbers from 2024 along with related expectations and…


RunSignup 101

New to RunSignup and want a little extra help? No problem, we’re here to help! We will show you core features that make up RunSignup and help you successfully set up your event. Key topics include: Race Set Up Race Dashboard Race…


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