Brand Your Website for Triathlons with TriSignup
Did you know that you can use the alternate URL of TriSignup.com for your event? No extra steps are required: with our Single Sign On System for multiple brands, the race you create can be accessed from either RunSignup.com/MyRace or TriSignup.com/MyRace. The functionality is the same, but the branding is perfect for your event.
Technology for Triathlons
RunSignup makes triathlon registration easy, sure. But we’re also here with free technology to help you manage your event business and race operations from conception to execution. All triathlons include:
Registration
Make it simple for participants to register in minutes with a dynamic, mobile-friendly, and customizable registration platform.
Marketing Tools
Take advantage of free marketing tools including email and websites as well as built-in referral programs, incentive-base pricing setups, and social sharing settings.
Fundraising
Raise more for your nonprofit, charity partner, or multiple charity partners with integrated donations and fundraising tools.
RaceDay
Streamline your RaceDay operations with flexible bib assignment, a speedy CheckIn App and simple on-site registration options.
Key Features for Triathlons
RaceDay Tools
On-site logistics are key for any triathlon. Make the experience seamless with the RunSignup RaceDay Suite, including:
- Bib Management with flexible options to assign your bibs at registration, import your bib numbers, or allow for dynamic bib assignment on-site
- On-Site Registration makes it simple maximize participation with a streamlined process for race day registrations
- RaceDay CheckIn App eliminates lines and ensures speedy check-in of all your participants.
RaceJoy
RaceJoy Certified Timers can setup and provide RaceJoy’s real-time participant tracking.
- Offer two forms of real-time tracking; Chip-timed alerts and continuous GPS-based phone tracking
- Offer real-time spectator interaction via custom cheers
- Easily monitor participants on course, volunteers, and key race staff
- Improve safety with SOS alerts, off-course alerts, and turn-by-turn directions
- Create a custom audio experience for a more dynamic event
RunSignup AI Chatbot
The RunSignup AI Chatbot delivers instant, accurate responses to streamline communication and save you time.
- 24/7 Support for Participants — Automatically answer common registration, membership, and schedule questions so athletes get quick help anytime.
- Triathlon-Specific Guidance — Provide tailored information for multi-sport events, from wave assignments and transition rules to relay setup.
- Seamless RunSignup Integration — Pull real-time data from your registration, RaceDay, and membership tools for consistent, accurate responses.
- Customizable for Your Brand — Adjust tone and FAQs to match your event’s personality and ensure a cohesive athlete experience.
Corral/Wave Management
Provide structure and organization to the chaos with a built-in corral management tool. This includes:
- A Corral Size Estimation Tool and Corral Time Builder to help you define the best parameters for your event
- The ability to assign corrals during registration, wait to assign corrals later, or allow participants to choose their corral
- Smart time entry with the ability to require a verification link and minimum time requirements for participants choosing their own corral
Groups and Teams
Make your triathlon more approachable with relay and team options. RunSignup’s team features include:
- Require teams to be a specific size (for example, 3 on a relay team)
- Allow teams that are single-gender or coed
- Flexible team pricing that allows for a captain to pay for everyone up front or requires each registrant to pay as they join
USAT Triathlon Integration
If your race is sanctioned by USA Triathlon, we make it easy for you to verify memberships and provide membership registrations for your participants. This includes:
- An easy setup to require participants to enter their membership information (to be checked against the USAT database) or purchase a USAT Membership within race registration
- Ability offer a discount specifically for USAT members
- USAT reports including participant waivers and a summary of memberships
USAT Membership and Your RunSignup Integration
USA Triathlon changed its membership options and pricing as of January 2024. If your triathlon is certified by USAT, you will ll need to ensure your event settings are properly configured to reflect the current membership requirements. Review the available documentation to make sure your in-flight and new USAT triathlons are set up correctly on the RunSignup platform.
More Technology for Triathlons
Looking for something else? Here are a few other features that make life easier for triathlons.
Participant
Insurance
Give your participants peace of mind with optional participant insurance that they can purchase to protect against an unexpected need to withdraw. No emails on your part – and your race actually earns revenue from the insurance.
Waiver Management
RunSignup has robust waiver options, including the ability to include multiple waivers, the ability to sign a waiver later if someone else registers a participant, and time-stamped reporting on waiver signings.
Merch
Sales
Increase your revenue with giveaways items (like your standard t-shirt), add-ons (like an upgrade to a bike jersey), and a standalone store. Inventory management tools included.
Flexible
Pricing
Turn your pricing setup into a prompt for action with time-based or count-based increases, management of unlimited coupon codes, and discounts for key groups of participants.
RaceDay
Photos
Build FOMO with shareable event photos directly on your race website. The RacDay Photo Platform allows for unlimited uploads, easy album management, and auto-tagging by bib number.
Triathlon Technology
For RaceDay Certified Timers
RaceJoy For Triathlons
RaceJoy Certified Timers can review the nuances of setting up a triathlon and other multi-sport events on RaceJoy.
RaceDay Scoring for Triathlons
RaceDay Scoring Certified Timers can review the basics of using RaceDay Scoring to score triathlons and other multi-sport events.
Customer Spotlight
Steelman Racing
Today Steelman Racing hosts 5-6 events per year, including a trail race, 3 open water swims, and a triathlon. One of David’s priorities when he took over Steelman Racing was finding the right timing partner and registration platform because of two primary challenges, inability to make updates to registration and communication challenges with timer.
18.8% Participants Sign Up with Bundles
7.8% Registrants Transfer Events
5-6 Events per Year
Negative Split Productions
RunSignup’s RaceDay Technology Suite helps race directors and timers speed up their race day processes. Tony Sapp from Negative Split Productions uses his RaceDay certification to implement several products from the RaceDay suite, such as automatic bib assignment and RaceDay CheckIn. These applications streamline the check in process on race day to cut down lines.
770+ Registrants for its 3 Extreme Triathlons in 2019
79.6% of it’s Extreme Tri Participants use RaceJoy
DQ Events
Prior to using RunSignup, DQ Events relied on several services for results, email marketing, registration, and websites. The company initially became interested in RunSignup when they saw how easily the platform integrates with various scoring services. The RunSignup platform has streamlined processes for DQ Events, allowing them to access all of their needs in one place.
15.9K Repeat Participants across all RunSignup Races
12 Triathlons + 40 Road Races a Year
100-4,000+ Range of Participants an Event
All the Latest Blogs on Triathlons
Why Triathlon’s Use TriSignup (AKA RunSignup)
Organizing a triathlon brings a unique set of challenges: three disciplines happening consecutively, transitions, wave starts, relay teams — the list goes on. With smart tools behind you, you can focus less on logistics and more on delivering a great experience. That’s…
Read More
USA Triathlon Membership Changes
Latest Update Jan 16, 2024 – New Membership Options became available today at 1pm Eastern. Race Directors should first login to the USAT Sanctioning System and configure their USAT Races, then proceed to configure RunSignup Events. See below for details. What is…
Read More
EventPower
About EventPower EventPower is Long Island’s premier multi-sport company with Sprint, Olympic, and Half Iron distance triathlons, duathlons, and running events. EventPower produces 12 events a year, with a unique focus on the athlete experience. They give 100% to providing participants an…
Read More
Cal Tri Events Provides Free Youth Racing in 2024
Guest Blog by Thom Richmond, CEO of Cal Tri Events. Starting in 2024, young athletes, aged 7-17, can race for free at any race in the Cal Tri Events series. Young athletes can participate for free in a range of race formats: triathlon, triathlon…
Read More
Steelman Racing
Growing a Leading Multi-Sport Events Business The Steelman Tri began in Pennsylvania at Lake Nockamixon around 2002 when there were very few triathlons in the area. Two races per year – a triathlon and an open water swim – brought in about…
Read More
RaceDay Scoring: Transitioning with Roger Bradshaw
Roger Bradshaw, the founder of well-known Race Director scoring software that has been used to score millions of participants, provides step-by-step guidance on how to transition from The Race Director to its planned replacement, RaceDay Scoring. Roger has played a pivotal role in the design and testing of RaceDay Scoring and ensuring RaceDay Scoring meets the evolving needs of timers. Roger provides timers with detailed guidance on transitioning from The Race Director to RaceDay Scoring.
Read More
Sommer Sports’ Michelle Craske’s Insights
We like to hear from people in the industry to find out more about them and how they use RunSignup’s products. Recently, RunSignup’s Steve Bingham-Hawk chatted with Michelle Craske with Sommer Sports to get some inside scoop. For those of you not familiar with Sommer…
Read More
USATriathlon Membership System Goes Live June 2, 2021
UPDATE: The new USAT API is now live and we are processing all requests with the new system around noon Thursday June 3, 2021. USATriathlon will be going live with a new membership validation, selling and waiver system on June 2, 2021. USAT…
Read More
California Triathlon Offers Insurance Alternative for Triathlons
After 2 years of work, California Triathlon is pleased to announce the California Triathlon Endorsed Race Director Insurance Program. At only $2.50 per participant, it offers an affordable insurance alternative for triathlons. A growing consortium of race directors from coast to coast will be utilizing…
Read More
USA Triathlon Ticket Socket Partnership
We have gotten some questions about USATriathlon promoting Ticket Socket. Two points. We remain completely committed to the triathlon community. We sold over $1,000,000 of USATriathlon memberships on our platform in 2019, and it is an important part of our business. We…
Read More
RaceDay Certified Timer Spotlight: Tony Sapp
Tony Sapp, owner of Negative Split Productions, shares his views on RunSignup’s RaceDay technology suite of products. Watch this video to hear his valuable insights on ways timers can create a competitive advantage through RunSignup’s RaceDay Suite. Negative Split Productions owns and operates…
Read More
USATriathlon Membership Number
We now show the USAT Membership number in several more convenient places. In particular, the Participant Management page for each individual now shows the number: In addition, you can build saved reports that include any of the USAT information:
Read More