Technology for Ultra Races…
RunSignup makes registration easy, sure. But we’re also here with free technology to help you manage your ultra events from conception to execution.
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.
RunSignup Makes Your Ultra Easy to Find
Want to make sure runners can find your event? In addition to including your race on our internal race search, creating your race on RunSignup means it’s automatically to our network of 2,500 US-based event calendars like RunningintheUsa, Evvnt, and more. Additionally, we optimize your race website to ensure it’s a top hit on Google – and the ability to renew your race means all the SEO you earn this year will continue to help your race to be found next year.
Key Features for Ultra Races
Collect All the Information
Collect all the data you need (and none that you don’t) with unlimited custom questions.
- Flexible question formats for multiple choice, multi-select, or open-ended answers
- Time validation option to ensure accurate information for expected finish time, previous finish times, and more
- Supports multiple waivers to make paperwork easy when you, your venue, and your sponsor all need waivers
- Collect pacer information easily to ensure a record of who’s on your course
Participant Management
Ease customer service and keep participants coming back with flexible options for participant management.
- Enable self-serve options for participant management, including for distance transfers, bib exchanges, and refunds (if allowed)
- Allow participant changes for free or add a fee to boost your revenue
- Implement and manage a waiting list for sold out or lottery-based events
- Cap registrations by distance (for course management) or across events (for venue restrictions)
- Make it easy to manage participant changes that apply to many people with bulk participant management features for refunds, transfers, and deferrals
Automated Pricing Strategies
Incentivize early registrations and increase participant loyalty with automated pricing strategies.
- Implement price increases based on date or number of registrations to activate potential participants
- Build loyalty across your event with multi-race bundles that allow for registration of several events at once
- Cultivate community by rewarding local running groups with discounts via automated membership recognition or auto-applied coupon codes
Volunteer Platform
Register and manage volunteers directly from your race dashboard.
- Organize your volunteer needs with individual volunteer tasks, timeslots groupings of tasks into categories, and dedicated volunteer and task coordinators
- Optimize your assignments with minimum and maximum numbers of volunteers needed
- Add custom questions with information and waivers from your volunteers
- Easily communicate through free email and automated volunteer lists (and sub-lists by task or category)
- Take advantage of vouchers to offer your volunteers discounted entry into future events
Participant Insurance
Earn more revenue by offering your participants optional protection.
- Enable the ability for participants to purchase insurance during their registration
- All insurance-related participant management (and refunds) are handled by our insurance partner, Protecht Regshield
- Low-cost option for your participants, at 8.1% of the registration fee (just a $2.99 minimum)
- 20% of all insurance premiums are paid to your race, providing a nice
RaceDay Technology for Ultra Races…
Whether you’re working with a professional timer or using a more DIY timing option, we can help.
RaceDay Scoring
Step up your game with our next-generation race scoring software to score runners on multiple courses and multiple distances.
Mobile Timing App
For small, simple races in remote conditions, the Mobile Timing App allows you to track finishers and publish results for participants in real time.
RaceJoy Tracking
Offer RaceJoy’s runner tracking to ensure the safety of your participants with off-course and SOS alerts, live dashboards, and communications features.
Post-Race
Keep your participants engaged with searchable results and auto-tagged photos right on your race website. Unlimited photo uploads are allowed.
Tamalpa Headlands 50k presented by UltraRunning Magazine
The Tamalpa Headlands 50k team is thrilled for the revival of the race and can’t wait for the 21st Tamalpa Headlands 50k presented by UltraRunning Magazine. The goals are to see it blossom back into the world class event it once was, and to again become the USATF 50k National Championship in 2024.
$3,500 Podium Prize
6 Year Hiatus
1998 Race Established
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