Community Discussions

Latest discussions

• Is anyone using a mailing center that will mail medals and possibly shirts to participants worldwide and charge for that?

  Posted: Aug. 28, 2025

• Is USAT setting a new precedent by refunding everyone after the cancellation of the National Championships due to weather?

  Posted: Aug. 28, 2025

• How much are you spending for permits and road closures for a 5k?

  Posted: Aug. 27, 2025

• Anyone using sponsorship evaluation tools to do their proposals for potential sponsors?

  Posted: Aug. 27, 2025

• Does anyone have a Thanksgiving race where they hand out mini pies?

  Posted: Aug. 26, 2025

• Is there anyway to separate the top female from male runners when she comes in?

  Posted: Aug. 25, 2025

• Is it reasonable for an inaugural event to only recognize 1st-3rd overall and skip age group awards?

  Posted: Aug. 24, 2025

• Those who have started 2026 registrations, how is it going?

  Posted: Aug. 21, 2025

• I put on a youth triathlon on Sunday and as usual, the award ceremony was a sh*tshow. Is this normal? How do you handle awards for kid events?

  Posted: Aug. 19, 2025

• What are you using for taking payments at the race site?

  Posted: Aug. 18, 2025

• I had a participant ask for a participant list for the event he is doing. Am I missing a valid reason why this participant needs to know who else is competing?

  Posted: Aug. 18, 2025

• For those with an annual bike ride, what are you seeing for attendance this year versus last year?

  Posted: Aug. 18, 2025

• Do you put your signage out the night before or the morning of the race?

  Posted: Aug. 16, 2025

• Anyone use barcode check-in systems? Looking to do wristbands for swimmers.

  Posted: Aug. 14, 2025

• In getting sponsors is it bad form to have a trail/outdoor store be a sponsor for our trail race AND have a running shoe store as well?

  Posted: Aug. 14, 2025

• What seems to be the preferred aid station drinks for a 5k and a 10k? Water? Gatorade?

  Posted: Aug. 9, 2025

• Do any timers include race directing free as part of their service?

  Posted: Aug. 8, 2025

• What’s the best promotion, gimmick, etc. that you came up with to boost registrations?

  Posted: Aug. 5, 2025

• Is there a website/guidelines on air quality (AQI) with regards to holding races?

  Posted: Aug. 2, 2025

• As an RD, when entering a race and/or needing to ask a question, do you find yourself evaluating the experience and saying "Oh, I should do that", or "I need to make sure THAT never happens"?

  Posted: Aug. 2, 2025