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• For recreational, non competitive cycling events on open roads, where are you finding the best insurance options?

  Posted: Aug. 1, 2025

• What financial arrangements do you make with race photographers?

  Posted: July 31, 2025

• What have you used to put on cement paths for races that potentially use spikes or barefoot? I have a triathlon with a part after the swim that goes on a rocky tar path.

  Posted: July 31, 2025

• Lots of my race marshals have cancelled. Have any of you put on a race with only signage and markers and nobody got lost?

  Posted: July 29, 2025

• We are experiencing a growing number of "illegal" bib transfers to the point that it is now affecting the results. Anyone else seeing this uptick?

  Posted: July 22, 2025

• When you are getting close to race weekend and your brain is starting to overload with all of the last minute to-dos, what is the best way to keep everything organized?

  Posted: July 21, 2025

• I'm looking for a good format for a race day plan to send to my race day staff.

  Posted: July 21, 2025

• Which registration platform charges the least amount in fees?

  Posted: July 18, 2025

• If you had a stockpile of old race shirts (up to 10 years old), how would you get rid of them?

  Posted: July 15, 2025

• Looking for suggestions for an app that will allow me to record GPS locations of different points along a race course.

  Posted: July 14, 2025

• Has anyone purchased a DIY engraver to engrave your own medals or offer engraving at events?

  Posted: July 11, 2025

• What non-traditional (i.e, medals, trophy, big check) awards have you given out that have been well received?

  Posted: July 10, 2025

• Does anyone have some great pics/examples of a great post race party foods area?

  Posted: July 10, 2025

• Does anyone have a good electric air pump that they recommend? I'm looking for something that can inflate deflate our archways/buoys, and plug into a regular outlet.

  Posted: July 10, 2025

• Has any US-based race director/company created an international race? We're considering launching a half marathon race in Europe and I'm curious about registration portals and insurance.

  Posted: July 9, 2025

• Any real scenarios where a participant sued and won money from a race director?

  Posted: July 1, 2025

• What is your policy for no shows who want their packets after the race?

  Posted: June 30, 2025

• Looking for tips and tricks for finding sponsors.

  Posted: June 28, 2025

• How do you pitch race expos to vendors? Do you care what type of vendors come out? What rates do you charge?

  Posted: June 27, 2025

• What do you think are the best shoes for race directors?

  Posted: June 25, 2025