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Feature Updates Added the ability to use Front-Facing Cameras only in Device Settings. This is recommended if you are using the app installed on a Chromebook or other device that only has a front facing camera. Changed Fundraising Details display. Now we show the Amount Raised as its own field and will hide Fundraising Minimum […]
Feature Updates Auto-Save Timer Info Fields now will pull from RunSignup Timer Account Info. The Questions Contact Email, Results Timer Name, Results Timer URL, and Questions Contact URL will now be prefilled with the data that you have set up on your Timer Dashboard under Settings > Timer Info. You can change these values as […]
Added the ability to mark upcoming finishers with a specified color. This could be useful for many different purposes. For example, you may want to flag the first 3 female finishers, or a wheelchair finisher, or flag participants that you are unsure about whether you read their bib number correctly. The flag color will be […]
Feature Updates Major update to underlying technology packages for system stability and future-proofing. Bug Fixes Fixed a crash on iOS 16.1 devices when scanning with the camera. Fixed an issue on iOS 16 devices that would cause three labels to print each time.
Feature Updates Updated Membership Display to show even if there is no Membership Number. Some Memberships at RunSignup are set up without the concept of a Membership Number existing. In this case, we will show the membership and whether or not they are a member instead of hiding any membership that does not have a […]
App Flow Updates Added “Backup Timer” App Flow, and helper text for how each App Flow should be used (tap the “i” next to “Select an App Flow). Score & Publish Results Participant Data will sync down from RunSignup, and all of your results will be uploaded to RunSignup. Any existing results at RunSignup for […]
Feature Updates Improved Syncing Performance in a number of ways. Updated Icons to current standards. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue causing giveaways to not be copied over when transferring a participant to another Event. Fixed an issue causing the app to not be available for download on Chromebooks that only have a single, front-facing camera. […]
Feature Updates Added MileSplit Report Section Type and Export Function. You can now create MileSplit Exports from Reports that have MileSplit Report Sections added to them. So, if you need to generate a MileSplit Export, first you need to create a Report that includes MileSplit Report Sections for each Event you have in your Race, […]
Feature Updates Updated Loading Progress Component. We improved the loading indicator, adding progress for loading Fundraiser data separate from the Participant/Volunteer data. Added the ability to quickly edit a Preset from the Configuration setup by tapping the arrow next to the Preset Name. This should make it easier to update a currently selected Preset by […]
Feature Updates Added Multi-Race Bundle Name (if applicable) to Event Name If a Participant has registered for their Event via a Multi-Race Bundle, we now show the name of the bundle in parenthesis after the Event name. For example 5k (Series Registration) or something similar. Added Bib Number Visualization to Top Right Corner of Participant View It […]
Feature Updates Added FinishLynx Report Section and Auto-Save option You can now create a Report that includes a FinishLynx Report Section when you select “All” Events that will give you the ability to set up a FinishLynx Auto-Save. This Auto-Save will export .evt, .ppl, and .sch files automatically as a race is ongoing, so that […]
Feature Updates Updated USAT Export to include Participants missing state or zip codes. This would cause some international participants to not show in exports if they did not have a state or zip code provided. This will allow these participants to be included in the export data. Updated Race List sort functionality so that it […]
Printing Updates Added Configuration setting to automatically print after Review. This will automatically send the print job after selecting “Save and Continue” on the CheckIn confirmation page. Added Print Button to Participant Info Screen. Now you can print labels from the Participant Info screen as well as from the CheckIn Confirmation screen. This allows you […]
Feature Updates Added the ability to save Data Check Reports. You can now create and save Data Check Reports to reference later. These reports will stick around when exporting/importing a Race. Added more options for filtering the Race List. Prior to this change you could only update the filter to not show passed Races. Now […]
Feature Updates Updated Result Set Selection when Publishing Results to RunSignup. If you are adding an Auto-save and no results exist for that Event on RunSignup yet, we will default the Auto-save to create a new Result Set. If there is a single Result Set available, we will automatically select that Result Set in the […]
IMPORTANT UPGRADE NOTICE: After upgrading to this version, any presets and configurations for saved Races will need to be created again. General Updates Presets and Configurations can now be edited. Before this update you could not edit existing Presets or Configurations, you would have to create new versions of them. Now you are able to […]
Updated database to improve stability and prevent missing/invalid ID errors. This version includes a major update to the database to fix some issues we have been seeing for a long time that would cause you to have to save Scored Events or rebuild Reports to fix them. Please note that this installation may take longer […]
Feature Updates Added an option in the Segment Setup to Hide a Segment from Report Columns. This will make it so that any Segments that have this setting enabled will not be included in any of the “Splits” type columns that include all Segments. In addition, these Segments will not be pushed to RunSignup Results. […]
Feature Updates USAT Export Option for Reports We have added a USAT Export option from the Export dropdown on a Report. This will produce a spreadsheet that is in the format the USAT expects. You must have separate filtered Reports for each USAT Category, as we require you to tell the system the type of […]
We’re happy to announce another update to the RaceDay CheckIn App. This update has a few incremental changes to bring the app’s styling up to current standards, but also adds a few handy features and fixes a few issues. General Updates Added the ability to Search Participants by typing in their Team Fundraiser name into […]
Feature Updates Report Template Import/Export Support You can now import and export report template packages between computers. This is helpful if you have a set of templates that you typically use that you want to move over to another computer. Added the Ability to Renew a Scoring Setup. There is a new option in the […]
We are happy to announce an update to RaceDay CheckIn that adds support for wireless (via WiFi network) label printing on the CheckIn Confirmation screen, and In-App Support. We have added support for printing out Participant Details when confirming a CheckIn. This is really useful if you want to include details about the participant that […]
Feature Updates Added the ability to customize Aggregate Team Detail Report Filters to only show those that scored. This is found in Team Detail Report Sections when building Reports under the “Filters & Sorts” section. This will hide all participants who weren’t used towards counting the group’s aggregate placement. Participants who were not originally scored, […]
We are happy to announce another update to RaceDay CheckIn! This update has added a brand-new feature that will assist any event organizers looking to be able to easily check on a Participant’s Fundraising Details on site, in addition to a few other features and updates. Updates to Presets Added Fundraiser Details to Presets. You […]
We have added a new feature similar to our existing Loyalty List feature that allows you to set up a list of potential participants who you would like to let bypass the Estimated Finish Time required field when selecting a Corral. You will provide a list of names, emails, and Dates of Birth to identify […]
Feature Updates Added warning when saving MyLaps Readlite File Streams and Chronotrack File Streams if you do not have the date override set. These two systems do not include date in the passing data, and our default is to use the current system date when bringing reads in. This can cause problems if you are […]
We are very excited to release a major update to the RaceDay Checkin App. This version includes an overhaul to the Preset & Configuration Editor, making it easier to understand and use, a variety of QR/Barcode scanning updates to make your Checkin workflow more efficient, and a whole lot more! Feature Updates Improvements to Presets […]
We are very excited to announce the newest update to one of our favorite products, RaceDay Checkin! This update includes quite a few features that our customers have been waiting on for a while, along with a few bug fixes. You can find the updates today in the Apple App Store, and Google Play Store! […]
We have released the third phase of our project to provide our organizers with the ability to offer more flexible Gender Options. This ongoing project will make it easier for events to provide more inclusive registration options without disrupting any of your historical event data. We have seen an increase in events that want flexible […]
Recently we have added a few more Individual Milestone Types for Virtual Challenges. You can now set up the following types of Individual Milestones to unlock. The newly available Milestone Types are in bold: Fixed Distance Completed Repeating Distance Completed Days of Activity Consecutive Days of Activity Percent of Goal Completed Fixed Elevation Gain Completed […]
When we first release our Challenge Platform we allowed a few simple ways to sort results – total time or total distance/tally. Since then we have seen a great amount of excitement around Virtual Challenges and the software that we have build to support them. What we have discovered is that many Challenge events want […]
We have added a pace confirmation message for Virtual Challenges if the user is about to enter a time and distance for an Activity that would be unrealistic for the selected Activity Type. This has been added to prevent some instances that we have seen where participants accidentally enter 400 miles for a bike ride […]
With the increasing need for corral management to increase safety during COVID restrictions and limit the number of people in a given time, corral management has become very important. We have updated our Corral Management System to make the existing functions easier to understand and use since more and more races are using them. Now […]
We now support another fun way to engage your participants throughout the length of your Virtual Challenge – Milestones and Badges! This is just the start of a large project around Milestones which will eventually include things like automatically sending notifications to participants if they complete a Milestone, having a unique link for each Milestone […]
RunSignup now supports the ability for participants to submit their virtual results by uploading their GPS activity recorded while using third party types of tracking tools. Participants record their activities for Virtual Events on a multitude of devices and platforms. Two very common formats of data are GPX and FIT, which services like Garmin and […]
We are happy to announce a whole new generation of Team Results on RunSignup. While it helps improve the previous team results capabilities tremendously, we are probably most excited by the support for Cross Country Results (probably because there are a bunch of cross country nerds working here at RunSignup). As covered in the Team […]
This is a guest post from sodisp. For a limited time all sodisp virtual events are free to create, up to 1,000 participants, with events using RunSignup for their registration able to have their virtual event on sodisp for up to 10,000 participants. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has a very real and immediate effect on […]
Field General (FG) a real time GPS asset tracking software company has retooled its flagship product to provide a simple and powerful solution to launch and manage Virtual Runs: Virtual Race by Field General (VR). (vrace.us ) “With races being canceled across the world, Race Directors need a fast, simple and power solution to convert […]
As more and more events are transitioning their Races over to Virtual Races we are dedicating more of our time on improving the Virtual Race experience for participants, and the Virtual Race setup and configuration for race directors. Over the next few weeks you’ll see some consistent improvements made to both of these areas. We […]
