Planning a Race Event? Here’s our Top 10 things to consider:

🏅 Location: Consider the location of your event, taking into account factors such as accessibility, parking, and potential hazards on the course.

🏅 Permits and insurance: Obtain the necessary permits and insurance to hold the event. This may include road closures, permits to use public land, and liability insurance.

🏅 Health and safety: Plan for the health and safety of participants and volunteers, including emergency medical services, security, and crowd control measures.

🏅 Course design: Design a safe and challenging course, taking into consideration the terrain, elevations, and any other factors that may impact the race.

🏅 Timing and scoring: Arrange for accurate timing and scoring, including chip timing, manual timing, or a combination of both.

🏅 Marketing and registration: Create a website and social media presence to promote your event, and develop a registration process that is easy and efficient for participants.

🏅 Volunteer and staff management: Recruit and manage volunteers and staff, including responsibilities such as registration, course marshalling, aid stations, and post-race activities.

🏅 Finisher medals and prizes: Plan for finisher medals and prizes, and ensure that they are delivered to the winners in a timely manner.

🏅 Post-race activities: Plan for post-race activities, such as food, drinks, entertainment and an awards ceremony.

🏅 Feedback and improvement: Collect feedback from participants, volunteers and staff and use it to improve your event for next year.