How do you make a virtual race day more like an in-person one? See how RaceJoy, offered by Certified Timers, can create interactive experiences whether the runner is on an "official" course - or is running wherever they are. Add fun audio alerts, encourage spectators to send cheers, and monitor the race from your home.
2. Evolving Situation
Races Adjusting to Changing Conditions
• Seeking ways to add to create a tangible, official race experience
• Goal is to reduce cancellations and offer a feasible solution
• Need to differentiate virtual/hybrid experience from other events
• Must support safety measures and flexibility for the unexpected
People Isolated and Exercising More (Demand is there)
• Want and need positive social engagement
• Craving self achievement
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GPS tracking and cheer sending
Remote social engagement
4. RaceJoy Event Options
Traditional
• Defined course routes.
• Typically completed in one
day.
• Officially timed & scored.
• Full event support w/well
marked course.
Hybrid
• Defined course routes –
with more options.
• Expanded race dates/times.
• Course may not be marked.
• May be officially timed or
use virtual results.
Purely Virtual :
Race Anywhere
• Complete a distance from
any location.
• Offers virtual results: User
submitted time.
• Set start and finish event
dates.
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5. Challenge Events:
NOT Supported in RaceJoy- YET
• Not currently
supported in
RaceJoy
• RunSignup offering
web-based
approach
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6. RaceJoy for Virtual
Events
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Remote Social
Engagement
Solo Participant
Live Support
Race
Management &
News
RaceJoy is tried and tested with more than a million users, 7+
years at races across the country.
8. RaceJoy: GPS Tracking
• Live tracking of participant’s phone
position
• Interactive map viewing
• Audio off-course alerts for defined
routes
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9. Send-a-Cheer
Great way to support runners when you
are unable to attend the race. The cheer
feature is the best!!! The voices and
cheers are priceless. Great mile tracking.
Tamara R.
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Includes Personalized Text-to-Cheer Messages
11. Progress updates
issued at every mile.
No additional
equipment required.
RaceJoy: Participants
& Spectators
Continual progress updates
12. RaceDay Virtual Results
• Auto submission of User GPS Result through RaceJoy
• Integrates with RaceJoy for real-time mobile scored results
• Results must be enabled and set up for in-app results to
function
• User must register for event and have assigned bib number
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16. Create an Audio Experience
Purposes
• Supportive engagement, points of interest on course, directional cues,
local sponsors, general sponsors (keep to minimum)
Requirements
• Custom recorded messages 10+ days before event
• Refrain from excessive use
• Not intended for turn-by-turn directions
• Minimal sponsor messages
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18. Individual race participant progress information
like pace and estimated finish time
Global view of participants and operations
2Access the number of participants
who have crossed milestones
Provides organizers with ability to track participants and race operations live from a web
console and access to information to manage race operations.
News
Customize and adjust news alerts and
progress alert messages
Display live tracking of participants to a large screen at the race site.
Race Day Monitoring System
19. Monitoring System
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At-a-glance view of race day that can be projected at the race site. Includes tools like
direct communication and performance stats.
OFF-COURSE ALERTS
PARTICIPANT REPLAY
LEADERBOARD
Key Tools
21. Over Communication is
Essential
• Local Social Distancing Varies by Region
• Most encouraging being outside.
• Changes Happening Rapidly
• May need to communicate route location change and other unexpected
news.
• Social Distancing Guidelines
• Encourage races to communicate their guidelines
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22. RaceJoy: Race
Communications
• Official News Alerts
• Prescheduled or on the fly. Content, links, graphics
• Issued as in-app alerts. Stored in Buzz area.
• Banner Ads
• Important news and linkable.
• Direct Audio Messages
• Select individuals, group or all doing course.
• Issued real-time
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Mass
Official
News
Banner Ads
Direct to
Individual(s)
Direct Audio
to All On
Select
Course
25. ● RaceDay Certified Timers showcased with badge
● Check to see if timer is RaceJoy certified
Timer Search: Certification
Status
25Find a Timer
(Click to Search)
26. RaceJoy for Virtual Events
• Specified Dates
• Extended race dates for social distancing.
• Specific Course Route(s) and/or Race Anywhere
• Offer flexible options. Purely virtual, hybrid, or traditional.
• Requires at Least 5 Days Turnaround Time
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Races using
RunSignup for
primary registration
receive significant
discount.
27. Virtual-Solo Course Setup
• Special Instructions for Virtual Events
○ Enable “Virtual Race” type
○ Set the End Date Time (not optional)
■ Establishes the Tracking Period for
RaceJoy
○ Add Distance for event
○ Enable Enhanced Virtual Results
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28. Registration Setup for
RaceJoy
• All RaceJoy course options must have a RunSignup event in
your race wizard.
• Do not have to be open for registration.
• Alternate Event Submission may need to be configured.
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See Handout
RunSignup Account Manager can assist.
29. RaceJoy Rocks
Virtual 5K
Register for RaceJoy Rocks
Receive bib number for auto results
Experience of how you can elevate your virtual events.
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Download RaceJoy App
Audio demo and race anywhere
tracking
Phone Setup Session
Wednesday, 4-4:30pm EST
Debrief Technology Demo
Thursday: 11-11:30 EST
RaceJoy Rocks Virtual 5K
Thursday: 5-11am EST
Non-Runners welcome!
New!
Product
Demo
30. FAQ
• What if they don’t use RunSignup for registration?
• Can RaceJoy be used for an event that doesn’t have set dates?
• Is RaceJoy providing a finish time?
• How accurate is the time in RaceJoy?
• Can a participant redo a course?
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32. Variable Cell Zones:
How it works
❖ Participants’ experience uninterrupted
(using GPS)
❖ Spectator sees blue dot turn gray
❖ Progress alerts are stored up and then
issued to spectators and monitoring upon
re-entering working cell area.
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33. GPS Tracking
❖ Uses a tracking device to track the participant and
staff location
❖ Provides more value with knowing the participant’s
location real-time
❖ Offers a safety advantage for events
❖ Requires the participant to carry a device/phone
and activate tracking
❖ No additional timing equipment is needed
❖ Supplements official scored alerts
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Show street
view
34. Variable Cell Zones: How it works
❖ Participants’ experience uninterrupted (using GPS)
❖ Spectator sees blue dot turn gray
❖ Progress alerts are stored up and then issued to
spectators and monitoring upon re-entering
working cell area.
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more than 60%
of runners carry
their phones
while running
❖ Participants & spectators download RaceJoy app
and access the race.
❖ Each race can customize branding, content, and
sponsor promotion (mini mobile app for event).
❖ Participant must opt-in and carry phone. Not
integrated with registration.
❖ User tracks blue dot and receives progress
updates through mobile app
❖ Positional technology creates ability for races to
interact with the participants on the course (geo
cheer points, monitoring)
Requires accurate course maps and timing
configuration setup
RaceJoy Tracking
36. Track the sag wagon, lead and tail vehicles, and key personnel, like the race director.
Track race
operations team
Track each
other in
RaceJoy
Web console
view for race
management
Race Operations Tracking
37. GPS Tracking
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Live, continuous
tracking of actual position
Use for
staff
tracking
Route
replay
Issues progress
alerts at every
mile without
timing
equipment
Requires participant to carry phone and activate tracking
Off-
course
alerts
