January 5, 2016 Out & Back: Race Roster’s 2015 Year in Review Dear friends, colleagues, clients and competitors 🙂 Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful and energizing holiday. I’d like to first thank our amazing staff for a great 2015. At Race Roster, we experienced another year of intense growth and it wouldn’t have been possible without our dedicated team. I’m also very grateful… Articles
December 4, 2015 Brilliant Holiday Gift Ideas for Runners Racers: Are you struggling with ideas for gifts or last minute stocking stuffers? Event Organizers: Do you want to kick-start December registrations? Look no further! Last Christmas Race Roster revealed an industry-first functionality called Gifting. Gifting allows the friends and loved ones of runners, riders and swimmers to purchase race entries as gifts for events… Articles
October 23, 2015 is your registration technology hampering your fundraising efforts? Millions of dollars are raised each year through endurance-focused fundraising events; but could we be raising more money if we made it easier for people to give? Given the number of running events focused on raising funds for charity, it seems only logical that a race director would attempt to remove as many barriers as… Articles
September 1, 2015 Race Roster, One of Six Companies, Handpicked for Silicon Valley Program One of London’s fastest growing technology companies has been handpicked to participate in the Canadian Technology Accelerator, CTA SF, in San Francisco, California. Starting in September Race Roster CEO Alex Vander Hoeven and Marketing Manager Dennis Mazajlo will fly to the West Coast. Race Roster is seeking strategic partners that can turn their fast growing company into a global brand in recreation technology.… Articles
August 13, 2015 Race Roster Surprises Staff with Apple Watches On a Friday in late July, Race Roster employees were instructed to meet at 7am at Masonville Mall in London, Ontario for a team event with no further instruction. After a few groans, the team arrived to a surprise that no one expected. The 40 employees were led to the Apple Store and greeted by furious applause from Regional Managers and… Articles
July 20, 2015 Canadian Shot Putter balances training and full time job while preparing for the world stage at the Pan Am Games Tim Hendry-Gallagher will be cheered on by all of his coworkers from Race Roster when he competes in shot put at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Ontario on July 21st. Since moving to London almost two years ago Tim has been a key member of the support team at Race Roster, one of London’s… Articles
May 4, 2015 Strollers, Kids, Headphones, and Dogs No, this is not a sequel to Trains, Planes and Automobiles, Race Directors should be prepared to receive questions about what is and isn’t allowed on race day. Increasingly there is a demand for music, kids and pets to accompany racers during a race. Each of these requests carries unique safety challenges that should be… Articles
April 27, 2015 Creative (and Cost Effective) Race Route Ideas Creating (or changing) a race route can be a big decision for any Event Organizer. While the race route is often a defining aspect of the event, it is not always worth breaking the bank while you are trying to get established as a premiere race. Here are a few creative solutions we’ve seen event… Articles
March 30, 2015 Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…One Participant’s Creative Way to Collect Pledges For a neat way to collect. More pledges and artistic respect. Read this Race Roster blog. Sign up for a swim, bike, or jog. And use our donation tools to connect! We’re always on the lookout for creative fundraising strategies at Race Roster. Last week we came across a pledge collector for the Balanse Bum… Articles
March 23, 2015 Something Old, Something New… Are you tying the knot, and just don’t know what to add to your gift registry? Do you have a honeymoon planned and are looking for the perfect activity for the fitness couple? Or are you attending a wedding and still searching for a unique gift? Race Roster’s Gifting functionality took a special turn this… Articles
March 9, 2015 You Ask, We Answer A few weeks ago, in one of our newsletters, we asked for input from YOU. In the coming months we are going to continually seek your input in hopes that our newsletters, blogs, and social media content cater to your interests. In our February newsletter we asked the following: “If you have any burning questions,… Articles
