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We Built Google Drive for Race Directors

We built Google Drive for race directors: documents, sheets and folders inside your race dashboard, with your race's live numbers feeding right in.

Kelby Dover·Oct 6, 2026·8 min read

How to Time a 5K Without a Timing Company

How to time your own 5K with a volunteer crew: the finish chute, the clock, recording bibs, fixing mistakes, awards and posting results the same day.

Kelby Dover

·Oct 28, 2026

·8 min read

How Much Does It Cost to Put On a 5K? A Real Budget, Line by Line

What a 5K really costs, from a free park fun run to a street race: permits, insurance, police, toilets, timing, shirts and medals, with sample budgets and break-even math.

Kelby Dover·Oct 28, 2026·8 min read

How to Plan a School Fun Run Fundraiser: A Simple Guide for PTAs

A plain guide for PTAs, teachers and booster clubs: get approval, pick how you raise money, count laps, keep kids safe and show families where every dollar goes.

Kelby Dover·Oct 28, 2026·8 min read

How to Plan a Turkey Trot: A Simple Guide for Thanksgiving Morning

A plain guide to a Thanksgiving 5K or fun run: start time, permits, family and kids races, a food drive, cold weather, race day, and a fast plan if Thanksgiving is only weeks away.

Kelby Dover·Oct 28, 2026·8 min read

The Email Builder for Race Directors

Race emails that fill in your race's details for you: live prices, countdowns, spots left and directions, plus 17 templates and your own saved ones.

Kelby Dover·Oct 28, 2026·7 min read

Race Sponsor Management: Invoices, Logos and Levels

Send race sponsors an invoice they can pay online by card, at Run This's lowest fee. Then show their logos on your race page and in every email.

Kelby Dover·Oct 27, 2026·4 min read

Run This for Race Timing Companies

Timing companies get the roster, bibs, check-ins and results in one dashboard, plus a RACE RESULT connection. Directors hire a timer in a few clicks.

Kelby Dover·Oct 27, 2026·3 min read

Add Your Meta Pixel and Google Analytics to Your Race

Add your race's own Meta pixel, Google Analytics, Google Ads, TikTok and more to your Run This race pages, and see which ads bring in registrations.

Kelby Dover·Oct 26, 2026·5 min read

The Run This app: your whole race in your pocket

One free app for directors and runners: run your race from your phone, and give runners a fast way to register, follow friends and keep every finish.

Kelby Dover·Oct 20, 2026·6 min read

Race Fundraising, Built Right Into Registration

Runners give at signup and raise money with their own links, anyone can give on your Donate page, and gifts can go straight to your charity.

Kelby Dover·Oct 19, 2026·7 min read

The Run This CRM: know every runner, every year

Every runner, every year, built into your race registration. See who's coming back, email last year's field, and track signups against last year.

Kelby Dover·Oct 19, 2026·5 min read

Race Photos That Bring Runners Back Next Year

Post your race photos on Run This for free. Runners download and share them with your logo, then save your race for next year.

Kelby Dover·Oct 19, 2026·5 min read

How to Plan a Birthday Run: A Simple Guide for First-Timers

Plan a birthday run your friends will remember: pick a route, keep it free or cheap, time it simply and finish with a party.

Kelby Dover·Oct 19, 2026·8 min read

How to Organize a Charity 5K or Fun Run Fundraiser

A plain guide to a charity 5K: pick a cause, get the charity on board, set a goal, price entry vs donations, and be clear about where money goes.

Kelby Dover·Oct 19, 2026·8 min read

How to Organize a 5K Fun Run: A Simple 3-Month Plan

A step-by-step plan for your first 5K fun run, from course and permits to volunteers, race day and what to do after.

Kelby Dover·Oct 19, 2026·7 min read

The Document Builder for Race Directors

Run This Documents turns race plans into polished PDFs: real pages, 12 race templates and live registration numbers, written with your co-directors.

Kelby Dover·Oct 6, 2026·5 min read

The Race Budget Template That Fills Itself In

Run This Sheets gives your race a budget template that fills itself in: live registration revenue, breakeven runners, shirt counts and more.

Kelby Dover·Oct 6, 2026·6 min read

The New Run This Check In: Faster Race Day Check-In

Shorter lines at packet pickup. Run This Check In keeps every volunteer phone in sync, scans Wallet passes, and swaps shirt sizes right at the table.

Kelby Dover·Sep 28, 2026·4 min read

The New Run This Stopwatch: Race Timing From Any Phone

Race timing your own volunteer crew can run. The new Run This Stopwatch works from any phone, with a start for every wave and heat and a brand new app.

Kelby Dover·Sep 28, 2026·3 min read

Running for Legacy and Healing

Bailey Jo fundraises to honor her Papa and her dad. Winter Blues supports Warner Parks and Park Center, helping preserve the trails they loved and expanding care for those who need it.

Bailey Jo Carter·Nov 25, 2025·3 min read

Collect Race & Ethnicity Data at Registration

Ask runners their race and ethnicity at registration, with Prefer Not To Say always offered. See the results in a chart that's ready for grant reports.

Kelby Dover·Oct 20, 2025·2 min read

The Swayze Classic Raises Over $7500 for Pancreatic Cancer Research

The 4th Annual Swayze Classic raised over $7,500 for PanCAN in Nashville. A fun run with 80s vibes, community spirit, and a powerful cause.

Kelby Dover·Aug 20, 2025·2 min read

All-In Race Pricing: Why Every Price Includes Fees

Every race price on Run This includes the processing fee, so runners see the real total up front. Here's how it works, and what to put on your flyers.

Kelby Dover·Jul 3, 2025·2 min read

How to Choose Your Next Race

Picking the right race matters as much as the training. Here are the four things I weigh, and how I chose the marathon where I finally broke 3 hours.

Kelby Dover·Jun 1, 2025·3 min read