PricingTell Us About Your Race
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Organizing a race is hard.
Run The Day makes it easier.

Registration. Chip timing. Logistics. Promotion. Race-day operations. One experienced team to help you produce a successful race.

Tell Us About Your RaceCreate Your Race

Tell us the basics. Our team will follow up with practical next steps.

Trusted by races with 250–10,000 runners across Philadelphia, New Jersey, Baltimore, DC, Virginia and Los Angeles.

Run The DaySince 2003
10,000+
Races timed
Run The DayTrack Record
20+
Years at races
Run The DayFinishers
Millions
Runners crossing finish lines
Run The DayImpact
$20M+
Raised for causes

More than software. More than timing.
We're a partner that helps your race grow.

Runners passing under the green Shamrock Run inflatable arch at the start line
Launched in partnership with Blue Cheetah Sports Timing
2,000+

Runners in year one · 2026

Philly Shamrock Run

Philadelphia, PA. More than 2,000 runners turned out for an unforgettable first-year race.

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Results vary by race. Growth comes from a combination of runner experience, registration strategy, promotion, pricing and event execution — there's no single lever, and we're honest about that on our first call.

Grow My Race

Why directors call us

Three things change
when you work with us

Outcome 01

Less work for you

One accountable team — not a registration vendor, a timer and a marketer who never talk.

Outcome 02

A smoother race day

Run The Day's unique combination of modern technology and professional timing teams makes race day less stressful.

Outcome 03

More registrations

Conversion-focused registration, a custom website built with AI, email sending capabilities, Instagram posts and optional paid promotion.

Make Race Day Smoother

How it works

Work with us the way
that fits your race

Our engineers wrote the software and our crews are there on race day — so nothing gets lost between the software vendor taking registrations and the timing crew producing results at the finish.

Registration, fundraising, a race website, live results and a mobile app — plus a timing crew that shows up. One platform, one team.

Registration + TimingMost start here

Software & professional timing

Registration software, fundraising, participant communication and professional chip timing — managed by one experienced team.

  • Registration & fundraising on your own domain
  • Participant email
  • Professional chip timing with backup systems
  • Live results and custom awards

Add Race-Day Support

Need additional help?

We can also assist with course setup, packet pickup, volunteers, medals, signage, logistics and race-day operations.

  • Course setup and signage
  • Packet pickup and volunteers
  • Medals, bibs and gear
  • On-site logistics and operations

Full Event Partner

Launching or growing a race?

We'll help plan, market and produce the event.

  • Planning, permits and municipal coordination
  • Promotion and sponsorship support
  • Full production, load-in to teardown
  • Paid ad spend to grow runner participation

Every race is different. Start with registration and timing, then add as much support as your race needs.

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A youth team in matching shirts posing together before a 5K
Youth teams
Four finishers wearing medals after a 5K
Finishers
The front pack sprinting off the start line, in black and white
The front pack
A volunteer handing a bib across the packet pickup table
Packet pickup

Where we work

Five regions.
Boots on the ground timing teams.

PhiladelphiaMain Line · Bucks · Montco · Delco
New JerseySouth Jersey · the Shore
Baltimore & DCAnne Arundel · Howard · Montgomery
VirginiaPortsmouth · Hampton Roads · NoVA
Los AngelesOrange County · Ventura County · the Valley · Southern California
250–10,000Runners — our sweet spot. Large enough to require reliable professionals and experienced support, with meaningful potential to grow.

Regional teams experienced with municipal coordination, permits, police details, road closures and race-day logistics.

Best suited for:

5Ks & 10KsCity & township eventsNonprofit fundraisersSchool & university racesEstablished local traditionsAmbitious new races
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Pricing

Simple to start

Take one piece or bring everything under one team. The specifics come from a quick conversation about your race.

Software

Registration & fundraising

$0
Organizer software fee
Participants pay 5–7% + $1

Registration, fundraising teams, mobile check-in, email sending and a custom race website.

Hosting a race with fewer than 250 runners?Get the $499 DIY Timing Package →

On the ground

Professional chip timing

From $3
Per runner + base fee
Or a custom quote

Certified chip timing, backup systems, live results, and age-group and overall scoring.

Optional add-on

Promotion & growth

Add-on
Ad spend + management

Paid Meta Ads, organic Instagram posts, automated promotional emails, countdowns to price increases and a conversion-focused registration form.

Everything, run by us

Full race production

Custom
By field size, course & scope

Software, timing, promotion, packet pickup, on-site crew and race production in one package.

Start with one service or bring everything under one team.See Pricing for My Race

Trusted by cities, nonprofits, schools and volunteer-led race committees since 2003

Blue Cheetah Sports Timing
City of Portsmouth
Coaches vs. Cancer
Harvard Varsity Club
Bucks 5K Series
Philadelphia Runner
City Fitness
Arlington 9/11 5K

Get started

Tell Us About Your Race

Share the basics. A member of our team will follow up by email or phone to learn more about your race, understand where you want to take it and recommend the right next step.

  • Registration, timing and race-day support
  • Practical ideas to help your race grow
  • A real person will follow up

Who we are

Founded to keep
traditions running

Run The Day exists for a simple reason: we believe races bring people together, strengthen communities and inspire healthier lives. We've worked to advance that mission since 2003.

Aerial view of thousands of runners packed down State Street behind the Media 5 Mile start banner

Tradition

40+

Years of the Media 5 Mile · sells out at 1,800

We keep traditions running

The Media 5 Mile started in 1980 and now fills State Street, selling out at 1,800 runners. On a race like this, continuity is the whole job — flawless timing, effortless registration, no reason to stop coming.

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Leadership

Ian

Ian Campbell · leads Run The Day

From finance to the finish line

Ian started his career in investment banking and spent five years in private equity working with growing technology companies. During the COVID pandemic, he joined Run The Day to help races survive and build a brighter future. Today, he pairs technology with hands-on service to make organizing and growing races easier.

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Race director resources

A blog that reads
like a playbook

Twenty years of running races, written down. These are the pieces directors send to their committees.

How to organize a 5KThe end-to-end guide, permits to finish lineHow chip timing worksWhat happens between the mat and the results pageHope, healing & communityHow the Race to Reimagine Cancer Care 5K raises $60,000 every year

Iconic races don't happen by accident.

For runners

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