Mr. Murphy just canceled your race — now what?
Mr. Murphy loves rain. Rain is great at getting your race canceled. Let’s face it, health and weather are both unpredictable forces. As a race promoter, you will have to deal with both at least once in your life. And chances are it will be more than once. If you ask five people what the...
Getting the Trail Out of Your Head
Redefining the role of the race director requires you to rethink your purpose by working ON your event, not IN your event.
Principles of the No Snow Biathlon
What the heck is No-Snow Biathlon? To understand the No Snow Biathlon, you need to first know what a biathlon is. The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and precision rifle shooting. Competitors race for miles around a trail system whose total distance is divided into either two or four shooting rounds....
How to set the right price for your race
Figuring out the right registration price to charge for your race is not easy. That's why you stop the guess work and start using a process that works.
Understanding race categories and classes
Create skill-based and age-based racing categories to get more racers on the podium and feel like winners.
Bikejoring: Mountain Biking gone to the dogs
The art of the sled dog is as old as human history itself. Ever since man domesticated wolves and wild dogs to guard our homes, pull our stuff, and protect our lives, we have intertwined our lives with theirs. Leave it to man to get bored. When we’re bored, all sorts of interesting sports get...