Tag: race direction
Getting the trail out of your head
Reckoneer provides you with more race direction education then you need to build your own outdoor events empire. But YOU still have to build it!
A customer is worth a thousand race photos
Race photography is an important part of your customer service strategy which is why you need to invest in photos of your racers early and often.
Principles of a profitable race
Once you figured out how to start small, stay simple, and show value, these core principles should become the foundation of every race you build.
Are you overlooking the demand for trail races?
Most race promoters can agree that trail races are the easiest way to get into off-road racing. They can be as simple as a chalk-drawn starting line and a stopwatch timed finish, to as complex as wave starts and chip timing. However, if you’re looking to get into off-road racing, the trail race is the...
Your schedule is your race day movie script
Have you ever thought about how the schedule you use to direct a race is very similar to how a script is used to make a movie? Not those big budget blockbuster (unless you’re doing a major marathon, or hosting a national event), but one of those smaller independent film. Maybe something Kevin Smith or...
Build your first race promotion roadmap
The anatomy of a roadmap consists of two basic things: a start and a finish. The in-between of a roadmap can include as much or as little detail as you want. If you haven’t read “You start with a roadmap“, then go do that now, then come on back. I’ll wait! You back yet? What...
