What is the number one thing you can do to get more people at your race each year? The most important thing is getting your entry forms out early and in as many places as possible. Just this one thing can make all of the difference in the world.

First get your entry blank on line ( you can do that here ) next get your printed entry form in as many places possible and each entry form should say get more information at (list your on line entry form). Many people simply list their race calendar page on www.psrunner.com. They can print it from there and you won’t have to mail it to them. This is great since runners can leave questions there and you can constantly update your race information.

Running club web sites are a great place to get runners to your on line entry form. Here is a list of running clubs. If you know of one that isn’t here you can add it (You must be logged in to do this).

Now that you have this information right on your entry form some great places to leave it besides running clubs are:
Running shoe stores, YMCAs, Health or Racquetball clubs, track clubs, martial arts and weight training clubs
If you have the resources you can send entry forms to last years runners.

How to put on a great race

Use this to make your race entry form

Other important things are

Fast and accurate results

Accurate splits and mile markers

Water on the course and after the race

A random sampling at a race got these suggestions:

different race shirts (technical shirts)

Money/gift cards for the first place finishers in each age group, instead of plaques

Medals instead of the plaques

Registration the day before and then doing the registration right there at the starting line so we could warm up

What suggestion would you have? Leave your suggestions below.