Planning a marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K and other races can be a challenge! There are lots of items to consider like planning the course, advertising for the race, registration, organizing volunteers, etc... Although we don't have all the answers, we can help you with all of your banners and signs for your race!
Before the race, you want to make sure that people know about your event! The best way to do this is to advertise your race with banners and signs! You should include the name of the race, the date and time of the race, race sponsors, contact information and registration information. You can also include any other relevant information, like registration fees, or if the race is for a charity.
On the day of the event, you will want to make it easy for people to find the registration area. You can display yard signs in the parking lots and shuttle areas with arrows leading the way to the registration area. At the registration area you will want to have a large banner labeled registration so people can easily find it.
It is important to clearly mark the start line of your race. People need to clearly see where the start line is so they can congregate there at the beginning of the race.
When people are running the race, they like to know how far they have gone. You should clearly mark every mile on the course. You can either do this with yard signs or with banners.
During the race you can have signs available for people to encourage the racers. The signs can say things like "You can do it" or "Keep it up" to keep the runners going. There can also be customized signs for individual runners, like "Good Job Jackie" or "Way to Go Bob" to display along the race track.
You should clearly mark all of your water stations and first aid stations with banners and signs so runners know where they can hydrate or get medical attention in case of emergencies.
One of the most important banners is the finish line banner. You will want a banner that is big enough for people to find the finish line and be there to cheer on the race participants. Lots of people will taking pictures by the finish line, so it is a good form of advertisement for your race.
If your race is sponsored by any businesses or companies, you will want to make sure you have a banner thanking your sponsors for all of their donations and time spent helping to make the race successful. You can either make a big thank you banner, or you can include the sponsors logos on your other banners.
At the end of the race you can have banners and signs to direct people to the awards presentation.
If you are ready to get started, you can browse our race banners and signs templates. You can add backgrounds, clipart, logos and text to customize the banners for your event.You can also upload your own files, or work with one of our graphic designers. Click here to get started!