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TRAIL & ULTRA. COMMUNITY PROOF, NOT TICKETING

You're losing repeat entriesbefore you know why.

Small fields, loud communities. Athletes debate aid stations, cutoff drama, and "worth it?" on UltraSignup and private groups. While your inbox only shows registration receipts.

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Sample organizer site. Not a customer showcase.

Free up to 49 review invites/year · 30-day money-back on paid plans · Sits beside UltraSignup and your registration stack, not a replacement.

WHAT HURTS ON TRAIL & ULTRA

Not elevation profile graphics. Repeat entries, and the story athletes tell in groups you're not in.

  • Ultra fields are tiny but vocal. One aid-station miss becomes a season-long meme in groups you are not in.

  • Athletes compare "worth it?" on UltraSignup and Reddit while you only see registration counts, not experience depth.

  • Permit renewals ask for community impact; a single 5-star average cannot explain safety fixes you already shipped.

  • A public slam without your reply becomes the default narrative for next year's lottery applicants.

If you are fine with folklore driving your lottery, scroll away. If not, claim the page.

Where trail talk actually happens

Not your post-race survey. The places athletes decide whether to return, or warn friends.

r/Ultramarathon & regional subs

Cutoff controversies, crew access, weather calls. Hundreds of comments, zero attribution to your race office.

UltraSignup event forums

Athletes ask "aid at mile 62?" and "is the lottery fair?" You cannot reply where the debate already started.

Crew & pacer WhatsApp

Where veterans talk athletes out of your start line. No paper trail, no chance to show the fixes you made.

The worth-it debate

Small field. Loud community.

Athletes decide whether to return in threads you never see. While your dashboard only shows registration receipts.

What you see

  • Registration count and lottery entries
  • Post-race survey buried in email
  • A single star average on UltraSignup

Where "worth it?" gets decided

  • UltraSignup forums: aid at mile 62, cutoff fairness
  • Reddit & regional subs: weather calls, crew access
  • Crew & pacer chats: veterans talking athletes out of your start line

YOUR VOLUME

HOW MUCH PER ATHLETE?

HOW MANY FINISHERS WILL YOU REACH FOR REVIEW INVITES IN A BILLING YEAR? WE MATCH THE SMALLEST PLAN THAT COVERS THAT ANNUAL INVITE CAP. ASSUMING ABOUT ONE VERIFIED INVITE PER FINISHER.

/ YR

We pick the smallest tier whose yearly invite allowance still clears your modeled volume. Invite every finisher once to respect the assumption.

Starter

Up to 1500 review invites / year

≈ $0.19 per review invite / year at full cap

ANNUAL PREPAID QUOTE HERE: $279/YR BEFORE CHECKOUT.

Invite caps span your whole Sporting Scouter account, not single events alone. Divide-by-cap math illustrates prepaid yearly price at full utilization; checkout sets tax/local currency.

THE TRAIL DIRECTOR LOOP

Four moves built for small fields and loud communities.

  1. STEP 1: CLAIM YOUR COURSE

    Own the event page athletes cite when they compare ultras.

  2. STEP 2: COLLECT DEPTH

    Timed invites after results, category ratings, crew logistics, safety, not one vague star.

  3. STEP 3: PROVE BESIDE ULTRASIGNUP

    Embed verified reviews next to registration and lottery info. Traffic stays yours.

    Browse the demo registration site (live widget)

  4. STEP 4: REPLY IN PUBLIC

    When a viral thread spikes, you already have context and a sane place to respond.

WHAT PERMIT READERS & ATHLETES SEE

  • Depth beyond a single rating. Aid, safety, vibe, crew rules in athletes' words.
  • Proof that survives your next website refresh and permit packet.
  • A narrative land managers recognize, not anonymous stars alone.
  • Parity when the neighboring ultra posts replies and you do not.

BEFORE / AFTER (ULTRA SIGNUP VIEW)

BEFORE: BROCHURE + LOTTERY LINK

Elevation profile, cutoff table, fee. Trust stuck at "maybe" until someone warns a friend.

AFTER: VERIFIED FINISHER PROOF BESIDE ENTRY

Aid, safety, crew logistics in verified reviews. With your public replies.

Same lottery traffic. Less doubt. Fuller fields.

The phones above are illustrations. Prefer a live page? Our demo site hosts the real Sporting Scouter widget next to fake registration content. Demonstration only.

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Pricing for trail & ultra

One repeat entry is worth more than a star average.

Small fields, loud communities. Starter fits a single ultra beside UltraSignup. Pro covers multi-distance programs when athletes debate "worth it?" off-platform.

Most single-race seasons

Starter

Up to 1500 review invites / year

Per year

$279/yr

One prepaid annual charge

≈ $0.19 per review invite / year at full cap

  • Unlimited events (inside your annual cap)
  • Organizer + event profiles
  • Public-link + certified review invites
  • Reply to reviews with context
  • Photos, videos, QR flows
  • Embeddable review widget (score badge)
  • 30-day money-back

30-day money-back · cancel anytime

Best for series & ultras

Pro

Up to 7500 review invites / year

Per year

$759/yr

One prepaid annual charge

≈ $0.10 per review invite / year at full cap

  • Everything in Starter
  • 5× the review invite cap
  • Built for multi-event calendars
  • Priority in support queue during crunch weeks

30-day money-back · cancel anytime

Not ready? Start free , up to 49 review invites in any 365-day period, then upgrade in-app.

30-day money-back

Use it on real athletes beside your stack. If we're not the layer you need, email within 30 days for a straight refund of the period.

Checkout confirms currency and tax. Renewal per organizer terms.

TRAIL & ULTRA. OBJECTIONS

Heard at every aid-station debrief.

Free includes the full verified-review flow up to 49 invites in any 365-day window. Prove the loop on your course before you scale.

Small fields are exactly why one viral thread matters. Depth beats volume when 400 athletes decide your lottery.

They already are, publicly. Difference: on your page you reply, show fixes, and document the timeline permit readers expect.

Keep UltraSignup for payments and lotteries. We are bolt-on proof beside signup, not a forklift.

UltraSignup · RunSignup · Race Roster. Payments stay on your provider. Verified narrative is ours.

They will when the ask lands after results, not during taper week. Timed invites outperform buried survey links.

Your domain is the arena. Embed proof where lottery applicants already land.

Free: up to 49 review invites in any rolling 365-day period. Starter and Pro: cap per billing year. Unlimited events; only invite volume changes.

Yes. Open our sample organizer site with the production widget: demo.sportingscouter.com. Demonstration data beside fake registration flows.

What trail race directors say

Depth beyond a single UltraSignup star

From trail organizers running verified reviews beside registration. Not paid endorsements.

  • «Aid-station feedback in athletes' words beat arguing in forums we were never tagged in.»

    Ultra race director, mountain west

  • «Public replies gave us a sane place to respond when cutoff drama hit Reddit.»

    Trail race director, regional series

  • «The widget beside lottery info helped newcomers trust what veterans were debating in crew chats.»

    100-miler organizer

CLAIM YOUR TRAIL PAGE. OWN THE NARRATIVE.

Or keep guessing why last year's field looked thin. Your call.

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