Run Your Race with the Shoestring System
Entries, timing, live results, and personalised finisher certificates — all in one place. Shoestring is the race management system behind UK Road Races, and it's available for your event too.
Shoestring Race System
Shoestring is a modern race management system built to handle everything from pre-event bookings through to on-the-day entries, race timing, and results — all feeding straight into your event's page on ukroadraces.co.uk. It's the same system already running UK Road Races' own calendar of events, so it's proven, reliable, and ready to run yours too.
Entries & Bookings
Pre-event bookings and on-the-day entries, all managed in one system.
- Works with Let's Do This, BookItZone & others
- Per-race entry links
- On-the-day registration
- Multi-distance events supported
Timing System
A flexible timing app for race day — manual entry now, with chip timing capability built in for when you need it.
- Fast manual time entry
- Chip-timing capable
- Automatic position & category calculation
- Instant result adjustments
Website & Results
Your event gets its own page on a live, searchable results platform.
- Full race calendar listing
- Sortable, searchable results tables
- Dedicated event page with your branding
- Runner result history & PB tracking
Personalised Certificates
A keepsake finishers actually want — themed to your event, with their own stats.
- Themed to match your race branding
- Finish time, pace, speed & position
- Category & overall placing badges
- Instant download, print-ready PDF
Race Email Updates
Keep runners engaged before and after your event.
- Upcoming race announcements
- Recent results shared automatically
- Fortnightly subscriber newsletter
- No extra work for organisers
Event Administration
A complete admin dashboard for managing every part of your event.
- Add and edit races in minutes
- Import and manage results
- Event pages with themes & posters
- News, updates & photo management
Steve Ashcroft — Race Adjudicator
Behind every Shoestring race is decades of hands-on experience. Steve Ashcroft has been involved in road races since the 1980s and brings that trusted, expert eye to every event run through the system — earning him well-deserved praise among organisers and runners alike.
How It Works
Book Your Event
Contact Shoestring to book your race — using BookItZone or another entry platform, via the entry integration options.
Bookings Uploaded
Entry bookings are uploaded straight into the Shoestring race system app, ready for race day.
Race Day
On-the-day entries and race results are taken directly through the system.
Results Go Live
Results are uploaded to the website immediately — with instant adjustments if needed.
Live on UKRR
Runners view results on ukroadraces.co.uk and can purchase a personalised race certificate.
Coming Soon
📱 Mobile App
A companion mobile app for race day, allowing live timing and entries to be captured directly from a phone — syncing straight back to the main system.
⏱️ Chip Timing
The system is already chip-timing capable — full chip-based timing hardware integration is planned as a future upgrade for events that need it.
Book Your Event with Shoestring
Ready to run your race with entries, timing, results and certificates all handled for you? Tell us about your event and we'll be in touch.