Beginner quick-start

Your first event in 8 steps

Watch each step, then do it. About five minutes of reading — no training needed.

1

Sign in

Create your organiser account.

Email and password, or continue with Google. Everything you build stays private to your account.

2

Create the event

Name, date, location — that's it to start.

You can add branding, emergency contacts and defaults later in Settings.

3

Add your races

Upload the GPX and the route draws itself.

Set distance, start time and expected front-runner / sweeper paces so mrshl can work out when runners reach each point.

4

Drop your points

Click the map wherever you need someone.

Points near a route auto-link to the right race and km marker. Already planned it in Google My Maps? Import the whole lot in one go.

5

Add shifts

Who you need, when, and how many.

Fixed times, or a release condition like “stay until the sweeper passes you”.

6

Recruit & assign

Share one sign-up link and fill the roster.

Volunteers register themselves — no account needed — and get a thank-you email automatically. Then you drop them onto shifts, or ask CrewMate AI to fill the gaps.

7

Send the briefs

Every volunteer gets their own page.

Map pin, timings, parking, contacts and a QR code. Print them all as one PDF, or as lanyard cards for the day.

8

Run race day

Check people in and watch coverage live.

Gaps and no-shows are flagged as they happen. Afterwards, the thank-you email — with each volunteer's own discount code if you want — goes out for you the next day.

Ready to build yours?

Start with step 2 — create the event, then come back here whenever you get stuck.