Organizer FAQ
Do you have any questions on how to organize a virtual race?Here are answers to some questions frequently asked by Organizers of Virtual Races on Goals.Fit.
If you have questions about participating in a virtual race/challenge on Goals.Fit, please check the Participant FAQ.
Please feel free to write to us at support at goals.fit if your query is not answered here.
Can I organize a Virtual Challenge/Race for free on Goals.Fit?
Yes!
You can create a new challenge in less than a minute from the Goals.Fit app for virtual races (iOS and Android) mobile apps or from the web – Goals.Fit Web.
Click here to see the list of all Public challenges on Goals.Fit.
How can I organize a Virtual Challenge/Race on Goals.Fit?
You can create a new challenge for free from the Goals.Fit app for virtual races (iOS and Android) mobile apps or from the web – Goals.Fit Web.
Download from – https://www.goals.fit/download-goals-fit/
Sign up as a new user – use Google Fit/Strava login for quick login, else you can use email sign up too
If you used email sign up, please click the confirmation link sent to your email
Login to Goals.Fit
Tap the center icon in the bottom navigation to create a Quick Challenge
Select from nearly 50 different challenge templates. Update details such as start, end, last date for registration dates
Complete by tapping the ‘Create Challenge’ button
Your virtual challenge is ready!
After creating you’ll be shown a link which you can now share with anyone.
Please note that the upper limit of participants for free challenges on Goals.Fit is 15. If you would like to increase the participation limit for your challenge or organize a challenge with an entry fee, please email us – [email protected] for more information.
Can I charge an entry fee for my Virtual Challenge/Race on Goals.Fit?
Yes!
You can create a paid virtual challenge on the Goals.Fit app for virtual races (iOS and Android) mobile apps or from the web – Goals.Fit Web.
In the home screen of either, tap the floating New Challenge icon in bottom right corner.
Enter the name, select challenge criteria, dates and in the last step you can enter the registration fee you would like to charge participants of the challenge.
How can I increase the participation limit for my Virtual Challenge/Race on Goals.Fit?
Yes!
To organize a challenge with an entry fee, please subscribe to one of our paid upgrades. Click here to see details of paid upgrades on Goals.Fit.
Then create a new virtual race/challenge according to your criteria and send us an email (support at goals dot fit) with the details of the fees and the entitlements for the participants. We will set up the entry fee and then you can start sharing the Challenge link.
Please note that participants can join Paid challenges from the web in addition to the Goals.Fit app.
What are Private Challenges on Goals.Fit?
When a virtual race/challenge is created on Goals.Fit, it is created in the ‘Private’ mode by default.
For these challenges, only the Organizer has the link – only they can share it ahead.
Private races/challenges will not be shown in the list of virtual races on Goals.Fit either.
After you share the challenge link with your club or community, they can join the challenge by clicking on the link.
Once anyone joins a Private challenge, it will appear in their ‘My leaderboards’ section on the Goals.Fit app.
What are Public Challenges on Goals.Fit?
Public races/challenges are shown to all users for the Goals.Fit app.
They also are shown on our list of challenges and searchable online.
To organize a Public virtual race/challenge with an entry fee, please subscribe to one of our paid upgrades and then email us (support at goals dot fit). Click here to see details of paid upgrades on Goals.Fit.
Is the data of my community safe with Goals.Fit?
Yes!
Goals.Fit does not cross promote or misuse any user data. We do not send direct email communication to your virtual race/challenge participants unless asked by you.
Organizers have access to the data of only those who join their virtual race/challenge.
