Express registration
Express registration
Some virtual and challenge-style competitions offer express registration — a shortened single-page form instead of the full multi-step checkout.
URL pattern: competitions/<event>/apply/express/
Opening /apply/ on a virtual-style competition redirects automatically to the express form.
Challenges use a different flow
Step and sports challenges register at /challenges/<slug>/apply/ — not the express competition form. See Participate in a challenge.
When express apply is used #
Express registration is available for virtual, distant race, and challenge race competitions — not for standard in-person races, ticket events, or collection events (those use the full /apply/ flow).
Paid events still redirect to payment after the form when a fee applies.
Before you start #
You must be signed in. If you open express apply while logged out, DistantRace asks for your email and sends you to sign up or log in — it does not collect full registration details anonymously.
Private competitions require a valid join code in the URL (?join_code=) or a short-lived session cache (about 15 minutes) before the form opens. Organization-wide join codes work too.
What you fill in #
Typically on one page:
- Personal details (name, gender, birth date if required)
- Distance or category
- Team — pick an existing team or create one in a modal when the distance allows teams
- Registration questions from the organizer
- Agreement to event regulations
If you already registered for this event, the page lists your existing entry with an option to quit (withdraw) and apply again — unless you bought a premium package that blocks quitting.
Registering someone else #
Express apply links to a sub-participant list at apply/express/sub/ when the event allows family or group entries. You can also open the main form with ?p=<participant_id> for a saved profile.
See Registering for someone else.
After submit #
- Free events — confirmation at
apply/ok/?e=<registration_id>; you may see post-apply add-ons or premium upsells immediately - Paid events — redirect to checkout, then confirmation
Registration may be blocked when the event is full, outside the registration window, or you reached the organizer's per-user application limit.