---
title: Create an in-person race
description: Set up ticket-based in-person competitions with registration and payments
order: 11
---

# Create an in-person race

In-person races use **tickets** (distances), **online payment**, **start lists**, and optional **race-day registration**.

## Create the event

1. In the manager console, create a new **competition** (in-person type) with name, dates, and language.
2. Configure **distances** — each distance can have its own length, teams, and results.
3. Set up **tickets** and pricing in the finance/shop module.
4. Configure **registration** questions and age limits.

## Essential settings

| Setting | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| Distances | Race lengths, team distances, checkpoints |
| Tickets | Prices, early bird, race-day fees |
| Registration | Online window, [race-day QR registration](race-day-registration-and-check-in.md) |
| Questions | Custom participant fields |
| Banking | Required for paid events — [Club settings](club-settings-and-admins.md) |

## Finance and shop

- [Finance module](../finance-module/introduction-to-the-finance-module.md)
- [Discount codes](../finance-module/discount-codes.md)
- [Upsell products](upsell-products-in-checkout.md)

## Race operations

- [Managing the start list](managing-the-start-list.md)
- [Bib number management](bib-number-management.md)
- [Importing timing results](importing-timing-results.md)
- [Checkpoint passages](checkpoint-passages.md)

## Participants

[Register for in-person competitions](../joining-events/register-for-in-person-competitions.md)

## Partner registration

[Partner and corporate registration](partner-and-corporate-registration.md) — reserved entries and discount links.