# Organize a race on Canicompet

> The full organizer workflow on Canicompet, from creating the event to publishing the results, with a link to the help page for each step.

Source : https://www.canicompet.com/en/docs/organizer/overview/
Mis à jour : 2026-10-06

To organize a race on Canicompet, you create the event, set it up from its dashboard, publish it, then manage your entrants until you load the results. Adding an event is free: only online payments incur fees.

## The steps at a glance

1. **Create the event**, or clone a past edition. Choose between a calendar listing only and full entry management. See [Create an event or clone a past one](/en/docs/organizer/create-race/).
2. **Fill in the general information**: name, dates, organizers, contact, description and location. See [Edit event details, description and location](/en/docs/organizer/general-info/).
3. **Create the races and their runs**: price, times, distance, teams, required documents. See [Create races and their runs](/en/docs/organizer/races-tests/).
4. **Set up registration**: opening dates, number of places, waiting list, restrictions. See [Set registration dates and limits](/en/docs/organizer/registrations-settings/).
5. **Choose payment methods**: online card payment, cheque, cash or on-site payment. See [Set up payments](/en/docs/organizer/payment-settings/).
6. **Check, then publish** the event from the dashboard. See [Use the dashboard and publish your event](/en/docs/organizer/dashboard-publish/).
7. **Validate your entrants' documents**: licences, medical certificates, dog passports. See [Validate entrants' documents](/en/docs/organizer/validate-documents/).
8. **Communicate** with your entrants by email and notification. See [Email your entrants](/en/docs/organizer/emailing/).
9. **Prepare the starts**: waves, start times, bibs and chips. See [Prepare start lists](/en/docs/organizer/start-lists/).
10. **Export the entries** for race day or for the timing software. See [Export entries](/en/docs/organizer/export-registrations/).
11. **Load the results** after the race, from a CSV file or Canichrono. See [Import race results](/en/docs/organizer/import-results/).
12. **Track online payments** and the payout of the money collected. See [Track online payments and payouts](/en/docs/organizer/online-payments/).

## Where to find your organizer tools

All the settings of an event are grouped in its dashboard. To open it:

- on the event page, tap the round pencil button at the bottom right (only visible to the event's organizers);
- or open **Publish an event** in the menu, then choose the event under **My future events**.

The dashboard is organized into sections: **General Settings**, **Event Configuration**, **Additional Services**, **Management**, **Results** and **Communication**.

> **NOTE**
Only the people listed as **Managers** for the event can edit it, download the list of entrants and validate documents. You choose them when you create the event, then in **General**.

## What competitors see

Once the event is published and registration is open, competitors register from the event page. To understand their side:

- [Register for a race](/en/docs/competitor/register/)
- [Pay for an entry](/en/docs/competitor/payment/)
- [Manage your entries](/en/docs/competitor/my-registrations/)
- [The dog's vaccination passport](/en/docs/competitor/vaccination-passport/)
- [The licence](/en/docs/competitor/licence/) and [the medical certificate](/en/docs/competitor/medical-certificate/)

## Timing

Canicompet works with the free timing software Canichrono. To use it, entries must be managed on Canicompet. See the [timing documentation](/en/docs/timing/manual-timing/).