Prepare start lists

You prepare start lists in the dashboard, under Prepare the start lists. For each run, Setup Starts generates the start times (in one wave or in waves at regular intervals), the bibs and the chips. You then adjust the list by hand and save it.

Open the start list

1. Open the event dashboard.
2. Under Management, tap Prepare the start lists.
3. At the top of the page, tap the selector and choose the run (race and date).

For each entrant, the table shows: Competitor, category, Start (start time), Bib, Chip and, for races with dogs, Dog.

Note

By default, only paid entries are shown. Tap Unpaid in the action bar to include unpaid entries too. Their names then appear in a different colour.

Generate the starts automatically

1. Tap Setup Starts.
2. Turn on Departure Times if you want to generate times:
   • First start at: the time of the first start, in HH:MM:SS format (10:00:00 by default);
   • One wave only: everyone starts at the same time;
   • otherwise, enter the Wave size (number of starters per wave) and the Interval between two waves, in HH:MM:SS format (00:00:30 by default).
3. If needed, turn on Gender separation and choose the order: Alternate Men/Women, Men first or Women first.
4. Turn on Bibs to number the entrants:
   • Start number: the first bib;
   • Qty per reg (Bibs): useful for a team;
   • Numbers to skip (e.g. 13;42): the numbers to skip, separated by semicolons.
5. Turn on Timing Chips to assign chips, with the same settings (Start number, Qty per reg (Chips), Numbers to skip (e.g. 13;42)).
6. Tap Generate Configuration.
7. Check the result, then tap the save button at the bottom right.

Caution

“Warning: This will overwrite existing departure times and bibs configuration.” The start order is drawn at random each time you generate. Generate once, then make your adjustments by hand.

Wave example

With First start at 10:00:00, a Wave size of 2 and an Interval of 00:00:30: the first two entrants start at 10:00:00, the next two at 10:00:30, then 10:01:00, and so on.

Adjust the list by hand

• Tap a Start, Bib or Chip cell to edit it.
• Times must be in HH:MM:SS format. An invalid time is shown in red.
• Chip numbers are padded to four digits (for example 7 becomes 0007).
• To swap two competitors, select exactly two lines, then tap Reverse: their start times, bibs and chips are swapped.

Tap the save button at the bottom right to save. The message Saved confirms it.

Share the list with a private link

You can hand the list to a volunteer or the timekeeper without giving them access to the dashboard.

1. Tap Share.
2. Tap the link shown under Share Link to copy it.
3. Send it to the person concerned.

“Stakeholders with this link can view and edit starts list.” They do not need to be organizers of the event.

Caution

Do not share this link publicly: anyone who has it can change the times, bibs and chips.

Export the list

Tap Export, then choose:

• Excel: the start list as an Excel file;
• Canichrono: opens the Exports & Downloads page, where you download the file for the timing software.

See Export entries and the timing documentation.

Common issues

• “At least one departure time is invalid (red box), please correct it before saving.”: fix the red cell using the HH:MM:SS format.
• “First departure time is invalid, format must be hour:minutes:seconds”: enter for example 09:30:00.
• The time between two waves is refused: the Interval must also be in HH:MM:SS format, for example 00:01:00.
• An entrant is missing from the list: their entry may not be paid. Tap Unpaid to show it.