Get your entries and start lists

First set the start times and bibs in Prepare the start lists. Then download the timing file from Exports & Downloads, under Timing software. This .canichrono file opens in Canichrono.

Step 1: prepare the start lists

In the event dashboard, Management section, open Prepare the start lists.

1. At the top of the screen, choose the race and the run to prepare. A race can have several runs, for example one per day.
2. Tap Unpaid if you also want to show entries that are not paid yet.
3. Tap Setup Starts to build the list automatically:
   • Departure Times: enter First start at as hours:minutes:seconds. Then choose One wave only, or set the Wave size and the Interval between two waves.
   • Gender separation: choose Alternate Men/Women, Men first or Women first.
   • Bibs: enter the Start number, the Qty per reg (Bibs) and, if needed, the Numbers to skip (e.g. 13;42).
4. Tap Generate Configuration. The start order is drawn at random, and follows the gender separation if you asked for one.
5. If needed, adjust a Start or Bib cell by tapping it. To swap two competitors, select both and tap Reverse.
6. Save with the round button at the bottom right. The message Saved confirms it.

Caution

Generating overwrites the start times and bibs already entered for the run shown. If a time is badly formatted, its cell turns red and saving is refused with the message “At least one departure time is invalid (red box), please correct it before saving.”

The Share button gives you a link to pass on to a volunteer. Anyone with this link can view and edit the start list, even if they are not an event organizer. Do not share it publicly. More details in Prepare the start lists.

Step 2: validate the documents

Before you download the list, validate the entrants’ documents online (licenses, medical certificates, vaccines) from Validate documents. The status of each document is included in the timing file. See Entry and document statuses.

Step 3: download the Canichrono file

1. In the Management section of the dashboard, open Exports & Downloads.
2. Under Timing software, tap:
   • Paid registrations (Timing) to export only paid entries;
   • or All registrations (Timing) to also export unpaid entries.
3. A file named after your event, followed by the download date and time, is downloaded with the .canichrono extension (for example canicross-de-benfeld-2026-10-08-08h15.canichrono). If you downloaded it several times, open the most recent one.
4. Open this file in Canichrono. The video Manual timing guide (in French) shows this step in the software.

From Prepare the start lists, tapping Export then Canichrono takes you to the same page. Export then Excel downloads the start list as a spreadsheet. This is handy to display it or keep a paper copy.

Note

Paid registrations (Timing) only filters entries if the option Payment is required before entries close. is turned on in the event’s payment settings. Otherwise, all entries are exported.

What the file contains

Item	Details
Event	Name, dates, federation
Races and runs	Race type, name, date of each run, distance
Entrants	Last name, first name, gender, year of birth, category, club, license, bib, team name, dogs, saved start times
Statuses	Whether payment, license, medical certificate and vaccines are validated
Contact details	Entrants’ address, phone and email
Categories	The federation’s age categories, used for the rankings

Caution

The file contains personal data and a key that lets anyone send results to your event. Keep it on the timing computer and do not share it.

If the entries change

The file is a snapshot of your entries at the time you download it. After a new entry, a bib change or a start time change, download it again before the race.