Registration and timing, from one team that shows up
Barefoot brings race registration, chip timing and live results into one platform, built for Australian and New Zealand organisers and proven at events from 100 to 50,000 participants.
Recognised bodies the technology has supported
Barefoot Sport is race registration software and professional race timing in a single system, built for event organisers across Australia and New Zealand. Take entries, take payments, manage teams and merchandise, then time the event and publish live results without moving data between vendors. Run registration on its own, timing on its own, or both together, at any scale from a 100-person fun run to a 50,000-participant race.
Built by event organisers.
Trusted by race directors.
450+
Events delivered every year across Australia and New Zealand
50,000
Participants supported at a single event
75+
years
Combined event experience
2
countries
Australian and New Zealand owned, operated and on the ground
The two-vendor problem — why race day breaks
Supporting 450+ events every year — from local races to events with 50,000 participants
Most organisers run their event on two systems that were never built to talk to each other. Registration platforms do not time, timing contractors do not do registration, and the join between them is a spreadsheet export that somebody re-keys at 9pm the night before. When a bib does not match a name on the results page, each vendor points at the other, and the organiser is the one answering the emails on Monday. The offshore platforms add a second problem: the fees come out of your entries, and support is asleep when your event is running. Barefoot was built to remove both, with registration and timing on one system and a team standing on start lines in the same time zone as yours.
Why organisers move to Barefoot
One system, one team.
Registration and timing share the same platform, so entrant data flows straight into results with nothing re-keyed and nobody to chase.
Registration that handles the surge.
Entries, payments, teams, merchandise, waivers and participant comms, built to hold up when entries open and everyone arrives at once.
Timing proven at scale.
Barefoot RFID runs on trusted European-engineered hardware, proven at events up to 50,000 participants, with tags on shoes or chips in bibs.
Timing you can run yourself.
Barefoot Lite is lightweight, self-deployable, reusable-tag timing with live tracking that no competitor in the region offers, which puts professional timing within reach of remote and smaller events.
Local, in both countries.
Australian and New Zealand owned and operated, with 450+ events a year and 75+ years of combined experience on the ground.
Live results and tracking that sell.
Friends and family follow from anywhere, and sponsor branding carries across tracking, results and finish-line screens, so your platform becomes something you can package for partners.
Who it’s for?
Organisers of running, trail, triathlon, cycling, multisport and hybrid events across Australia and New Zealand.
From a weekly community fun run to a 50,000-person city race, and from a metro course to a remote trail with no reception.
You want registration and timing that are reliable, local and either fully run for you or deployable yourself.
Features
Registration built for entries, not tickets
Barefoot registration handles what race entries actually involve: multiple distances, waves, categories, teams, merchandise, waivers, transfers and staged pricing. Entries and payments run through one flow, participant data stays in one place, and your entrant list is already in the timing system when race day comes. Full detail lives on the Race Registration Software page.
Chip timing and live results
Time with reusable tags laced to the shoe or disposable chips built into the bib, with our crew on site, remote support, or Barefoot Lite deployed by you. Results publish live for athletes and spectators as the field crosses. Full detail lives on the Race Timing System page.
Choose the level of support that fits your event
Registration on its own. Timing on its own. Or registration, timing and event-day support together. Most organisers start with one and add the other once they have seen a race day run on it.
Event management without the second vendor
Entrant data, payments, communications, bibs, waves and results sit in one system, which means one login, one export, one invoice and one team accountable when something needs fixing at 4am. The saving is not only admin hours, it is the failure mode that disappears entirely.
The first AI agent for event registration and timing
Orbit does the admin. You just ask.
A world first, exclusive to Barefoot Sport. No more late nights rebuilding events, chasing transfer emails or answering the same participant questions. Just ask Orbit, then review and set it live.
“Build my 2027 event.”
“Allow transfers until 3 July.”
“Refund Jane’s entry.”
“Move Sam to the 10k.”
Whole events built, entries transferred, refunds processed, participant questions answered.
- Nothing publishes, moves money or touches personal data without your approval.
An event that feels bigger
Live tracking and instant, shareable results turn a small event into something people talk about afterwards. Supporters follow their runner from anywhere, athletes get their result the moment they finish, and sponsor placements sit across the tracking and results pages where the attention already is.
Built and supported here
Barefoot is Australian and New Zealand owned and operated, with people in both countries. Your support call is answered in your time zone by someone who has stood in the mud at an event like yours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Barefoot Sport do?
Barefoot Sport is a race registration and timing platform for event organisers in Australia and New Zealand. It handles online entries, payments, chip timing and live results in one system.
Can I use registration without timing, or timing without registration?
Yes. Run registration on its own, bring us in for timing on an event you already have entries for, or use both together. Most organisers start with one.
What size events can Barefoot handle?
From community events of around 100 people to races of up to 50,000 participants, on hardware proven at that scale.
How is this different from an overseas registration platform?
Barefoot is owned and operated in Australia and New Zealand, supports both countries on the ground, and includes timing. Offshore platforms sell registration alone and support it from another time zone.
Let’s make your next event your easiest yet.
Work with people who get the pace, pressure, and precision of endurance events and build platforms that match it.