Who makes this, and how I pay for it

Who

I'm Ory Frazier. I build and maintain Medaling with Friends on my own, and I use it to keep track of my own races. There's no company behind it, no investors, and nobody being paid to work on it.

Elsewhere: oryfrazier.com — mindset coaching for endurance athletes. Same people, different problem.

That's worth knowing for a practical reason: it sets what you can expect. Things get fixed when I have time, and the fastest way to get something looked at is to tell me directly.

What it costs to run

I pay for these out of pocket. None of them is a large number on its own; together they add up every month whether anyone signs up or not.

• HostingRuns the site and the scheduled jobs that refresh race data.
• DatabaseHolds the race catalog, your schedule, and your connections.
• GeocodingTurns a race's town into a point on a map, so distance filters work.
• EmailWeekly digests, day-of reminders, and invitations.
• Domainmedalingwithfriends.com.

Chipping in

Entirely optional, and it buys you nothing — no badge, no extra features, no different treatment. It covers the bills above, and it tells me this is worth continuing.

One-off or monthly, your choice. You don't need an account here to do it.