Discussions about timing

• Is anyone using iPhones as a secondary/primary timing system?

  Posted: Sept. 13, 2024

• Can you rent the timing equipment or do you have to have a company come in?

  Posted: Sept. 9, 2024

• Has anyone ever offered a "non timed" option at a lesser price for those that just don't care about their times?

  Posted: Aug. 4, 2024

• Who wins the race, chip time or gun time?

  Posted: June 21, 2024

• I'm working on putting together a timeline of when different aspects of a race need to be taken care of. Has anyone done something similar for their race?

  Posted: May 10, 2024

• Do you use a backup plan with chip timing? If so, what do you use?

  Posted: April 19, 2024

• If the race starts at 8am what time would you have for volunteers arrival and set up etc?

  Posted: April 12, 2024

• What does everyone use for mile marker signage? We have used tear drop flags in the past but they are sometimes hard to see as runners pass.

  Posted: April 5, 2024

• Does anyone have a waiver/release for participants who are past a course cutoff time but want to continue on their own?

  Posted: Feb. 23, 2024

• Does anyone have a race day timeline and checklist they would like to share?

  Posted: Feb. 23, 2024

• When is a good time to open up registrations for your race?

  Posted: Feb. 16, 2024

• Have any of you taken the plunge into timing your own events? At the moment I use a company to time our events but they are high in price.

  Posted: Feb. 9, 2024

• Our registration is up considerably since I placed the order for our medals. How can I turn around die cast medals in a short amount of time?

  Posted: Feb. 2, 2024

• Does anyone have a way of determining what the maximum capacity should be on a course at any given time?

  Posted: Jan. 26, 2024

• What do you all think about a race series that ranks runners by things other than purely time?

  Posted: Jan. 19, 2024

• I'm considering getting in to the race timing business as a side gig. Any advice?

  Posted: Jan. 5, 2024

• I’m potentially directing a race (10K and 5K) that would start around 6 or 7pm. What are some pros/cons when directing an event at this time versus early morning?

  Posted: Dec. 15, 2023

• Has anyone ever teamed up with a similar event in a similar area at a similar time and created a special award for those completing both races?

  Posted: Dec. 1, 2023

• Would you chip time a 1 mile(ish) run, or just market it as a "fun run"?

  Posted: Nov. 10, 2023

• What do you pay a timer for a 100 mile event with a 32 hour cutoff?

  Posted: Oct. 13, 2023