Archive for March, 2008

Race Organizers Say Technology Helped Make Event Most Successful Ever

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, March 20, 2008 – Recently formed ChronoTrack Systems, Inc., today announced that the company’s road race timing system, based on Impinj UHF Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, performed flawlessly at the recent Los Angeles Marathon, held on March 2.

ChronoTrack’s “D” timing tag allows race organizers to print an integrated bib and tag for each participant, encoding the runner’s bib number into the tag’s RFID chip at the time of printing. The peel-off, disposable portion of the bib becomes a tag that runners attach to their shoes. ChronoTrack’s tag solution is lighter, less expensive than previous timing methods, and most important to race organizers and participants—disposable. Runners no longer need to stand in long lines to “tag check” their timing devices as with previous solutions. And after the race, tired participants can avoid yet another line to return expensive tags.
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The ChronoTrack system will be in use at the following upcoming events.

April 19 — Pat’s Run in Tempe AZ
May 3 — Pat’s Run in San Jose, CA
May 18—  Rite Aid Marathon in Cleveland, OH

In order to develop a timing system that will accurately time athletes in all environments, we have tested the ChronoTrack system in a variety of weather conditions. One of the harshest environments for a timing and tracking system is rain. Checkout the video below to see how the ChronoTrack system handles our Rain and Water testing.

Are you looking for some additional information about using the D-Tag? Check out the instructional video with directions on attaching the D-Tag to your shoe below!

“ChronoTrack’s solution contributed to the best LA marathon in its twenty-three year history and I’m very pleased. Our third party timing verifier told us it was the most accurate timing method he’d ever seen, and he compared it against the same method used to time the Olympics. Both race setup and clean up were much easier—hours instead of days, we needed fewer volunteers and far less equipment. We easily saved between fifteen and twenty thousand dollars, had a smoother race operation, and heard nothing but praise from race participants. Definitely a win-win solution for me.”

-Terry Collier, executive race director of the LA Marathon