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ChronoTrack Systems continues to meet the needs of the timing industry with the North American (FCC) release of the new MiniTrack timing controller. The MiniTrack system offers impressive functionality in a smaller and lighter weight platform. This new edition to the already successful ChronoTrack family of controllers will maximize a timer’s ability to cost effectively offer more, while reaching out to the triathlon and adventure race market by providing a more efficient solution. New to this controller is its ability to run off of hot swappable 18 volt lithium-ion power tool batteries to maximize ease of use and reduce cost. These batteries can be purchased at your local home improvement store making powering up an easy process for the user. In a market where the value of a time is key to the experience, timer’s cant go wrong with the MiniTrack!

Click here to contact us for ordering information about the MiniTrack and other ChronoTrack Systems.

MiniTrack System Specifications are coming soon!

Mark and Linda Toretsky, of Lin-Mark Sports, entered the race timing business over 23 years ago through their experience with the sport of running. Over a span of three years Mark completed twenty one marathons with his personal best being just over three hours for the 26.2 mile jaunt. As an avid runner Mark began to get frustrated when at the finish of every race there was some error or snafu keeping the race from being scored correctly. After a few years of frustration, Mark and his wife Linda chose to take matters into their own hands and start Lin-Mark Sports, a full service timing company.
Linda’s diverse background as a business woman experienced in logistics and management, coupled with her credentials in running which include being named the USATF’s Mid-Atlantic Master’s Runner of the Year, provided Lin-Mark Sports the perfect platform for success. The Toresky’s passion and zest for active sports has lead Lin-Mark to over fifty events a year, including 15 or more Triathlons.
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We are pleased to announce that Miles Krieger has joined the ChronoTrack team by accepting the position of Marketing Coordinator. After seven years of coaching cross country and track and field at the collegiate level, Krieger will strive to promote ChronoTrack to the running and timing community. Miles will be focusing on ChronoTrack’s national presence by developing marketing materials and programs as well as attending races and key industry conventions. Krieger will also look to reach out to the ChronoTrack Timers on a regular basis through monthly newsletters and regular webpage updates.

Before entering the coaching industry Krieger worked in the running retail chain as a manager of a technical running store in Indianapolis, Indiana. In total, Krieger’s retail experience spans over seven years of building personal relationships with runners throughout the local community. An avid runner Krieger ran collegiately at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, where he achieved all Great Lakes Valley Conference Honors on the track. Krieger carried on his running career competing post collegiately for the Fleet Feet Elite Team, a club based organization located in Louisville, Kentucky. Miles went on to represent Fleet Feet Elite when he won the 2006 Evansville Half Marathon in a course record time. Currently, Miles and his wife Allie continue to hit the trails and hope to complete their first marathon sometime in 2011.

To support the European operation, ChronoTrack has appointed Jeroen van Zuilen as Sales & Marketing Manager Europe. Jeroen will help to grow the European activities and will be responsible for sales and marketing.

Jeroen has many years of experience in the timing industry and will be working closely together with Bas van Beek from the ChronoTrack office in The Netherlands.

“I am very pleased to start with ChronoTrack, this is a great opportunity for me to work for the market leader in UHF timing technologies. I believe ChronoTrack is doing a good job in listening and offering the right products to the timers. I am proud to be part of it!”.

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ChronoTrack Is Gaining Traction With The B-Tag

We are proud to report some amazing success as the next generation of timing, the B-Tag, is rolling out at key races around the country… Cooper River Bridge Run, SunTrust National Marathon, U.S. National Snowshoe Championships, Cohasset Rotary Road Race by the Sea 10K, CareFirst BlueCross and BlueShield Half Marathon and many others!

What race directors are saying…

“It worked like clockwork.  I have been the race director at Cooper River for 20 years and have seen the evolution of scoring and with the B-Tag we have had less problems than we have in any other year. We used the D-tag for two years and loved it but we always thought the tag should be in the bib. With the B-tag we saw a marked improvement. We are proud to be one of the first and larger races to use the B-tag. We value technology and are delighted its here. It has been a long time coming and its here to stay.”
Julian Smith, Race Director, 33rd Annual Cooper River Bridge Run: 33,000 finishers

“As for the new ChronoTrack timing tags, I’ve been stunned to watch the development of race timing over all my years running. Gone are the days of popsicle sticks and tear-tags in the finish chute.  The US National Showshoe Championships was my first experience with the new B-Tag. I had a number of guesses about why the timing tags might be on our bibs instead of on our shoes.  Whatever the reason, the device was the most simple yet: Put on your number, and run. There was nothing additional to affix. There was nothing to remember. You just had to pin your bib to your shirt, as with any other race.”
Jeff Dengate, Web Producer, Runner’s World

“My take on the B tag would be just as I stated to Granite State…a nine out of ten and when the cost eventually comes down it will be a 10 in my opinion.  We had no reports of any errors or missed times attributed to the B tag operation.  For a “little” race like Cohasset, I feel, it was well worth being able to offer the convenience of this technology to our runners and volunteers.”
Brad Goodwin, Race Director – Cohasset Rotary Road Race by the Sea 10K

What race timers are saying…

“GSRS timed the SunTrust National Marathon and accompanying CareFirst BlueCross and BlueShield Half Marathon in Washington, D.C., on March 20, using the new ChronoTrack B Tag. We had great results with the new tag and have consequently advised all of our 2010 events to switch to it. The ease of application was a big hit with the runners and organizers and it improved our ability to time all runners successfully.”
Bob Teschek, Granite State Race Services – Newport, NH

“We are using the B-Tag this weekend for a 1200 person 8k race. The interesting thing is that we are timing the race for a competitor timer, since his new (non-ChronoTrack) equipment didn’t arrive when promised. He was left out in the cold. I’m glad to have been able to help out.”
ChronoTrack Timer

“I timed and directed the Marine Corps Special Operations 8k Mud Run. Our runners went through low mud crawls, swamp, streams etc. I used B tags to see how they would hold up. They were great! I had 100 percent of those crossing the start lines were timed at the finish line. We had 450 runners and I was prepared to score the old fashioned way but had no need for that nonsense. Surprisingly, some bibs looked clean at the finish but it must have been from when they went through the stream. I am very pleased to report we had absolutely no problems and the runners loved the ease of picking up bibs and running without worrying about anything else.“
Mike Marion, Atlantic Coast Timing – Midway Park, NC

“Just to let you know the B-tags are fabulous. I did the Great Race of Agoura Hills in California this past weekend with almost 7000 runners in five different events that all ran at the same time.  Two half marathons, 5k, 10k, and even a Kids 1 Mile run with three different starting points.”
Bill Callanan, Tri-A-Run – Las Vegas, NV

Upcoming B-Tag Events

ChronoTrack is proud to feature the B-Tag at the upcoming events:

• Boston Athletic Association 5K – April 18th, 2010
• Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon & miniMarathon – April 24, 2010
• Crazylegs Classic 8K – April 24, 2010
• Long Island Marathon – May 1 & 2, 2010
• Capital City Half Marathon – May 1, 2010
• Broad Street Run – May 2, 2010
• OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon – May 8, 2010
• Miles For Moffitt – May 15, 2010
• Cleveland Rite Aid Marathon – May 16, 2010
• The Spring Lake Five – May 29, 2010
• Boston’s Run to Remember – May 30, 2010

Tens of thousands of runners and race directors have experienced how the B-Tag is changing the game! See why more world-class races use ChronoTack – www.chronotrack.com