Services
One team for race day
Timing, finish lines, sound, photography and gear, tailored to your event. Book one service, or bundle them and save.
Chip Timing
World-class timing at a community-race price.
We time with MYLAPS RFID equipment, the same technology used at the Chicago and Boston Marathons. Every runner gets an accurate time the moment they cross the line, with none of the delays or mistakes of manual scoring.
Every bib carries a single-use chip on the back, so there's nothing to hand out or collect. Road races, cross country, trail runs, cycling: if it needs a clock, we can time it.
- Chip-to-chip or gun-to-chip timing
- Remote split points and live results
- Seven MYLAPS BibTag systems, for multiple finish lines and splits
- Backup equipment on site at every race
- Multiple crews for same-day events
- Start line banners and finish line truss
- Multi-camera finish line video
- Results trailer with a walk-up window for live results
- Scrolling LED marquee that turns into a race clock, to the tenth of a second
Timing partners
DJ & Announcing
Every race should feel like an event.
Pair your timing with sound that keeps runners informed and spectators cheering. We bring multi-speaker setups, current music, wireless mics and seasoned announcers.
Our clients range from local 5Ks to Fortune 500 corporate events and town hall meetings. We also DJ weddings, receptions, dances, picnics and karaoke nights.
- Eleven JBL speakers, including 18-inch subwoofers
- Multiple speaker setups for big courses
- Several wireless microphones
- Lighting, lasers and effects
- Karaoke monitors and mics
- Experienced DJs and race announcers
Photography
Next year's best promotion is this year's photos.
Our photographers shoot with professional SLR cameras, and we offer HD video and aerial drone photo and video, so your race looks as good as it felt.
We also cover weddings, parties and team photos, and our in-house studio has backdrops for family portraits, baby pictures and fresh headshots.
- Race-day photography and HD video
- Aerial drone photo and video
- Weddings, parties and team photos
- In-house studio portraits and headshots
Race Consulting
We've directed races too. We know the hurdles.
Racing Expectations began in 2014 when we started directing our own races. Finding the right contacts, the services runners expect, vendors with open dates and prices that work for a volunteer group was harder than it should be.
Whether you're a seasoned race director or planning your first event, we'll help you get everything in place for race day.
- Step-by-step help for first-time races
- Vendor and service recommendations
- What runners expect on race day
- Bundle pricing when you book multiple services
Equipment Rental
The equipment list grows every year.
Rent what you need, with or without our timing services. Our fleet includes six inflatable start/finish arches, six finish line clocks, 15 mile-marker clocks and mile-marker signs for courses up to 26.2 miles.
Don't see something listed? Ask. There's a good chance we have it or can get it.
- Inflatable arches: 4 m and 8 m wide
- Finish line clocks
- Mile-marker clocks
- Mile-marker signs to 26.2 mi
- Generators (6,500 W)
- Tents: 10×10 and 10×30
- Barricade fencing
- Stanchions
- 8 ft tables
- Garbage cans
- Push brooms
- Floor cleaners
Course Certification
A 5K that's really a 5K.
We measure and certify race courses with USA Track & Field (USATF). Your course is measured with a calibrated bicycle, mapped, and submitted to USATF, so runners can trust the distance and use their times for qualifying and records.
A certified course stays valid for ten years as long as the route doesn't change. Planning a new course? Bring us in early and we'll help you lay it out to the exact distance.
- Course measured with a calibrated bicycle
- Map and paperwork submitted to USATF
- Help laying out new courses to the exact distance
- Start, finish and turnaround points marked
- Times eligible for qualifying and records
Bundle services and save.
Book timing with sound, photos or rentals and we'll put together package pricing for your event.