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Tips, tech, and insights for race day

What we learn producing and timing events. Written for race directors, with a few posts aimed at participants. Timing technology, registration, permits, and the parts of race day nobody warns you about.

Behind the Finish Line, what timing technology is right for your race
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What timing technology is right for your race?

Ten timing technologies compared side by side. How each works, what it costs per participant, the athlete density it can handle, and the events it suits.

January 3, 2025Tony Sapp25 minute read
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