The weather gods relented on Saturday morning 5th May 2012, opening a window of opportunity for the 2012 Busselton 70.3 Ironman event. Thunderstorms and heavy rain the night before painted a bleak picture for competitors, however with the last showers disappearing before dawn the sun was out for the … [Read more...]
Over the weekend of the 5th and 6th May 2012, was the running of the 14th Cincinnati Flying Pigs Marathon. In the prelude to the main event, the 10km, 5km, the Flying Pig Kids’ Marathon and the Flying Piglet Kids’ Fun Run were held on the Saturday and totaled almost 10,000 competitors in the … [Read more...]
Over the weekend of the 28-29 April 2012, RFID Race Timing's ULTRA timing system was chalking up some impressive races in Norway. On one side of the country Josh Lisac of ToppTid was timing the Bergen City Marathon, while in Oslo Morton Toft of Ultimate Timing was taking care of the timing service … [Read more...]
The magnificent RENATA Oberelbe-Marathon was run on the 29th April 2012 in picture perfect conditions. The course takes advantage of the wonderful country-side and beautiful bike trail along the Elbe River into the city of Konigstein. Offering marathon, half marathon, 10km and a fun event distance; … [Read more...]
Outreach is the new communication software from RFID Race Timing. Since its launch in January this year, timers around the world have quickly come to realise its value to their timing businesses. This clever software allows the timer to communicate with a number of ULTRA timing units via modem … [Read more...]
The weather gods turned on "something special even for Manchester" for the 2012 Greater Manchester Marathon after an absence of 10years. In wet and windy conditions just under 5000 runners took to the start line to brave the elements, with the winner Dave Norton toughing it out in 2hrs 24mins … [Read more...]
RFID Race Timing has arrived in China with Genco Jin of Sydex timing two events for the Da Li Sports Council over the weekend 6-8th April, 2012. The versatility of RFID Race Timing System's ULTRA was demonstrated timing a 5 km fun run for 3500 finishers on the Friday and following up with a 40km … [Read more...]
When the Government of Qatar announced that the second Tuesday of February was National Sports Day, the region truly began to embrace its sporting culture. The national sports facility of Qatar, The Aspire Zone Foundation organised a 4km fun run at the Khalifa Stadium to mark the occasion. RFID … [Read more...]
The running of the Tobacco Road Marathon in North Carolina on Sunday 18th March was a great success for organisers and athletes alike. FS Series timed the event using ULTRA and were absolutely "over the moon" with the performance of their RFID Race Timing system. Jason Biggs with FS Series … [Read more...]
The 35th annual Cape Argus Pick and Pay was held on the Sunday 11th March with over 35,000 cyclists taking to the road. The conditions were perfect with the feared south easterly wind that has taken its toll in the past absent this year. Competition was hot in the elite category with a number of … [Read more...]