News and Updates

  • MyLaps Provides Systems for 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon »

    by Jon Emerson. Wed, Jun 26, 2013. News and Updates

    Press release: MYLAPS Sports Timing to Provide Timing Technology for 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

    Haarlem, The Netherlands, 26th June 2013 - MYLAPS is pleased to announce that it will provide timing technology and related services to the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. After a thorough analysis of its timing options, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon selected the MYLAPS BibTag system, which offers best-in-class read rates and timing accuracy.

    To ensure reliable and accurate race day timing and results for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, MYLAPS will team up with long-time industry partners Sports Management Associates and Mika Timing. These companies, which facilitate the race day collection of timing data and scoring, will use the MYLAPS BibTag technology to time all athletes in the 45,000-participant race.

    “We are extremely pleased to be the timing technology supplier for the world class Bank of America Chicago Marathon,” said MYLAPS CEO Bas van Rens. “MYLAPS timing systems will be used at three out of the six World Marathon Majors this year. The growth of our BibTag technology in the United States is tremendous and we expect to see more large U.S.-based events making the switch.”

    About the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 
    In its 36th year and as a member of the World Marathon Majors, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon annually attracts 45,000 participants, including a world-class elite runner and wheelchair athlete field, and an estimated 1.7 million spectators. As a result of its national and international draw, the iconic race assists in raising millions of dollars for a variety of charitable causes while generating $219 million in annual economic impact to its host city according to a report by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (R.E.A.L.). The 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will start and finish in Grant Park beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 13. In advance of the race, a two-day Health & Fitness Expo will be held at McCormick Place Convention Center on Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12. For more information about the event and how to get involved, go to www.chicagomarathon.com.

  • Local Online Registration »

    by Jon Emerson. Wed, Jun 26, 2013. News and Updates

    flpregister.com

    Online event registration is now available through a local Hawaii based company. Customer service is available locally and there is no time difference to worry about when problems occur. The online registration system is simple and easy to use and online processing is secure and fees are minimal for the athlete or person signing up.

  • Bib Tag beats the heat at the 2012 Boston Marathon »

    by Jon. Thu, Nov 08, 2012. News and Updates

    Bib Tag Beats The Heat At the 2012 Boston Marathon

     

     

    The MYLAPS BibTag system once again proved itself as the number one technology for mass road race timing at the Boston Marathon. With not a single missed detection in the Elite field at 11 timing locations and excellent read rates for the complete field, our partners Mika Timing and Sports Management Associates and all other timing companies involved had a perfect day. And all that was needed was the MYLAPS BibTag placed on the back of the runners’ bib. Even for races with very high density and accuracy requirements like the Boston Marathon, MYLAPS only uses a single tag per bib number. The MYLAPS BibTag system is reliable even in the most extreme weather conditions and at any race length. 

    Incredibly clean data 

    Around 22,500 runners started the race in Hopkinton. Despite the record heat and humidity this year, the system performed as well as expected. Even with incorrect placement of bibs, due to many athletes running without shirts, the BibTag system captured their times. John Burgholzer, Technology Director with the Boston Athletic Association, said: “the data is incredibly clean, I couldn’t be happier with the statistics. MYLAPS’ choice to develop a system specifically for detection on the bib definitely pays off.”

  • Honolulu Marathon/Kaiser High School Cross Country Results »

    by Jon Emerson. Mon, Sep 27, 2010. News and Updates