Our Services

Timing Services

Basic Service

  • Check calendar for availability and request services at https://contracts.loutilities.com/calendar
  • Timing/scoring is performed using the Time Machine race timing equipment and race bib pull-tags. This timing methodology is a low-cost approach, best suited for races with fewer than 200 finishers.
  • FSRC will provide, set up, and operate finish line and timing equipment, including a large display clock, timing equipment, finish line chute, flags, and related materials.
  • The race organizer is responsible for purchasing and labeling pull-tag race bibs (minimum: name, age, gender) and providing volunteers.
  • An awards sheet will be filled out, recording top finishers in categories provided by the race organizers.
  • Finish times will be recorded on the race bibs pull-tags, which are kept in finish time order. The tags will be turned over to the race organizers for final results compilation.
shows results board with pull tags at the end of a race

Scoring Service

  • Check calendar for availability and request services at https://contracts.loutilities.com/calendar
  • Scoring Service is available to races which use RunSignup as their registration platform.
  • Any race day registrations must be in RunSignup — if paper forms are used the Race is responsible for entering the data.
  • Bibs must have QR or barcode encoded with the bib number on the front of the bib.
  • Timing/scoring is performed using the Time Machine race timing equipment and QR/barcodes on race bibs. This timing methodology is best suited for races with fewer than 300 finishers.
  • FSRC will provide, set up, and operate finish line and timing equipment, including a large display clock, timing equipment, finish line chute, flags, and related materials.
  • The race organizer is responsible for purchasing and labeling race bibs and providing volunteers.
  • An awards sheet will be filled out, recording top finishers in categories provided by the race organizers.
  • Finish times and awards will be sent to the race’s RunSignup site on race day.

Chip Service

  • Check calendar for availability and request services at https://contracts.loutilities.com/calendar
  • Chip Service is available to races which use RunSignup as their registration platform.
  • Any race day registrations must be in RunSignup — if paper forms are used the Race is responsible for entering the data.
  • Bibs must have QR or barcode encoded with the bib number on the front of the bib.
  • FSRC and Race Director need to coordinate getting the chips put on the back of the bibs.
  • Timing/scoring is performed using a chip timing system with Time Machine and QR/barcodes on race bibs as a backup. This timing methodology is best suited for races with fewer than 300 finishers.
  • FSRC will provide, set up, and operate finish line and timing equipment, including a large display clock, timing equipment, finish line chute, flags, and related materials.
  • Includes Premium Promotion!
  • The race organizer is responsible for purchasing and labeling race bibs and providing volunteers.
  • An awards sheet will be filled out, recording top finishers in categories provided by the race organizers.
  • Finish times and awards will be sent to the race’s RunSignup site on race day.

Course Marking

Course Marking

  • The course must be fully accessible to motor vehicle traffic.
  • Course Marking can be added to any of our Timing Services.
  • The race course will be marked with cones, mile markers, and directional signage.

Promotion

Standard Promotion

  • Available to races local to the Frederick County area.
  • You may add your race to the online FSRC Events Calendar via the FSRC Add Event page.
    • Note: if you’re using any of our Timing Services, we will do this for you using your basic information.

Premium Promotion

  • Your race will be included in the twice-monthly “Featured Races email” that is sent to the FSRC-maintained list of over 9,000 local runners.  See this example of one of our email blasts. You may subscribe to our email list to receive the promotion emails directly to your inbox.
  • FSRC will begin featuring your race in the twice-monthly email up to three months prior to your race date. The sooner you get us the information, the sooner we can begin promoting your race.
  • Fill out a Race Services Form or send email to raceservices@steeplechasers.org for more information or to sign up for our Premium Promotion services.

Add-Ons

FSRC Provided Bibs

  • FSRC will provide bibs which are minimally branded with FSRC Race Services branding.
  • FSRC chooses the bib numbers to be provided, in coordination with the Race Director

Finish Line Video

  • Finish Line Video is available to races which use Scoring or Chip Service.
  • RunSignup results are annotated with video showing each runner’s finish within 48 hours after the race finishes.

RaceDay CheckIn

  • RaceDay CheckIn is available to races which use Scoring or Chip Service.
  • RaceDay CheckIn provides “dynamic assignment” of bib numbers to participants.
  • Bib labels are printed and affixed to the bibs at packet pickup, eliminating the need for the Race Director to pre-label the bibs.
  • FSRC provides the required equipment (tablets and printers), and one checkin lead to train and manage the process.
  • Race provides the volunteers to do the checkin, print, and affix the labels.

Results

  • We recommend that you use our race results template for formatting your results file.
  • We will post your results to the Results page of our website.  Send the file to results@steeplechasers.org.
  • Note: if you use our Scoring or Chip Service, we will post a link to the your RunSignup registration results page