Automatic yard count
Every runner's loop count updates on its own, with no manual tracking.
Chip race timing
The backyard ultra, one loop an hour until the last one standing
One loop every hour, for hours and sometimes days. Lap counting takes care of itself.
€478 for the weekend
Timing mat and shipping included, then €1.28 per registered runner. We recommend a second system backing up the line, €384. Ticketing costs 1% + €1 per paid entry.
Bookable online at least two months before the race. Nothing to collect at the finish, no deposit and no lost chips, the bib goes home with the runner.
Where the gear ships The listed price covers France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany. For a race anywhere else, write to us and we will price the shipping.
In a backyard ultra, you no longer measure a time but a presence. Every runner has to finish the loop within the hour and head out again at the next bell, until only one is left. The system records every crossing, flags who made it in time and keeps the yard count.
What you get
Drop detection
A runner who does not come back within the hour leaves the results automatically, with the exact time stamp.
A clear screen at the start village
The projected results show who is still in and on which yard. That is what spectators come to watch.
No one on watch all night
Your crew sleeps in shifts instead of checking bibs at three in the morning.
Time stamped proof
Every crossing is recorded. The last one standing is beyond dispute, to the second.
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Yes, the system runs on continuous power and is built to run without interruption on a long race.
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We recommend it. One is enough when the loop runs through the start line, but in a backyard ultra a missed read wrongly eliminates a runner. A second system backing up the line prevents it, for €384.
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The system keeps going as long as more than one runner is left. You see live the moment only one remains, which ends the race.
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Same principle. Any race with repeated loops is timed the same way.
- Backyard ultra, the hourly loop rule and its formats explainedA 4.167 mile loop every hour, until the last one standing. Where the number comes from, what the rule says, and the variations race directors choose.
- Following a backyard ultra live, loops, lap times and leaderboardAt a backyard, spectators want to know who is still in the race and for how many loops. What live tracking shows, for the public and for the race director, and how each crossing reaches the leaderboard.
- How much does chip timing cost for a running raceThe price of chip timing depends on the equipment on the line, the number of runners and shipping. How it adds up, with the public Chrono Corner rates and worked examples.
Timed race formats
- Road race timing, from the 5K to the half marathon 5K and 10K, half marathons, corporate and charity runs. Gun time and chip time, results as runners finish and a page that stays online.
- Trail race timing, from the mass start to the checkpoints A mass start, several distances, an aid station to check. The system does the work, you run the race.
- Canicross, bikejoring, run and bike One by one starts every thirty seconds, classes to keep apart. Every competitor is timed from their own start.
- How much does chip race timing cost Professional RACE RESULT equipment at an affordable price, by the weekend, with no subscription and bookable online. You know what you pay before you book.
- What happens between the line and the results The idea comes down to three parts, a chip, a timing mat and software, on professional RACE RESULT equipment. Here is how they work together.
Set up your backyard ultra
Give us the date, the loop length and how many runners you expect.
RACE RESULT is a trademark of its owner. Chrono Corner is not affiliated with this organization and runs no official event.
