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I didn't list it but I have 1 Miley Cyrus song in my "pre-race" list. "The Climb" It's not upbeat enough for finish line but it works for pre-race

The problem with printing on bibs is the material. Mostly the bibs are Tyvek which is nylon. Hence it's slick by nature. Slick doesn't respond well to the rubber feed rollers. But that's just the...

If what you say publicly looks like you are doing it to cause damage (even for cause) you could have your butt in a sling.

I guess it's a question of whether you want your money or not. The BBB...

A good announcer will have bugged you for every piece of information about your race. However, unless the announcer is skilled at being part of the road race or triathlon scene they may sound good,...

I like the idea of finding ways to give value to a sponsor partner, however as I've mentioned before I feel too many events forget the "mission".

While the long term mission may be a cause, a...

Most of timers and Rds up here in NE use either delineators or custom plastic pipe uprights with weighted bases.

Then they use either thin white "braided" nylon rope. It's thin, very strong and...

Kei,

Something you knew instinctively when you read the first post. I knew it too but didn't want to spend the time.

Must be tough for these guys to not only have to sell yourself as being...

To: WoodytheWoodpecker

We have 3 timers up here (New England) who do over 550 events between them and I'd guess that 75+% are B-tag.

I've no idea on what planet, universe or time-dimension...

The temp paint works well. Politically, best you buy either flat black or flat grey primer paint and go an obscure whatever you put in the roads after race day. Depends on whether the hottop is new...

James, I was going to address and agree with each of your points but there is a simple solution for events. Shameless promotion to follow, however there are some very serious "what not to do's as...

There is nothing like "user pays" to bring reality to those who feel entitled to be carried by the pocketbooks of others.

Boston could create some real drama and incredible PR by doing two...

I've a number of mixes I use while announcing and the delivery is always "shuffle". Below is my up-volume mix favorite.

The main criteria for selection is not what I want to hear when I'm running...

I'm just passing on what I've learn after being part of Dave MacGillivray's team DMSE on an occasional basis. One of Dave's guys is Mike Thompson who independently provides course, start finish line,...

Regardless of what you get, you should come up with how you keep it from tipping over in the wind. Most people completely under estimate the power of wind. If I took bets on the "Oh, it's good...

I'm always amazed the capacity of some folks to put up with "screw around" factor that come with "FREE" anything. Why, just because we don't know or understand some trade or technology, do we think...

Hot in January??

I worked course clocks for 3 days at the Disney events and froze my NH butt off.

Then went back down to St Petes beach for the Chronotrack conference and had to wear long...

Mixer/Amplifiers normally have 2 kinds of input plugs per input channel.

The 1/4 bayonet plugs are High Z (impedance) and are expecting a signal with some oomph like an instrument, cd player, Ipod...

What is the purpose of the clock at a start line after everyone leaves?

If the purpose is to have a count-down to the start then an announcer letting the crowd know there is X number of minutes to...

BTW, I think you've put together some very nice, no scratch that, very extraordinary sounding races. I run out at Red Rock Canyon when I'm in Las Vegas. If you could just dynamite 4 out of 5 of the...

You won't get any sympathy from me.

Just so we can put your comments in the proper context.

The following snippets are from a website about Calico racing.

"With each event I attended I was...

When you do things outside, wind pressure on things of size become a major issue.

The number of runners who want to stand for photos is surprisingly small, so to increase the likelihood of photos...

The buckets may be an alternate Idea, though I may try to find something which is rectangular to fill with cement for real nasty blows.. Anything wide and round takes up way too much space and...

<<< QUOTE=RunFatPat;2434]get some 3" pvc pipe. cut it to 5' in length. glue a cap to one end. fill it with sand. glue a cap on the other end...... last it to the leg with bungee balls or zip ties,...

I've found that hanging 2 to 4 1 gallon plastic jugs of water on each upright of a canopy (10 x 10, 12 x 14) works fairly well but I'm looking for ideas for something that isn't as cumbersome and...

Though I did not post it, we too go out of our way to honor our military for their service and will find a way to get them a bib or let them out of one they can't use. Most often if one who just...