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About Us

In high school, the school counselor once asked me “What job would you do for free?” and whatever your response was, that was supposed to be your career.  It’s the adage of doing what you love, it’s simple advice that most people disregard.  At the time I was 17 and loved running and found school to be a bit tedious.  I remember going back to English class observing the flag blowing in the wind on a crisp April afternoon, wondering how the wind might affect my performance in the 3,200m and 1,600m later that evening on the track.  At 17 my mind was not on my career, it was on running and how does one even make a career out of running when you’re not running a sub four minute mile?

After high school, I attended Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa.  Running was still a vital part of my life and I competed on the schools cross country and track and field teams.  I thought about going into sports psychology but I also enjoyed business, especially entrepreneurship.  After college – worked a bit in the corporate world and went back to school to obtain my MBA.

In 2007, I realized that the corporate world was not for me and started contemplating my escape plan. The two things that I knew and loved were entrepreneurship and running and I had to figure out how to combine the two.  I launched RunColo.com in January 2007 and it has now grown to be the most popular Colorado running website.  The next venture was Colorado Race Timing, LLC established in 2008.  I had finally figured out how to do what I love, combining business and running.

When you do what you love, it shows in your work.  At Colorado Race Timing, LLC we are the sort of company that will personally meet with you to discuss non-timing related issues and I have been known to even run the race course myself to make sure the distance is accurate or to provide advice.  When we manage courses, I inspect the course a week before the race, not the day of the race, because as a runner I know how important it is to have a properly marked and measured course.  As a runner I also know how important it is to have accurate timing and results that are posted promptly.

When you do business with Colorado Race Timing, LLC, you’re not just hiring a race timer, you’re hiring a company that wants your race to thrive.  The one downside of owning a timing company is that it makes finding time to actually race a lot harder.  Fortunately, I still found time to run 17 races in 2009, and recently ran a PR at the San Diego Marathon, running a 2:46:18. 

Let Colorado Race Timing, LLC make your next race a success.

If you would like to learn more about Colorado Race Timing, LLC, check out our interview, courtesy of the Denver Running Examiner.

Testimonials

Using Colorado Race Timing was the single best decision we made for our event. From Simon’s organizational plan, his preparedness and experience on what it takes to make a successful event, our race was smooth, on time and mistake-free. Colorado Race Timing made for a wonderful pre, during and post race experience for all involved.
— Golden Gallop 5k/10k, Golden, Colorado

The chip timing technology and the reputation of Colorado Race Timing played a significant role in making our first-time race something people desired to be a part of. The support that we received from Colorado Race Timing from promotion, to route logistics, to the day of our event was vital for Run for the Door 5K's success! This high level of support and quality is something that is difficult to find, and we have found it in Colorado Race Timing.
— Run for the Door 5k, Denver, CO

Colorado Race Timing is a remarkable timing company. They are amazing to work with for an event, they are patient, attentive and well organized. It was my first race and the event went so smoothly and I have Colorado Race Timing to thank for such a great day.
— ReadyTalk 5k, Denver, CO

It was an absolute pleasure working with Colorado Race Timing, LLC on our race. Colorado Race Timing was very knowledgeable, thorough, organized and professional. Having had worked on a previous race without the services of Colorado Race Timing, I can definitely say that we will be using their services from here on out. It really made the difference in the quality and success of our race.
— Shell's Bells 5k, Lone Tree, Colorado

The Estes Park Marathon made the decision to change to chip timing as part of our continued progress to present professional running events. We had two main concerns on selecting a chip timing provider, cost and the ability to cope with our relatively complex and demanding multiple race schedule. We evaluated a number of providers, and chose Colorado Race Timing. Colorado Race Timing already knew details of our events, and were competitive on price. Ultimately we were very pleased that we chose Colorado Race Timing - they not only made the transition to chip timing painless, they also coped amazing well with the heavy unseasonal rain that fell most of race weekend. Multiple starts in different locations, including two simultaneously, were all handled with professional ease. They also handled any communication between our registration staff on race weekend in a relaxed and helpful manner. Any questions or cancans we had were dealt with promptly, courteously, and professionally. We can definitely recommend Colorado Race Timing for your race event timing provider.
— Estes Park Marathon, Estes Park, CO

Colorado Race Timing did a fantastic job with our event, the Lancer Fast 5K. The set up was great, the race participants were thrilled with the event and I know a big part of that had to do with the timing service and Simon's experience. I would highly recommend Colorado Race Timing. They have some of the best timing equipment I've seen and they are organized, courteous, and professional. We will certainly be using their services in the future. Thanks again Simon for all your work and for being patient with all my requests.
— Lancer Fast 5k, Denver, CO

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