About Us  

Services We Offer

MettleEvents.com offers a full line of Finish Line Services which include, but are not limited to Road Race and Cross Country manual, ChampionChip or Chronotrack 'B'-tag timing from the local 5Ks to major marathons, Triathlon and Duathlon ChampionChip timing with up to 5 splits. We also time bike races. Race Management services include, but are not limited to assistance in race planning, race promotion and race coordination for a successful event. The services Mettle Events offers are state of the art and second to none. Contact us for your event needs.

MettleEvents.com..One less thing for the busy race directorto worry about.

• Timing Services Road Race manual, ChampionChip or Chronotrack 'B' tag timing from the local 5Ks to major marathons.
• Cross Country meet and invitational manual, ChampionChip or Chronotrack 'B' tag timing
• Triathlon ChampionChip timing with up to 5 splits
• Duathlon ChampionChip timing with splits
• Bike racing ChampionChip timing including mountain bike, Time Trials and Road Races
• Posting of finish line and all results live to the internet as the event occurs
• Announcer system at the finish or splits for announcing participants to the audience
• Assistance in creating a custom results page for posting of archived race results
• All Timing Services include...
• Posting of event on MettleEvents.com website
• Distribution of paper flyers to area gyms, storesand military facilities
• Event listed on MettleEvents.com monthly e-mail newsletter with 50,000 member distribution
• Digital finish line clock display
• Starting horn
• Bull horn
• All required personnel to run and supervise the timing services
• Data entry of all race day entrants
• Race day tabulation of award winners and overall results
• Results showing chip time (net time) and/or gun time (actual time)
• Awards based on gun time or chip time (client choice)
• Custom reports (available upon request)
• Results forwarded to media chosen by client
• Electronic copy of results
• Results posted online live from the event
• Optional Equipment Available
• Mile markers
• Finish line and transition location tear drop banners
• Bike racks
• Snow fencing
• Generators
• PA Systems
• Water coolers
• Cups
• Safety pins
• Bib numbers
• Additional contract services available
• Race Directing Services Assistance in race planning proceedings including up to ten meetings
• Assistance in promoting race in various calendars, publications and websites
• Assistance in distribution of race brochures/entry forms to 'runner friendly' locations
• Assistance securing parade permit for race route
• Coordinate T-shirt order
• Receive/Pick up registered entries in order to build a race participant database (with database management only)
• Coordinate money deposits (with database management only)
• Assistance with packet pick up and race day registration
• Logistics of race day event
• Supervise race day set-up including registration, packet pickup and refreshments
• List of Volunteer positions recommended for event
• Race checklist for pre and post event as well as race day

Accomplishments

• 2004-2010 Chesapeake Bay 10k
• 2005-2011 Mud In Your Eye Cross Country 3 Race Series
• 2006-2011 Virginia Duathlon®
• 2006-2007 OBX Marathon & Half Marathon
• 2006-2008 Cape Henry RunFest & Duathlon
• 2007-2011 Hair of the Dog 5k
• 2007-2011 Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon
• 2005-2011 Frederick Marathon & Half Marathon
• 2007-2010 Carter Gunn Stressbuster 8K XC
• 2010-2011 The Military Challenge
• 2011 The Baltimore 10 Miler
• 2010-2011 Dominion Riverrock
• 2008-2011 Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot
• 2008-2011 Patrick Henry Half Marathon
• 2007-2011 XTERRA Eastern Championship
• 2011 Maymont XC Festival
• 2011 Freedom Festival
• 2005-2011 Breezy Point Triathlon
• 2005-2011 Sandman Triathlon
• 2005-2011 Marine Corps Marathon Timing Team Member
• 2005-2011 Rock n Roll Virginia Beach Timing Team Member
• 2011 New York City Marathon Timing Team Member