MYLAPS Sports Timing to Provide Timing Technology for 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

MYLAPS is pleased to announce that it will provide timing technology and related services to the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. After a thorough analysis of its timing options, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon selected the MYLAPS BibTag system, which offers best-in-class read rates and timing accuracy.

To ensure reliable and accurate race day timing and results for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, MYLAPS will team up with long-time industry partners Sports Management Associates and Mika Timing. These companies, which facilitate the race day collection of timing data and scoring, will use the MYLAPS BibTag technology to time all athletes in the 45,000-participant race.

“We are extremely pleased to be the timing technology supplier for the world class Bank of America Chicago Marathon,” said MYLAPS CEO Bas van Rens. “MYLAPS timing systems will be used at three out of the six World Marathon Majors this year. The growth of our BibTag technology in the United States is tremendous and we expect to see more large U.S.-based events making the switch.”


About MYLAPS Sports Timing
MYLAPS invented automated sports timing systems in 1982 and its equipment is currently used by millions of athletes and racers in numerous events around the world, from the world renowned Boston and Rotterdam Marathons, to NASCAR and MotoGP events, to the IAAF World Track & Field Championships and the Olympic Games. MYLAPS has international offices in The Netherlands, the United States, Malaysia, Australia and Japan.

About the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
In its 36th year and as a member of the World Marathon Majors, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon annually attracts 45,000 participants, including a world-class elite runner and wheelchair athlete field, and an estimated 1.7 million spectators. As a result of its national and international draw, the iconic race assists in raising millions of dollars for a variety of charitable causes while generating $219 million in annual economic impact to its host city according to a report by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (R.E.A.L.). The 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will start and finish in Grant Park beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 13. In advance of the race, a two-day Health & Fitness Expo will be held at McCormick Place Convention Center on Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12. For more information about the event and how to get involved, go to www.chicagomarathon.com.