For backyard ultra race directors

until the next start
Every hour, on the hour.

Lap timing for backyard ultras.

Tap = lap on any phone. Check-in and bibs, late finishes and DNFs, the last one standing, a big screen at the start corral and live results for everyone at home.

Start for free ↳ How it works

Free for your first race and for every race with up to 25 runners. No card needed.

The timer app on a phone: one button per runner, filled = finished this lap
Timer phone – one tap per runner
TV mode: every runner as a tile, the clock to the next start
TV mode – the big screen at the start corral
Works without signalEvery tap is saved on the phone first.
Any phoneAndroid or iPhone. Installs from the browser.
Any sizeFrom 10 to 500 runners.
km or milesAny lap length, any timezone.
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Races on Backyard Timing

↳ All races

Past races

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Ready in 15 minutes

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    Create your race

    Name, date, start time, lap length. Upload your logo.

  2. 02

    Add your runners

    Your own sign-up page, or upload the list (Excel or CSV) from your registration system. Bibs by random, age, goal or name.

  3. 03

    Check-in on race day

    Runners pick their bib at the desk. Swaps are handled for you.

  4. 04

    Tap = lap

    One tap per runner on the timer phone. Results go live for everyone, on any screen.

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Built for the night shift

A backyard can last for days. The timer keeps working without internet, has a night mode in red on black, warns you about runners who are not in yet, and helps you fix a missed tap in seconds.

  • Big buttons – filled means finished this lap
  • Hold a button to mark a DNF
  • Two phones with the same PIN: main and backup
  • Whistles 3, 2 and 1 minutes before every start, then a horn
  • Late finishes, missed laps and the winner – by the rules, automatically
The timer app in night mode: red on black
Night mode – keeps your night vision
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For everyone watching

The live results page: lap clock, runners still in, the leaderboard
Live results – on every phone at home
Live results
A results page for every race: laps, distance, goals, every lap time and a share picture for each runner.
TV mode
Every runner as a big tile on the screen at the start corral, with the clock to the next start.
Announcer screen
Who just came in, who is still out and later than usual, goals beaten, distance milestones – ready for the microphone.
On your own website
Copy one line of code and the live results appear on your race website and blend into it.
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Before and after the race

Before

Sign-up page
Your own registration form, with payments, a waiting list or a lottery.
Volunteers
Helpers ask for shifts on a public page; you confirm, they get reminders.
Race staff
Co-directors, timers, medical – everybody with a job, a place and a login if needed.
Check-in & bibs
Runners choose their number at check-in, or let the bib generator number everyone.

After

Verified results
Close the race and confirm the results with your name – the page shows it.
Certificates
A certificate for every runner, signed by you, sent by e-mail in one go.
Archive
Every edition stays online. Next year: one click copies the race with all settings.
Emergency list
Emergency contacts and medical notes on paper, for the medical tent – never public.
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Fair pricing

Small races are free forever. You only pay when your race is big.

Free

$0

Your first race, every race with up to 25 runners, and charity races.

↳ Start for free

Race Pass

$39

One race of any size, all features.

↳ Sign up

Season

$79 / year

Unlimited races for a year. Cancel anytime.

↳ Sign up

Founder Lifetime

$149

Every race, forever. Only for the first 50 race directors.

50 of 50 left

↳ Sign up

Prices in US dollars. Your card is charged in your own currency at the current exchange rate.

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Questions

Do I need internet at the race?

Only now and then. Every tap is saved on the phone first and sent when there is signal. The live results update as soon as the phone is online again.

Which phone do I need?

Any Android phone or iPhone with a modern browser. The timer installs from the browser like an app – nothing to download from a store.

What if the timing phone breaks?

Sign in on a second phone with the same PIN. Both phones send to the same race, so the backup has every lap.

What happens with more than 25 runners?

Up to 25 runners can check in for free. For runner number 26 the race needs a plan: your free first race is used for that, or a Race Pass, a Season or a Founder plan. Buy before race day, so check-in never stops.

Is there a time limit for a race?

No. A backyard lasts as long as it lasts – 20 hours or 100. Timing, results and your plan keep going until the last runner stops.

Can I show the results on my own website?

Yes. Copy one line of code from your race page into your website (WordPress, Wix, Squarespace…) and the live results appear there.

Can I import my runners?

Yes – a CSV file from any registration system or from Excel. Upload it again after changes: new runners are added, check-ins and bibs stay.

Who sees the runners' data?

The results page shows names, bib, country, laps and times. Dates of birth and emails stay private – only you see them.

Is there a test mode?

Yes. Set a rehearsal race with 5-minute laps and everything runs 12 times faster. Delete the test laps with one click.

Made by a race director, for race directors.

Dejan, race director of Punk's Backyard Ultra

Your next backyard, timed properly.

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