scam_watcheroo wrote:
Maybe a good solution for those races that can't afford extra timing matts is to have one or more cameras filiming the course where those cameras have night vision like is common in many Sony models. Not sure if Go Pro type cameras have night vision.
Additionally, you could require competitors to provide their GPS watch data before awarding placings.
Both these solutions would show down the post race awards process, though.
How about a guy in a chair writing down bib numbers. It's not like these people are too fast to see their bib. It's not like these races have a lot of "runners."