Background:
Owner/Manager
Celia Bertoia timed and organized runs on a volunteer basis for
a decade before PERFECT TIMING became more than a whisper. It
was in 1999 when she was head of the planning committee of the
Bozeman race known as the Sweet Pea Run. "We hired a professional
timing service out of Oregon, which was the closest company we
could locate. As we watched what they did, and noted how much
we had to pay them, we realized that, hey, we could do that!"
The next year we did do that, for less money and with more accuracy.
Celia's husband, Kyle Klicker, an engineer, acted as the back
room brains of the operation. PERFECT TIMING was born. PERFECT
TIMING is the only company of its kind in Montana. In 2008, PERFECT
TIMING expanded to offering the DAG system of chip timing.
Celia
and Kyle have experienced races from all angles: as casual participants,
volunteers, competitive runners, event directors, and consultants.
Celia has the organizational, management, and people skills,
while Kyle has the technical know-how and calm demeanor necessary
for making your next race a success.
Make life
as a race director easier by letting PERFECT TIMING time your
next event!
References:
"PERFECT
TIMING did a great job. They were easy to work with and got the
results to us in time for the awards ceremony. No matter how
many thousands of participants you may have, every runner's time
is critical!"
Beth Woody, Riverbank Run Race Director, Missoula bwoody@ymcamissoula.org
"Thank
you for all your efforts. You exceeded expectations and everyone
was very happy with the timing/results/accuracy. How/why did
I do it before? Again, thank you very much."
Bill R., Missoula, MT, Race Director, Bitterroot Endurance Runs.
"Your
team did a fantastic job for us. We really appreciate the hard
work that you put into it. Thank you for all of your hard work."
Karen and Scott Muir, Big Sky, MT, Moonlight Basin Xterra Triathlon
Race Directors.
"We
are both too tired to appreciate how well every thing went. You
and Kyle take a great load off us race directors."
Bob Wade, Kathy Brown, Race Directors Bozeman Classic, Bozeman,
MT
"Thanks
to you as well. Your timing service is very efficient."
Tim Dumas, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Runners
Comments:
You can't
improve the job you do. I pride myself on timing my own run accurately--very
careful about starting and stopping my stopwatch. Your time was
exactly the same as mine, to the tenth of a second. I don't think
that's ever happened to me in a road race. Great job.
Ray C.
This is unbelievable!
In my prime, I ran the Boston Marathon 13 times, the Marine Corps
Marathon 18 times and the New York City Marathon 5 times. I have
run hundreds of other races in big cities and small. Never before
have I seen such service -- first a call from the race director
the day before reminding me of the race and then these personalized
results. You guys are incredible. For the past two years, yours
is the only race I have run. If I can still run, walk, hobble
or crawl next year, you can be sure I will be there.
Douglas R.
Your email
is a very nice touch to a wonderful day. I've run 51 marathons
in 38 states and never have I received an email like this within
a few hours after finishing the race.
Jack T.
