St. Olaf College

Bethel University

University of St. Thomas

MIAC Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Championships

MIAC Multi Event Championships

MIAC Cross Country Championships

NCAA Central Regional Championships

Section 3AA Track and Field Championships 

 
​SSC Conference Relays

SSC Conference Cross Country Championships

SSC Track and Field Championships

Burnsville High School

Prior Lake High School

Eastview High School

East Ridge High School

Hill Murray High School

Lakeville North High School

Tartan High School

​Shakopee High School

The Breck School

Farmington High School​

New Richmond High School

Chetek High School

Red Wing High School

Northfield High School

Forest Lake High School

Cambridge High School

The Big 5k in St. Paul

Jesse James/Outlaw Run 5k/15k

Northfield Rotary Turkey Trot

Kasson Festival Run

Carleton Alumni 5k

Shakopee Saber Run

Prior Lake Laker 5k.

Mission Possible 5k

Mill City Marathon and Half Marathon

Carleton Reunion 5k

More Partners Coming Soon!!

​ Services We Provide

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We use Finish Lynx Timing Cameras and IdentiLynx Full Frame Video Cameras to time our events to industry leading .001 precision

We use Direct Athletics as our online entry platform.  We make the online entry process easy for for coaches and meet directors.

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Please Click  here  to reserve a date for your upcoming event.  

We offer professional timing and result services for:​​​

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Track and Field

Cross Country

​Road Racing

Fast Finish Results: Over 25 Years of Timing and Event Management!

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​Proudly sponsored by by Run-n- Fun and Kari and Perry Bach, along with their outstanding staff.

Customers We Serve

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We are proud to recommend BW Enterprises for all your Track and Field equipment needs.   We have worked exclusively with Bruce Whiting for all of our equipment needs for over 20 years.

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We use HyTek Track and Field Scoring Platform for our events.  (Click logo to go to Active product site.)

  We specialize in helping coaches and meet hosts      produce high quality Track, Cross Country, and Road Race Events.   As former head track and field coaches, we know what kind of challenges event management presents.

Our goal is to take the headaches out of home event  administration and allow coaches to do what they do best-  work with their athletes.

We will do everything possible to cover all aspects of your home event.   We specialize in making sure there are no problems on meet day.    We will calmly work through any changes or additions at your site.     We will arrive at your site no later than 2 hours before the start time and be ready 60 minutes prior to the first event.    We utilize high quality equipment that is fully tested and maintained.  Additionally, we have full back up capabilities-  event results are not lost and we do not have system breakdowns which slow your meet down.   

Who We Are

   Bob Ertl (Owner/Operator)

    - 25 years coaching in Track and Cross Country (H.S./College)

    - 6 MSHSL State Championships in CC/Track

    - 3 time MSHSL State Coach of the Year in CC/Track.

    - 20 years experience in timing and scoring of CC/Track/Road Events

    - BA in History (Univ. of St. Thomas)

    - MA in Athletic Administration (Univ. of St. Thomas)

    - 31 years serving as Middle and High School Educator.

    - 27 time marathon finisher including Twin Cities, Boston, and LA.

​    - Former Athletic Director at Lakeville North High School

   Rachel Morrison (Hytek Operator)

    - St. Olaf College Graduate

    - Collegiate athlete in Track and Cross Country

    - BA and  MA in Social Work.

    - Part of the Fast Finish Team for 6 years.

   Benjamin Ertl (Finish Lynx Operator/Computer Engineer)

     - Graduate from the University of MN in Computer Engineering

     - Highly trained in Computer System/Network Engineering

     - 3 time Marathon Finisher (Most recently ran the N.Y. City Mar.)

     - Starting working on our team when he was 5 years old (paid in lego                     sets :)

  Maddie Ertl (Finish Line Operations/Bib/Chip Assembly/Hytek Operator

      - Road Race Day of Entry Coordinator

      - AmeriCorps Reading tutor in St. Paul Public Schools

      - Provides Comic Relief at our events.

      - 10 year team member.

      - Graduate of Northfield High School.

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  Barry Hubbard (Technology Repair Specialists)  with over 30 years

      experience in technology repair industry.

  Craig Wilson  (Online/Live Results Expert)

  Bruce Whiting  (Finish Lynx System Trouble Shooter)

  Larry Hicks (Chip Timing Expert/Trident Systems)

Fast Finish Results provides . . .

* Fully trained staff- certified and knowledgable in all NCAA and MSHSL       Rules.  

*Trident Chip Timing with Full Finish Lynx Integration. Mile/Kilometer splits and places.

* 4' by 7' Video Board for Results, Graphics and Official Clock

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* Pace Clocks at mile markers

* Finish Line Video of runners for CC and Road Races

​* Portable Power Generators

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* Online Entry Service. FFR prefers the Run Sign-up Platform for Road Races and Direct Athletics for Track Meets.

* Heat and Flight Sheet Development

* HTML Posting of Heat Sheets

* Meet Program Preparation

* Multiple Camera FAT service with Finish Lynx and Identlynx full frame

     cameras

* Hytek Result Management

* Field Lynx field event results using windows tablets at event venues

* Real Time Results posted to the Internet throughout the meet.

* Live Running and Field Scoreboard and Instant Finish Results using Timers Hub Technology

* Posting and printing of Full Meet Results following the meet

* TFRRS Uploading for Collegiate Meets

* Video and Data Scoreboard Set up.   

     We can come to your site and work via remote with Daktronics and other scoreboard makers to conduct the set-up of your board for Track and Field events.  This is a free service we provide- unlike other companies which charge $300.00 or more to do the same thing

* Free event consultation to help improve your event​.

Click here to receive a free quote for your event.

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Huge thanks to Craig Wilson for his help getting our new live results platform up and running.   Click here to see the Timer Hub website.  In addition to being a professional timer, Criag has greatly improved the fan experience in our sport with his live score board and results applications.

Technology Partners

We have worked collaboratively for over 10 years with Dave Bogie and Steve Mathre of Eagle Eye Digital Video and the University of St. Thomas.   Click here to go to the  Eagle Eye Website.   Their products are used world-wide for sports timing and video replay services for Track and Field Championship Meets at the highest levels.

We use industry leading Race Director and the powerful Race Day Timing Suite.  Thanks to Roger Bradshaw, Matt Avery, Bob Bickel  and their team for great product development.

We have become a fully certified Trident RFID Timing Equipment Company.  Thanks to  Larry Hicks  out of Peoria, IL for helping us make this switch.   You can see more of the Trident product line by clicking  here!

TFRRS is the site used by the NCAA for Track and Cross Country result reporting.

Fast Finish Results is proudly sponsored by Run -N- Fun.  Special thanks to Perry and Kari Bach and the great staff they have assembled.

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