Race Directing

CARA partners and refers only the best and most respected companies and event professionals in Chicagoland. The partners below are of the highest quality and can be trusted with your event.

 

Apparel / Marathon Sportswear is proud to be the official apparel partner of the Chicago Area Runners Association.  Marathon is a family-owned company located in Blue Island. For over 38 years, we have customized apparel for thousands of races and events in the Chicagoland Area and throughout the Midwest.  We are passionate about running and are actively involved with the running community.  At Marathon, we combine this passion with state of the art printing equipment and techniques, fast turn-around times, and the most competitive pricing to provide your event with customized apparel suited to your specific needs.  Marathon Sportswear can accommodate orders of any size. Please contact Joe Piko for price quotes or questions (joepiko@marathonsportswear.net / 708-389-5390)

 

Timing / Red Panda Race Productions is the official timing partner of the Chicago Area Runners Association. Staying on the cutting edge of technology, Red Panda has adopted the ChronoTrack Live RaceCasting services which feature online registration, onsite registration, dynamic race check-in, mobile results, real-time online results, mobile and social media athlete updates, onsite results, athlete photography and athlete video. Red Panda Race Productions is proud to call themselves the Midwest's premier race timing and event management company.

Zach Edmonson would love to sit down and talk with you. Email him: zach@cararuns.org or call (312) 972-9323.

 

Graphic Design / Greg Itahara - A process-driven design expert with over 20-years of experience with some of the industry’s most elite agencies and design studios, Greg has developed award-winning graphic campaigns for brands like Altoids, Starbucks, McDonalds, Procter & Gamble and Jenn-Air, and his print designs have been seen in magazines and billboards around the globe. 

 He has combined his two passions of endurance events and design to create one of a kind art for races, race kits, training programs, finisher medals, and apparel.

To see his portfolio visit www.gregitahara.com or email gregitahara@mac.com for a consultation on how to take your event to the next branded level.

 

Photo Delivery / Flashframe provides endurance photography tagging and hosting to races around the world of any size. Our platform provides a unique solution for both race directors, photographers, and spectators to share, distribute, and sell photos to event participants. Within minutes of uploading, participants can easily find their photos by searching bib number, or using a number of other unique search criteria including time, location, or, our patent pending, shirt color. Make race photography as simple as it should be and use Flashframe at your next race. For more information, contact Nate at nate@flashframe.io.