About us
A woman-owned, veteran-owned race timing company
Overland Timing has been timing races since 2016, mostly in Maryland and also in DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Here’s who we are.
Founder & owner
Melissa Kauffman
Melissa was born and raised in Rochester, New York. She’s a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, where she served four years of active duty working in aircraft maintenance. After her service, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Administration, specializing in Event Management, from Georgia State University.
Eager to explore the world and get out of her comfort zone, Melissa moved to South Korea and later Hong Kong. Hong Kong, a world-renowned mecca for competitive sports events, is where she was first introduced to race directing and race timing, helping a colleague organize and time ultramarathon trail races.
She quickly fell in love with trail running, and with the fun, exciting, and rewarding business of creating and managing race events. Inspired, she set her sights on launching her own race timing and race directing company back in the States. And the rest is history.
At a glance
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ServiceU.S. Air Force veteran, four years active duty in aircraft maintenance
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EducationBachelor’s in Hospitality Administration (Event Management), Georgia State University
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Where it startedOrganizing and timing ultramarathon trail races in Hong Kong
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Overland TimingTiming races since 2016
Race-day right-hand man
Andrew
Andrew also grew up in Rochester, New York, and graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in physics. He now works as a data scientist & software engineer.
By the numbers
Ten-plus seasons at the finish line
What sets us apart
Small team, serious timing
Woman-owned & veteran-owned
Overland Timing is led by Melissa, a U.S. Air Force veteran with a degree in event management.
RaceDay Certified Timer
Certified on RunSignup’s RaceDay Scoring timing software, with registration and live results on RunSignup.
Based in Central Maryland
Most of our races are in Maryland, and we’ve also timed events in DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
Kind words
What race directors say
We used Overland Timing for our Candy Cane Dash 5K, and Melissa was wonderful! She was easy to work with and made the process seamless! I definitely highly recommend her!
The Mendon Turkey Trot has used Overland Timing for the past two years with much success. Melissa has been so helpful mentoring us novices through the requirements of hosting a timed race. This year was more organized than the previous one because of Overland's experience and their willingness to share information and offer suggestions. Highly recommend!
Melissa with Overland Timing was fantastic to work with. She provided great advice and a great product. I look forward to using Overland Timing for our race next year!
Say hello
We’d love to time your race.
Tell us about your event, or just ask a question. We’re happy to help.