Tech in 26.2

Capturing race day memories for 45 years - chat with Brad Kroll & Conor Gay of MarathonFoto


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In the next episode of the Tech in 26.2 Podcast on Traxamo, I sit down with Brad Kroll, President of MarathonFOTO and Conor Gay, VP of Internal Operations at MarathonFOTO. For 45 years, over 10 million runners have trusted MarathonFoto to capture and deliver the best in race and endurance event photography. MarathonFoto partners with the biggest and best names in running including Boston Marathon, Chicago Marathon, NYC Marathon, Stockholm Marathon to name a few. In our discussion, we cover a lot of grounds from state of race photography in early 2000s to how technology has enabled MarathonFoto to share race day moments with the runners almost instantaneously at the finish line. Enjoy listening! Here are the highlights from our conversation:

⛳ Evaluation of race photography

⛳  Overview of MarathonFoto's race day photography workflow and operations

⛳ Technological innovations enabling near-instant photo delivery at race finish lines

⛳ Examining the feasibility of fully automated race day photography

⛳ Exploring potential applications of race photography in identifying unauthorized participants


References

  • Marathon Photo - https://www.marathonfoto.com/
  • Chicago Marathon - https://www.chicagomarathon.com/
  • NewYork City Marathon - https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon
  • Episode info:

    • Youtube - https://youtu.be/up98519yT5k
    • Apple Podcast link - https://apple.co/4hoayFc
    • Spotify podcast link - https://bit.ly/3A2QLKA
    • Transcript and Show notes:

      • https://www.traxamo.com/tech-in-26-2-brad-kroll-conor-gay
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        Tech in 26.2By Kamal Datta