The National Swimming Center De Tongelreep in Eindhoven is part of Genneper Parken. De Tongelreep is unique in the Netherlands with, among other things, a 50-metre competition pool with 3,000 seats, a 25-metre diving pool and a 4-lane training pool.

ChampionChip realised a TimePoint in this training pool in association with the National Swimming Center De Tongelreep and the InnoSportLab. With this system the times of the lanes covered can accurately be registered and immediately be examined on the display next to the pool. The TimePoint counts the number of lanes covered, the total distance covered and the total time. And of course all the information is directly available online.

TimePoint offers many possibilities for top-class sportspeople as well as for recreational sportspeople. Where times used to be clocked manually, you can now immediately see in which time a specific distance is covered. 

In the training pool InnoSportLab has developed other innovative products and techniques to help swimmers with their training and to improve their performance. Click for more information: http://www.trainingcentredetongelreep.com/

The National Swimming Center De Tongelreep distinguishes itself when it comes to scale and offer from the European pools as a result of the combination of a large-scale leisure pool with slides, instruction pools, outdoor pools, recreational pools and the 3 pools described above. At the swimming center there is room for recreational swimming, swimming lessons, special groups, individual recreational sportspeople in groups but also for people swimming a few lanes, second-rank competitors and the national and world top.

For more information:

National Swimming Center De Tongelreep 
T: +31 (0)40 - 2381153  
E: http://www.tongelreep.nl/

The recreation lake links up with the Toolenburg district in Hoofddorp. The lake can be reached via de IJweg and the Bennebroekerweg and is also well accessible by bicycle. 

The total recreation area is over 85 hectares large. On a beautiful summer day approximately 6,000 visitors (350,000 people a year) are taken into account. 
The shape of the area has been inspired by the surrounding polder. Rectangular shapes are alternated with sinuous shores, twisting paths and frayed borders. The area can roughly be divided into three zones:

• The park area: here people can walk and play. There will be a playing meadow and a small playing pond.
• The nature area: here nature can take its course: shallow, marshy areas where amphibians and fish flourish; a sandy terrain with dune vegetation. There will also be an area for dogs here.
• The shore and water recreation: in this area people can sun, swim and surf. The island separates the surfers from the swimmers.

Here you can also find the TimePoint system. Alongside the road, at approximately 25 metres from the start, you will see a scoreboard. Immediately after you pass the TimePoint this is where you can see your personal lap time. Over and over again, each and every lap. This way you can compare your times per lap or with previous results or with the lap times of other sports people or retrieve them at another moment via MyChampionChip.com. Of course the chip can also be used for training groups and associations. You can purchase a chip at ChampionChip Netherlands.

The national top-class sports training centre Papendal, the home base of the NOC*NSF, has been an inspiring environment for (top-class) sports people who want to lift their performance to yet a higher level for many years. But Papendal also offers companies, schools and associations with ambitions abundant challenges in the form of sporty top events with allure. From sports clinic to exhibition, from Z@pp Summer Games to school sports day, from training workshop to product presentation: Papendal excels in any area.

At Papendal you can find a wide variety of indoor and outdoor sports accommodations. At approximately 160 hectares top-class sports as well as sports for all feel at home. Our terrain disposes, for example, of various sports halls, a martial arts hall, a fitness and power training room, multiple football fields, a football field of artificial grass, an athletics track, outdoor tennis courts, a Pitch & Putt court, a Nordic Walking route and event areas.
The blue (!) athletics track at Papendal is provided with a track master (an electronic pacemaker) and a GPS system. Also as a result of these innovative facilities the (top-class) athlete as well as the regular athlete enjoys training at our track. The athletics track is also provided with illumination so that you can also make use of this inspiring accommodation during the evening hours. 

There are two TimePoints at Papendal: at the 500-metre warming up track of the athletics track and at the field circuit at the main road near the athletics track and the football field of artificial grass. The field circuit “Papendal lap” is 2,000 metres long and the route is indicated on the map near the start. A scoreboard is also placed 25 metres after the start. Here, after you pass the TimePoint, you can immediately look at your personal lap time, over and over again, each and every lap. This way you can compare the lap times or retrieve them at another moment via MyChampionChip.com. The information is interesting to, for example, compare with previous lap times or with the lap times of other runners. 
Of course it will also be possible to use the TimePoint as the point of departure and then run your own training route in the nearby nature reserve De Veluwe to then return to have the total training time registered by the TimePoint.

The three indoor ice tracks of the Triavium ice rink are open for ice skating from september until april. Next to a icehockey rink and a funtrack for kids, there is a 333 ice rink for speed skating which is built on the first floor. Also various other ice sports are practiced like curling and figure skating. In the summer, Triavium is a guest for other events like concerts, fairs, shows and sporting events.

The TimePoint is frozen in the ice of the speed skating rink. Next to the rink, just after the ice entrance, the display is situated. Your own personal lap time is shown on this display directly after crossing the TimePoint. Every lap again.

While skating you can see your lap times and after practice you can look them up on MyChampionChip.com, compare them to previous results or with results of other skaters. Naturally, the chip can also be used for training groups and clubs.

A lap on the ice track is 312 meters.

Everyone can use these services with a chip which has been bought at Triavium. You cannot use the standard yellow chip.

For more information about Triavium, please check http://www.triavium.nl/ or download the  Dutch leaflet 45.95 Kb.

Baltic Square Gateshead

The Great North Way is the first permanent interactive timing system in the UK and forms an integral part of the newly launched Great Activity Campaign, providing a training environment for runners, cyclists and walkers alike and we invite them to 'Take to the Streets' in the fight against inactivity. Find out more about the campaign at http://www.greatactivity.org/.

The location of the Great North Way is Baltic Square, Gateshead, situated on the banks of the River Tyne nestled between the iconic new landmark the Sage Gateshead and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. It forms part of the prestigious Gateshead Quays development, one of the most exciting arts, leisure and residential destinations in Europe with Gateshead's Millennium Footbridge crossing the famous River Tyne linking Gateshead to the vibrant city of Newcastle.

The Newcastle Gateshead Quayside has established itself as an area regularly used by people of all ages and abilities that wish to keep physically active, and is the venue for the world famous 'Great North International Road Races' staged in association with the BUPA Great North Run. These events attract participants across a broad spectrum of abilities and are televised worldwide showcasing the area to an audience of millions.

Official Route
The Great North Way, the first official UK Great Way, covers a distance of exactly 1 mile (1609.344 m) around the scenic NewcastleGateshead Quayside. But you can define your own routes using the electronic timing point at the start / finish of the Great North Way as your point of reference.

Getting started?
To use the NewcastleGateshead Great North Way, first, obtain a timing chip online at FR Systems.

Secondly register on this site, after registering you will receive an email confirmation. By clicking on the hyperlink in this message your account will be activated and your chip can then be linked to your account.

Finally, fit the chip to your shoe and start training. Each time you pass the electronic timing point on the Great North Way, its display will show your name, current time and lap-time. All of your training activity will be stored within your personal area on this website. In addition you can also:

• Check and analyse your personal training data
• Manage your virtual logbook
• Invite friends to compare routes and results

Among others there's tennis, squash, fitness and climbing. For runners, there's a 400 meter training course equipped with a ChampionChip TimePoint. Of course it's possible to start your run at the TimePoint, do your personal track in the nearby forest and return at the Timepoint to set your session time.

At the counter of the sports centre there's a number of rental chips available to try the system out for yourself. Often there are runners courses where you can train and improve your technique together with a coach and an enthusiastic group. This accommodation will help you in your preparation for the next Marikenloop or the Zevenheuvelenloop.

For more information see http://www.ru.nl/usc/.

The TimePoint is located in the asphalt of the skating track of the Goffertpark. 25 meters further on there is a scoreboard next to the track. As soon as you pass the TimePoint, you can see your personal lap time there. And it's up there every time you pass it. That way you can compare your lap times and after the running, look them up on MyChampionChip.com. You can compare your times to your personal track record or to the lap times of other runners.

The Goffert track is 1.240 meters long. You can check it on the map. As an alternative there is also a shorter round of 575 meters around the rose garden. Of course, you can also run your own track and start your personal track on the website.