Lowell Ladd

Founder, Race Director, and Chief Timer

After a very successful high school and college running career that included earning All-American honors, Lowell moved into coaching, race directing, and later race timing. Lowell started and currently directs the Gettysburg Gettysburg Festival of Races and the Elves vs. Reindeer Holiday 5K. He has also directs the Reading Hospital Road Run, Bird-in-Hand 1/2 Marathon, Hands on House Races... , Optometry Cares 5K (Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC), and more.

Lowell supervises and operates the full spectrum of timing services - RFID chip timing, Fully Automatic Timing (FAT) with FinishLynx, and meet management for Track & Field Competitions. He has FEMA Special Event Contingency Planning, a valuable asset that he brings to all events operated by 2L Race Services as well as other groups that bring him in to assist with event management. A veteran of countless running events, Lowell has done 19 marathons and won 8 of those with a personal best of 2:22:34.

Lowell is also a PIAA official in Track & Field and Cross Country read more

Marshall Pickard

Director of Marketing & Advertising
Lead Timer & Course Certifier

Marshall brings a diverse background of skills to our team, including twenty-five-plus years working in advertising design. He designed both our timing site and The Gettysburg Festival of Races site, and he consults on other projects. Marshall is also an avid runner and triathlete, having competed in 5Ks to half marathons and sprint to half-ironman races, ... often finishing tops in his age group.

He coached the girls' and boys' cross country coach at Berks Catholic High School for seven years. His girls' team captured the 2020 2A District Championship and three division championships. In 2020 he earned Coach of the Year honors. He also assisted with track and field at Berks Catholic and helps train area runners competing in 5Ks to full marathons. Currently, Marshall is an assistant cross country coach at Lancaster Catholic High School and a PIAA official for Track & Field and Cross Country. His knowledge of running and coaching, as well as track & field and cross country, is an asset for timing different 2L Race Services events. read more

Jen Gaynor Greenfield

Director of Event Operations

Jen has extensive experience in event management bringing over 10 years of work that spans from running events to large-scale fundraising events like galas and golf tournaments. She is also a race director of multiple ultra-marathons and is able to bring that experience into... helping with timing and event execution with 2L.

Jen has been a runner since her days running high school cross country and has built an impressive ultra marathon resume, including several 12 & 24 hour events, 50 milers, and a 100 miler. read more

Bob Wetzel

Director of Technology

Bob has over four decades of experience working in the business world working for companies like AT&T, Intel, and Lucent. He has significant expertise in electronic circuit design work. He is a veteran of numerous road races up to the half marathon distance and enjoys recreational cycling.

Bob has served as a head timer... for races directed by 2L Race Services since 2012 and helps with many other events timed by the company. He also operates meet management software at track & field competitions timed by the company. read more

Pete Greenfield

Lead Timer and Technology Guru

Pete has a background that includes over a decade in both endurance sports and technology. In addition to timing various events with 2L Race Services, he is a race director for several ultra-marathons and works... in technology strategy and infrastructure in the nonprofit space.

Pete is also a runner with experience in events ranging from 5k to 50k and 24-hour events and is a veteran of over 50 obstacle races. read more

John Miller

Lead Timer

John brings over 20 years of small business experience to the 2L Race Services Team and has actively participated in multiple startups in the service and manufacturing industries.

John is the owner and director of the Mid-Atlantic Super Series, the premier mountain bike race series in the Mid-Atlantic region... and one of the country’s most extensive mountain bike race series (with over 20 races)!
John adds 13 years’ of timing experience along with his experience as owner of the Big Elk Mountain Bike Race and as the Marshalton Triathlon race manager. He has timed all across the United States including the Phillies 5K, the Big Sur Half Marathon, the Annapolis Half Marathon, the Atlantic City Marathon, the Emerald Isle Marathon, the Hilton Head Marathon, the Charleston Turkey Day Run, and the USA Cycling National Mountain Bike Championships.
John is an avid mountain bike racer, the former coach of the Henderson HS Mountain Bike Team, and a former recreational soccer coach and age group commissioner. read more

Rachel Bambrick

Lead Timer

Rachel has a strong background working with others across the lifespan as a practicing occupational therapist for nearly ten years. She has experience working in the run specialty industry and is a UESCA Certified Ultrarunning Coach...

An avid ultrarunner, she has completed multiple 100-mile finishes and a 200+ miler (Cocodona 250), and she is currently the FKT holder for the Batona Trail (female unsupported) and the former female-supported FKT holder for the Cape Cod Traverse. read more

Liam Ladd

Lead Timer

Liam has been with the company since the beginning, as he was coming to 2L Race Services events shortly after he learned to walk. It wasn’t until about 3rd grade that he was really able to start helping, and his initial role was working packet pick up and race day registration at the Gettysburg Festival of Races... and Elves vs. Reindeer 5K. When he got to middle school, Liam learned and quickly became an expert in meet management software for track & field competitions timed by the company. He managed mid-meet scratches/additions, seeded finals, and input field event data for all events in divisional and county championship meets. By 8th grade, Liam was taking the role of lead timer at chip timing for smaller road races and operating the timing and scoring software to provide live online results.

A veteran of many road races, Liam had already run a pair of half marathons before he became a teenager. In addition to running, he enjoys club and school soccer teams, as well as golf and basketball. read more

RC Zinn

Lead Timer

R.C. has been coaching cross country at the high school level for thirteen years. He previously coached track and field for a decade, being part of multiple district championship teams in both sports.

He completed his first 70.3 Ironman in 2023. He holds his own charitable fundraising race each year and has helped with the Gettysburg Festival of Races for over a decade.... read more

Aaron Ladd

Aaron brings a strong background in higher education, the non-profit sector, and sport-specific to the board. He has worked in facilities management for Babson College and worked as a planning and logistics coordinator for the American Cancer Society. Additionally, he has coached high school cross country and track & field for Holliston (MA) and Lexington (MA) High Schools.... Well on his way to completing a marathon in every state, Aaron has completed the 26.2 mile distance in 21 states, is a triathlon age group national qualifier, and has completed the Ironman Triathlon. read more

Darren Hill

Darren brings over fifteen years of Information Technology Management, Project Management and Operations experience in a Fortune 100 company to 2L Race Services. He has been an integral part of the Gettysburg Marathon and Half Marathon since their inceptions providing instrumental course management oversight.... He has been involved in all site survey evaluations for in-house events and operates the Jaguar timing system at the finish line for all 2LRS events. Darren enjoys recreational cycling in his free time. read more

Ryan Sanders

Serves as Managing Director and Senior Consultant of Educate Innovate Inspire, LLC. Ryan has been the owner and partner in four businesses in diverse fields: Marketing, IT, Real Estate, and Management Consulting. Ryan understands the dynamics of effectively managing employees, time, and money. He has experience in... international affairs as an academic as well as a practitioner; working for the European Union, Government Accountability Office, various political organizations, and a run for the US Congress. Ryan is also an adjunct professor of Political Science at York College of Pennsylvania. Ryan is past-President of the Red Lion Area Business Association and sat on the Board of Directors for the York County Economic Development Corporation. Ryan holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College and a Master’s degree from Syracuse University. He is a certified Practitioner for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. read more