tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post8196896571378145842..comments2023-12-20T08:31:42.572-06:00Comments on How I complicated my life today: What exactly does "chip timed" mean?Graciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-56769508231292989792012-03-25T12:42:49.767-05:002012-03-25T12:42:49.767-05:0045 seconds is a big difference no matter what raci...45 seconds is a big difference no matter what racing distance! I would definitely be annoyed to say the least. I much prefer chip time races. If its only gun time I get as close to starting line as possible.Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865099182609959790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-67454572142129500172012-03-22T21:04:11.501-05:002012-03-22T21:04:11.501-05:00I would always rather have a chipped time, start m...I would always rather have a chipped time, start mat and finish mat. I ran my first 5K on New years day after all the hip surgery, and there was no start mat. I started way in the back...and then ran about 5 sec off a PR...except it was probably a PR based on the time it took for me to get to the real start. <br /><br />The exception to that were the good old days, when I was about 20, and the running club met at someone's house and the injured guy sat in a chair at the end and called off your times... that was OK too.<br /><br />I hate the fill in your time things because every time I have run them, which is only once...a distracted high school student filled out my time WRONG, really wrong like 2-3 minutes slower. very irritating. though really, I wasn t winning anything so who cared...well, I guess I did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-75413929291535921062012-03-22T17:28:00.245-05:002012-03-22T17:28:00.245-05:00That is weird... I can't believe they didn...That is weird... I can't believe they didn't have a mat at the beginning!<br /><br />I would rather have a chip time. I am not fast, so I start WAY back, so my chip time and gun time are often quite different!Lisa from Lisa's Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-31397180815196596482012-03-22T16:37:33.593-05:002012-03-22T16:37:33.593-05:00The last 5K I ran was chip timed, with a start mat...The last 5K I ran was chip timed, with a start mat and finish mat. But the times and rankings were later sorted by gun time, so I wasn't sure what the point of the chip was. It didn't matter anyway because the course was screwed up and when race organizers tried to fix it mid race, it meant that some people ran way less than 5K some ran way more. <br /><br />Since I'm a slow runner and I line up way at the back at any race, it takes me an age to work my way to the start. For that reason, I'm really only interested in chip timed races.Marlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354567046157593541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-7296404908546054372012-03-22T13:46:07.833-05:002012-03-22T13:46:07.833-05:00Weird - I've only seen chip timed. How would i...Weird - I've only seen chip timed. How would it work with gun timed, if it takes people a while to make their way through the corrals? That seems like a recipe for frustration in a crowded situation.Running Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773459567812986141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-68066258465378597352012-03-22T12:44:59.354-05:002012-03-22T12:44:59.354-05:00This has happened to me before in a big 10k. I kep...This has happened to me before in a big 10k. I kept waiting to start my watch until I crossed the mat and there was no mat! I was a few seconds off too and it was okay but I'd also like to know before the race start exactly how it is going to be - just so I'm prepared...just in case I'm hoping for a PR that day. :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375539923540548343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-79286278154735129672012-03-22T09:02:14.547-05:002012-03-22T09:02:14.547-05:00I ran a lot of those fill-your-own-time-in races i...I ran a lot of those fill-your-own-time-in races in New Orleans! I loved it! But, as I am getting faster, I prefer having a chip time, an ACTUAL chip time. Before, a minute or two difference didn't mean anything; now I am more concerned with my times.Kyria @ Travel Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889638304509763419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-43953394822072248062012-03-22T08:22:51.445-05:002012-03-22T08:22:51.445-05:00I'm with you--happy with either, but be clear ...I'm with you--happy with either, but be clear about it! I'd be a bit bummed in the situation you described!misszippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.com