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Gun Time or Chip time
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:00 pm
by captkirk
Do you think that races should be decided by gun times or chip times?
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:46 pm
by runlong4fun
Well, that's a sticky wicket. I agree with the Overall should be by Gun Time, Age Groups by Chip Time is okay with me. Of course neither really apply to me so I don't really have a dog in this fight.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:10 am
by Joe Milligan
I vote chip time simply because no matter where you line up, you will be timed for going the same distance as all the other runners. With gun time, especially in large races, you may run a block or two further than those runners that start at the start line. Case in point, I ran the Disney Marathon back in 2008 and it took me almost 6 minutes to get to the start line.
Chip Time
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:03 pm
by The Pink Panther
I vote chip time because sometimes it's just too dangerous to get up on the starting line. Not because you might get run over but because of all the smack talk that might knock you over! LOL
It's only fair that it be chip time when available so you aren't penalized for being pushed to the back.