Lots of Chip Times Missed at Freescale Austin
Lots of runners - including me - did not have their times recorded when they crossed the starting mat at the Freescale Austin Marathon. There has been a lot of chatter on the marathon web site's discussion forums as well as RunTex's in Austin.
Here is what Raul with RunFAR posted in the RunTex forums:
Freescale Runners,
As you have seen, a lot of chip times and gun times are the same. We had a very rare human error at the start and we didn't capture everyone's chip time like usual.
I understand everyone's chip time is important and we'll make every effort to correct the problem. If you can identify you start time, email me and let me know your approximate start time. If you started with someone or near someone with a chip time and can identify that person, that will help.
RunFAR is committed to our running community and providing the best service possible. Our technology is at it's highest level ever for the marathon: results were uploaded faster than ever and splits were captured and on the web faster than ever.
We congratulate everyone who battled the cold weather and made it to the finish line. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Raul
This isn't the first time this has happened to me. I stepped on both of the starting mats at the Bayou City Classic 10K in 2004 and it didn't pick the chip up. (Then I was running with my regular business watch. I know. Go figure.) This is just a good example of having a watch to know exactly what you ran regardless.
I'll have my watch time, note it appropriately on my results page and that'll be the end of it. I know what I ran!
Here is what Raul with RunFAR posted in the RunTex forums:
Freescale Runners,
As you have seen, a lot of chip times and gun times are the same. We had a very rare human error at the start and we didn't capture everyone's chip time like usual.
I understand everyone's chip time is important and we'll make every effort to correct the problem. If you can identify you start time, email me and let me know your approximate start time. If you started with someone or near someone with a chip time and can identify that person, that will help.
RunFAR is committed to our running community and providing the best service possible. Our technology is at it's highest level ever for the marathon: results were uploaded faster than ever and splits were captured and on the web faster than ever.
We congratulate everyone who battled the cold weather and made it to the finish line. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Raul
This isn't the first time this has happened to me. I stepped on both of the starting mats at the Bayou City Classic 10K in 2004 and it didn't pick the chip up. (Then I was running with my regular business watch. I know. Go figure.) This is just a good example of having a watch to know exactly what you ran regardless.
I'll have my watch time, note it appropriately on my results page and that'll be the end of it. I know what I ran!
posted by WalkSports.com | 10:50 AM
3 Comments:
My business watch is an Ironman. You have too many miles under your belt to be wearing a "business" watch.
Mine too! Timex Sleek 50 Ironman.
I used to wear my Timex Ironman all the time. Then my wife decided to buy me a new watch. She told me I needed to quit wearing my running watch everywhere. geezz.
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