Jim -- Thanks for sharing this. I visited the link to the results. WOW! You are fast! Nice run!
But thats exactly what I'm talking about. As a runner I'd really like to not be concerned with the veracity of the timing system. You were robbed!
There is a photo on the first page which must be from an older event. The "old" photo shows a typical ChampionChip setup with properly laid out primary and secondary mats. The only thing that jumps out is the narrowness of the finish zone.
But the photo links for this event show a different timing system. Its the newer ChronoTrack system and the runners have the "D-Tag" on their laces.
YIKES! This is one of my leading candidate systems. I'm very disappointed that it failed you.
Chronotrack has improved their game a little since 2008, but this is still a concern.
The good timers would have also deployed either or both video equipment monitoring the finish and several individuals working vigorously on Flying Feet Time Machines, capturing the "select times" for review prior to posting "final" resuls. This absolutely needs to be done for the top finishers, like yourself in this case. Unfortunately, that did not happen here.
To paraphrase Clint Eastwood (heck I'm really disapponted here, so lets combine two of his movie quotes) ...
"A Timer has got to know his system's limitations. Well do ya, punk?"
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