Today I saw the 5K splits posted for Sunday's half-marathon:
5K split: 28:07.3 (5:37 min per km)
10K split: 28:11.6 (5:38 min per km)
15K split: 29:28.3 (5:54 min per km)
21.1 split: 34:12.8 (5:37 min per km)
This adds up to precisely 2:00:00 (the record reads 2:00:00.1, so they must be picking up some 100ths of a second in the raw data) but they still have published my chip time as 1:59:48. Of course the world has seen the photographic evidence of my clock time at 1:59:59!
5K split: 28:07.3 (5:37 min per km)
10K split: 28:11.6 (5:38 min per km)
15K split: 29:28.3 (5:54 min per km)
21.1 split: 34:12.8 (5:37 min per km)
This adds up to precisely 2:00:00 (the record reads 2:00:00.1, so they must be picking up some 100ths of a second in the raw data) but they still have published my chip time as 1:59:48. Of course the world has seen the photographic evidence of my clock time at 1:59:59!
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| Here's the finish line photo again. |
One question that I've had for some time now: is the first timing mat at the finish line, or is it the second mat? Even though I was obviously shouting with joy in the photo above, I was still running hard at that moment, just in case.
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