For runners
Runner info
How chip timing works, how to wear your bib, and where to find your results.
Race morning
Wear your bib the right way
If there’s a timing tag on the back of your bib, it needs a clear path across the timing lines. How you wear the bib makes a difference.
- Pin your bib to the front of your shirt or shorts, flat and fully visible.
- Don’t fold, cut, or crumple it, especially if there’s a timing tag on the back.
- Keep jackets, vests, and hydration packs from covering it.
- Use four pins, and don’t pin through a timing tag.
- Run with your own bib only. If you swap bibs, someone else gets your result.
Your time
Chip time vs. gun time
Most results show two times. They measure the same finish from two different starting moments.
Gun time
Starts when the race starts
Gun time runs from the start signal to the moment you cross the finish line. In a wave or corral start, each wave has its own gun time.
Chip time · net time
Starts when you cross the start line
Chip time runs from the moment you cross the start line to the moment you cross the finish line. In a crowded start, that can be seconds or minutes after the gun.
Which one counts for awards?
Your race decides. USA Track & Field rules allow either for non-championship road races, as long as the basis for awards is stated in the entry materials. Check the event’s website or race information.
Why whole seconds?
Under USA Track & Field rules, official net times are rounded up to the next full second. In races that follow this rule, a chip time of 23:40.2 becomes an official 23:41.
After the race
Finding your results
When a race offers live results, they appear while the race is in progress and become final after our post-race review.
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Go to our Results page
Races are listed newest first, and each one links to its full results.
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Open your race
Results usually show overall, gender, and age group standings, plus split times where the course has timing points.
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Find your name or bib
Your result is listed under the name and bib number you registered with.
Can’t find your race? Some events host results on their registration site. Check the race’s website, or contact us with the event name and date.
Understanding your result
Splits, live results, and age groups
What the extra numbers on a results page mean, and why they can differ from what your watch says.
Splits
Some courses have timing points partway through, such as a mile marker or a turnaround. Each one records a split, so you can see your pace for each section.
Live results
Live results update as finishers cross the line. When an event offers live tracking, its event page links to it so friends and family can follow along.
Age groups
Each race sets its own divisions, commonly 5- or 10-year age brackets based on your age on race day. Under USA Track & Field rules, masters means age 40 and over.
Your watch
Your official time comes from the race’s timing system, not your watch. Certified courses are measured along the shortest possible route, so GPS watches often read a little long.
Corrections
If your result is missing or wrong
If your result is missing, or your time, name, age, or division looks wrong, send us a results correction request. Include the race name, your bib number, and your approximate finish time. The sooner you reach out, the easier it is to fix.
Common reasons a result goes missing
- The bib was covered, folded, or pinned through the timing tag.
- The runner went around a timing line instead of across it.
- Bibs were swapped, or a distance change wasn’t reported.
- A late registration didn’t make it onto the final start list.
Your information in results
Race results normally include your name, bib number, age or age group, gender or division, and hometown, along with your times. These details come from your registration.
To ask about how your information appears, contact us. See our Privacy Policy for more.
FAQ
Runner questions
Start on our Results page and choose your race to see times and places. Live results may be available while a race is in progress; results become final after they’ve been reviewed.
Can’t find your race? Some events post results on their own registration or race website, so check there too, or contact us with the event name and date.
Gun time runs from the start signal to the moment you cross the finish line. Chip time, also called net time, starts when you cross the start line, so it doesn’t include the time it took to reach the line in a crowded start.
Each race decides which one is used for awards, so check the event’s race information.
On the front of your body, flat, unfolded, and fully visible. If there’s a timing tag on the back of your bib, don’t fold it, cut it, pin through the tag, or cover it with a jacket or hydration vest.
If your timing tag is part of your bib, no, so keep your bib as a souvenir. If your event uses a reusable chip, it will be collected at the finish.
Send us a results correction request with the race name, your bib number, and your approximate finish time. We’ll review the timing data and follow up by email. The sooner you contact us, the easier it is to fix.
Your official time comes from the race’s timing system, not your watch, so starting or stopping your watch at a different moment changes the number you see.
Distance can differ too: certified courses are measured along the shortest possible route, and GPS watches estimate distance from satellite positions, so they often read a little long.
Results are tied to bib numbers, so the time will appear under the registered name and distance. Tell us on race day, or send a results correction request afterward with both names and bib numbers, and we’ll review what we can.
The best fix is to report any changes at packet pickup.
Race day done?
Find your results.
Look up your race on our Results page, or see what’s coming up next on the race calendar.