BibTag System

The RaceResults BibTag system is designed to minimize logistics and is extremely user friendly for participants. It is the world’s only timing system with just a single tag attached to the bib number. We simply distribute the bibs with integrated tags to the runner and the results are guaranteed.

The timing chip will be attached to the back of your race number. Make sure you wear your race number on the front of your shirt or shorts. These chips are made specially and the timing mats will pick them up.

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Your race number already has a timing chip attached to it, so you CANNOT use your own chip.

You can usually pick up your packet one or two days before raceday at our 1st Place Sportss stores. Packet pickup days, times, and locations should be listed on the race information website.

During registration, you will mark where you will pick up your packet on the specified Packet Pickup days. Please remember what location you selected! If you are unable to pick up your packet at your specified location during the packet pickup days, you can pick it up at the event. All packets not yet picked up are moved to the race site for race day pickup.

All race packets that do not get picked up at our stores get taken down to the race site for race day pickup/registration.

We download all your information directly from online into our race registration database. We do not edit any of the information, so the packet goes where you selected it to go. If there was a mistake somehow, and your packet is not where you thought it would be, you can always pick it up on race day before the event.

Online registration closes early, so that we have time to download the online entries, put them into our database, and get the Bib Numbers ready for Race Day packet pickup.

Online registration fees are higher to cover the processing fee.

Usually, if you did not receive an email confirmation, then your online registration did not go through and you were not charged. You can try again, come into any of our stores to register, or call the Race Office (904) 731-1900.

Gun time is the amount of time it takes you from when the race begins to when you cross the finish line. Chip time is the amount of time it took you from when you crossed the starting line to when you crossed the finish line. Usually, unless you are right at the front of the starting line, your gun time will be slower than your chip time.

Per United States Track and Field rules and regulations, awards and results are usually based on gun times, not chip times, although it is up to the discretion of the Race Director. The person listed above you most likely had a faster gun time.

USATF Rules and Regulations state that awards are supposed to be given based on gun time, although with advanced technology, it is now up to the discretion of the Race Director.

The basic rule is the first person to cross the finish line wins.

USATF rules explain it like this:

USATF Rule 245.1 states “The order in which the athletes cross the finish line will be the official finish position.” Further, Rule 245.3 – regarding transponder timing – “the actual time elapsed between an athlete reaching the starting line and finish line can be made known to the athlete, but will not be considered as official time.” In short, official time per USATF rule is gun time.

To read an article that better explain this rule, click here.