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This is one of the cheapest – and most important – items you need to avoid getting disqualified on race day. You don’t want to lose your race number before the finish line because you didn’t bring enough safety pins.

It’s not uncommon for race officials to provide shoddy pins, says [Patagonia Trail Running Ambassador] Luke Nelson. “At my last race, they gave me these little safety pins that I couldn’t get through the race number without bending them,” he says. “Luckily I had my own.”

– outsideonline.com

Race Diary: JFK 50-Miler, November 2010

Was very excited, my first 50 mile run. Excitement quickly turned to horror as I attempted to secure the bib to the shirt with woefully inadequate safety pins provided at check-in. Attempts to pierce the carrier material have been unsuccessful. Additionally, more violent attempts only result in swear words and a growing pile of bent safety pins. Volunteer says no need to poke through bibs. Use small holes in the corners. Unsolicited “advice” only adds to the anger. Eventually I’ll change course and use bigger, sturdier pens. (Luckily I had my own.)

Race Diary: Grandma’s Marathon, June 2011

Nice day. Bright sunshine but cool with a light tailwind. Opening miles a bit fast but quickly settled into a good rhythm. Walked halfway through. Then, at mile 19, the race number fell off. Had to pause to look for it. Difficult, since the start numbers of at least two dozen other runners had also fallen to the ground due to a spontaneous broken pin. After a hectic search, I finally found mine and pinned it back to my shirt. With higher quality safety pins. Which I was lucky to have. Pin the pin fiasco behind me; went on to finish strong.

Race Diary: Broad Street Run 10-Miler, May 2012

I felt great going into this race. nailed education; no injuries; good taper. Arrived for bib pick up more than an hour before race start. That was just as well, because the pins provided by the breed were tiny. Had to use jeweler’s loupe and tweezers just to open it. Useless in the end. Small pins do not match the Tyvek race number. I was looking for hidden cameras. Be taped for a TV prank show? Psychology experiment by a PhD student? Then I thought: wait. Don’t have a supply of emergency safety pins? Luckily I did. The race started well. Abandoned at mile 3 but could not continue. Too distracted by the non-stop nagging of others about shoddy safety pins. race ruined.

Race Diary: Steamtown Marathon, October 2012

About an hour into the race, we and our safety pins were drenched in a sudden shower which the organizers appeared to have bought in bulk from an overseas supplier who cares less about supplying a quality product and more about making a quick buck. (China? Vietnam?) Pins disintegrated in the rain. May also have been made from sugar. Not mine. Luckily I had my own. At the aid station, I saw three men desperately clutching bibs to their chests. One eyed my own, still firmly in place. Offered cash, even his $200 sunglasses for three of my four safety pins, one each for him and two buddies. I said no. Guy pleaded: But you’d still have a pin for yourself. Can’t you survive on a single kidney? Can’t an airliner land with just one engine? Yes, I answered. But my goal isn’t just to survive. My goal is not to hobble to the nearest airport and land on a runway sprayed with fire-extinguishing foam. My goal to thrive. My goal is to cruise at full speed and, thanks to light cargo and prevailing winds, not only land on time, but also land at my destination early.

Out of over 2,000 starters, only about 15 runners finished the race, including me. What did we all have in common? Our very own size 2 stainless steel spoolless nickel plated safety pins. That’s what.

Race Diary: Dorchester YMCA Crab Run Half, April 2013

Pandemonium. After the singing of the national anthem and the final orders from the race director, the gun went off. Sound waves sufficient to break weak safety pins from everyone in the first five hurdles, sending thousands of bibs flapping away in strong breezes. Amid the ensuing panic and with several fistfights erupting, I checked my own race number, which luckily I had secured with superior pins, and won my age group.

Race Diary: Shamrock Shuffle, March 2014

luck of the irish? Not today. Safety pins at bib pickup a joke. Actually laughed in the face of volunteers. Pulled out my own – luckily I had it – to show what a real safety pin looks like. After 30 minutes of showing myself and laughing, police officers came. Terrain escorted.

DNS. But I gotta keep my safety pins.

Mark Remy Mark Remy has been with Runner’s World since January 2007 – for the first 5 1/2 years as Editor-in-Chief of RunnersWorld.com and currently as a freelance writer.

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No, wearing the race shirt is a beginner move.

By David E. Graf

I would like to start with a quote from the good book, page 133, rule 3.5:

“Wearing the official race shirt during the race is like wearing a U2 shirt to a U2 concert. Not cool. Don’t do it.”

Life has many unwritten rules, and runners, this is a non-negotiable one that is aimed squarely at us. The official race shirt may not be worn during the race. This is a rookie mistake that not only makes you look like a total noob, but could also dramatically hurt your race.

First, the practical reason not to wear the official race shirt during the race: you’ve never run in it. As tempting as it may be to try a new piece of clothing, stick to what you know and have been trained in. You never know when or if a new garment will chafe until you’ve tried it on for a run. After all your training and preparation, race day is not the time to experiment and potentially ruin a goal you’ve been working towards for some time.

Stick with me on that — I have supporting evidence. At a Runner’s World event a few years ago, an organizer presented us with brand new RW shirts. When I ran my first race as editor of Runner’s World, I wore the shirt and suffered the equivalent of running a half marathon with cheese graters against my chest.

The shower after the run was the worst part of the race.

Second, a race shirt is something you will wear long after the race and it will be a point of pride and a conversation piece. It’s your way of showing other runners down the road or at the grocery store that the Bix 7 is a great race and worth the trip, and yes you found the Steamtown marathon’s downhill stretch on your legs. Wearing the shirt at the start line shows you believe you’ve already finished the race, but all runners eventually learn that sometimes race day just isn’t your day and DNFs are inevitable over a long running life.

So bottom line, save the race shirt for after the race. After all, you don’t want to be “that guy.”

Yes, unless you’re a grumpy elite.

By Robert James Reese.

Whoever tells you not to wear the race shirt during the race is just a grumpy elite man. You probably weren’t hugged enough as a kid.

Their first argument is often that it’s bad luck to wear a jersey for a race you haven’t finished yet. Well, I suppose if you’re doing your best to avoid black cats and ladders, you might as well play along with this superstition. But I’ve seen no empirical evidence that any misfortune will happen to you just because you wore a race shirt before you finished the race it represents.

The same naysayers often tell you that if you wear the same thing as everyone else, you’ll look stupid. I suggest you counter with “No, you’re stupid”. Or if you want to be a little more mature in your answer, ask them if they think the Dallas Cowboys look stupid because they all wear the same thing.

Wearing the official shirt will make your race photos look more authentic — not to mention cool — and make it easier to remember which race was which as you flip through your future racing faces album.

The only valid argument against wearing the race shirt at the race is that it can cause chafing the first time you wear something new on race day. But that goes for marathons; 5Ks, not that much. Unless you have super sensitive skin, you won’t see any problems wearing a new shirt for a 3.1 mile run.

You just got the shirt, so it’s probably the newest (and therefore coolest) thing in your closet. The urge to wear it will be strong. hug it

Your answer

We counted your votes and found that most of you – 68% to be exact – say runners shouldn’t wear the official race shirt on race day. 10,866 voted no, 5,177 voted yes.

Robert James Reese Robert is the former executive producer of Runner’s World Online.

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Runner retired from the 2019 Boston Marathon due to a timing chip issue and the timer’s refusal to adjust the result https://t.co/DfpUR7iOy7 via @MarathonInvestigation – Derek Murphy (@MarathnInvestgr) October 2, 2018

Many people wonder why race day instructions always say to wear your race number on the front. It can be a nuisance if you’re wearing an outer layer that you might want to take off (but not throw away). It turns out there’s a good reason for that, and not just so race officials know you paid to enter.

Holland, Michigan marathoner and triathlete Skip Schott found this out the hard way. Schott ran the Bayshore Marathon in Traverse City, Michigan in May 2018 as a Boston qualifier. However, he knew there was a problem when he saw his result.

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Schott’s start time and net time were listed as identical: 3:25:10.5. The only people whose gun time and net time could realistically be equal are elites starting at the front, which Schott isn’t (and didn’t). He knew it had taken him at least a few seconds to reach the starting line after the gun was fired. However, when he raised it with the race officials, they were suspicious as neither the first timing mat nor the mat at mile 16 recorded a time, although Schott’s GPS and Strava data prove he ran the entire distance. They said his result must stand.

It wasn’t obvious how it happened until Marathon Investigation’s Derek Murphy (who took it upon himself to look closely at the evidence) saw one of Schott’s race photos and noticed that he was wearing a waist harness, but with no bib visible. His bib was in the back.

Murphy says timing mats don’t always accommodate bib numbers with embedded chips unless they’re worn in front. Murphy did some calculations and determined that Schott’s chip time should be 3:24:40, five minutes and 40 seconds short of his qualifying time of 3:30. Considering the cutoff was 3:23 last year, he should have been safe with that chip time. And indeed it would have been, since this year’s cutoff was 4:52.

The B.A.A. accepts chip times for Boston qualifiers. But when it came time to sign up for Boston last month, Schott had no choice but to sign up with the only time he’d been given. But he needed a chip time of 3:25:08, not 3:25:10.5. Schott’s official time was two and a half seconds too slow. His registration was denied.

(It is interesting to note the large difference between the number of people who exceeded their skill standard by just 4:52-220 people and the number who exceeded the standard by five minutes, which was 8,500.)

Murphy took Schott’s case and completed both the qualifying race and the B.A.A. rethink. In light of Murphy’s investigation and evidence that Schott ran a clean race but only missed his Boston entry because of the race number issue, the Bayshore Marathon agreed to adjust his chip time. So far no word from the B.A.A.

“The lesson I learned was to pay attention to your race number,” Schott told us. “I hope this helps other runners.”

We will update the story if anything changes. In the meantime, take our advice and always wear your race number on the front and outermost layer.

Updated October 12, 2018: Since the story broke, Murphy has been piecing together Schott’s race to determine his actual marathon time. Murphy and Trevor Step of RF Timing came to the same conclusion that Schott’s GPS data was accurate. Schott’s actual start time was 30 seconds after the shot, meaning he crossed the finish line in 3:24:40, not 3:25:10 as his initial results suggested. His Boston application was rejected due to his original time.

An adjusted net time was submitted to the B.A.A for review and officially accepted yesterday.

You may have heard runners talk about their “chip time” from race results. Chip time is another way of saying “net time,” or the actual time it takes a runner to get from the start line of a race to the finish line. This differs from “Gun Time”, which is the time elapsed from the start of the race (with a starting gun, horn, countdown, etc.) to crossing the finish line.

Chip times are usually faster than start times, as sometimes several seconds or even many minutes elapse between firing the starting gun and actually crossing the start line to start the race. The time it takes you to get to the starting line (since most people aren’t at the front of the race) doesn’t count towards your total chip time.

Both chip time and gun time are often reported in races, but the official finish time – which determines who takes first place overall – is still gun time. At USA Track & Field certified races, gun time is used to determine world rankings, national age group rankings, records and annual awards. Why if it’s less accurate? Aside from the role of tradition, some runners believe that gun time captures other elements of competition besides speed.

When the leader is viewed by others as the leader, it changes everyone’s strategy. But if you don’t know who’s in the lead because you don’t know when they actually started, you can’t use that information in your strategy.

Chip Time Technology

Many races have some form of timing technology, which is explained on the race’s website (Do they use chips? What kind? Do they also use gun time?). Years ago, when you registered for a race, you were given a borrowed chip that was programmed with your data, along with your start number. These chips were often attached to the shoelaces and had to be returned at the end of the race.

Most timed races today use race numbers with a timing chip or tag built in. When you move across a special mat at the starting line, the chip will indicate that you have started the race. Then, when you cross a mat at the finish line, the chip registers that you have finished the race. For longer races, timing mats are often placed regularly on the track. These track split times and can also help prevent cheating as there is a record of the runners crossing each checkpoint.

Benefits of Chip Timing

Most major races, especially marathons, now use chip timing technology. This allows runners to line up at the start where their pace is appropriate, rather than trying to push forward. For longer distances, the chip also records split times at various points along the route, such as the half-marathon mark in a marathon. This feature is useful for your friends and family members who want to follow you online during your race and you can analyze your split times afterwards to see how you did.

Even though the start time is your official finish time for the race, you can use your chip time to compare your results to your performance in previous races and see if you set a personal best.

Of course, one downside to timing chip technology (although most runners would never admit it) is that runners can no longer falsify their race times by subtracting more time than it actually took to cross the starting line. The chip doesn’t lie.

Tips for accurate tracking

The chip is a plastic strip on either the back or bottom of the bib, technically called the B-Tag. When you put your bib on, make sure you don’t assume the B-tag is an unnecessary part of the bib and rip it off.

ChronoTrack, one of the companies that makes B-Tags, recommends the following to ensure accurate race time:

You don’t have to be a top runner to apply science-backed recommendations for carb intake and nutrition during marathon week. Your meals in the week leading up to a big race can affect or hamper your performance, regardless of your race goals.

The facts about carbohydrates

If you run out of carbs while running, you can “bang the wall” or get that tired feeling that makes you think you can’t take another step.

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Runners are notorious for eating high-carb diets. But your marathon week diet requires a special focus on carbohydrates. Let’s look at why they are needed, when it is necessary and how many grams of carbohydrates are needed:

Defining carb loading: Carb loading is the traditional practice of runners who focus on eating carbs in the days leading up to their race to optimize their glycogen stores.

Carb loading is the traditional practice of runners who focus on consuming carbohydrates to optimize their glycogen stores in the days leading up to their race. Who should do it: Runners running 90+ minutes should consider carb loading. Carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles, and our muscles primarily use this fuel during a race. These high energy stores don’t necessarily make you faster, but they can help delay fatigue.

Runners running 90+ minutes should consider adding carbs. Carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles, and our muscles primarily use this fuel during a race. These high energy stores don’t necessarily make you faster, but they can help delay fatigue. Load, then taper: Studies show that just two to three days of carbohydrate loading in addition to rest (tapering) can optimize glycogen stores. You’ll find so many ways to best carb-load, but one of the easiest ways is to make sure you’re doing low mileage the week before your marathon and focus on getting your carbs two to three days ahead to increase your race.

Research shows that as little as two to three days of carb loading in addition to rest (tapering) can optimize glycogen stores. You’ll find so many ways to best carb-load, but one of the easiest ways is to make sure you’re doing low mileage the week before your marathon and focus on getting your carbs two to three days ahead to increase your race. When to start: Start a few days before your race by increasing your normal amount of carbohydrates from 55 to 65 percent to 70 percent in the days leading up to your race. This can be easily accomplished by increasing your portions of carbohydrate foods (add an extra serving of carbohydrates throughout the day) and reducing your protein and healthy fat intake.

Start a few days before your race by increasing your normal amount of carbohydrates from 55-65 percent to 70 percent in the days leading up to your race. This can be easily accomplished by increasing your portions of carbohydrate foods (add an extra serving of carbohydrates throughout the day) and reducing your protein and healthy fat intake. Balanced Diet: This doesn’t mean eliminating protein and fat for carbs entirely – you still need a good balance to feel great on race day! The numbers add up to 4.5 to 5.5 grams of carbs per pound of body weight, which sounds like a lot of carbs. So focus only on whole grains, vegetables, fruits, potatoes/yams, and dairy that are tolerated a few days before the diet race, adding a serving of these foods to each meal and reducing protein and fat portions.

That doesn’t mean eliminating protein and fat entirely for carbs – you still need a good balance to feel great on race day! The numbers add up to 4.5 to 5.5 grams of carbs per pound of body weight, which sounds like a lot of carbs. So focus only on whole grains, vegetables, fruits, potatoes/yams, and dairy that are tolerated a few days before the diet race, adding a serving of these foods to each meal and reducing protein and fat portions. Keep portions consistent: You don’t need to eat any extra foods or increase your calories – you’ll be less active during this time, so try to keep your portions and the amount of calories you eat the same, and the composition of yours Tellers to focus on carbohydrates. Some runners feel like they can eat whatever they want for the week of their race, or focus too much on carbs and appear lethargic and heavy on race day. Save the ice cream/pizza/donuts/whatever for after the race!

You don’t need to eat extra foods or more calories — you’ll be less active during this time, so try to keep your portions and the amount of calories you eat the same, and change up your plate composition to focus on carbs to concentrate . Some runners feel like they can eat whatever they want for the week of their race, or focus too much on carbs and appear lethargic and heavy on race day. Save the ice cream/pizza/donuts/whatever for after the race! Expect Water Weight: Many runners experience a modest 1 to 3 pound weight gain due to the fact that glycogen stores water along with it. If you experience this, don’t worry! Your body is preparing for race day.

The day before the race

The day before your race, you should eat throughout the day and focus on high-carb foods. You’re not going to replenish your glycogen stores with just one big pre-race meal.

Choose simple carbohydrate options at every meal:

Grains like rice, oatmeal, quinoa, pasta

Baked and fried potatoes and sweet potatoes

Bread/Buns/Toast

pancakes

bagels

Tortillas

yogurt

juice/sports drinks

Fruits and veggies are also good carb options, but watch out for the fiber content. Bananas are always a good fruit, and you can cook your veggies to make them easier to digest.

Instead of the traditional heavy pasta dinner, try eating your main pre-race meal for lunch the day before the race. This will ensure that you have enough time to digest that food. Then try a lighter, high-carb dinner and a high-carb snack before bed.

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Breakfast before the race

On the morning of a half or full marathon, you should ideally get up three to four hours before your race. Replenish these glycogen stores by eating a meal that is mostly carbohydrate with moderate protein and fat. You want that meal to last you throughout your race without weighing you down. The closer you get to the race, the smaller your meal will be.

Again, stick with what has worked for you in the past and don’t stress, but here are some tips:

One to four hours before the race: 1-4 grams of carbohydrates per kilogram of body weight (150 lbs/2.2 = 78 kg)

1/2 cup oatmeal cooked in 1 cup milk, a banana, peanut butter, raisins sweetened with honey and cinnamon, and a pinch of salt

A turkey sandwich

1/2 or full of large bagels with peanut butter, honey and a banana

Two slices of toast with banana and honey, some sports drink or juice

A Nature Valley granola bar and a banana

Some research shows that carb loading is beneficial. Other results show it makes no difference.

The bottom line is, if you can eat extra carbs in the days leading up to your race, it won’t hurt you. You may be able to improve your performance, so it’s worth a try.

Nutrition for a 5K

If you run a 5K, you’re going to run pretty hard for that 5K. You don’t have to focus on nutrition as much as a marathon runner because you probably won’t be running 90 minutes.

Follow a marathoner’s “day before” plan, although you probably don’t need as many calories.

Focus on healthy carbohydrates (potatoes, whole grains like whole wheat bread, pasta, rice, quinoa, fruits and vegetables) and lean proteins. Limit the amount of fats you eat.

Avoid high-fiber foods the day before if you know your stomach is sensitive. Boil your vegetables, peel your fruit or choose fruit juice and avoid high-fiber grains and vegetables.

A hearty breakfast on the morning of a race can lead to an upset stomach. Instead, try to eat at least an hour before the race. Many people opt for easily digestible carbs like a banana with peanut butter, toast and jelly, a granola bar and a piece of fruit, or a sports drink/juice. Eat enough to keep you going, but not so much that you feel stuffed and heavy at the start line.

Rules to be observed during race week

Now is not the time for experiments. You may have prepackaged meals that you know work well for you. Go with these foods and relax.

Everyone is different. Some people eat high-fiber, high-fat foods the day before a run or race. Others may do better on a high-carb, low-fiber diet.

You know yourself best. If your running partner eats a plate of pasta and that’s not your habit, do yourself a favor and stick to foods you know.

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BibBoards have a flat, smooth surface that won’t chafe or rub against your skin. A second piece works by forcing part of the garment into a recess, providing a secure fit. When the event is over, they jump off. BibBoards can be reused, and their special shape holds a bib more securely without fuss or holes.

Runners are collectors of race numbers and medals. Drive traffic by addressing their needs! You want to…

Sure, you can get bibs cheap, and sometimes even free…but that leaves money on the table. Bespoke race numbers not only provide an opportunity to increase revenue, but also eliminate the bandits!

Sure, you can get bibs cheap, and sometimes even free…but that leaves money on the table. Bespoke race numbers not only provide an opportunity to increase revenue, but also eliminate the bandits!

Race numbers are the most important tool of a timekeeper and race director. Each individual runner will be assigned a bib number when registering for a race or picking up their event package. This number is printed on a flexible but durable paper specially designed to withstand all the elements that the participants are exposed to during their races, such as rain, mud or wind. Once pinned onto a t-shirt, these numbers go wherever their runners go. The advantage? If each runner has their own identification number, it is much easier to keep track of the runners.

Aside from simple subscriber tracking, the serial number can serve several other purposes. Synchronizing a timing chip system with your event’s bib runners will help avoid errors in reporting finish times. Photo tagging technology can enable automatic sharing of photos on social media. Race numbers can also be posted online so a competitor’s friends and family can follow their race progress – step by step and mile by mile – using a computer or mobile device.

TOP THREE REASONS WHY WE LOVE custom race bibs:

#1. Eliminate bandits. (These are runners who don’t register and are using an old bib or chip, which causes all sorts of problems.

#2. Allows the bibs to become a sponsorship opportunity, reducing event costs

#3. Runners collect race numbers and medals… Stand out from the crowd!