The electronic timing system is linked to the gun via either a cable, or it is triggered by a strobe light connected to the gun, which is set off by the guns firing, which is picked up by a timer holding a nintendo looking gun aimed at the strobe from wherever the timers are set up at.
Splits are often set up along road race courses for media to have something to do... The splits don't need to be exact in the times they record, just good enough so they can announce "James Johnson has a 8 second lead, with a time of 1:25 at the 5k mark..." A camera review should always be done in the case of a close or contested finish, where the RFID timing systems excel over video based systems is in mass results - I.E. Grandma's marathon, Boston Marathon, etc., results available online minutes after you have finished.
Yes, there is a chip on each shoe, at least there better well be. I do ChampionChip timing in the Midwest area, and in any major race we are timing and scoring, the elite runners will be wearing a chip on each shoe.
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The electronic timing system is linked to the gun via either a cable, or it is triggered by a strobe light connected to the gun, which is set off by the guns firing, which is picked up by a timer holding a nintendo looking gun aimed at the strobe from wherever the timers are set up at.
Splits are often set up along road race courses for media to have something to do... The splits don't need to be exact in the times they record, just good enough so they can announce "James Johnson has a 8 second lead, with a time of 1:25 at the 5k mark..." A camera review should always be done in the case of a close or contested finish, where the RFID timing systems excel over video based systems is in mass results - I.E. Grandma's marathon, Boston Marathon, etc., results available online minutes after you have finished.
Yes, there is a chip on each shoe, at least there better well be. I do ChampionChip timing in the Midwest area, and in any major race we are timing and scoring, the elite runners will be wearing a chip on each shoe.