Corral question

[El&Asmom]

I am running the princess half with a few friends and this will be my first official running race. We'll be doing a couple 10ks and a 15k before the race.
Would we be better off not providing a race time for previous races so that we all end up in the same corral? I'm assuming with no race time, we would be put in the last corral. So far the three of us that are going will be running the whole thing likely at a 10min mile. The two others may walk more due to injuries.
Thanks

 

[FireDancer]

I would turn in the times. If one is faster they will probably want to go at their pace instead of holding back to be with the others, at least I would. If you guys just want to do it together and not worry about your times then I would still turn in the times because you can always go back corrals, just not up. That way you can all go to the corral the slowest person qualified for as opposed to the very back. If you have to start with the walkers but are not walking it is like a moving obstacle course and is not pleasant.

 

[El&Asmom]

Thanks. I know three of us will definitely be running it and would be frustrated to have to be held back when we're excited to start.

 

[Lullabee]

And don't hesitate to turn in whatever time you have, even if it is over the 2:40 they recommend. At this year's princess half the cutoff for coral C was 3 hours.

 

[verticalchaos]

And don't hesitate to turn in whatever time you have, even if it is over the 2:40 they recommend. At this year's princess half the cutoff for coral C was 3 hours.

So you would recommend turning in any 10K time rather than just going with the guesstimate of the time to finish? I haven't done any 10Ks yet...but there are a couple coming up that interest me (before I *officially* start training), but I'm not sure what my time would look like. You'd suggest doing it and then just turning in the time so there's a time for them to see?

 

[cewait]

So you would recommend turning in any 10K time rather than just going with the guesstimate of the time to finish? I haven't done any 10Ks yet...but there are a couple coming up that interest me (before I *officially* start training), but I'm not sure what my time would look like. You'd suggest doing it and then just turning in the time so there's a time for them to see?

FRANKLY - I would enter with a time of 1 minute above proof time. That will put you as far forward as you can go without a prrof race. If you run a 10k or so and it can move you forward then submit the time. I would never enter a race and not put an estimated finish time, even if clueless.

 

[Lullabee]

Actually you don't have to turn it in early.. I ran a half the weekend before the princess half so I turned in that result to runner relations at the expo when I picked up my bib. Printed on the bib it said Corral E, but after turning in my time they gave me a sticker to put on top with my new assignment. I'd say turn it any time you have now and you can always turn in something better later as your training progresses. Hope that helps!

 

[johde]

What type of a 10K time would be needed for "proof of time"? Do they use something like McMillan "equivalent Performance" 1:14:09, a 1:18:07 equal pace, something else. If it makes a difference, I'm looking ahead to the 2011 Disneyland Half?

 

[cewait]

What type of a 10K time would be needed for "proof of time"? Do they use something like McMillan "equivalent Performance" 1:14:09, a 1:18:07 equal pace, something else. If it makes a difference, I'm looking ahead to the 2011 Disneyland Half?

I would use McMillan equivalent performance when stating my expected time.

 

[fashionista311]

definitely submit proof of time for the princess if you are a runner. when i submitted my time last year, i knew i wanted to start with my dad, so i submitted ours both in the same email and specified we wanted to be together that way i was bumped back to corral b with him since boys aren't able to start up in corral a.

i think the princess last year had more walkers than runners - i commented on how nice and empty the course was compared to the half during january, and my mom (who is a walker) was complaining how crowded it was by her.

you don't want to end up in the last corral trying to run around all the walkers!

 

[verticalchaos]

definitely submit proof of time for the princess if you are a runner. when i submitted my time last year, i knew i wanted to start with my dad, so i submitted ours both in the same email and specified we wanted to be together that way i was bumped back to corral b with him since boys aren't able to start up in corral a.

i think the princess last year had more walkers than runners - i commented on how nice and empty the course was compared to the half during january, and my mom (who is a walker) was complaining how crowded it was by her.

you don't want to end up in the last corral trying to run around all the walkers!

Thanks. I'm doing the regular half...and probably more a run/walk (I just tacked my question on here since it was titled Corral Question rather than starting a new thread). If nothing else, the 10K will give me an idea where I am this far out.

 

[NCrunner]

Not a corral question but....can someone tell in lay terms the diff between "chip time and clock time"? What do you use for races?
Thanks,
Obviously Newbie

 

[WDWFAN9]

Not a corral question but....can someone tell in lay terms the diff between "chip time and clock time"? What do you use for races?
Thanks,
Obviously Newbie

The clock starts when the race starts, that is "clock time". Chip time starts when the individual crosses the start line. Depending on how far back you start the difference can be quite a bit.

 

[FireDancer]

The clock starts when the race starts, that is "clock time". Chip time starts when the individual crosses the start line. Depending on how far back you start the difference can be quite a bit.

^^ this.

To give an example lets say you are in the third corral and it takes you 2 minutes to get to the start line. Lets say it takes you exactly 2:30:00 to do the half. As you cross the finish line the clock will say 2:32:00 which is the clock time it took you to complete the course. Since the clock at the start read 2:00 you would subtract that from your clock time and get your chip time which is 2:30:00, and which started as you crossed the start line.

 

[NCrunner]

mucho helpful! Thank you...so I will focus on chip time at the race. Rhonda

 

[cewait]

mucho helpful! Thank you...so I will focus on chip time at the race. Rhonda

Chip time is net time or your time. Note that you will not see chip time at the mile markers, only clock time. So do not get worried when you see the time at the mile markers reflecting clock time and you are not pacing as fast as you think you should be.