Half Marathon- over 3.5 hours?

[jesters]

Disney Half says you have to finish in 3.5 hours or be swept. I looked at the final results, and noticed MANY finished with longer times. I am just wondering if those that took longer than 3.5 hours (who were not swept) still got a finishers medal?

 

[mla1977]

I finished the Princess 1/2 in 3:30:47. I still got my medal. I also crossed the starting line about 3 minutes after gun. I know that some people crossed the starting line about 30 minutes after the gun. The sweeper bus timing does not start until after the last person crosses the starting line.

 

[ultramickeymouse]

Disney Half says you have to finish in 3.5 hours or be swept. I looked at the final results, and noticed MANY finished with longer times. I am just wondering if those that took longer than 3.5 hours (who were not swept) still got a finishers medal?

Yes you will as long as your physically cross the finish line. Your time doesn't matter as long as you are not swept.

 

[FireDancer]

Keep in mind that clock time and gun time are different. If you are in a high coral and it takes you 30 minutes to get to the line your clock time will be 30 minutes higher than your chip time. I am pretty sure your minimum pace is based on the chip time so you aren't penalized for crossing the line late.

 

[StitchAttack]

As others have said, you have 3 hours 30 minutes to finish after the last person crosses the starting line. So if the last person crosses the starting line 10 minutes after you do, you really have 3 hours 40 minutes to finish.

Disney does have corrals based on projected finishing time so that faster runners start at the front and slower runners start at the back. I know for the half last year (or maybe it was the full) you had to submit a "proof of time" from a past race in order to not start in the way back. They are reasonably good at enforcing the corrals on race day, so you can't really plan on finishing in 4 hours, yet sneaking up to the front to gain extra time. You will get a bit of extra time, though, so the 3 hours 30 minutes isn't a strict cutoff.

 

[FireDancer]

I know for the half last year (or maybe it was the full) you had to submit a "proof of time" from a past race in order to not start in the way back.

Both the full and the half require a proof of time to move up in the corals. If you run a race closer to the Disney race and feel as though you are entitled to move up you can bring the proof to packet pickup and get bumped up there.