Race Scoring
Most New York Road Runners races are fully scored. Scored races that also count toward the nine races members need to be eligible for guaranteed entry to the ING New York City Marathon are timed using the ChampionChip® system. These races are indicated with an S and a Q on NYRR's event calendar.
NYRR scored events that are not marathon qualifiers, such as Armory meets and most cross country races, are scored using methods other than ChampionChip® timing. Any necessary instructions will be given on site at those events, and results postings may be handled differently than described here. These races are indicated with an S (but no Q) on NYRR's calendar.
A race designated as a fun run or health walk is not scored; unless otherwise indicated, only the top three male and female
finishing times will be recorded. Fun run participants should check their times on the clock as they cross the finish line.
Participation in fun runs and health walks does not count toward earning guaranteed entry to the ING New York City Marathon.
Official Time
In all NYRR scored races, each participant's official time, the net time, is recorded from when a participant crosses the start mats to when he or she crosses the finish mats. This official time is used to establish the order of finish and to determine award winners. However, the first male and female runner to cross the finish line will always be the winner of the race.
Start mats will be removed 10 minutes after the start of the race unless otherwise indicated, after which net times will not be recorded. Some NYRR chip-timed races may have additional mats along the course. These additional split times will be provided along with the standard results.
