Not that I am some great runner, actually just the opposite, but my chip timing
is off by an entire minute for the Shamrock 10k. I finished at 1:15 and some
seconds. I watched the clock as I finished, a lady untied the timer from my
shoe, I walked out the back of the shoot and back to the crowd - the time clock
was 1:16 by that time.
I'm not sure I like the alternative either. I ran a race two years ago where
they got the finishing order mixed up to my disadvantage (I was a much better
runner then).