# Understanding your results - Link: https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/ - Published: 2026-10-05T05:21:37-04:00 - Author: Andrew 1. [Home](https://overlandtiming.com/) 2. [Runners](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/) 3. Understanding your results Your results # How to read your results What clock time, chip time, and pace mean, how each place is counted, and where to find your finish-line video and certificate. [Find your results](https://overlandtiming.com/results/)[Ask about a result](https://overlandtiming.com/results/question-or-correction/) On this page * [Your time](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/#clock-vs-chip) * [Places and pace](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/#places) * [Splits, laps, and teams](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/#splits-laps-teams) * [Extras](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/#video-and-certificates) * [Finding yourself](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/#search-the-tables) * [Other terms](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/#dnf-dns-dq) * [Your watch vs. the official time](https://overlandtiming.com/runners/understanding-your-results/#your-watch) Your time ## Clock time vs. chip time Most of our results show two times for every finisher. Both stop when you cross the finish line. They start at different moments. Clock time · gun time ### Starts when the race starts Clock time runs from the start signal to the moment you cross the finish line. Everyone in the same start shares the same starting moment. Chip time · net time ### Starts when you cross the start line Chip time starts when your chip crosses the start mat, so it doesn’t include the time it took you to reach the line in a crowded start. * ### Which one counts for awards? * Each race decides. USA Track & Field rules allow either one for non-championship road races, as long as the race says which it uses in its entry information. Check your race’s website. * ### Why tenths of a second? * Most of our results show times to the tenth of a second. In races that follow USATF rules for official times, net times are rounded up to the next whole second, so 23:40.2 becomes an official 23:41. Places and pace ## What each column means You’ll usually see several places for each finisher. Each one ranks you within a different group. ### Place Your overall finish place among everyone in your race or distance. ### Gender place Your place among finishers of the same gender. ### Age group place Your place within your age group, shown with gender and age range, like F 30-39. Each race sets its own age groups. ### Division place Your place within an award division set by the race, such as the overall top finishers( shown as M Top 3 or F Top 3) or a stroller division. ### Pace Your average time per mile for the whole race, usually based on your chip time. ### Time back Some results, including our ultra results, show time back: how far behind the leader you finished. Splits, laps, and teams ## When there’s more than one time ### Segments and splits Some longer races have timing mats partway through the course. Results then show your time, pace, and place for each segment, plus your cumulative time. ### Lap events In timed lap events, like the 4-hour and 8-hour challenges at Rick’s Run, results show how many laps you completed, your total distance and pace, and the time for each lap. ### Team results When a race scores teams, the team results are posted alongside the individual results. ### Video at each timing point Some results link to video for each segment or lap, so you can see yourself at every timing point. Extras ## Finish-line video and certificates Many of our results include two extras for every finisher. * **Finish-line video.** Click the video link in your row. It opens our finish- line video on YouTube at about the moment you finished. * **Finisher certificate.** The Finisher Certificate link opens your individual result on RunSignup, where you’ll find your certificate. * Each race’s results page also links to the full finish-line video when there is one. * If your result looks wrong and you can see yourself in the video, use it as the source of your estimated finish time when you ask for a correction. Example result Clock time**0:24:18.4** Chip time**0:23:40.2** Pace**7:37 /mi** Age group**F 30-39 · 3rd** Your row also links to your finish-line video and finisher certificate when they’re available. Finding yourself ## How to search the results tables 1. ### Open your race 2. Go to [Results](https://overlandtiming.com/results/), or the [results archive](https://overlandtiming.com/results/archive/) for past years, and choose your race. If a race has more than one distance or division, each one has its own tab. 3. ### Search for your name or bib 4. Type your name or bib number in the search box. The table narrows as you type. 5. ### Sort and filter 6. Click a column heading to sort by it. Some tables also have filter boxes for columns like gender or age group. 7. ### See every column 8. On a phone, tap the plus sign next to a row to show the columns that don’t fit. To see every finisher at once, choose All in the entries menu. 9. ### Save or print 10. Many tables have Print, Excel, CSV, and Copy buttons above the results. Other terms ## DNF, DNS, and DQ ### DNF Did not finish: the runner started but didn’t complete the course or the required distance. ### DNS Did not start: the runner registered but didn’t cross the start line. ### DQ Disqualified, for example for cutting the course or breaking another race rule. Each race sets its own rules. Your watch vs. the official time ## Why your watch doesn’t match ### Different start and stop moments Your official time comes from the timing system, not your watch. If you started your watch before the start line or stopped it after the finish, the two won’t match. ### GPS distance runs long Certified courses are measured along the shortest possible route. GPS watches estimate distance from satellite positions along the path you actually ran, so they usually read a little long. ## Missing result or something wrong? Send us a question or correction request. Include your race and bib number, where you wore your bib, your estimated finish time and how you know it, and the name or bib of a runner who finished near you. [Ask about a result](https://overlandtiming.com/results/question-or-correction/) Ready to look? ## Find your results. Search the latest races, or browse the archive back to 2016. [Find results](https://overlandtiming.com/results/)[Results archive](https://overlandtiming.com/results/archive/)