The Fantastic Nantasket Beach Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 6)

I disgaree. Chip timing is easy enough to do, plenty of programs out there that do it, and do it well. Some are even very inexpensive. The right hardware and good strong cabling should limit issues to problems with individual chips and human error.

Except where the have been machine failures, i've had splits in every race (including transitions), even in races far smaller than this one (less than half). In a sport where there are multiple timed events, proper scoring/timing is key.

Hi Everyone and Congratulations!

I was surprised and a bit disappointed that the sand wasn't as hard packed as I believed it would have been. Since I was the 6th wave and running is the slowest of the 3 disciplines, truth be told, it's more like slow, slower and slowest, the sand was soft by the time I cam along and hundreds of people had already trampled upon  it. It's my fault, however, as I should have practiced in the sand. 

Then I finally finish and I don't have a race time, egad! The chip people had to review a paper tape and gratefully they were able to find me. I finished in 1:31:18 not bad for an old chubby lady, eh?!

My 45th birthday will be on October 16th and I will be happy to attend my celebratory party with the knowledge that this time last year I was 70 pounds heavier and that in spite of still being 50 pounds overweight, since May of this year, I have completed 6 sprint tri's, 3 5k's and 1 10k, hopefully it's on October 12th. How cool is that?!

Once again to all the triathletes Congratulations and I wish you the best in all your future endeavors, Kudos and Accolades to all of you.