Race Results--Am I being ridiculous?

For me no race is complete until I have pored over the results for hours, so no I personally do not think you are being ridiculous.  Do you know who did the timing?  Can you contact them?  Good luck!  

I don't think you are being ridiculous.  The longest I have waited for race results is 2-3 days.  In fact, it is pretty common for preliminary results to be posted at the event itself.  Sounds like they are just being slooooowww.

In my experience, once a race is over, many race directors bascially ignore emails, especially as they relate to results, since they are contracted out to a third party.  Even in Los Angeles, I've had to wait over a week for results.

I can understand the frustration though, as said above, one of my traditions is to pore over results   Although usually there are race day results physically posted at the race site so you can see where you generally placed (subject to correction)

I am sure they'll come though, be patient. 

Sometimes if there is a problem then it takes some time to post results. I organize a 5k and we had 4-5 people leave old timing chips on their shoes which threw off all the results (including the overall 'chip-time' winner).  It required a lot of sorting through (about a week) to get everything right.  And, sometimes it's not the race organizer but the timing company that is causing the delay.  That being said, the race should have posted something on the web site or sent out an e-mail letting people know that they were working on the results and apologize for the delay. 

If there is a phone number try calling but good luck getting anyone before a holiday weekend. 

If it was a really small race they might only post the results at the event.  Are there results posted from other years?

Were timing chips used?  If they were, then the results should be up the next day...unless there was a problem.

That being said...results are not always going to be posted on the race website.  Sometimes races contract out their timing systems to third parties, and the third party has their own website that posts the results.  Sort of like how race day pictures are done by third parties...and are not posted on the race website.

My first 2 races did that.  The races didn't have their own dedicated websites...so it couldn't direct you to where the results were.  But after emailing the RD a few days later, I found out that the results were actually available online 2 hours after each race was done.


Edited by tri808 2010-07-02 2:28 PM

For Breath of Life, the chip company's website had the results up long before the race site.

I appreciate everyone's responses.  There were no timing chips used during this race.  I had a sneaking suspicion that this could turn out to be a problem.  I understand that things could be out of their control, but for only 80 or so participants?

I think it would be helpful if they put something up on their website or answered my email at the very least. 

I just figured I would no something by now.  Now with the holiday weekend, I doubt I will know for at least 4 days.  Boo.

Results are an expectation in ANY race... I did a 5k race when I was up in Utah, and when I crossed the finish line, someone yelled out a time - I didn't hear that person, so I never got my time - I asked about it after the race and I was told that they only recorded the 1st 3 that crossed the finish line... WTF?  At least my money went to a good charity...   I would have LOVED to have my time as I think I PR'd that race.

I never knew the water got so warm in Alaska.

Edited by Karibu 2010-07-02 8:15 PM

The last wave had the warmest.