so they can finish in a faster time
We watched the runners spurt to the finish line
Yes, the finish line has always been in Boston, but never the starting line. Since 1925 runners have started the race from the village of Hopkinton. Before that, the starting line was located in Ashland.
As the marathon runners entered the homestretch, the crowd cheered them on to the finish line.
because it takes time to stop when you're running so fast. idiot. just look at cars, they can't stop instantaneously!
i was out of breath way before i even got to the finish line
There are two methods of timing a marathon: Gun Time or Real Time or Official Time: The time from the sound of the starter's signal to the time the runner crosses the finish line. Real Time or Chip Time: The time it takes to go from crossing the starting line to crossing the finish line. Races will supply runners with a computer chip, programmed with the runner's personal and race information, that is attached to one of their shoes, usually a shoelace. Some chips come with velcro and are attached around the ankle. The chip records when you cross the starting line, which has a mat that activates the timing, and when you cross the finish line, which also has a mat to deactivate the timing. Most large marathons use chip time since it allows runners to line up at the start with folks that can run about the same pace. They won't have to worry about pushing through slower paced runners to get to the front or being pushed by faster paced runners.
Winning a Trifecta pari-mutuel wager requires the selection of the first three runners to cross the finish line in a single race in the correct or exact order.
Along side at the same level (think of runners crossing a finishing line "breast to breast" they are abreast of each other and finish at the same time).
By Red Lighting or going before the green light on the Christmas tree or crossing the center line before the finish or hitting the wall before the finish
We'll never finish the project if you continue to be a perfectionist. When people's lives are on the line, it pays to be a perfectionist.
At the hand off start the next runners time when the baton crosses the finish line after the hand off. this is how the 4x400,4x800 and 4x1600 should be done
The boys raced for the finish line.