[dubc80]

What is your opinion on gun time vs chip time?

I noticed that times for the Calgary Marathon were ranked by gun time, not chip time. Is this the standard? This was my first organized race so I'm not sure.

Can an expert chime in and let me know why this is?

I was loitering near the back as I don't take the race too seriously so there is quite a difference between my gun and chip times. Almost 4 mins.

To me, the chip time is your "real" time since I don't think the time from when you are standing still until you cross the start line should really count as you're just penguin-walking along with the crowd and not really exerting any energy or covering any distance.