Pause Timing for a Leg (MapRun v7 and MapRunG v1.5.4)
Organisers can provide a list of pairs of controls, between which the elapsed time will not be included in the total time. THis is only available in MapRun version 7 and MapRunG (Garmin Watches) v1.5.4.
This would typically be used to eliminate the time of a road crossing, where a control is placed at each side of the road crossing, or in a longer event, for an untimed rest break, or a transition zone or a change of discipline (run to bike). Remember that these controls should be at least 50m apart (as is the recommendation for all controls).
The format of the list of controls is:
34-31, 45-46
In this example, upon arrival at 34 the timer will stop and upon arrival at 31 it would restart (and similar for 45-46).
If the participant visits a different control to the matching end-of-pause control, that control will be punched but no pause in timing will be credited to the total time. (ie no time deduction). To do otherwise would open the possibility for "gaming the system" by having the time of multiple leg’s eliminated from the overall time.
While the timer is paused:
- An extra line is added to the timer panel: “Timer paused until Control: xx”
- Also every 10 seconds, there is a distinctive sound to remind the runner that their time is paused.
This would typically be used to eliminate the time of a road crossing, where a control is placed at each side of the road crossing, or in a longer event, for an untimed rest break, or a transition zone or a change of discipline (run to bike). Remember that these controls should be at least 50m apart (as is the recommendation for all controls).
The format of the list of controls is:
34-31, 45-46
In this example, upon arrival at 34 the timer will stop and upon arrival at 31 it would restart (and similar for 45-46).
If the participant visits a different control to the matching end-of-pause control, that control will be punched but no pause in timing will be credited to the total time. (ie no time deduction). To do otherwise would open the possibility for "gaming the system" by having the time of multiple leg’s eliminated from the overall time.
While the timer is paused:
- An extra line is added to the timer panel: “Timer paused until Control: xx”
- Also every 10 seconds, there is a distinctive sound to remind the runner that their time is paused.