What is the criteria for road races and finish places?
A girl in my running club outkicked another girl for third place in a recent 1/2M. Unfortunately her chip time was 0.34sec slower and was not awarded third place. There were mats only at the finish. Everyone started with the same time.
Today the race pics came out and it is clear that our club member finished in front, and you can also see her trailing foot with the chip.
Not that we're going to challenge the results, but I'd like to know what the rules say.