I missed placing at my conference meet by less than half a second in the 400m. However, I have on video that the person that finished ahead of me had their toe on the start line at the start of the race. Do you think this made a difference and should I petition it?
yes and yes
Too late. Coach has 30 minutes to write up a protest . After that time period, event becomes official. Also, there must be an official camera for all events to use in the protest period. Not just any video that a student or parent used.
The rule might be different in your state. Just try and worst case nothing happens.
Do it. They may not disqualify the other person but they may add you to the next round, especially if there are multiple heats.
If you say that his foot was on the starting line at the beginning of the race, that implies that he wasn't using blocks. It's kind of sad that the OP lost in the 400 to someone with a standing start. Therefore, you don't deserve to place
i might do it but i cant decide if its a real issue or not. i don't want to make it look like i'm making a big deal out of something that didn't have any real effect on the results.
It sounds like he probably beat you by more than the fraction of the inch that he gained by being on the line. Let it go.
so is the consensus yes or no on this
400meter runner wrote:
so is the consensus yes or no on this
It's way, way too late to do anything about it and no, it made no difference. You lost by 2+ meters, not a toe.
Speaker of hard truths (the real 1) wrote:
400meter runner wrote:
so is the consensus yes or no on this
It's way, way too late to do anything about it and no, it made no difference. You lost by 2+ meters, not a toe.
Exactly. Don’t be a tool.
If the person's toe was on the start line then the hands must have been way ahead of the line on the ground if starting in blocks.
Star wrote:
If the person's toe was on the start line then the hands must have been way ahead of the line on the ground if starting in blocks.
Yea, I’m confused how someone’s toe can be in the line in a sprint event. Unless like the other guy said they weren’t using blocks. Which means you shouldn’t protest it. Lost by half a second so let it go. Enjoy the night out knowing you don’t have another race tomorrow.
So is anybody gonna give me a real answer here???
Star wrote:
If the person's toe was on the start line then the hands must have been way ahead of the line on the ground if starting in blocks.
He wasn't in blocks if that's what you're getting at
Yea, I’m confused how someone’s toe can be in the line in a sprint event. Unless like the other guy said they weren’t using blocks. Which means you shouldn’t protest it. Lost by half a second so let it go. Enjoy the night out knowing you don’t have another race tomorrow.[/quote]
Yeah i'll just enjoy never having to race again lol
400meter runner wrote:
Yeah i'll just enjoy never having to race again lol
Sounds like we all agree and have reached consensus.
consesus recognizer wrote:
400meter runner wrote:
Yeah i'll just enjoy never having to race again lol
Sounds like we all agree and have reached consensus.
nahhh
lol what is this
Really bruh? wrote:
If you say that his foot was on the starting line at the beginning of the race, that implies that he wasn't using blocks. It's kind of sad that the OP lost in the 400 to someone with a standing start. Therefore, you don't deserve to place
This is correct.