Timing System 計時系統

Timing System

ChampionChip is a miniature transponder in a specially designed plastic housing, this device contains a chip in combination with an energizing coil. These elements are encased in a waterproof glass capsule and have it own identification number. There are no batteries in the chip. The transponder is activated when it moves to a magnetic field, generated by a send antenna in the antenna mats. The transponder then transmits its unique identification number to a receive antenna which is also located in the antenna mats.

1. Fast and accurate result for each runner (No time will be given for those who failed to cross both start and finish lines)
2. Net times; the ChampionChip can register every individual start time, even when participants are at the back of the pack
3. A personal ChampionChip can be used worldwide in many sports other activities like running, triathlon and cycling
   
   

Timing Chip

Runners who use their own chips need to provide the Chip Code on the enrollment form for time keeping.

国际多项长跑赛事已采用冠军晶片技术为大 会计时系统。此计时系统是由无线电传送感应确认系统运作而成。冠军晶片毋须使用电池，晶片内收藏了产生电源的发线圈，而传送及接收讯号的线纲则藏在一块地 蓆里，当运动员带上晶片经过附有磁场的地蓆时，就会产生磁场感应，并将运动员的晶片号码及时间传送到主电脑存档。

事实上，此电子计时系统为运动员带来极大的方便，包括：
1。在每项赛事中都能提供快捷及准确之成绩（运动员必须正确地佩带冠军晶片，以及经过起跑、终点线及大会指定地方之磁场感应地蓆，否则赛会不会提供运动员之个人比赛时间）；

2。无论参赛者处于起跑人群中任何位置，也能为他们计算到个人比赛时间；

3。若拥有个人晶片的运动员，可于全世界凡采用"冠军晶片"作计时之运动项目上使用，例如跑步、三项铁人赛、单车等运动。

计时晶片:

在比赛里，如参赛者拥有属于自己的个人晶片，须在报名表上提供晶片号码，方可于比赛时使用。

Remarks/备注: NO CHIP, NO TIME! 没有佩带晶片者，将不能提供比赛成绩

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＊转载自http://run.unicef.org.hk/en_event_details5.php

（照片来自官网）

运动时遇到月经来潮？

每个女生们每个月有几天时生理期（月经来潮），那如果刚好遇到比赛，而且是长距离跑，该如何解决呢？
两个选择：
1） 不出赛，休息暂停。（尤其是第二天流量最多的时候）
2） 照样出席，但是做好“防备措施” （尤其遇到重要比赛）
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本人经验之谈：

如果不说比赛，週末的二十，三十公里练跑，如果遇到，我会选择穿比较紧身的内裤 （可以把卫生棉紧贴，不会左右摇摆）＋夜用的卫生棉选择（较长），那可以较“放心”，至少它紧紧贴着，不容易外漏。

由于我参加的全马拉松，比赛通常在于月头／月尾，刚好我本身生理期是月中，所以蛮幸运，过去的十一个全马拉松，都没有遇到。但却在今年四月十六日的Energizer Night Race “不幸”遇上，还是第二天（来量最高），身体较虚弱，又是跑全马的距离，心想：这次真的残哟。

朋友们建议的条 状卫生棉我又没有用过，所以不敢试。没有经验下，我就特意去买了这个超长的卫生棉Laurier Superguard 34cm, 还是第一次用34cm，之前夜用的也只是28cm， 只求它可以耐六，七个小时，平安跑完全程快快回家清洗更换。（比赛地点通常厕所很肮脏，而且有时候你遇到只有流动厕所，更难有水给你清洗与更换）


从家里出发到比赛地点还要大约一小时，我还特意到了比赛赛场，才换上这个超长卫生棉。月经来潮第二天又要跑长距离，很怕漏。

结果用了五小时多来完成我的全马比赛，汗水＋经血＋卫生棉的防漏边的不透风设计，搞到我回来后，整个臀部都是卫生棉翼的印，冲凉时还痛呢。这次，伤。

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就因为这样，我跟女生跑友们来点关于这方面的交流。

以下是她们的建议与回复：（都较建议使用条状卫生棉）

1) i think no matter u use any brand, after so many hours with strenuous activity, sure will "kena" something. Some more this one i remember got big sheet of plastic at the lower part, so the edge of the plastic could easily induce more chaffing. Btw, after trying some brands of sanitary pad, personally still think Whisper is the best one, most suit me :-)

2) I seldom run with pad, I use tampon all this while because I very use to it since 20 years ago (last time was 'OB' & 'Tampon'. I did part time lifeguard while in school day, scuba diving & swimming, must use coz I'll be wearing swimsuit). I'll carry 1 extra while I did my half marathon, can charge if I need it half way. So far, haven't try full yet, lucky me. I think girls you all should try using tampon. I feel easy & better while you run or in activity.

3) Use 'Playtex' coz it have a plastic holder to push it in, not like the 'OB', got to use finger to push it in. I find a bit "lecah" in I use 'OB', finger full of sweat.

4) I always solve my problem by putting Handiplast plaster to avoid the chafing. It works.

除了以上几点之外，还有女生们建议说，如果你真的很怕月经来，破坏了自己的计划 ，你可以去药房／诊所，跟医生要求可以拖延你的月经来潮时间药物。
药物分为两种：
1）提早停止：知道下个礼拜会来（例如刚好出海，爬山等游玩），未免麻烦，先买来吃延迟。
2）减少来量：当你已经月经来潮，你才吃，给它不要来更多。

＊ 个人意见：可以的话，不要特意吃药去改变你的生理期，因为逻辑来想，这是我们女性每个月必面对的，如果吃药，那就是改变它来的时间，或多或少，也该对身体不好吧。

当你月经来潮，如你选择照常运动，只有两种卫生棉选择：
1） 卫生棉 Pads （建议夜用的因为较长，可以吸收更多，但要顾虑运动时流的汗水，可能带有细菌，且皮肤容易与汗水产生化学作用，容易令皮肤磨损受伤。）
2） 条状卫生棉 Tampons

防备措施：
1）如果你要用卫生棉，请大约用胶布把与卫生棉触碰的身体部分，粘上胶布。那至少可以防皮肤间长时间的摩擦。
2）如果你使用条状卫生棉，用法正确，就安全。


使用方法大约相同吧，以下照片是我从OB美国网站下载与跑步女友们分享：
http://www.obtampons.com/en/designed

运动女生们如有更多的分享，欢迎你的意见。谢谢。

Burn Out!

Burn Out 是什么呢？

身体没有得到良好的休息及修补过程，担心会在不久之后会面对Burn out这个问题。

很多跑者都一直寻求打破自己的记录。他们的想法是提高训练量（跑步时间， 跑步的天数）来提高自己的成绩。但是这样的情况一直发展下去的话，跑者可能会面临所谓的Burnout।

当Burn out的情况出现时候，跑者会发觉训练变得比之前来的难，跑步成绩没有提高甚至有下降的情况发生，最后也是最令跑者担心的就是受伤。在这种情况出现的时候，跑者会有一些不愉快的症状比如情绪变化很大，睡眠不好，肌肉酸痛及忧虑。

如果跑者正在面临着Burn out的话，休息是唯一的方法。虽然在短期内，训练量及成绩会降低，但是当Burn out消失的时候，就可能渐渐地恢复正常的训练量度。

简单来讲"休息是为了走更长的路"

Burn out ，确實要小心，最重要的是不要弄傷身體，若只是Burn out休息足夠還可恢復，最忌訓練中受傷。

大家小心愛護自己的身體，特別是雙腿哦！
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＊ 原文:佳礼跑步论坛跑友分享

Winners is decide by GUN TIME, not CHIP TIME

原来 GUN TIME 比 CHIP TIME 更重要
但只是给那些要排名的啦, 如果你想跟自己比较, 只是需要看自己的 GUN TIME 就行啦 ^_^

Reminder to all runners who got potential to win prize in running races, please remember stand infront as you can,cause winners is decide by GUN TIME,not chip time.

read the rule from IAAF Excerpt from the IAAF Road Race Handbook - Pg 196 RULE 240

Note: For road races and road walking events, the official time will be the time elapsed between the start gun a...nd the athlete reaching the finish line.

However, if an athlete crosses the start line after the start gun, his time elapsed between the start and finish line can be made known to the athlete but will not be considered as official time. The order in which athletes reach the finish line will be considered as the official finish position. 196 RULE 240 .

N explain from race experience runners: Gun time is usually used for placing -- it is a race after all, and you determine order of finish by, oddly enough, order of finish. It wouldn't be fair to the leaders if you didn't use gun time for placing. What's the use in busting your butt to cross the line first, if you find out later that some guy who got to the race 6 minutes late is called the "winner" because his pace was faster?

Normally organiser just need to ask elite who have chance for prize stand infront,i think runners who worry their finisher medal,can stand second roll ? Chip also use as check point mah,if use manual,sure got more problem if u r organiser,u will know।
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＊转载自 TeyET 面子书

为何不能穿同一双跑步鞋？

佳礼跑步论坛的跑友polo22跟我说：

跑步鞋至少要有两双，第一：你的鞋子寿命会较长，第二：避勉受伤。

最重要的还是第二，无论我们穿了再好的鞋，也是会受伤的，因为只是一双鞋无法完全保护我们的脚。

打个比喻：穿A鞋，你长期穿A鞋来跑，它长期冲击你脚板的A点，你脚板的A点久而久之就会伤了。所以，你就要穿B鞋来缓和，B鞋会冲击你的B点。如果你AB鞋交替穿，就可以减低受伤的机会。

短期冲击A点，是没问题，但长期会伤的。所以你要两双鞋啦。不要由头到尾穿一双。2天换一双。3天也可以。
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＊发表于 09/11/2007

什么是 ”Carbo" ？

如果说要参考跑友们的赛前时间表，你会在饮食栏上，看到这个”Carbo" 字。
”Carbo" 其实是 carbohydrate，也就是碳水化合物。

Two steps to carbohydrate loading
Traditionally, carbohydrate loading is done in two steps the week before a high-endurance activity:

• Step 1. About a week before the event, adjust your carbohydrate intake, if needed, so that it's about 50 to 55 percent of your total calories. Increase protein and fat intake to compensate for any decrease in carbohydrates. Continue training at your normal level. This helps deplete your carbohydrate stores and make room for the loading that comes next.
• Step 2. Three to four days before the event, increase your carbohydrate intake to about 70 percent of your daily calories. Smaller athletes should consume about 4.5 grams of carbs per pound (kilogram) of body weight, while larger athletes should consume about 3.5 grams per pound of body weight to get adequate carbohydrate intake. Cut back on foods higher in fat to compensate for the extra carbohydrate-rich foods. Also scale back your training to avoid using the energy you're trying to store up. Rest completely the day before your big event.

更多：http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/carb-loading/HQ00385
这是我公司的copy writer 与我分享的，感谢哟。
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＊发表于19/10/2007