Find your own result in a long results PDF by searching for it
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What works
- Download the results file instead of reading it in the browser, so you can search inside it.
- Search inside the file for your own identifier, such as a bib number or your name, instead of reading it from the top.
- Read the whole row once you find it, including the overall place and the age group place, before quoting a result.
- Check which time column is which: the chip time and the gun time are different numbers, so quote the chip time for your own performance.
- Note the date you checked the file, since results files are sometimes updated after they are first posted.
Pitfalls
- Chip time and gun time differ by minutes when the start is crowded, so quoting the wrong one misstates your result.
- Rows for people who did not start or did not finish can look like results at a glance.
- A results file can be reposted with corrections, so a number from the first version may change.