Don't know if anyone else noticed, but they have a problem with timekeeping in Prince Edward County.
Here's what I know:
1. If my watch says it's 9:55 and some seconds, and the race director says 5 minutes to the start, then, if I'm back before 10:00 I should be on time. I should not be sprinting to make the start as my watch turns from 9:58 to 9:59, that's less than 4 minutes. Kindly race director, if you mean 4 minutes to start, say 4 minutes to start, you screwed up my whole race.
2. If a race director says 3 minutes to start, then says, "GO", well, that's way less than 3 minutes. I'd generously estimate that start as being about 2 1/2 minutes off.
So, in the course of a few weeks, I got to sprint to the start of the Sandbanks 10k, then watch my friend sprint to the start of the County 1/2 marathon.

Could somebody please buy these people a watch....Preferably a digital one.
Peace,
Mike