Events and standards

Cut-off time

The latest time a checkpoint or finish will accept you. Judged on elapsed time, so every stop spends it — and the reason to know your splits before the start rather than discovering them at kilometre sixty.

Related terms

Elapsed timeWall-clock time from start to finish, including every stop.

SplitThe time taken over one segment of a route, usually each kilometre or mile.

DodentochtA 100 km walk in Bornem, Belgium, held every August since 1970 with a 24-hour limit and around thirteen thousand walkers.

Where it comes up

Guides that use this term in context, rather than only defining it.

Training for a ruck marchTwelve weeks from ordinary fitness to a 20 km event under load, and what changes for multi-day marches.

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