Re: RC: RC: TOO MANY CHAMPIONS

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

However, there are handicapped events. Most stakes horse races very careful
attention is paid to the weight the horse carries and the races are even
handicapped, one horse carrying more than another. There is a definate
precedent for weight being considered in a equine timed events, i.e. a race.

The AERC has just chosen to run the NC in weight divisions - makes good sense
to me.

Truman

guest@endurance.net wrote:

> Mike Sofen msofen@pacbell.net
> Quite true.  There are a few sports where "size does matter". :-)
>
> Seriously, other than those two events and the weightlifting-type events
> (which aren't timed events), there are no timed events that have
> weight/size/height classes - no running events, no swimming events, no
> skiing or skating events, not pole vaulting nor high jump where size might
> make a difference; not cycling or marathons (where weight definitely makes
> a difference) or even basketball (where height makes a difference)...in
> fact, I can't think of a single TIMED event in the Olympics or World Cup
> arena where height/weight is segmented.
>
> Endurance isn't strength, so size correlations and categories aren't
> meaningful.  Junior, Adult, and Senior divisions are (in my opinion).
>
> Mike Sofen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy H Eiland [mailto:renegade12@juno.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 1:33 PM
> To: ridecamp-d@endurance.net
> Subject: RC: TOO MANY CHAMPIONS
>
> Mike,
>
> Please check the Olympic wrestling, boxing divisions...they have weight
> division champions and each winner is the Olympic Champion of their
> respective weight division.
>
> Randy Eiland
>
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