RE: [RC] Goethe 75 mile correction on time - Maryben Stover
The AERC requires Ride Time on their results and that is the way we report them at the rides I work on........mb
> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:35:50 -0800 > From: Tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] Goethe 75 mile correction on time > > enduroride@xxxxxxx wrote: > > I had a mix up on hold times in the 75 mile ride, all the times shown > > should have another 20 mintues added to them. This is for the 75 mile > > ride only. The winning time should be 5:50. > > Connie > Connie's correction to the Goethe 75 results brings up the issue of reporting > ride times. Some rides report "Riding Time", some report "Total Time" and SOME > report the time of day the rider crossed the finish line! I think it makes > sense for all rides to report the SAME time. My preference would be to report > Riding Time but I think reporting the time of day is crazy. Still, my point is > that when riders want to see about how long a ride takes, perhaps as a measure > of its difficulty, it makes a big difference whether the reported ride times, > especially 100s, are with or without holds and a HUGE difference if the reported > time is the time of day. > > Connie's correction suggests that at Goethe, they are reporting either "Total > Time", which includes holds, or time of day. I find it impossible to believe > that they are using "Total Time". The winning horses on the 100 is reported as > 8:08. Even presuming only 3 vet checks, two 1/2 hrs and a 1 hr hold at "lunch", > that leaves only 6 hours to go 100 miles which would be over 16mph AVERAGE! The > winner of the 75 using two 20 minute holds and one 1 hr hold averaged 18mph. If > the 100 had a fourth 1/2 hr hold, the winners average speed jumps to 17 3/4mph. > For 100 miles? If that ride started at 6:00am, this means the winner finished > at 2pm and the last place horse at 5:30 in the afternoon. > > If 8:08 was riding time, the winner of the 100 averaged 12.30mph. If 8:08 was > 8:08pm, we have to guess when the ride started, guess how many vet checks, and > guess how long they each were to come up with any meaningful idea of how fast a > horse needs to go to win or Top Ten. So, assume 6am, 3 vc's totaling 2:00 hrs, > that gives us an average of just under 8 1/4mph. > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
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