Kristin
Would option B start everyone as a big group then? What if we did the same
thing we did now (waves), but everyone just do the same # of laps? I would
be willing to do 7 laps and split the difference.
k
2008/6/5 Candi Murray :
> With Option A you will be able to see your competition as you await your
> start, but the intention is to add you to an existing field. When the Sr
> Women come around the first time you will be included in that field. What
> the officials are trying to do is not have 3 disparate groups out on the
> course, doing different laps.
>
>
> Candi
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Michelle Lichtenfels
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 05, 2008 3:50 PM
> *To:* Clark Ritchie; OBRA
> *Subject:* Re: [OBRA Chat] To All Mt Tabor Women
>
> I also prefer Option A, since I like to know who my competition REALLY
> is! With a fully combined field, it's difficult or impossible to know your
> placing during the race, which in my experience is a pretty big motivator.
>
> Michelle
> Bridgetown Velo
>
> 2008/6/5 Elise Huggins :
>
>> As a CAT 4 racer both options seem quite equal to me given that the
>> number of laps remains the same and all 3 fields might eventually bleed
>> together even if staggered initially. If pressed to pick, however, I'd vote
>> for option A.
>>
>>
>>
>> Elise
>>
>>
>>
>> Elise M. Huggins, PhD
>>
>> Education Consultant
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> *From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Clark Ritchie
>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 05, 2008 2:31 PM
>> *To:* OBRA
>> *Subject:* [OBRA Chat] To All Mt Tabor Women
>>
>>
>>
>> I am getting some feedback from the referees about scoring the womens
>> races.
>>
>> Which of the following two options would you prefer?
>>
>> (a) Start the senior women and when they come by after lap 1 then start
>> the Cat 4 women, and when this combined field comes by then start the
>> Masters. This way the groups will get to do the different laps (7, 6, 5)
>> and they will all finish on the same lap.
>>
>> (b) Run all the women together, with each category doing 6 laps total.
>>
>> I believe either (a) or (b) will make scoring easier.
>>
>> Thanks for your input.
>>
>> ..CDR
>>
>> --
>> Clark Ritchie
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