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PWEI

How come a lot of the top boardies are doing the Sprint and not the Olympic? Is it easier to pick up more National Series points in the Sprint?

Fazz

PWEI wrote: »

How come a lot of the top boardies are doing the Sprint and not the Olympic? Is it easier to pick up more National Series points in the Sprint?

It is easier for most to gain a few more points, however the Olympic usually offers more ultimate points for the winner/top 3.
So top 3 or so are best off doing Olympic.
Olympic is usually more competitive regarding higher placed athletes - most will race the Olympic.
Outside of top 5 ish it prob offers more points for similar position in Sprint...
So a 10th place in sprint may offer more points than 10th in Olympic, and would generally be easier to get that place in the Sprint as most of top 10 would enter the Olympic.

However, Sprint looks quite competitive this year too so a few seem to have similar thoughts and it may balance out evenly!

Then there's BTH who is gonna man up and do both! :eek:

El Director

For me its not about the NS as that doesn't have any bearing on races i choose but hate the run course there and the thoughts of having to do it twice sends shudders! Its handy to get to for me and I'd like to compare to last years result also.

PWEI

Fazz wrote: »

It is easier for most to gain a few more points, however the Olympic usually offers more ultimate points for the winner/top 3.
So top 3 or so are best off doing Olympic.
Olympic is usually more competitive regarding higher placed athletes - most will race the Olympic.
Outside of top 5 ish it prob offers more points for similar position in Sprint...
So a 10th place in sprint may offer more points than 10th in Olympic, and would generally be easier to get that place in the Sprint as most of top 10 would enter the Olympic.

However, Sprint looks quite competitive this year too so a few seem to have similar thoughts and it may balance out evenly!

Then there's BTH who is gonna man up and do both! :eek:

That probably explains why Mike Yelverton did the sprint last year & not the Olympic. He probably didn't want to drop points if he finished second to Bjorn Ludick.

Fazz

PWEI wrote: »

That probably explains why Mike Yelverton did the sprint last year & not the Olympic. He probably didn't want to drop points if he finished second to Bjorn Ludick.

Mike got 125.2 points for winning the Sprint comfortably (1.5mins).

Bjorn stole the show and won the Olympic comfortably for 128.6! points. - in fairness he won by 3.5 mins I think.
Dave Richardson was 2nd in Olympic and got 125.1 points.

So:
Olympic:
1st - 128.6 points
2nd - 125.1 points (3.5mins behind)
3rd - 123.67 points

Sprint:
1st - 125.2 points
2nd - 122.27 points (1.5 mins behind)
3rd - 121.2 points


Also comes down to personal preference on course and advantage regarding disciplines/distances etc.

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

Race: Double Oly
Projected Time: No idea...4.59
Name: PM'd

El Director

Some people still holding out on us...come on guys ye must have a good idea at this stage...roughly

BTH

Already PM'd these, but for public record (and slight adjustment I think)

Race: Oly
Time: 2:12
Race: Sprint
Time: 1:03
Name: You all know this one

Oryx

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Name: You all know this one

I dont know this one.

elvis jones

I think i have about 25 so far, keep them coming until May 25th !

I'll throw up a full list after that date and i'll tell all:)

BennyMul

Will be entering this evening,
But here we go,

Race: Double Oly
Time: aiming for sub 6
will pm names once offically entered.;)

NeedsTraining

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Already PM'd these, but for public record (and slight adjustment I think)

Race: Oly
Time: 2:12
Race: Sprint
Time: 1:03
Name: You all know this one

Go on, give us the Sprint splits

BTH

NeedsTraining wrote: »

Go on, give us the Sprint splits

Ah, the dead have arisen!!

Hows all with you? Getting much training in with the newborn?

Never done Athy, so basing this on last year, something like,

10:00/1:00/32:30/1:20/19:00. giving 1:03:50

Haven't a clue though.

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

BennyMul wrote: »

Will be entering this evening,
But here we go,

Race: Double Oly
Time: aiming for sub 6
will pm names once offically entered.;)

Sand bagger:)

BennyMul

Beckett Melted Geology wrote: »

Sand bagger:)

Sand bagger me never

splits
Swim: 60min (2min/100m)
Bike : 150min (@32kph)
Run : 110min (@5:30min/km)
T1+2: 10min

total : 330min - 5:30

This give me a 30 min buffer to make mistakes, talk to fans, sign autograhps etc.:p

Brick Session

Race: Olympic
Time: 3hrs 20mins
Name: PM'd

NeedsTraining

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Ah, the dead have arisen!!

Hows all with you? Getting much training in with the newborn?

Never done Athy, so basing this on last year, something like,

10:00/1:00/32:30/1:20/19:00. giving 1:03:50

Haven't a clue though.

Getting in a wee bit of training alright, but getting scared of the times all you guys are posting up here

Will be a lot more conservative myself.

mrboswell

Is it just me or does 15 euro for a swim down the river the week before seem a bit steep?

handangeo

Olympic 2hrs 28mins
Sprint 1hr 09mins

Doing both

George Sherwood

Nwm2

PWEI wrote: »

That probably explains why Mike Yelverton did the sprint last year & not the Olympic. He probably didn't want to drop points if he finished second to Bjorn Ludick.

There's no extra points for coming first (or points lost for coming second), it just depends on the ratio of your time to the 30th percentile time.

haggis_mccloud

Some good times being predicted here.
Will go for 2hr19 for the Oly. Sean McCann.
Although I remember being happy with 2.27 last year, course isn't as easy as some think

NeedsTraining

Race: Sprint
Time: 1:06:30
Name: PM'd

Fazz

Hard to predict, but should the sun align with the stars and all...


Fazz
Swim - 24:20
T1 - 01:10
Bike - 1:01:10
T2 - 01:10
Run - 36:52

Total - 2:04:42


Gotta be ambitious

PM'ing now.

damo80

Race: Olympic - my first one!!
Time: 3hrs 40mins
Name: PM'd

miller82

First Olympic so i'll say 2.55

dited

Race: Sprint
Time: An optimistic 1:14:00 - six minutes less than last year
Name: PM'd

Crane Fly

Race: Double Olympic

Time: 5.30.......basing this random string of numbers on BennyMul's time predicts. Will gain a few minutes on the swim but lose them on the bike and run, and of course the cramps in the legs after the swim!

Name: PM'd

elvis jones

today is the final day to send me your details and if you want to makes changes this is the last chance.........

themoney

Race: Sprint
Time: 01:10:00
Last years time - 01:21:14
Name: PM'd

hopefully you can still take this

elvis jones

Ok that's all !

I'll give all details later, off to get stuff done on the mrs bike now !