Discussion: The Altered Boogie Pepper got 'em some blues
in: Orienteering; General
May 25, 2006 5:48 PM
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Actually The Altered Boogie Pepper got 'em some updating bodacity, but blues would be fine, too. Results from the recently awesome SLOC Team Trials have been gumboed into the mix, with some savory cayenne tablespooned in for that extra kick that makes everything so yum.
The Pepperinos were racing around with some kind of hot tarnation, and many shifts in the standings can be detected. Perhaps most notably, we now have a Canadian from the far north in our top 10 midst. He may seem mild and maple syrup, but appearances can be deceiving and Wil Smith must have habanera in them legs somewhere. Clem McGrath and Peter Gagarin were also taking no ticks/prisoners, but they certainly were taking some scalps, to judge by their peppery running.
The Pepperinas for the most part seemed content to be sweet spring green peppers, though Suzanne Armstrong laid in some zapata sauce and used it to season all the water stops. And though sprints don't get tossed into the Boogie pot, it can not be overlooked that Samantha ran the opening sprint as if she was trying to be named to the Men's team; talk about scorchin'!
Complete pepperiness can be seen here (though if you don't have water nearby, don't blame us): http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7418/al...
The Pepperinos were racing around with some kind of hot tarnation, and many shifts in the standings can be detected. Perhaps most notably, we now have a Canadian from the far north in our top 10 midst. He may seem mild and maple syrup, but appearances can be deceiving and Wil Smith must have habanera in them legs somewhere. Clem McGrath and Peter Gagarin were also taking no ticks/prisoners, but they certainly were taking some scalps, to judge by their peppery running.
The Pepperinas for the most part seemed content to be sweet spring green peppers, though Suzanne Armstrong laid in some zapata sauce and used it to season all the water stops. And though sprints don't get tossed into the Boogie pot, it can not be overlooked that Samantha ran the opening sprint as if she was trying to be named to the Men's team; talk about scorchin'!
Complete pepperiness can be seen here (though if you don't have water nearby, don't blame us): http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7418/al...
May 25, 2006 5:58 PM
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You seem to have a John Fredrickson in 6th place and another one of those in 107th. Are they multiplying?
Also, why no sprints?
Also, why no sprints?
May 25, 2006 6:16 PM
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That's why... I'm soon going to agree that including Sprints into the same speed-based rankings as the rest of the races is just not a mathematically solid idea.
May 25, 2006 6:49 PM
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You could be right, Vlad, but it's not clear to me why you feel that the results from the TT sprint constitute supporting evidence for your position.
May 25, 2006 7:06 PM
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Clem's example is a forested (well... bushed, cactused) Sprint, which I don't think is that much different from a Middle or a Classic as far as the relative performance of people goes. The Sprint Finals are another example showing pretty much the same, the weirdness of head-to-head racing notwithstanding.
My example was to point out that in an urban setting, people tend to race closer to their running speed, which has a smaller spread than the orienteering speed for the whole large field. I.e. if you just took the top 10 or so people (who entered splits) from the UMSL Sprint and ran the rankings against that set, it wouldn't come out depressed by 10 points. Put in the people who are routinely 40% behind who are now only 25% behind, and the points all go down.
My example was to point out that in an urban setting, people tend to race closer to their running speed, which has a smaller spread than the orienteering speed for the whole large field. I.e. if you just took the top 10 or so people (who entered splits) from the UMSL Sprint and ran the rankings against that set, it wouldn't come out depressed by 10 points. Put in the people who are routinely 40% behind who are now only 25% behind, and the points all go down.
May 25, 2006 7:40 PM
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feet:
This is an advantage for the WRE system, actually, since the 'spread' will be renormalized.
May 25, 2006 8:11 PM
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Ok, John's score is fixed up: he's still in the #6 spot, but is at 91.747 pepperiness instead of the incorrect 90.75. Thanks, Boris, for catching that.
May 25, 2006 8:37 PM
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Would be nice to see a table with all race scores for each Pepperinos and Pepperinas.
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