OK...Here comes a thread for all of you wannabe odds-makers.
Post your thoughts for establishing handicaps for personal challenge races.
Here are a couple of mine:
1. Age credit: basic idea.....the older of the two gets a handicap. (as in chaos vs. muppet) the handicap goes to yours truly.
2. Wetsuit penalty: self explanatory....I heard 10% is a good rule of thumb for this one.
3. Personal bests (within 2 years).....swimmers are handicapped based on their best recent performances. (this could make geek vs. gull II a real nail-biter)
i didn't think any smith (good or evil) would bite on fort's height suggestion.
this seems more like a veiled "whining" post than an actual formula for handicapping, though still rather amusing.
OK, I'll bite on yours Dave. :thhbbb: ;)
This was more whining. I have read John's post before, I think. I seemed to recall there was a handicap for hangovers. Did Paul delete that or am I mis-remembering?
I'm not guilty of training +4000 per day, for sure. But some of these other handicaps would really add up. If I got a height, shoulder injury, marriage, nagging spouse, inability to breathe, advanced age, and 3 kids handicap, my 50 free would be as fast as evil or good smiths. Well, I guess they'd get some handicapping too ... since they are both seeing cardiologists. :( Maybe I'd be faster than my secret nemesis in the 50 free though ...
Rich:
Are you insane? After two days of swimming at zones, I will be dead. I will not be doing extra challenge races. I will be sitting in the hot tub. (Dave, the sauna is now over by the rec pool, BTW.) Besides, you don't have to do relays. I just got an email from our "team captain" and it appears I am slated for some. So I will be doing nothing post official races except :drink: to help build my handicap for the next race.
And what about Jeff Roddin? How does he figure into the Barra vs. Muppet fly duel? Barra and Muppet have muscle and Jeff has 0% body fat. Who has the advantage and who has the handicap?
:dedhorse:
i didn't think any smith (good or evil) would bite on fort's height suggestion.
this seems more like a veiled "whining" post than an actual formula for handicapping, though still rather amusing.
OK, I'll bite on yours Dave. :thhbbb: ;)
This was more whining. I have read John's post before, I think. I seemed to recall there was a handicap for hangovers. Did Paul delete that or am I mis-remembering?
I'm not guilty of training +4000 per day, for sure. But some of these other handicaps would really add up. If I got a height, shoulder injury, marriage, nagging spouse, inability to breathe, advanced age, and 3 kids handicap, my 50 free would be as fast as evil or good smiths. Well, I guess they'd get some handicapping too ... since they are both seeing cardiologists. :( Maybe I'd be faster than my secret nemesis in the 50 free though ...
Rich:
Are you insane? After two days of swimming at zones, I will be dead. I will not be doing extra challenge races. I will be sitting in the hot tub. (Dave, the sauna is now over by the rec pool, BTW.) Besides, you don't have to do relays. I just got an email from our "team captain" and it appears I am slated for some. So I will be doing nothing post official races except :drink: to help build my handicap for the next race.
And what about Jeff Roddin? How does he figure into the Barra vs. Muppet fly duel? Barra and Muppet have muscle and Jeff has 0% body fat. Who has the advantage and who has the handicap?
:dedhorse:
