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7WRC Results Analysis
One of the grand things about rogaining is the
post-event discussion - and for the grandest
event of them all, the 7WRC, we think that
post-event discussion needs lots of space.
This page contains a range of results analysis
that we think you will find v. interesting. We
hope that through more contributions (from
you!?) it will grow further.
Could
we have done that?
Some analysis of the top performers at WRC7
by Ian Brown
The table below shows 6 hour
point splits for the top 10 finishers, plus two
other category winners.
|
Team |
Place |
0-6 hrs |
6-12 |
12-18 |
18-24 |
Total |
Comment |
|
225 |
1 |
870 |
480 |
600 |
660 |
2610 |
Killed all comers in 3rd quarter
plus good end game. Impressively consistent. |
|
175 |
2 |
890 |
480 |
470 |
590 |
2430 |
Clubhouse champs at midnight, but couldn’t
keep it up. |
|
100 |
3 |
790 |
510 |
470 |
600 |
2370 |
55 min @ HH from 12.37 am. Bad move. |
|
82 |
4 |
760 |
380 |
580 |
530 |
2250 |
Slow 2nd quarter. 24 min @ HH
from 7.24 pm |
|
116 |
5 |
870 |
390 |
410 |
570 |
2240 |
Too slow in the dark. Passed thru HH c.6 pm |
|
90 |
6 |
850 |
420 |
440 |
520 |
2230 |
Needed a better run home. |
|
81 |
7 |
760 |
520 |
230 |
610 |
2120 |
3rd quarter shocker. Bypassed 52
then 75 min @ HH from 1.18 pm (hungry?).
Strong finish, & went back for 52. |
|
227 |
8 |
580 |
550 |
390 |
570 |
2090 |
Weak start. |
|
249 |
9 |
690 |
450 |
530 |
420 |
2090 |
Weak finish. |
|
178 |
10 |
670 |
580 |
340 |
500 |
2090 |
Best 2nd quarter on the board,
but let down by poor 3rd. |
|
70 |
12 |
700 |
450 |
370 |
490 |
2070 |
Went soft after dark |
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4 |
18 |
720 |
370 |
330 |
480 |
1900 |
Died big time after sunset. Went out too
hard? |
This was an excellent course for such an
analysis – not just because we have the Navlight
data, but also because it was such an evenly
scored course that it hardly mattered where you
went (as long as you went efficiently).
The table confirms a few long-held truths:
- Rogaines are won – and lost – in the dark.
- Even the best teams go out hard and slow down
when the sun sets.
- Most teams can lift again after sunrise. If
you can’t you’re done.
A few other trends might also be drawn:
- Returning to the Hash House was a negative
factor (but the teams might say they needed
it!).
- Water and heat issues seem to have impacted
some teams.
- A few of the top teams seemed to have
navigational difficulties at times (or they were
resting or bandaging feet or something).
See here a copy of the original Word Document as
written by Ian
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How about a graph of scores. It appears to us (see below)
to be a beautifully linear distribution, with
only the lowest and highest scores curving
away. What does this say about the event? Is
it typical of rogaines? Is it what we wanted
with a WRC? We'd love to hear from you.
If you have any feedback,
please do not hesitate to email us here at the
info@rogaine2006.com.au
You
can check out all the Navlight Data produced at
the event - by clicking here
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Here are the final results as a
spreadsheet
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