Teams of 6 from each club line toed the starting line just after 8:30 am on what appeared to be a beautiful Sunday - that is until the rain torrented down and the gales roared in the latter laps of the 8 lap race.
10 km lay ahead for each dedicated and semi-extinguished athlete. (Though some opted for 5 km).
Each had estimated their time and now the task was simple. Which team could be cumulatively closest to their estimated time? The suspense was palatable. Watches were gathered up and competitors walked with naked arms.
Calliope demonstrated the the experience of its athletes in the guessing domain. But I hearing you crying for more. Give the detailed results you cry - who cares about the world cup!
So here they are:
You will note that yours truly was only 3 seconds out. Mind you, I had to slow to a crawl on the last lap to achieve this. However, the day belongs to one Bill Fell who showed all the experience of his many years as a top athlete.
Note: The TOTAL (time discrepancy) is the sum of the absolute values of each time descrepancy.
For example absolute value of -2:12 = |-2:12| = 2:12! (Exciting stuff isn't it?)
The man needs to get a life!
I would if I had one of those credit cards! hey Chris What are ya goona do with yours?
1 comment:
I would have been much closer to my estimate, not if I hadn't raced the day before, but if there had been lots of big steps!
Bruce
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