[GeoStL] Re: MOGA 2-Person Team Question...
- From: Glenn <GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:11:14 -0600
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It does not matter how ya do it. I have been training at the gym and
track pretty hard for about the last year. None of y'all stand a
chance. Go ahead, sign up and get ready.
Glenn
On Mar 1, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Craig Ingram wrote:
> -
> you're completely out there.........
>
>
> --- On Sun, 3/1/09, Michael Rogers <mrogers07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> From: Michael Rogers <mrogers07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [GeoStL] MOGA 2-Person Team Question...
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 4:49 PM
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>> Hello...
>> I have a question and possibly a suggestion about the MOGA
>> 2-Person team competition...
>>
>> I was chatting with a local cacher today about the
>> competitions and we were looking at the 2-Person section. We
>> noticed that they had the under 40 and 40 and over age
>> groups...with placement of a team dictated by the youngest
>> person in the group.
>>
>> So here's the question...wouldn't it make more
>> sense to place the teams based on the age of the oldest
>> person rather than the youngest?
>>
>> My reasoning is such...say you have a team, father and son,
>> competing...dad is 58 and son is 24, for example...both with
>> physical abilities average for their respective ages. Now,
>> by the rules, the team would be placed in the "Under
>> 40" group because of the son's age. However, the
>> team would possibly be at a competitive disadvantage because
>> dad is almost 60 and is not as quick as the younger
>> crowd...remember, the team must stay together at all times
>> and not split up.
>>
>> Now...take this imaginary team and put it into the 40 and
>> over age group. In this scenario, the team has a better
>> competitive chance because the father is competing against
>> people of similar abilities. The son, who can only go as
>> fast as dad, would not give unfair advantages to the team.
>>
>> So...would it be possible to flip-flop the team placement
>> guidelines to make it a generally more even playing
>> field...or am I completely out there?
>>
>> Any and all suggestion or input is welcome. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
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