coach wrote:
Is it because of elevation changes or a wind advantage?
Seriously mate? wrote:
Wind. /thread
Why are "point-to-point" courses not record eligible?
Cottonshirt wrote:
Why are "point-to-point" courses not record eligible?
well, er, actually, they are not.
at least, not just because they are a point-to-point course.
the rule (IAAF Rule 260.28) says that the start and finish cannot be separated by more than 50% of the race distance. AND the elevation change must not be more than 1 metre per kilometre. in other words, the finish of a marathon cannot be more than 13.1 miles from the start, and, it mustn't be more than 42 metres higher or lower than the start.
obviously, point-to-point races are more likely to fit that description than loops, but it doesn't mean that any point-to-point race is not record eligible.
IAAF Rule 260.28
For a performance to be eligible for ratification as a world record:
d. The start and finish points on the course, measured along a straight line between them, shall not be further apart than 50% of the race distance.
e. The decrease in elevation between start and finish shall not exceed an average of 1m per km.
cheers.
Straight line courses wrote:
Well then, course with curves where corners can be cut should not be record eligible.
Everyone knows it's windy wrote:
Ahem, it is near impossible for wind to remain steady over a long course. It can come from any direction, even if predominantly from one direction -- current eddies. And, on the track winds under 2 meters/sec are okay for record purposes. Rather than a silly ban on point-to-point, make it a not record eligible if the average wind speed along the course is greater than X meters/sec in the direction of travel. Actually, a wind speed rule should be applied to all courses, yes, even the loopy courses.
Everyone knows it's windy wrote:
Seriously mate? wrote:
Wind. /thread
Ahem, it is near impossible for wind to remain steady over a long course. It can come from any direction, even if predominantly from one direction -- current eddies. And, on the track winds under 2 meters/sec are okay for record purposes. Rather than a silly ban on point-to-point, make it a not record eligible if the average wind speed along the course is greater than X meters/sec in the direction of travel. Actually, a wind speed rule should be applied to all courses, yes, even the loopy courses.
Run Wild wrote:
Is the OP joking? Trolling? He's clearly making this post in the discussion about the [i]Boston Marathon, where for some reason LRC has conveniently forgotten how the wind made 2011 a much faster race than it usually is[/u]. That year it wasn't just the weather, but also how Ryan Hall went for a serious PR in that race. The result of this was that Mutai/Mosop ran the fastest time ever recorded in a marathon.