Well run race at the Central Ohio Cross Country Invitational - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/174388/results
Central Ohio Cross Country Invitational
- Thread starter runohio
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Possibly a short course? Only two of the top 25 runners in the Boys' Varsity 1 race did not PR. In the Boys Varsity 2 race only 7 of the top 25 did not PR. I know that the weather was nice yesterday,and the footing was good, but I doubt most of those runners match those times again this season.
Running Man 101
Active member
Yes, it generally is more accurate. The GPS watches have minimum movement changes and typically are long on courses that involve many switchbacks. If it is long and straight with few sharp turns, they are usually pretty close.I guess we'll see as the season goes on. I think that a wheel properly used is more accurate than a GPS watch.
We have two one mile loops our kids run in practice. I have my kids measure these very accurate mile courses we run. One loop has quick switchbacks and side to side motion and the other one is long and straight with not many turns. We get up to 5% variation on the side-to-side one and 2% on the long straight one. I get a total of 8 feet variation with a wheel.
PatHelgerman
Member
Conditions were just perfect. 45 to 55 degrees. The grass was cut low, the ground was firm but not hard. It’s flat with lots of long straightaways.
runner-ohio
New member
Course was wheel measured several times by the rulebook guidelines with a calibrated wheel. Very flat, grass cut very short, long straightaways, fewest amount of turns of any race, great competition and most importantly...perfect temperatures.Possibly a short course? Only two of the top 25 runners in the Boys' Varsity 1 race did not PR. In the Boys Varsity 2 race only 7 of the top 25 did not PR. I know that the weather was nice yesterday,and the footing was good, but I doubt most of those runners match those times again this season.